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Keep dreaming, keep working, and keep believing

in yourselves. Dreams do come true and miracles do

happen. - Eugene and Maria

For some, V appearances are an arduous process

requiring many auditions, waiting by the phone or

callbacks, and a lot o dreaming. Edgar and Daniela

have a dierent story to tell.

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4 Presidents Report6 Editorial Inormation & Contributors7 Announcements

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10 Membership Drive12 Chapter News14 Chapter Highlight: Los Angeles16 Johnny Catron: Maestro o Yesteryear18 54 Years o Dancing21 Addicted to Dance?

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24 Te Public Eye22 Making History: Collegiate Competition

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We implemented eleven districts to replace the six

regions to balance the work load or our volunteers

so that we more eectively service and grow social

dance. - Bobbi Jo Gamache

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his is turning out to be a very exciting year. With the success o the

National Championships behind us we are now looking orward to

the IDSF Adult World Latin Championships, which USA Dance is

co-organizing on November 13th in New York City, and the rst USA Dance

National Ballroom Dance Cruise, departing Florida on November 28th. Visit

www.usadance.org or a link to the websites or these not-to-be-missed events.

Members o your Governing Council are working hard not only on these

stellar events, but to prepare or meetings coming up later this year. USA

Dance belongs to several important organizations, and key members attend

their unctions every year. Te meeting o the International DanceSport

Federation took place in June. Te National Dance Council o America meets

in July and the USOC General Assembly takes place in September.

Additionally, USA Dance conducts meetings and training sessions o its

own. Te DanceSport Council will hold its annual meeting in August, where

rulebook issues are addressed, new initiatives are debated and on-going

DanceSport programs are evaluated. In September a training session will be

ofered to our new group o Area Coordinators to assist them in their chapter

support unctions. Tis training session will be in conjunction with the Social

Dance Council meeting, where planning will take place on new and continuing

social dance initiatives. In October, the entire Governing Council will convene

or its annual meeting to review our progress this year and to plan or next year.

As o this writing I have been in the presidency or almost seven months,

and I have ound the job to be both rewarding and rustratingrewarding

when I see what our group o volunteers is able to accomplish, and rustrating

when we are not able to do more because o a lack o time or resources.

Tose o us on the Governing Council get deeply involved in all the activities

taking place at the national level, and it is sometimes easy to orget that it is at

the chapter level that so much o the good work o our organization takes place.

One o the pleasures o my job is receiving chapter newsletters, either through

the mail or by e-mail, and I continue to be impressed by the variety o enjoyable

and creative activities sponsored by our 170 plus chapters.

For example, the Heartland IN Chapter, #2022 had racing as the theme o

its May dance, complete with black and white checkered tablecloths and other

racing decorations.

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Meanwhile, the Richmond, VA Chapter #6006 reported a social dance that

drew 20 youth dancers. Tis chapter set a goal specically to recruit 30 youth

members in 2010 and has already exceeded it by recruiting 33 youth social dancers

and competitors. Te ri-Cities, VA Chapter #6060 celebrated a members

birthday at their May dance, complete with birthday cake. By the way, these two

chapters publish a combined newsletter, allowing them to double the news while

splitting publication costs.

Both the Pasco County, FL Chapter #6090 and the reasure Coast, FL Chapter

#6004 welcomed the 4H Ballroom Bicycle Brigade to their recent dances. Tis is

the only 4H club in the country involved in ballroom dancing. When they are not

dancing they are bicycling, and these youth dancers were given a donation toward

their bicycle tour ollowing the Underground Railroad route rom Alabama to

Canada.

Tis is just a sample o the chapter news that crossed my desk this past month.

Tese kinds o activitiesthematic decorations that celebrate location or events,

recognition o members birthdays, encouraging youth membership and inviting

young dancers to perorm at social dancesconnect a chapter to the surrounding

community and energize the members, giving them continued reasons to return

or the camaraderie and the enjoyable times they nd at chapter events.

Many o our chapters are doing similar things. Keep the news comingits

wonderul to read about all the creative ways our chapters are promoting ballroom

dancing in local communities across America.

Lydia T. Scardina,National President, USA Dance


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Ntol OffrsPRESIDENT Lydia Scardina, 415.469.9815 e-mail:[email protected]

SENIOR VPBill Rose, 949.842.8284 e-mail:[email protected] Andrews, 217.454.8879 e-mail:[email protected]

TREASUREREsther Freeman, 541.899.1933 e-mail: [email protected]

ANCESPORT VPKen Richards, 302.290.2583 e-mail: [email protected] VPJean Krupa, 386.761.1625 e-mail:[email protected]

Etorl StffEDITOR-IN-ChIEfShawn Fisher

MANAGING & COPY EDITOR Ivor Lee Shannon CooleyWRITERS Ivor Lee Angela Prince

ART & PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Tyler WhitworthDESIGNERS Tyler Whitworth Ryan Cooley Bonnie Olsen

OffICE PhONE (208) 313-0465

CotrbutorsWRITERS Jean Krupa Daphna Locker

EDITORIAL ADVISOR Angela Prince, USA Dance Director of Public Relations

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DancerA m i c a n Cntibuting Wits

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Edgar Khachaturov and

Daniella Olvesky, recently

eatured on the Maury

Show, dancing at 2010

Nationals in LA.

Jan KupaJean Krupa currently serves as the Social

Vice President or USA Dance. She servedas Region VI Vice President in 1999. She is

a ounding member o the Greater DaytonaChapter in 1990.

Viian Biswng

Saahj Citti

Suzi Ann Jhnsn

Elizabth Knll

Jack Lb

Jc Luhs

Angla Pinc

Pht B Casn Zulling

Daphna LckDaphna is currently a member o the GreaterN.Y. Chapter o USA Dance #3004. For the

last year and a hal, Daphna has been theChair o the National Organizing Committee

and is currently organizing the IDSF WorldLatin Championship in November. She was

also the head o NOC or the 2010 Nationals.

Ou AplgIn our last issue we printed the

wrong names or the Cabaretwinners at 2010 Nationals. Tis

is the correct couple and theirphoto:

Jack Kellner & Siras

Nitithatsanakul - NY



Nw NQE Rqurmts

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Tere has been a BIG change to the new rulesregarding National Qualiying Event requirements.Te new rules o reerence or 2011 are underEligibility Criteria 4.2, specically:

4.2.5.C.1 and 2 which reads:

c) Athlete Couples satisy all o the ollowing additional

qualiying criteria:

(1) have competed in a minimum o one USA DanceNational Qualiying Event (NQE) within the twelve(12) months immediately preceding the USA DanceNational DanceSport Championships

(2) have competed in the same partnership and inthe same event (style/age/prociency level) in theaorementioned NQE that the Athlete Couple intendsto enter in the USA Dance National DanceSportChampionships (eective or the 2011 Nationals and

beyond)

Tese are big changes in that you must dance in anNQE with the same partner and in the same event that

you are planning to enter in Nationals.

Nw York, Nw York!

Dont orget to start making plans to come out toNew York this November or the 2010 IDSF WorldDanceSport Championship Latin held at the NewYork Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. Check out ourarticle in this issue or more inormation on why youshould come!

25 Issus BIGThk You From AD

We can hardly believe that this is issue number25 weve produced since our ounding in 2006. Itsbeen a great journey so ar, and were glad or all thememories we share with all o you.

We at American Dancer are so grateul to all o USA

Dance, social dancers and DanceSport athletes alike,or your support and submissions. We really wish wecould publish all o the submissions that we receive,but because o space limitations we cant get to all o

you. We hope to go online in the near uture with ourmagazine to reach more o our members.

Please continue to submit articles and story ideas toAmerican Dancer. We love to hear rom you, and than

you again or your time and support through the years

IDSF AjutorsCorss

USA Dance is once again hosting the IDSFAdjudicators Congress September 2, 2010 at theEmbassy ball in Irvine, CA.

IDSF Adjudicators must attend at least oneAdjudicators Congress every two years in order tomaintain your license. Tis is the only one oered in

the USA or 2010.

I you would like to become an IDSF Adjudicator, thenyou must attend two congresses beore applying oryour license.

I you are interested in attending this congress inIrvine, Caliornia, please email Wayne Crowder [email protected] by July 15th.


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By: Bobb Jo Gmh,

Drtor of Chptr Lso

USA D Drtor Hhlht

he new Districts or USA Dance are launched

and the Regions are gone.

Because o national bylaw changes, the Social

Dance Division o USA Dance was reorganized

to create a more unction-based structure in lieuo the regional structure that prevailed in USA

Dance, as well as to provide more support or our

chapter boards and to enhance the liaison with the

national volunteers who are driving USA Dance.

New director positions also appointed by the

National President replaced the six Region Vice

Presidents positions:

Chapter Liaison, Administrative Support

K-12 Student Programs and College Network.

he K-12 Student Programs and College Network

replaced the ormer Youth College Network

(YCN) Division.

As the Director o Chapter Liaison, I serve

as a liaison to the chapters, working through

area coordinators to advise and assist chapters

as needed. he Director o Chapter Liaison and

the eleven District Area Coordinators are voting

members o the Social Dance Council lead by Jean

Krupa, Vice President o Social Dance. Charles

Hardin was appointed as Assistant Director o

Chapter Liaison.

We implemented 11 districts to replace the

six regions to balance the work load or our

volunteers so that we more eectively service

and grow social dance. Formerly, the regions and

the Region VPs had as ew as 12 to as many as 62

chapters assigned. Now the districts average 14

21 chapters each with each coordinator assigned 4

to 8 chapters each.



In each district a District Leadership eam is

assigned, consisting o an Area Coordinator and two

Assistant Area Coordinators . Nearly 33 USA Dance

chapter members have accepted an appointment by the

Executive Council to the district positions.

We thank them or the time they will invest to assist

USA Dance to develop and grow at the chapter and

national level.

he coordinators are experienced USA Dance board

members who will be the chapter

boards guide and consultant

regarding Chapter Management.

Members can learn more about

chapter management guidelines

by reerencing the National

Bylaws located at

www.USADance.org Article XII,

Chapters, guides our Boards on managing the chapter.

he ollowing are a ew o our goals or developing

chapter leadership and growing each chapter:

Creatingadynamicchapterinthelocalcommunity

that osters the growth o ballroom dancing and

enhances the image o USA Dance as a national

organization.

Developingaharmoniousandeffectiveboardwho

applies good governance practices needed by them as

stewards o a nonproit organization.

SupportingtheneedsofUSADancesmembers

while building working relationships with dance

clubs and dance industry proessionals in the local

community.

Makingmanagementdecisionsthatrepresentsthe

interests o its dancers.

EnsuringtheuseofchapterandUSADance

resources and inances to beneit the members, grow

USA Dance chapters, and to meet

the inancial obligations o the

chapter and USA Dance, Inc.

Addressingissuesandmanaging

programs in a proessional and

equitable manner to enhance the

local dance environment and image

o USA Dance without demeaning

others.

You too, can become a member o this dynamic

team o volunteers locallyat a district level and

national level. Begin by saying yes when asked to give

a hand at the chapter dance and say I will when asked

to be on a committee or to run or a board position.

We implemented eleven

districts to replace the six

regions...to grow social

dancing in America.

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 11


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Membership CampaignBy: J KrupSol D VP

he USA Dance Membership Campaign willbegin September 1, 2010 and we invite you tojoin in recruiting new members to enjoy all othe benets o membership.

Tere are almost 25,000 members o USA Dance but

many dancers out there do not realize the benets obelonging to USA Dance and what we do to promote

ballroom dancing. Encourage them to join us andincrease our numbers. We want to do more, and withyour help and continued support and participation we

can!

Become part o the team that encourages ballroomdancing around the country. Join USA Dance as we

reach out across America, encourage everyone toparticipate in ballroom dancing or physical health,mental health and new riendships.

Suggestions or a Succesul Campaign

Beore starting your local drive, select a eamCaptain or your chapterTe chapter increasing theirmembership by the greatest percentage, not necessarilygreatest number o members recruited, will be awarded.

Ten survey existing members and identiy

their reasons or becoming and staying membersand use their testimonies in promotional materials

and advertising. Involve your current members in

the campaignask them or new member prospectreerralsor reward the members who recruit

the highest number o new members. Considersimultaneously running an existing member retention

campaign to recognize loyal member support.

Plan a kicko event to announce the campaign andshowcase the benets o belonging to your organizationand oer an early-bird membership discount. Tis

event can also serve as an annual und-raiser with

collateral events, such as a banquet, auction, etc. Haveexisting members receive a discounted admission i

they bring additional prospects.

A credit reward incentive program should be able

to do two things: encourage past recruiting members torecruit even more; and encourage those who have never

recruited to try. Instead o actual money, recruitersearn credits that can be used towards ree admission todances. Also consider giving the recruiter one chance

per new member in a drawing or a grand prizemorenew members, more chances to win.

At the event, have name badges or all members

and a dierent color name badge or those who areguests. Members can then easily identiy each guest,introduce themselves and help to make them welcome.

Ater all, that is what being a dancer all is about.

Give each guest a packet that contains inormationabout USA Dance, about your chapter (including namesand phone numbers or email addresses o ocers)

your latest newsletter, the benets o membership,(discounts or admission, National magazine, etc.) and

an application orm.

Te president and membership chair should keepin touch with those guests who have not become

members and nd out why not. It is important toidentiy why they do not want to join.

Dont orget to check the document library or otherideas, promotional brochures and literature on the

value o membership in USA Dance to aid in yourcampaign to help us make USA Dance bigger and betterthan ever.


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Tanks to a crew o energetic

volunteers, on Marc 14 te

budget or te USA Dance Gumbo

DanceSport Campionsips got a

boost o $4,920. Tat was te net

income rom a gala undraising

party in Metairie. Te unds

were dedicated to scolarsips

and te general budget or teCampionsips sceduled or June

25-26 in Baton Rouge.

Some 83 people bougt admission

tickets at $25 eac and participated

in several undraising activities at

te event. A silent auction eaturing

dance lessons and oter items was

igly successul, as were pay-to-dance tickets or opportunities to

dance wit popular proessionals and

local amateurs.

An entertaining igligt was an

exibition o superb dancing by

Sunet Jayamanna and Joyce Can,

Louisiana Gumbo

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Chapter NewsUSA Dance

By: Debra Ota

baton rouGe,

Louisiana

honoLuLu hawaii

Chapter #4007

honoLuLu,

hawaii

In Marc, te honolulu Capter o

USA Dance ad a very successul und

raising event or te people o haiti, wcontinue to suer rom te eartquake

wic all but destroyed Port-au-Prince,

Jacmel, and nearby settlements.

Marc 26, 2010, te honolulu Capte

in cooperation wit a popular local club

eld a und raising dance or te victims

rom houston, Texas. Te couple

won te Ten Dance event at te

2009 Gumbo Campionsips.

Te co-cairs o te undraiser

were Sterling Sigtler and Peggy and

Carlie Clement.

Te Gumbo Campionsips areorganized by Louisiana DanceSport

in afliation with the Gumbo

Capter o USA Dance. It is a

National Qualiying Event, now in

its 11t year, and it is a part o te

Louisiana Governors Games.

By: Cecil Phillips



On October 30, 2009, Te honolulu

Capter, eld its Great Pumpkin Dance,a fund raiser for the Pacic Islanders

Disaster Aid. Te unds raised were

intended or te victims o te Indonesia,

Pilippines, and Samoa disasters.

Te Capter was able to donate a total

o $1,361.00 to te American Red

Cross International Disaster fund wit a

specic request that the funds be directed

to the aid of the Pacic Islanders.

Altoug te honolulu Capter may

be relatively small and isolated, tey do

tings wit a Big Aloa Spirit.

Hoolulu Chptr Prst, Gl Okzk (soto rht), Trsurr, Nl Okmoto (lft), wthP Pf Bllroom Soty Prst, Ruy Lut Mtl Flx. Photo Courtsy of Hoolulu Chptr

Nl Okmoto, Hoolulu Chptrs Trsurr,prst th oto hk to Corl ChuMtyosh, CEO - Amr R Cross Hw. PhotoCourtsy of Hoolulu Chptr

o te haiti eartquake. Te dance

was eld at te Ala Wai Palladium

Ballroom and jointly organized by te

Pan Pacic Ballroom Society of Hawaii

and USA Dance, honolulu Capter.

It brougt out te best in te ballroom

community o hawaii. In wat may

ave been a record-breaking carity

und raiser by te hawaii ballroomcommunity, a total o nearly $6,000

was donated to te International Red

Cross tat nigt.

Ticket sales and solicitations or

private donations raised $4,505. 100%

o te ticket sales generated by bot

clubs were donated to te International

Red Cross.

Te USA Dance, honolulu Capter,

donated an additional $1000.00. Wit

oter private donations by members

and attendees, te total amount raised

during tis undraiser was close to

$6000.

2010 Mrh - Aprl 13www.USA.ORG


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When the Los Angeles chapter o USADance hosts a dance, it does it with styleand panache. For the LA chapter, a danceis more than just a dance: its an event. Its not even justan event, its something you want to tell everyone about

because its a party you dont want to miss.

So what makes it so big and exciting?

Hosted in the 7,000 square oot Culver City VeteransMemorial Auditorium, each event brings dancers andrst-timers alike rom all over. And its not just the

large venue, the largest ballroom foor in the region, the

comortable atmosphere and antastic rereshments. Te

LA chapter has the added benet o being, well, LA. Andthat means celebrity guests like Edyta liwiska, Anna

rebunskaya, and Jonathan Roberts rom Dancing withthe Stars, as dance instructors or their ree lesson.

Tese big dances are part o why the LA Chapter iscurrently so successul.

One thing that people may not know is that the LA

chapter is one o USA Dances astest growing chapters,as well as one o its largest. Part o that success comes

rom the dierent ways that the LA Chapter reachesout to people in the community. With more than 2,000people on their email list, marketing or the chapters

events is very eective. Tis intense marketing leads tohigh attendance at events, which in turn leads to morenew members per event.

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We really ocus on social dancers. Because our ballsare events, we attract people that come to these things as

their rst exposure to ballroom dance, said Livia Squires,Public Relations Director.

Te LA chapter has also spent a lot o time and

eort in developing ties with the local community andlocal dance studios. In act, the LA Chapters websitepublishes a listing o all the dierent studios in the LA

County area. One o the LA Chapters goals has been toact as a central hub or dancing in the area, a place where

studios can come together and share dancing. Otherstudios come to our dances and get tables; they come as a

social outing to our dances and make it an event or theirorganization. said David Spetner, President o the LAChapter.

Te LA Chapter sets an example in its K-12 andsenior outreach programs the LA chapter sponsors.

We sponsor schools in primarily economicallyunderprivileged parts o townthe idea being that inthose areas parents wouldnt be able to pay or lessons.

It gives kids an opportunity to dance, and we haveworked with the Los Angeles Unied School District to

nd schools that would benet rom this, said Squires.Meanwhile, the Senior Outreach program perorms orseniors in assisted living homes, bringing smiles and

much enjoyment to all.

With Nationals recently held in LA, spirits in the LAChapter are high. Beyond large dances, the LA chapter

takes pride in their roots as part o USA Dance. Members

are supportive o the goals o USA Dance.

I dont think there are any large non-prot ballroomorganization other than us, said Spetner, Much like the

rest o USA Dance, there is a lot o pride in being part othis whole.

2010 My Ju 15www.USA.ORG

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In the all

o 1995,bandleader Johnny

Catron summed up his lie

by saying, I was born on September 24,1916. I worked as a salesman selling automobiles or 36years. I had a band or 40 some years and wrote a ew

good songs. Not bad or a guy that never knew what hewanted to do when he grew up!

Johnny Catron was a personal riend o mine when

we lived in Rialto, Caliornia or a ew years. Ourriendship was almost instantaneous once I discoveredthat Johnny was a bandleader. At the time, I was a writer

and cartoonist or a magazine called Te Big Bands,headquartered in Southern Caliornia. Johnny took me

under his wing (I was a transplanted young easternerrom Philadelphia), and he appointed me as his PublicRelations Director. Tis was a dream job or someone

who loved the sounds o the big bands. Te job entailedattending all his concerts and dances and generally

publicizing the orchestra. Tis assignment lasted until

personal business took me back to the east.

Ater World War II, Johnny Catron had nancialproblems and could not raise the money to reorganize a

band such as the one he had beore the war. He took ajob at a Volkswagen dealership in Pomona, Caliornia in

order to nance a band. He soon discovered he had twoloves: making music and selling cars.

I know the two careers dont really go together,but I really loved both. A ew years later I ound a way

I could link

these two jobs.I wrote a song called,

Te Volkswagon Song Polka,

and had my band perorm it.

In 1941, when Catron started working with BenPollack, he began to arrange and write songs. Pollackreally encouraged me to write, so I did. Ater all, I

realized, even at that young age, how talented BenPollack was.

When Catron landed a job with the Union OilCompany Radio Program, he took over as head arranger.Years later, he was head arranger and writer or KFI, aSouthern Caliornia radio station with Lawrence Welk

and Freddy Martin. Te show ran rom 1963 to 1966.During this time, he wrote some remarkable songs such

as Valerie, A Little Aection, and Teres a ime anda Place or Everything.

In 1964, he wrote a poignant song about theassassination o John F. Kennedy titled Te Big D. A

recording o the song is located in the Dallas, exasMuseum.

Said Catron, Some olks, have a hard time makingsense o my career. o them he said, I got to do what I

loved.

Johnny Catron passed on October 31, 1998 in Los

Angeles, Caliornia.

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Te quintessential dance proessional, he emphasizedthe importance o the dance teachers uniorm and

manners in the proession. I always wear a jacketwhen I teach. Tis is part o the proessionals decorum

and what you wear to oce. People [teachers] dontdress appropriately today. I have seen students taughtby proessionals wearing jogging suits. I wanted the

teachers at Dance City USA to wear a uniorma jacketand tie, he said.

Punctuality was stressed or all teachers. At DanceCity USA, I had my teachers waiting at the door orthe students with the chart in their hands. You didnt

have to call on the speaker announcing, Your studentis here. We gave them their ull 50 minutes o a lesson.

Now its 40 minutes. I had student teachers who, i theywere ve to ten minutes late or their lesson, I gave thema warning. You had to be elite to work at Dance City

USA, he said.

He eventually sold the business and continuedworking in the dance world and reminisced about

traveling on a world cruise as a dance host on the SSRotterdam in 1981. You had to be sharp at all times.You had to be perectly groomed and display extra good

manners. As one amous teacher, erry Leone said, Adance teacher doesnt just teach dance steps, you have tohave class,Darnel stated.

During the last 22 years he has owned and operated

Beginners Only Social Ballroom Latin Dance Studioin Houston and a publicity consulting rm. Hes also

managed to nd time to be a member o USA Dancein Houston or 20 years. During National Ballroom

Dance Week, he received on September 2, 2000 theorganizations lietime achievement award at a ceremonyheld at the Chandelier Ballroom in Houston in

recognition o his contributions to ballroom dancing.

He has authored three books about dance and justnished Ballroom World Dance Book which will beout this summer. Dedicated to his rst teacher, Nancy

Elliot, who also taught Ron Montez, the book is repletewith interviews rom past and present dance superstars,

photos, illustrations, discussions about the history odance, and more.

Te book has lots o articles and pictures aboutUSA Dance, too. Its my last hurrah beore I retire in a

year or two. Im 83 years old now, he said.

Darnel plans to retire rom the studio in a year orso and will continue teaching independently. I am

available to teach anywhere to anyone what I knowabout the ballroom dance world business.

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This first national social dance cruise,sponsored by USA DANCE and Costa CruiseLines, brings social dancers together from acrosthe country and supports the organizationsnational programs. The cruise includes a fullprogram of ballroom, latin and club-style danceinstruction from top professional instructors(to be announced) and nearly non-stop danceactivities throughout the week.

This is a great opportunity to share yourpassion for dancing and enjoy the westernCaribbean aboard one of the finest dance shipson the seas.

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Last October, Angela Prince, Public RelationsDirector or USA Dance, brought theopportunity o USA Dance organizing a

national dance cruise in partnership with Costa CruiseLines, who in return or our agreeing to ll 200 cabinson the beautiul cruise ship Atlantica would donate

back to the organization to support our missions. All weneeded was an organizer. I chimed in and said, Ill do it.

o date, we have members rom 35 states, also

representing chapters o USA Dance. Exciting shoreexcursionsexclusive or USA DANCE membersoera variety o tours in each port, with something to t

everyones tastes and budget.

Dan Calloway, dance instructor, says Tis cruise isgoing to be so cool. Silke and I are really looking orwardto teaching on board. Its the perect combination

vacation: dancing with un people while cruising theCaribbean.

Sheila Spiro o Chapter #1025 says, Te great stateo Washington will be well represented; many o us arereserved and ready to rock on. Looking orward to allday classes and all night dancing with USA Dancers

rom across the nation.

Wayne Meier o Chapter #6004 sailed on the Atlanticain January and had a GREA time. He commented that

Costa was great in setting up dedicated ballroom dancespaces or group lessons and dance parties. Youll love it!

Tis is what Rick Steinberg o Chapter #1004 had tosay about cruises: A cruise is the ultimate vacation,especially i there is A LO o dancing.

Our travel agents, Temes and Dreams, has arrangedor the Marriott-Spring Hill Suites in Ft. Lauderdale

only minutes rom Port Evergladesas the Host Hotelor the USA DANCE cruise. Tis hotel oers a wide

variety o amenities as well as tremendous savings orUSA DANCE members arriving the day beore thecruise. In addition to a complimentary buet breakast,

the hotel eatures ree parking AND ree shuttle to thecruise ship.

I you are considering joining us on the cruise, call

toll-ree: 1-866-391-2680 to see i they are any cabinsavailable as we are nearly sold out.

One o the most tangible benets o a cruise vacationis that it is all-inclusive. Meals and entertainment are

all included in your cruise vacation and this one will

also include dance workshops, private cocktail partiesand evening dancing. Cruise vacations are convenient,

cost-eective, amily-oriented, and intrinsically sae.With multiple activities, dining options, itineraries, and

amenities to suit any passenger, no vacation will eelmore individualized than a cruise. In act, cruises aresuch successul vacations that according to Cruise Lines

International, more than 80% o cruisers return or asecond voyage.

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NEW DANCESPORT AD

FOR USA DANCE

USA Dance has recently launched its new DanceSport

brand ad inDanceBeatcommunicating a clear

statement about our leadership role in the industry and

our commitment to promoting the quality and quantity

o ballroom dancing or everyone in this country, while

supporting the global movement to bring DanceSport

into the Olympics.

Tree o our World eam couples who competed at the

USA Dance 2010 National DanceSport Championships

in LA are showcased in the new adXingmin &

Katerina Lu (Senior I Standard National Champions),

Val Chmerkovskiy & Daria Chesnokova (Adult Latin

National Champions) and Pasha Pashkov & Daniella

Karagach (Adult 10-Dance National Champions).

Chapter presidents may request a .pd le o the new

ad to use as a handout, fyer, display poster or mailer, by

contacting USA Dance at publicrelations-dir@usadance.

org. I you are in need o a statement about USA Dance

and DanceSport, this ad will provide you with valuable

narrative to use at the local level.

Xm & Ktr LuSenior I Standard National Champions

USA DANCETe National Governing Body

for DanceSport in the USA

Host and organizer of

2010 IDSF World DanceSport Championship Latin

November 13, 2010 New York City, USA www.2010idsfworldlatin.com

USA Dance, the ocialNational Governing Body for

DanceSport in the United

States, is recognized by the USOC,

IOC and IDSF. As a 501c3 non-prot

organization, USA Dance represents the

best interests of DanceSport athletes as

well as social dancers throughout the

USA. As a democratic, all-volunteer

organization, USA Dance is comprised

of talented professionals, passionate

supporters of dance, and approximately

180 fast-growing chapters. USA Dance

is dedicated to promoting the quality

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all and the global movement to bring

DanceSport into the Olympics.

USA Member Organization o the USOC.

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Recognized bythe USOC and the International

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25,000 members providing nancial support.

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PBS KIDSITS MY LIFEBLOG REACHES 300,000

KIDS EVERY MONTH,

FEATURES THREE USA

DANCE BALLROOM KIDSTM

PBS Kids, part o the PBS cable-tv network, attended

the USA Dance National DanceSport Championships

in Los Angeles in April with one purpose to see

Americas best kids dancing. While watching practice

sessions, the producer selected three couples that caught

the eye to ollow throughout the weekend, then did

telephone interviews a ew weeks later.

Te PBS Kids Blog Its My Lie is one o PBSs mostacclaimed sites, reaching approximately 300,000 kids

every month. Wow, is right.

Here are a ew o PBSs comments to their viewers

about DanceSport and the USA Dance Nationals:

For more and more people o all ages, [ballroom] is a

un and exciting hobby, and or many, a sport where kids

as young as seven years old, as well as adults and even

senior citizens, compete!We were amazed not just by the level o dancing but

also the passion and commitment o these kids and

tweens ... whose accomplishments and dedication we

nd inspiring.

One o the things we ound interesting about ballroom

dancing or kids is that there are strict rules about what

they can wear in competition, which puts an emphasis

on whats appropriate or certain age groups. (Tank you,

PBS!)

We want our American Dancer readers to enjoy the

PBS Kids online interviews with three o our pre-teen and

junior DanceSport couples. See the links below which also

eature videos o their dancing at Nationals.

USA DANCE BALLROOM KIDS:

Ivan Gab &

Madelyne Kapalansky

Pre-Teen I Silver Latin &

Pre-Teen I Gold Latin

Jaryd Farcon &

Cara Abaya-Campos

Junior I Pre-Championship

& Junior I Championship

Latin

Dmitriy Slobdovskiy

& Michelle Kaplanksy

Junior I Championship

Standard & Junior I

Championship 10-Dance

o read the ull

stories, please visit

http://pbskids.org/itsmylie/blog then search the Index or

ballroom-kids-ivan-and-madelyne; ballroom-kids-jaryd-

and-cara; and ballroom-kids-dimitriy-and-michelle.

Vl Chmrkovsky & DrChsokovAdult Latin National Champions

Psh Pshkov & DllKrhAdult 10-Dance National Champions

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ON THE MEDIA HORIZON

USA Dance has recently interviewed with or assisted

several high prole media with eature stories about

social ballroom and latin dancing, DanceSport or our

organization. Soon to be released:

Dance Spirit Magazine (September 2010)

Barbie Magazine

National Geographic Vacation Edition

Move. Te Film.

HIPS DONT LIE: JUST ASK

HARSH UPADHYAY

India-West, the largest weekly newspaper on the West

Coast, targets Americas immigrant Indian American

population, which is now close to two million. When

USA Dance announced that Nationals would be in Los

Angeles, this prestigious publication wanted to eature

competitors o Indian descent.

Te resulting interview Hips Dont Lie: Ballroom

Dancer Burns Up Te Floor with USA Dance Latincompetitor, Harsh Upadhyay became a great story about

opportunity in this country. It was good to hear that

ballroom dancing is also gaining popularity in India.

Harsh took rst places in his Latin Bronze and Gold

divisions at Nationals. He moved to the U.S. in 2005 to

obtain his masters degree and is a sotware engineer in

North Carolina.

Online at India-West: http://www.indiawest.com/

readmore.aspx?id=2318&Sid=5

USA DANCE NATIONAL

DANCE CRUISE

DANCING FOR AMERICATM

Te USA Dance Dancing or America National

Dance Cruise departs Ft. Lauderdale, FL on Nov. 28thand is already a potential media event. According to our

resources, no dance cruise has ever booked participants

rom as many states and rom coast to coast to the

degree that this maiden voyage has attracted. Dancers

are fying in rom Caliornia, Oregon, Washington State,

New Mexico and Nevada, and thats only 5 o the total 35

states represented so ar.

At press time, there will only be a ew rooms let.

Check out the website www.dancecruiseusadance.com

to book your place on this historical cruise aboard the

Italian Costa Cruise lines Atlantica, a glorious dance

ship, one o Europes nest.

Lt Dr Hrsh Uphy



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We want to

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Has your chapter been in thenews lately? Have you beeneatured in the paper, on V,

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Send us the latest happeningso your chapter to be

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When submitting, pleasekeep in mind the ollowing:

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Qualifying Events for

USA Dance 2011 NationalDanceSport Championships

Jason Dai & Patrycja Golak / Photo by: Carson Zullinger

Northwest DanceSportChampionshipsSeattle, WAOctober 23-24, 2010

Carolina Fall ClassicGreensboro, NCOctober 22-24, 2010

Manhattan AmateurClassicNew York, NYJanuary 14-16, 2011

2010 Heartland ClassicIndianapolis, INOctober 2-3, 2010

2011 Phoenix DanceSportChallengePhoenix, AZFebruary 19, 2011

Mid-Atlantic DanceSportChampionshipsWashington DCFebruary 26-27 2011



Mk HstoryCollt Comptto o DWTSBy SrhJo Cott, Amr Dr Wrtr

Im ourtsy of Roolfo Fotorf

We are! We are! Utah Valley! We are!

We are! Utah Valley! Te crowdschanted as the judges revealed anear perect score during the Dancing with theStars Collegiate competition semi-nals. Tisschool spirit was only a taste o the explosiveapplause when the judges announced UVUsDance Company as the winners o the Mirrorballtrophy.

Each team involved in the collegiatecompetition came to the set with their ownideals and goals to accomplish. Te Universityo Caliornia in San Diego were the underdogsgoing into the competition and although theirteams journey was short they were able to provethat they were capable competitors. During theirSamba in the semi-nals the judges said theirpattern changes were antastic!

Peter Edwards, coach o the UCSD teamremarked that the experience great becauseit brought to light the strong ballroom andacademic program that they have at UCSD.

Collegiate dancing in general was brought toa public awareness [because o the show] saidEdwards. Edwards also points out that many prosand stars o the ballroom world once danced asmembers o collegiate ormation teams. In thisway viewers were given a chance to see some othe growing up process that these athletes mustgo through.

Purdue University announced itsel as alaidback midwest school. racy Matz, a membero Purdues team said beore the rst show that,Weve been practicing so much. We want toget out there to win and show the country howgreat the team is. Purdue aced big challengecoming into the competition, since the producersstipulated that the competition needed to be ingroup ormations.

Despite these challenges, Purdue still shone.Its been a real joy to see this group grow in theeight years Ive worked with them, said DanRutherord, coach o the Purdue team.

Utah Valley Universitys team was able toperorm at a higher diculty level due to thegrueling pace o the coach, Scott Asbell, keepshis students. In response to their cha cha chathey were acclaimed as having precise, brilliantpatterns. Teir perormance was eortlessaccording to the judges.

Director o the UVU ballroom program, Scott

Asbell, stated, In the 20 years I have taught atUVU, this win on Dancing with the Stars bringsme some o the greatest satisaction becauseits representative o years o hard work romhundreds o dancers at our university. Tesedancers didnt just represent themselves tonight;they represented an entire program that has beenbuilt over time, and they did it on a national stageand perormed very, very well.

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he inaugural Columbia Star

Ball was held in the graciousPortland Hilton Hotel on May

8-9, 2010. Organizers Mark abor and

ianie Rhodes went out o their way

to host a riendly, welcoming event that

incorporated many unique touches.

Judges were Richard Booth (chair),

Barbara Child, Bill Davies, Olga

Foraponova, Cora Lyn Uczekaj, Forrest

Vance, Dave Watson and yours truly. Ava

Kaye was scrutineer and alternate judge,Brent Mills provided the abulous music,

and the dulcet tones o Michael Wachal

as MC kept us on time and in the right

rame o mind.

Te glorious weather o Portlands late

spring aorded great walking and dining

weather or those who were able to take

breaks. Te Portland Farmers Market

on Saturday morning is a treat not to

be missed. I may be biased, but this isthe best armers market around. Fresh

rom the arm produce, cheeses, chicken,

bee (and yak and elk too!), eggs, pork,

and fowers are augmented with some

o Portlands best ches providing pates,

pestos, chocolates and breads. Food and

music abound. I you can tear yoursel

away rom the dancing, dont miss the

market!

And speaking o the dancing, theColumbia Star Ball incorporated both

Pro/Am and Amateur events. Some o

the highest caliber dancers rom around

the Pacic Northwest were joined by

competitors rom Arizona, Caliornia,

Ohio and Canada. It was great to see

such wide-ranging support or the rst

comprehensive competition to be held

in Portland since the days o the Oregon

Star Ball. I look orward to

watching this competitiongrow and grow!

In addition to terric

Pro/Am and Amateur

events that were hotly

contested, the Columbia Star

Ball eatured a Formation eam

competition. Tis is something

we rarely see at competitions

any more, and it was very

exciting. We had our Formationroutines to choose rom, and it

was a dicult choice. Speaking

or mysel, I love Formation eam

competitions and hope this event will

draw more teams rom other states.

We were treated to a antastic show

by Blackpool, UK and US Proessional

Rising Star Latin nalists Yegor Novikov

and Ekaterina Zakharo. Perennial

Northwest avorites, this dynamic andversatile couple gave a tremendous

perormance, with a special Rumba

dedicated to

Te BRIDE AND GROOM! Yes, you

read that right. Mark abor and ianie

Rhodes ocially became Mr. and

Mrs. abor on Sunday evening at the

competition. Te emotional and sweet

ceremony had many in the audience

in tears (o joy!). How Mark andianie managed to organize both

a competition and a wedding is

beyond me, but it certainly added a

romantic touch to the event.

Good luck to the abors in the

uture, both in their marriage

and with the Columbia Star

Ball. I look orward to seeing

more participants next year!

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COMPETITIONCALENDAR

look for future event updates athttp://usadance.org/dancesport/

competition-calendar/

look for future collegiate

event updates on FaceBooksign onto FaceBook, click on

Groups, and type in USA Dance

Competitions

Competitions noted as NQE are National Qualifying Events

for the 2011 National DanceSport Championships.

July 17, 2010River City Ball

Portland, OR

July 31-August 1, 20102010 Fort Wayne Dancesport Championships

Ft Wayne, IN

July 31-August 1, 2010Special Olympics Indiana Ballroom Championships

Ft Wayne, IN

September 2 - 5, 2010Embassy Ball - IDSF Grand Slam Latin & Standard

and Senior Standard Open

Irvine, CA

September 19, 2010

New England Fall ChallengeHartford, CT

September 25, 2010Quest For The Best*

Seattle, WA

October 2-3, 2010Heartland Classic

Indianapolis, IN

October 10, 2010Fall Frolic*

Hackensack, NJ.

October 22 - 24, 2010Carolina Fall Classic - NQE

Greensboro, NC

October 23 - 24, 2010

Northwest DanceSport Championships - NQESeattle, WA

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enior

orlds

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I TenDance

o odd Marsden and SuzieHardt, the sight o the73-year-old woman couldhave been all the inspiration they

needed to compete at the world

level. She danced the Latin stylesat the Senior I IDSF en Dance

championships with ar more

exuberance than seemed possible

or someone her age. Yet there she

was, moving with the energy o

someone hal her age. But beyond

that, everyone on the foor was a

testament to what even an aging

body could do.

Palma, the largest city on the

Mediterranean island o Majorca

o the coast o Spain, played host

to the IDSF Senior I en Dance

Championship early in May. A

gorgeous island o historic villages,

cobblestone streets, ancient

buildings with a history boasting all

the way back to the Roman Empire,

Palma was also a testament to a

lesson learned at the competition or

Hardt: Age brings beauty.

Very ew seniors do the ten

dance; to see other seniors compete

at that level as well is very inspiring,

said Hardt. Most dancers in the

Senior division either dance

Standard or Latin exclusively. Few

dance both. One reason or this,

Hardt eels, is age.

Competitors have to be

approximately 35 years old or

older to be eligible to compete in

the Senior I age group. For many

ballroom dancers that dont grow up

dancing ballroom rom an early age,this is around the age where people

rst begin to experiment with dance

lessons, let alone compete.

Ultimately, one o the lessons

drawn rom the competition or the

couple is that there is always more

we can still do. For those worried

about getting in shape to dance,

Marsden and Hardt leave these

words:

More seniors should compete.

Sometimes people think theyre too

old or too old to start, but the whole

competition thing keeps you in

shape. You dont think about it but

it keeps you in shape. In competing

you get in good physical shape. You

dont have to try to get in shape, you

just will get into it.

Marsden didnt even begin

dancing ballroom until he was 35

and Hardt introduced it to him. But

at the world level o competition,

age doesnt have meaning. Our

bodies can do so much more, even

at that age. It changes your sense o

what it means to age, said Hardt.

To Mrs Suz HrtPhotos Courtsy of Suz Hrt

By: Ivor L



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orlds

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WDSFStandard

In a showing o world class graceand beauty, Seoul, Korea hostedthe 2010 IDSF Youth Standardchampionships in the Olympic park

building, ormerly built to house

1988 summer games. USA Dancerepresentatives Marek Klepadlo and

Angelika Dechnik and Daniel Shapiro

and Katya Kovalyova danced to 33rd

and 35th place nishes in a highly

competitive eld o 59 couples.

American Dancer tracked down

Daniel Shapiro and talked to him

about their experience:

AD: What were some o the

highlights o competing in Korea?DS:Well, the main one o course

was the dancing, seeing all the other

countries rom the dance world and

witnessing each individuals style.

But, alongside the dancing aspect o

it, just seeing Koreas culture and how

they live their daily lives showed me

how dierent each society is rom our

own.

AD: Youve been to our otherworld events, but this is your rst one

in the youth category. Is the level o

competition much higher?

DS: It denitely is but its also very

good or both Katya. It makes us

realize how we really have to step up

now and helps us to set our goals to

even out and decrease the diculty o

doing well in youth world events

AD:So what stood out to you the

most about the competition, or the

competitors?

DS: Te tension between everyone

and the drive that each competitor

had to try to outdo the othercompetitor.

AD: Was it exciting to be part o

that tension?

DS: Both yes and no. Yes, because

it produced a lot o drive within the

partnership to do our best, but at the

same time no, because all that tension

didnt give us the opportunity to just

breath and relax because we were all

stressed about trying to do our bestdue to the tension between everyone.

AD: Now that youve experienced

a higher level o tension, do you think

that youll be ready to handle it next

time?

DS: Denitely. Especially because

we witnessed it, but also ater the

World Championship when we got

back to New York, we really analyzed

our perormance and discussed itwith our coaches. Tey have really

helped us achieve a whole new level

o calm and maturity within our

dancing to help us handle and control

the tension.

Congratulations to our Youth

DanceSport athletes rom USA

Dance!Dl Shpro Kty KovlyovPhoto By Crso Zullr

Mrk Klplo Alk DhkPhoto By Crso Zullr

By: Ivor L


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the same goal, there is no point in

ghtingyou are on the same side,

they said. So simple, yet so hard!

Tough grateul, Eugene and Maria

could not credit any one coach or

their success. We ollowed our

hearts and not anyone persons

product, they said, although severalpeople did inspire them: Victor

Kanevsky, Michael Wentink, Louis

Van Amstel, Allan ornsberg,

Vibeke ot, Ruud Vermey, and Peter

Maxwell.

Even though they retired beore the

proessional Latin event at Blackpool,

they were wonderul to watch in the

team match. You still have a chance

to see them perorm in upcoming

shows at the Colorado Star Ball

Championships, the Millennium

Championships, the New Jersey

State Open Championships, and the

Hollywood Championships, to name

a ew.

On retiring, they remarked theylike dancing and will always like

dancing, but you need to know when

to stop. Over the past year, [they]

have been very happy with their

dancing and elt they did not need to

prove anything anymore. Tey plan

to ocus on teaching and doing shows

and currently have no plans or Pro/

Am competition or competing with

dierent partners. Eugene and Maria

hope to start judging and traveling to

pass on their passion and love or this

business.

In their announcement, Eugene

and Maria thanked past and current

competitors, as well as their teachers

and ans. o all the kids, they said,Keep dreaming, keep working,

and keep believing in yourselves.

Dreams do come true and miracles

do happen. o everyone else: Our

journey has truly been extraordinary

and beyond our wildest dreams.

Tank you all or being part o it.

Photos Courtsy of Ol RohvskyBkrou by Mhll Hoffm


38/488 DSport

O

ver the past years USA

Dance has experienced

unprecedented growth.While an enormous blessing, one o

the sometime uncelebrated aspects

o it is the increase o children

becoming interested in ballroom

dance as well. Some parents

and competitors will remember

Nationals and other events where

only a handul o children appeared

on the foor, but this is now no

longer the norm.

Its not even that this is obvious

to just USA Dance. People outside

our organization have noticed the

growth as well. PBS Kids recently

interviewed some o the ballroom

kids o USA Dance on the Its My

Lie blog available on the PBS Kids

website.

Te ollowing comments are

excerpted rom interviews with

Dmitriy and Michelle, Ivan and

Madelyne, and Jaryd and Cara:

IML: When youre competing on

a dance foor ull o other couples,

do you know when youre really

standing out and people are noticing

you? Or are you just ocusing on

your own routine?

Michelle: When we go on the

foor, its like were the only people

there. We just pretend theres no onethere and that were just dancing like

we do in our studio, because thats

where I dance the best. So I just

enjoy mysel and I have un with it!

IML: Whats the unniest thing

that ever happened to you during a

competition?

Madelyne: Once I was at a

competition regional. We were

doing Samba and my partner orgotthe whole routine, so I had to

basically do all the steps by mysel. It

was really unny because you could

see that we were messing up. We

still won rst place!

IML: In general, what has dance

added to your lie?

Jaryd:Its given me strength and

courage, and it makes me want to

keep dancing. Its given me great

opportunities because Ive met so

many people and been taught by so

many people.

Cara: It gives me condence. I

think Ive grown more because o

dance.

For more details check out Public

Eye!

xrpt from Pbsks.or

by: Ivor L

8 DSport

Photos Courtsy of PBS Ks.or



The bestis yet to come

From June 11th to the 14th, Vienna, Austriaplayed host to the IDSF Annual General Meeting.Delegates rom all over the world arrived at theImperial City, home o generations o western art and

music, to discuss the uture o the IDSF and the big

things that are on the horizon.

Ken Richards, VP o DanceSport, and Wayne

Crowder, Certication Chair, ormed the USA Dance

delegates at the meeting. Being Crowders rst time

attending the meeting, the meeting aorded a bigger

picture on what was happening in the world o dance.

IDSF is looking to expand into everything to do with

dance. Its growing into something that encompasses all

aspects o dance, he said, We need to understand that

there is work ahead o us and we need to orm riend-

ships and alliances with other delegates and ederations

in the world to assist our athletes in the USA.

Tese changes are largely due to the close relation the

IDSF shares with the International Olympic Committee.Trough working together, the IDSF has learned the

steps necessary to make ballroom dance an Olympic

event.

Te IDSF is very ocused on its relationship with the

IOC; plans are being set or the ormation o the World

DanceSport Federation to be unveiled in 2012. Part o

what will make the Olympics happen is the partnerships

between various dance disciplines under one umbrella.

Tis is how the IOC thinks, said Richards.

Te simplest analogy is the example o rack and

Field. rack and Field is made up o dierent events

that orm the greater whole o the event, all events

occurring on the same venue. Te unication o all dance

disciplines is considered the best shot at DanceSport

being included as an Olympic sport.

One thing that impressed Crowder the most was how

much work the meeting accomplished. Te meeting

began in the hallway outside o the room, way beore

it even ocially started. Every conversation the entire

weekend, whether it was on the bus or over dinner, was

about work and how we could push DanceSport, our

relationships with the other groups and delegates and

how that all ties into the IDSF, said Crowder.

Teres a lot o work to be done, and the best is yet to

come.

2010 Jul August 39www.USA.ORG

From lft to rht: K Rhrs, IDSF Prst Crlos Frt,Wy Crowr

K Rhrs rss th prsum othrlts t th IDSF Aul Grl Mt

Photos Courtsy of K Rhrs

By: Ivor L


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USA Dance Upstate SouthCarolina Chapter #6078hosted winkle, winkleLittle StarsDancing to Help

Children Dey the Odds at the

Greenville Shrine Club on April 10,2010 and to help the children served

by the Greenville, South Carolina

Shriners Hospital or Children

as well as the Foster Children o

Greenville County.

Penny Brady, ormer board

member and event chair, worked

creative magic to transorm the

Shrine Club into a night o stars

with stunning table centerpieceswith color, lights and star balloons

that lled the room. Members o a

local church youth group cut out

silhouettes o children in dance

poses or these unique centerpieces.

At the end o the evening those at

the tables making the highest bid

took the arrangement home.

Organizers included the Board

o Directors o Chapter #6078,caring, volunteering members rom

the community and event Chairs

Chapter President Susan Johnson

and Penny Brady. Local support

rom area businesses, media, dance

instructors and others made this rst

annual event heartwarming.

Secretary Loretta Geisler, head o

the entertainment committee, put

together a showcase o local talent.

Instructor Roy Jordan donated

his time and Champion Ballroom

background in working with three

local pre-teen students. Imani

Hargett and Emile Batchelder-

Schwab, recently winning the pre-teen championship at the Heritage

Classic, delighted the crowd with

the Quickstep and Cha-Cha.

Champion pre-teen dancer, Olivia

Arnold was another highlight o the

evening as she danced silver level

ango with instructor Jordan. Te

Carolina Ballet Teater sta worked

with several ormer patients o the

Shriners Hospital to choreographa lyrical dance to the vocal

presentation o Over the Rainbow

sung by Geisler. Dancers Alana

Aldridge, Kaitlyn Fowler, Jasmine

Martin, Brycen Westmoreland,

Camron Westmoreland and Mya

Westmoreland showed with their

perormance how they have deed

the odds. Instructors rom the

theater, Anita and Hernan Justo,ended the show with their fawless

presentation o the Argentine ango.

Vice President Judy Lowry and

Penny Brady presented a creative

display o silent auction items that

ranged rom a weekend stay plus

dinner at the Hilton that included a

set o diamond and sapphire earrings

rom Reeds Jewelers, watercolor

pictures o children, a ballroom

creation by a local doll artist

and hand crated dance apparel

accessories. reasurer Jim Cervenak

and President Susan Johnson

coordinated ood or the event

and included a candy/desert barcomplete with large martini glasses

hand painted by students o the local

ne arts center. Te glasses were

used to serve candy then auctioned

o as part o the silent auction.

Te evening included social

dancing to the ne arts centers jazz

quintet ollowed by dance music

presented by volunteer DJ and Board

Member, Roger Buckner. Dancersrom local USA Dance chapters as

well as other social dancers rom the

region lled the foor until the last

waltz at midnight.

Te event succeeded in raising

unds to support two worthy

charities thanks to a high level

o community support, raising

awareness o the benets o dance

and in particular that o USADances mission and their role in

the community. Te event not only

showed how USA Dance Upstate

SC Chapter supports the youth o

the community but gave children o

the community an opportunity to be

involved helping other children that

need a helping hand.

Twinkle Twinkle

By: Susan Ann Johnson Chapter #6078 President USA Dance Upstate SCLittle Stars

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he Maury Shows live studioaudience and millions oviewers at home knew on lastMay 25th that they were in or a treat:

the Most alented Kids segment o

the show. Tey didnt realize how much

o a treat it was or them when ten year

old Edgar Khachaturov and 12 year

old Daniela Olevsky came out on thefoor o the show. But once they started

perorming their Samba, the crowd

couldnt help but be impressed.

My avorite part was denitely

getting on the stage to perorm and the

crowd started cheering. It made me

eel really excited and want to dance

really good, said Khachaturov, I love

to dance because I love the images it

creates and the way it communicates

to people and the energy and power it

shows.

For some, V appearances are an

arduous process requiring many

Above the OrdinaryBy: Ivor Lee

Edga Khachatu and Danila Olsk with Mau


43/482010 July uust 43www.USA.ORG 2010 July Auust 43www.USA.ORG

auditions, waiting by the phone or

callbacks, and a lot o dreaming. Edgar

and Daniela were a dierent story.

Producers rom the Maury Show

contacted them directly ater seeing a

Youube video o them perorming at

a birthday party.

Still, their appearance on V wasnot without trial and misadventure.

For the weeks prior to the show they

practiced a Cha-Cha routine set to a

Lady Gaga song; however, upon arrival

at the studio, they were told to change

the song and come up with a dierent

routine.

Producers dont understand that

you have to choreograph and practice

these things over and over, said Vicky

Olvesky, Danielas mother.

Yet this didnt stop the young

couple. Tey buckled down, and

choreographed and practiced a Samba

routineone that allowed them to use

more dicult movesin the two days

beore the show.

Sometimes it surprises me,said Vicky about her daughters

determination. When I was panicking

on the show, she said to me, Mom,

its ok. Well do it. She was the calmer

person in the whole thing. Shes really

grown up.

According to Danela, its a much

easier answer. We love dancing. Its

our passion; every part o it, she said.


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National Collegiate

DanceSport Challenge

Columbus Convention Center Columbus, Ohio

Establishing Excellence

November 21-22, 2010

U S A D A N C E


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