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| Ela Kasperowicz | Adjudicator - Illinois | |
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Former Polish Latin and Standard Champion Over 30 years of Dancing and Coaching experience Coach for the Polish Standard Formation Team, which won 4th place in the world WDDSC International Adjudicator Owner of Kasper Dance Studio Windy City Open Dance competition organizer | |
| Kris Kasperowicz | Adjudicator - Illinois | |
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Former Polish Latin and Standard Champion Over 30 years of Dancing and Coaching experience Coach for the Polish Standard Formation Team, which won 4th place in the world WDDSC International Adjudicator Owner of Kasper Dance Studio Windy City Open Dance competition organizer | |
| Linda Jackson | Adjudicator - Kentucky | |
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National Judge, World Class Judge World Dance & DanceSport Council Registered (WDC) Adjudicator -2006 Championship Certified North American Dance Teachers Association: - United States Rising Star Champions (1989) - Heart Of America Champions (3 times) - Midwest Champions (3 times) - Finalists in many major competitions in the United States and Canada - Nevada Star Ball Champions - Featured Performers on PBS Championship Ballroom Dancing in 1990 (hosted by Juliet Prowse) |
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| Charles Jones | Adjudicator - Kentucky | |
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National Judge, World Class Judge World Dance & DanceSport Council Registered (WDC) Adjudicator -2006 Championship Certified North American Dance Teachers Association: - United States Rising Star Champions (1989) - Heart Of America Champions (3 times) - Midwest Champions (3 times) - Finalists in many major competitions in the United States and Canada - Nevada Star Ball Champions - Featured Performers on PBS Championship Ballroom Dancing in 1990 (hosted by Juliet Prowse) |
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| Bonita Brockert | Adjudicator - | |
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Bonita is a National Judge and holds a Fellow certification in Standard, Latin, Ballroom, Rhythm, and Theatrical Dances styles. She started her ballroom career at age 19 and went on to win innumerable Regional titles as well as 2 Major titles at the prestigious La Classique du Quebec. She is a three-time United States finalist and claimed three Boston Cups. During her years with Arthur Murray International, Bonita served on the International Dance Board, served as the Northeast Region Dance chair. | |
| Jennifer Booth | Adjudicator - Colorado | |
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NDCA Nat. Adjudicators Former President of the US ISTD Trained several US National Amateur champions Southwest US International Standard Champions finalists in American Style & Standard | |
| Rauno Ilo | Adjudicator - Indiana | |
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Former 2 times undefeated all Soviet Union Ten-Dance Champion. World 10- Dance Finalist. United States International Standard Finalist. Imperial and North American Standard and Latin Finalist. 3-times United States Top Couple of the Year World Class Adjudicator, Championship certified in all styles of dancing. Dual Fellow of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. Trainer and coach of World and United States Champions Owner of Starlite Ballroom and DanceSchool, Indianapolis. |
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| Gregory Day | Adjudicator - Illinois | |
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Gregory Day and Tommye Giacchino started their partnership in 1996 and were almost immediately successful as two-time United States Champions and capturing the World Invitational Exhibition” title at the British Open Championship Certified North American Dance Teachers Association: International Style Standard International Style Latin American Smooth American Rhythm Theatrical Style |
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| Tommye Giacchino | Adjudicator - Illinois | |
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Tommye is a co- owner of Chicago Dance Latin and Ballroom Schools and travels the country as one of the top competing Pro/am females, judge and is sought after to train staff, students and certify them in DIVIDA. She has been honored with numerous Top Teacher awards, is a highly recognized Pro/Am winner at numerous competitions, and holds five NADTA Championship Certifications. Tommye Giacchino is also the Master Teacher teaching the vocational Dance Teacher Training and Certification Program at Ballroom University. www.ballroomuniversity.com, www.chicagodance.com. She is Championship certified in all styles through the NADTA. | |
| Marie Crowder | Adjudicator - North Carolina | |
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Marie is a four time USA Dance Amateur Champion in Latin and a 3-time USA representative to the IDSF World Latin Championships. Marie has won numerous Regional Standard and Latin Championship titles and was a Standard finalist in the USA DanceSport National Championships. Marie is a Championship Adjudicator and a proud member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (the ISTD), with the following degrees: • Licentiate International Standard • Licentiate International Latin • Licentiate American Smooth • Licentiate American Rhythm |
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| Wayne Crowder | Adjudicator - North Carolina | |
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Wayne is a four time USA Dance Amateur Champion in Latin and a 3-time USA representative to the IDSF World Latin Championships. Wayne has won numerous Regional Standard and Latin Championship titles and was a Standard finalist in the USA DanceSport National Championships. Wayne is a National Certified Adjudicator and a proud member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (the ISTD), with the following degrees: • Fellow International Standard • Licentiate International Latin • Licentiate American Smooth • Licentiate American Rhythm • Licentiate Theater Arts Wayne also serves on the National Committee of the United States Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, as well as a Dancesport Council member of USA Dance. |
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| Richard Booth | Chairman - Colorado | |
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President of the Professional Dancer`s Federation - USA Dual Licentiate, ISTD - UK & US National Championship Adjudicator, NDCA And with his wife Jennifer: Former Southwest United States Champion Organizer of the Colorado Star Ball | |
| Larry May | Emcee - Ohio | |
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Competition Certified Ballroom Adjudicator: Master of Ceremonies, Scrutineer, |
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| Jack Meinking | Music Dir. - | |
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Jack Meinking is from Cincinnati, and is a registered NDCA Music Director and provides the music for about a dozen NDCA Competitions each year, including the Ohio Star Ball, St. Louis Star Ball, Atlanta Open, New Jersey State Open, American Star Ball, Heart of America, and the Cincinnati Dancesport Competition. He also has been Music Director for a number of USABDA/USA Dance competitions including past National Championships in Indianapolis, Houston, and Florida. Also for the Atlanta and Chicago regional championships, and many local Chapter monthly dances and special events in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Lexington, Louisville, and South Bend, In. He has been providing the music for DanceSport Competitions since the start of the former “MUST” (Mid U.S. Tournament) in 1972. | |
| Mark Tabor | Scrutineer - Oregon | |
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Introduced to ballroom dancing in 1993, Mark became involved in competition, and competed for over 15 years. Beginning in 2000, he organized 18 chapter competitions and Six USA Dance Regional Competitions. Throughout this experience, he developed the O2CM system for DanceSport competition management and began scrutineering. Mark moved to Oregon and began teaching at The Ballroom Dance Company in 2008. On the road nearly every other week, he works all levels of events as a scrutineer, including NDCA pro/am events, USA Dance National Championships and IDSF World Championship and World Cups. |
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