Results from Around the Country

Gumbo DanceSport Championships

Andy Nordberg and Janie Nordberg
1st (of 11) - Amateur Open Hustle
2nd (of 19) - Amateur Open International Viennese Waltz
1st (of 13) - Amateur Open Salsa
1st (of 3) - Senior I Championship Smooth
1st (of 7) - Senior II Championship Smooth
2nd (of 4) - Senior I Pre-Champ Standard
4th (of 5) - Senior I Championship Standard
3rd (of 8) - Senior II Championship Standard

Nels Petersen and Theresa Kimler
1st (of 3) - Adult Championship Smooth

Greg Warner and Jill Smith
4th (of 10) - Senior III Silver Rhythm
2nd (of 6) - Senior IV Silver Rhythm
2nd (of 14) - Senior III Silver Smooth
3rd (of 7) - Senior IV Silver Smooth

Leland Whitney and Leslie Whitney
4th (of 10) - Senior II Pre-Champ Rhythm
3rd (of 5) - Senior II Championship Rhythm
3rd (of 8) - Senior III Pre-Champ Rhythm
3rd (of 9) - Senior III Championship Rhythm
5th (of 8) - Senior II Pre-Champ Smooth
3rd (of 7) - Senior II Championship Smooth
3rd (of 8) - Senior III Championship Smooth
2nd (of 7) - Senior II Novice Standard
2nd (of 6) - Senior II Pre-Champ Standard
2nd (of 6) - Senior III Pre-Champ Standard

Colorado Star Ball

Cinema Ballroom

Golden Parker with Eileen Arcilla
2nd (of 5) - L-B Pro/Am Open American Rhythm Scholarship
1st (of 2) - L-A3 Advanced Rhythm Cha Cha
1st (of 2) - L-A3 Advanced Rhythm Rumba
1st (of 2) - L-A3 Advanced Rhythm Swing
1st (of 2) - L-A3 Advanced Rhythm Bolero
1st (of 2) - L-A3 Advanced Rhythm Mambo

Liz Rocco with Eric Hudson
1st (of 9) - L-B Pro/Am Open American Smooth Scholarship
1st (of 3) - L-B Pro/Am Open International Latin Scholarship
1st (of 3) - Advanced Smooth Waltz
1st (of 3) - Advanced Smooth Tango
1st (of 3) - Advanced Smooth Foxtrot
1st (of 3) - Advanced Smooth Viennese Waltz

Cece Swanson with Eric Hudson
1st (of 20) - L-C Pro/Am Closed Bronze American Smooth Scholarship
1st (of 13) - L-C Pro/Am Closed Bronze International Ballroom Scholarship
1st (of 12) - L-B2 Closed International Bronze Waltz
1st (of 11) - L-B2 Closed International Bronze Tango
1st (of 12) - L-B2 Closed International Bronze Foxtrot
1st (of 9) - L-B2 Closed International Bronze Viennese Waltz

Dance with Us America

Gene Bersten and Elena Bersten
1st (of 1) Professional Rising Star International Latin
3rd (of 3) Professional Open International Latin Championship

Millennium DanceSport Championships

Cinema Ballroom

Jonathan Chen and Nadine Messenger
10th (of 18) - Professional Rising Star American Rhythm
21st (of 26) - Professional Open American Rhythm Championship

Dance with Us America

Gene Bersten and Elena Bersten
10th (of 20) - Rising Star Professional International Latin
19 (of 29) - Open Professional International Latin Championship

Jacqui D'Souza with Gene Bersten
1st (of 3) - L-A1 Gold Closed International Latin 3-Dance Championship
1st (of 3) - L-A Gold Pro/Am International Latin Closed Scholarship
15th (of 16) - L-A Pro/Am International Latin Open Scholarship
1st (of 1) - L-A1 Intermediate Gold Star International Cha Cha
1st (of 1) - L-A1 Intermediate Gold Star International Samba
1st (of 1) - L-A1 Intermediate Gold Star International Rumba
1st (of 1) - L-A1 Intermediate Gold Star International Jive

Joan Endres with Gene Bersten
1st (of 2) - L-C1 Bronze Closed International Latin 3-Dance Championship
1st (of 3) - L-C1 Full Bronze International Cha Cha
3rd (of 3) - L-C1 Full Bronze International Samba
2nd (of 3) - L-C1 Full Bronze International Rumba

Noelle Ness with Gene Bersten
2nd (of 4) - L-A1 Bronze Closed International Latin 3-Dance Championship
5th (of 5) - L-A Bronze Pro/Am International Latin Closed Scholarship
1st (of 1) - L-A1 Newcomers Bronze International Cha Cha
1st (of 1) - L-A1 Newcomers Bronze International Samba
1st (of 1) - L-A1 Newcomers Bronze International Rumba

Eliana Ramsey with Gene Bersten
7th (of 13) - L-B Gold Open Pro/Am International Latin Open Championship
17th (of 23) - Pro/Am International Latin Open Scholarships
1st (of 1) - L-A2 Open Beginner Gold Star International Cha Cha
1st (of 1) - L-A2 Open Beginner Gold Star International Samba
1st (of 1) - L-A2 Open Beginner Gold Star International Rumba
1st (of 1) - L-A2 Open Beginner Gold Star International Paso Doble
1st (of 1) - L-A2 Open Beginner Gold Star International Jive

Milana Tolins with Gene Bersten
2nd (of 4) - L-A2 Bronze Open International Latin 3-Dance Championship
5th (of 8) - L-A2 Open Full Bronze International Cha Cha
4th (of 7) - L-A2 Open Full Bronze International Samba
3rd (of 7) - L-A2 Open Full Bronze International Rumba

Balance Pointe Studios

Therese Meszaros with Jeff Nehrbass
1st (of 1) - L-C2 Open Full Bronze American Cha Cha
1st (of 1) - L-C2 Open Full Bronze American Rumba
1st (of 1) - L-C2 Open Full Bronze American East Coast Swing
1st (of 1) - L-C2 Open Full Bronze American Bolero
1st (of 1) - L-C2 Open Full Bronze American Mambo
1st (of 1) - L-C2 Open Full Bronze Hustle
1st (of 1) - L-C2 Open Full Bronze Merengue
1st (of 1) - L-C2 Open Full Bronze Salsa
1st (of 1) - L-C2 Open Full Bronze West Coast Swing

Twin Cities Open

Here's a quick preview of results from the Twin Cities Open. Check out the September issue of Sheer Dance for more results from this competition!

Open Professional Latin

1st (of 3) - Matt Rivers and Maliwan Diemer
2nd (of 3) - Mykyta Serdyuk and Anna Krasnoshapka
3rd (of 3) - Gene Bersten and Elena Bersten

Professional Rising Star Rhythm

1st (of 7) - Slash Sharan and Meghan Anderson
2nd (of 7) - Jonathan Chen and Nadine Messenger
3rd (of 7) - Joseph Jadryev and May Lee
4th (of 7) - Jhondarr Lopez and Amber Osborn
5th (of 7) - Joel Thomas and Chloe Obrzut
6th (of 7) - Gordon Bratt and Kate Bratt
7th (of 7) - Nathan Bales and Yvette de la Torre

Open Professional Rhythm

1st (of 9) - Andre Paramonov and Natalie Paramonov
2nd (of 9) - Slash Sharan and Meghan Anderson
3rd (of 9) - Jonathan Chen and Nadine Messenger
4th (of 9) - Jhondarr Lopez and Amber Osborn
5th (of 9) - Dustin Donelan and Kirsten McCloskey
6th (of 9) - Joel Thomas and Chloe Obrzut

Open Professional Showdance

1st (of 3) - Mykyta Serdyuk and Anna Krasnoshapka
2nd (of 3) - Misha Belfer and Julie Garczynski
3rd (of 3) - Jimmy Mulligan and Dani Atkins

Professional Rising Star Smooth

1st (of 14) - Sergey Barsukov and Maria Sindnjova
2nd (of 14) - Adrian Dydynski and Hannah Dydynski
3rd (of 14) - Sergey Smolin and Anna Tomasini
4th (of 14) - Ben Seifert and Cheryl Seifert
5th (of 14) - Jimmy Mulligan and Dani Atkins
6th (of 14) - Dustin Donelan and Kirsten McCloskey

Open Professional Smooth

1st (of 14) - Mazen Hamza and Izabella Jundzill
2nd (of 14) - Sergey Barsukov and Maria Sindnjova
3rd (of 14) - Adrian Dydynski and Hannah Dydynski
4th (of 14) - Mark Short and Alyssa Kark
5th (of 14) - Sergey Smolin and Anna Tomasini
6th (of 14) - Ben Seifert and Cheryl Seifert

Professional Rising Star Standard

1st (of 3) - Dimitru Turcan and Christina Turcan
2nd (of 3) - Trent Quinn and Nandina Snow
3rd (of 3) - Eric Gillitzer and Deborah Gillitzer

Open Professional Standard

1st (of 4) - Anton Lebedev and Ana Borshch
2nd (of 4) - Matt Rivers and Maliwan Diemer
3rd (of 4) - Dimitru Turcan and Christina Turcan
4th (of 4) - Eric Gillitzer and Deborah Gillitzer