Jose Decamps is a professional ballroom dancer based in New York City

New York City

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. He is perhaps best known as the 2007 U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Rhythm)

U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Rhythm)

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 and the World Dance & DanceSport Council ....

 with his partner, Joanna Zacharewicz

Joanna Zacharewicz

Joanna Zacharewicz is a professional ballroom dancer based out of New York City. She is perhaps best known as the 2008 U.S. National Dancesport Champions with her partner, Jose DeCamps....

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Decamps began his competition dance career in 1991 as a both a Latin and ballroom dancer, competing with Jami Josephson. The two won numerous titles, including 2nd place in the U.S. Professional Open Rhythm Championship in 1997, the Heritage Classic Championships in 1996, and 1st in the Sabado Gigante Contest in 1998. The pair also produced their own series of salsa instructional videos for the company Dancevision.

Decamps was featured as the principal dancer in the video for Debelah Morgan

Debelah Morgan

Debelah Morgan is an American Singer and Songwriter. Morgan is best known for her hit single "Dance with Me," off of her third album, which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100...

's 2000 single "Dance with Me".

Decamps briefly paired with Viktoriya Drubetskaya in 1999, competing in the International Latin division, before partnering with Cheryl Burke

Cheryl Burke

Cheryl Stephanie Burke is a professional dancer. She is best known for being one of the professional dancers on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, where she was the first woman to win the show and the first person to win twice ....

in 2002. The two won the Professional Rising Star category in International Latin at the Ohio Star Ball in 2005.

Decamps and Zacharewicz forged their partnership in March 2007.As a team they won the U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Rhythm) title in the years 2007, 2008,2009 and 2010[3]. In addition they won: the 2007 World Professional Mambo Championship, World professional 2010 Salsa championships, 2007, 2008 and 2009 World Professional Rhythm Championship and World Professional Rhythm Showdance categories. Most recently (2011) Jose and Joanna won the Sabado Gigante "Asi se Baila", where they competed against couples from all over the world for a 10,000 dollar prize.

Jose and Joanna work and live in New York City.