The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships (formerly USDSC, and USBC), as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).
The 9-dance division consists of American-style smooth waltz, tango, foxtrot, Viennese waltz and rhythm cha cha, rumba, East Coast swing, bolero, and mambo.
U.S. National Professional 9-Dance Ballroom Dance / Dancesport Champions [1] | ||
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1988-1990 | David & Carrie Kloss | California |
1991-1993 | Randy & Lynn Ferguson | Texas |
1994-1995 | Jesse Smith & Lynda Price | Minnesota |
1996 | Jim Desmond & Mary Murphy | California |
1997 | Alec & Denise Lazo | Florida |
1998-1999 | Clive Phillips & Karen McDonald [2] [3] | New York |
2000 | Jay Larson & Julie Jacobson | Minnesota |
2001-2002 | Gleb & Tatiana Makarov | New York |
2003-2005 | Andrey & Anastasia Abrashin | New York |
2006 | Ben Ermis & Shalene Archer-Ermis | Tennessee |
2007 | Gunnar & Daryll Sverrisson | Connecticut |
2008 | Joe & Leisa Howard | Virginia [4] |
2009 | Ilya & Amanda Reyzin | Pennsylvania |
2010-2014 | Peter Perzhu & Alexandria Perzhu [5] | Florida |
2015 | Jean Paul & Lana Rossi | Pennsylvania |
2016-2017 | Mykyta Serdyuk & Anna Krasnoshapka | Wisconsin |
2018 | Oleksiy Pigotskyy & Natalie Crandall [6] | Arizona |
2019 | Sergiy Samchynskyy & Yuliya Besarab | North Carolina |
2020 | Not held due to Covid-19 pandemic | |
2021 | Oleksiy Pigotskyy & Anastasiia Zhuchenko | Arizona |
Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television.
Dancesport is competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.
This page lists the official World Champions – Professional Ballroom of the World Dance Council (WDC), and its historical predecessors. The championships are authorized and organized under the auspices of the WDC. The designation Ballroom replaces the previously used Modern or Standard in WDC terminology; it does not include the latin dances.
This page lists the official World Champions – Professional Latin of the World Dance Council (WDC). The championships are authorized and organized under the auspices of the WDC, and held annually in the last quarter of each year. The competition comprises five dances: rumba, samba, paso doble, cha-cha-cha and jive, as defined in ballroom dancing terms.
World Championships have been held in the Smooth section of ballroom dancing since they were organised by the National Dance Council of America in 2005.
World Championships have been held in the Rhythm section of ballroom dancing since they were organised by the National Dance Council of America in 2005.
This page lists the official World Champions and the countries they represented in the Professional 10-Dance of the World Dance Council (WDC). The championships are authorized and organized under the auspices of the WDC.
Julia Powers is a ballroom dance champion and fitness program creator.
The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships, as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).
The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships, as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).
The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships, as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).
The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships, as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).
The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships, as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).
Tony Meredith is a professional ballroom dancer, choreographer and United States Professional Latin Champion.
America's Ballroom Challenge is a competitive ballroom dance television series that aired on Public Broadcasting Service in the United States between 2006 and 2009.
The BYU Ballroom Dance Company originates in the Department of Dance of the College of Fine Arts and Communications at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. It has been a part of BYU for nearly 50 years and competes and performs throughout the world.
Edward Simon is a professional ballroom dance champion and choreographer.
The annual United States Dance Championships (USDC), previously called the United States Ballroom Championships (USBC) and the United States DanceSport Championships (USDSC), is recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC) as determining the majority of the United States national professional ballroom dance champions.
Joanna Zacharewicz is a professional ballroom dancer based out of New York City. She won the U.S. National Dancesport Champions with her partner, Jose DeCamps, each year from 2007 to 2010.
Liana Churilova is a professional ballroom dancer based in New York City. She is the current World American Rhythm Champion, with her partner, Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine.