U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional 9-Dance)
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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
.
Ballroom dance
Ballroom dance refers to a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television....
champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships
United States Dance Championships
The annual United States Dance Championships , previously called the United States Ballroom Championships and the United States DanceSport Championships , is recognized by the National Dance Council of America and the World Dance & DanceSport Council as determining the majority of the United...
(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
Waltz
The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
, tango
Tango (ballroom)
Ballroom Tango is a ballroom dance that branched away from its original Argentine roots by allowing European, American, Hollywood, and competitive influences into the style and execution of the dance....
, foxtrot, Viennese waltz
Viennese Waltz
Viennese Waltz is the genre of a ballroom dance. At least three different meanings are recognized. In the historically first sense, the name may refer to several versions of the waltz, including the earliest waltzes done in ballroom dancing, danced to the music of Viennese Waltz.What is now called...
and rhythm cha cha
Cha-cha-cha (dance)
The Cha-cha-cha is the name of a dance of Cuban origin.It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín in 1953...
, rumba
Rumba (dance)
Rumba is a dance term with two quite different meanings.In some contexts, "rumba" is used as shorthand for Afro-Cuban rumba, a group of dances related to the rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. The most common Afro-Cuban rumba is the guaguancó...
, East Coast swing
East Coast Swing
East Coast Swing is a form of social partner dance. It belongs to the group of swing dances. It is danced under fast swing music, including rock and roll and boogie-woogie....
, bolero
Bolero
Bolero is a form of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both significant and which have separate origins.The term is also used for some art music...
, and mambo
Mambo (dance)
Mambo .In the late 1940s, Perez Prado came up with the dance for the mambo music and became the first person to market his music as "mambo". After Havana, Prado moved his music to Mexico, where his music and the dance was adopted. The original mambo dance was characterized by freedom and...
.
U.S. National Champions
| U.S. National Professional 9-Dance Ballroom Dance Ballroom dance Ballroom dance refers to a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television.... / Dancesport DanceSport Dancesport denotes competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. It is wheelchair dancesport where at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.... Champions | ||
| 1988-1990 | David & Carrie Kloss |  California |
| 1991-1993 | Randy & Lynn Ferguson |  Texas |
| 1994-1995 | Jesse Smith & Lynda Price |  Minnesota |
| 1996 | Jim Desmond & Mary Murphy Mary Murphy (choreographer) Mary Ann Murphy is a ballroom dance champion, accredited dance judge, and a judge and choreographer on the Fox dance competition-reality show So You Think You Can Dance.-Biography:... | California |
| 1997 | Alec Alec Lazo Alejandro "Alec" Lazo is a Cuban-American professional dancer, instructor, and choreographer based in Palm Beach, Florida. Lazo was the US International Rising Star Latin Champion in 1990 and went on through over twenty years of successful DanceSport competition. This cumulated in 1999 when he... & Denise Lazo |  Florida |
| 1998-1999 | Clive Phillips & Karen McDonald |  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 | |
| 2009 | Ilya & Amanda Reyzin |  Pennsylvania |
| 2010-2011 | Peter Perzhu & Alexandria Perzhu | Florida |
See also
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- U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Latin)U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Latin)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 ....
- U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Smooth)U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Smooth)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 .The American Smooth division consists of American-style...
- 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 ....
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- Dancesport World Champions (smooth)Dancesport World Champions (smooth)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.American Smooth dancing covers the dances waltz, tango, foxtrot, and Viennese waltz.- World Champions :...
- Dancesport World Champions (rhythm)Dancesport World Champions (rhythm)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.American Rhythm dancing covers the dances cha cha, rumba, bolero, swing, and mambo.- World Champions :...