The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships (formerly USBC and USDSC), as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).
The International Latin division consists of International-style cha cha, samba, rumba, paso doble, and jive.
U.S. National Professional Latin Ballroom Dance / Dancesport Champions [1] [2] | ||
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1964-1969 | Larry Silvers & Betty Silvers | Maryland |
1971 | Bob Medeiros & Sheryn Hawkins | Massachusetts |
1972-1973 | Vernon Brock & Beverly Donahue | New Jersey |
1974 | Frank Regan & Victoria Regan | Canada |
1975-1978 | Vernon Brock & Linda Dean | Texas |
1979-1985 | Ron Montez & Elizabeth Curtis | California |
1986-1990 | Corky Ballas & Shirley Ballas | Texas |
1991-1992 | Rick Valenzuela & Melissa Dexter | California |
1993-1994 | Bill Sparks & Shirley Johnson | Ohio |
1995 | Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin | New York |
1996 | Rick Valenzuela & Melissa Dexter | California |
1997 | Gary McDonald & Diana McDonald | New Jersey |
1998-1999 | Bill Sparks & Kimberley Mitchell | Ohio |
2000 | Louis Van Amstel & Joanna Leunis [3] | New York |
2001-2003 | Slavik Kryklyvyy & Karina Smirnoff | New York |
2004-2006 | Andrei Gavriline & Elena Kryuchkova | New Jersey |
2007 | Maxim Kozhevnikov & Yulia Zagoruychenko | New York |
2008-2016 | Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko | New York |
2017 | Andrei Kazlouski & Asta Sigvaldadottir | New York |
2018-2019 | Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko | New York |
2020 | Not held due to Covid-19 pandemic | |
2021-2022 | Troels Bager & Ina Jeliazkova | New York |
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.
Paul Killick is a British professional ballroom dancer and an International Latin American Dance Champion. He appeared in the first two series of the television show Strictly Come Dancing. Killick specialises in Latin dance and has won international titles including The World Cup, World Trophy, World Masters, World Series, Universal and British Professional Latin American DanceSport Championships.
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 an American professional ballroom dancer, choreographer and United States Professional Latin Champion.
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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.
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.
The National Dance Council of America (NDCA) is an organisation formed in 1948 which set standards for ballroom dance teachers, and competitions similar to the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) founded 1904 in London.