Results from Around the Country

Twin Cities Open Ballroom Championships

Congratulations to those who competed at the Twin Cities Open! Below is the list of closed and open scholarship placements. Full detailed results on all events are available on the Twin Cities Open website.

L-A Pro/Am Closed Bronze Rhythm Scholarship
1st - Tyra Anderson with Gordon Bratt
2nd - Lynn Stankowski with Tom Neterval
3rd - Nicole Bottelson with Eric Hoyer
4th - Isabella Christensen with Shane Haggerty
5th - Noelle Ness with Gene Bersten
6th - Lillian Main with Benjamin Welch
7th - Kim Herrig with Darren Franco
8th - Breanna Warneke with Spencer Loufek
8th - Thomas Jersett with Tiffany Sullivan

L-B Pro/Am Closed Bronze Rhythm Scholarship
1st - Kelsey Noyes with Gene Bersten
2nd - Nicole Anderson with Darren Franco
3rd - Julibeth Lauren with Gordon Bratt
4th - Patricia Nicinski with Brent Hyskell
5th - Michele Madsen with Douglas Wallock
6th - Sara Rentmeester with Jay Morth
7th - Mark Querna with Nadine Messenger
8th - Jill Gibson with Eric Hoyer
9th - Stephanie Hester with Derrick Murray
9th - Mary Gummerson with Spencer Loufek
11th - Jayme Hartman with Tiffany Sullivan
11th - Brad Kuzel with Andrea Kuzel

L-C Pro/Am Closed Bronze Rhythm Scholarship
1st - Peggy Lavinski with Aleko Khutsidze
2nd - Darlene Wolfe with Darren Franco
3rd - Mary Cederberg with Jeff Nehrbass
4th - Kimblerly Simenen with Gordon Bratt
5th - Paula L'Esperance with Jay Morth
6th - Sharon Gentling with Gary Dahl
7th - Maggie Arzdorf Schubbe with Dustin Donelan
8th - Larry Wittig with Caitlin Rose Foster
9th - Sandy Haydon with Charlie Drenth
10th - Kathryn Stolp with Eric Hoyer
10th - Katherine Engel with Douglas Wallock
12th - Gwen Gonsorowski with Martin Pickering
12th - Sandy Nelson with Spencer Loufek

L-A Pro/Am Closed Silver Rhythm Scholarship
1st - Alina Huang with Slash Sharan
2nd - Veronica Quinones with Jonathan Chen
3rd - Oncu Er with Julie Jacobson
4th - Amy Anderson with Gordon Bratt

L-B Pro/Am Closed Silver Rhythm Scholarship
1st - Darcy Adamczyk with Gary Dahl
2nd - Annabel Bavaud with Shane Meuwissen
3rd - Ligaya Carlos with Jeff Halverson
4th - Carla Weibel with Jay Morth
5th - Mark Lange with Nadine Messenger
6th - Heather Polivka with Gordon Bratt

L-C Pro/Am Closed Silver Rhythm Scholarship
1st - Marie Abraham with Slash Sharan
2nd - Carla Johnson with Jason Shearin
3rd - Rosemary Rocha with Jonathan Chen
4th - Cindy Andren with Gordon Bratt
5th - Carolyn Kurzoja with Val Ganiev
6th - Rallerino with Stefan Dobrev
7th - Jan Blakeslee with Jean-Paul Gronek
8th - Tom Schubbe with Nadine Messenger
9th - Terrie DeRoller with John Abrams
10th - Randy Williams with Ashely Mayer
10th - Kim Schmutzler with Tom Neterval
12th - Elayne Gassett with Markus Cannon
12th - Lee Ferguson with Kate Bratt
12th - Don Kovorik with Ashley Eresh
15th - Jeff Hartzler with Susie Murray
15th - Tom Tinkham with Julie Jacobson

L-A Pro/Am Open Rhythm Scholarship
1st - Georgie Anderson with Jonathan Chen
2nd - Madie Ragatz with John Abrams

L-B Pro/Am Open Rhythm Scholarship
1st - Eileen Arcilla with Golden Parker
2nd - Anna Trull with John Abrams
3rd - Anna Gilbertson with Tom Neterval

L-C Pro/Am Open Rhythm Scholarship
1st - Randi Zedeck with Stefan Dobrev
2nd - Dee Iannone with Markus Cannon
3rd - Darlene Wolfe with Darren Franco
4th - Marie Abraham with Slash Sharan
5th - Carolyn Kurzoja with Val Ganiev
6th - Dawn Elm with John Abrams
7th - Suzanne Kirkegaard with Dustin Donelan

L-A Pro/Am Closed Bronze Smooth Scholarship
1st - Aimee Neuman with Martin Pickering
2nd - Riyan Mendonsa with Nadine Messenger
3rd - Lynn Stankowski with Tom Neterval
4th - Teal Langseth-Schmidt with Spencer Loufek
5th - Tyra Anderson with Gordon Bratt
6th - Nicole Bottleson with Eric Hoyer
7th - Lillian Main with Darren Franco
8th - Noelle Ness with Gene Bersten
9th - Jonathan Reznick with Audra Erkelenz

L-B Pro/Am Closed Bronze Smooth Scholarship
1st - Madelyn Harvieux with Eric Hudson
2nd - Nancy Wang with Jay Larson
3rd - Corinne Rao with Jason Shearin
4th - Patricia Nicinski with Brent Hyskell
5th - Sara Rentmeester with Jay Morth
6th - Kim Herrig with Spencer Loufek
7th - Julibeth Lauren with Gordon Bratt
8th - Michele Madsen with Douglas Wallock
8th - Mark Querna with Rachel Damiani
10th - Dan Stankowski with Heather Wudstrack
11th - Stephanie Hester with Derrick Murray
11th - Doug Hyland with Diane Sullivan
11th - Brad Kuzel with Andrea Kuzel

L-C Pro/Am Closed Bronze Smooth Scholarship
1st - Mary Cederberg with Jeff Nehrbass
2nd - Carol Jacobson-Blietz with Krystian Grabowski
3rd - Julie Karlsen with Matt Cawston
4th - Kimberly Simensen with Gordon Bratt
5th - Sharon Gentling with Gary Dahl
6th - Peggy Lavinsky Aleko Khutsidze
7th - Kathryn Stolp with Eric Hoyer
8th - Paula L'Esperance with Jay Morth
9th - Grace Thornhill with Jonathan Chen
10th - Darlene Wolfe with Spencer Loufek
11th - Darla Miller with Chris Kempainen
12th - Katherine Engel with Douglas Wallock
13th - Sandy Hadon with Charlie Drenth
13th - Dan Flath with Nadine Messenger
15th - Al Horner with Heather Wudstrack
16th - Jim Carter with Andrea Kuzel
17th - Larry Wittig with Caitlin Rose Foster

L-A Pro/Am Closed Silver Smooth Scholarship
1st - Georgie Anderson with Shane Meuwissen
2nd - Amy Anderson with Gordon Bratt
3rd - Emily Habisch with Martin Pickering
4th - Danielle Delaney with Shane Haggerty

L-B Pro/Am Closed Silver Smooth Scholarship
1st - Elizabeth Rocco with Eric Hudson
2nd - Tracy Hemauer with Gordon Bratt
3rd - Zhuojing Liu with Gene Bersten
4th - Anna Gilbertson with Tom Neterval
5th - Tanya Taksar with Michael Shultz
6th - Darcy Adamczyk with Gary Dahl
7th - Anna Trull with John Abrams
8th - Toni Tallerino with Stefan Dobrev
9th - Heidi Martin with Nichy Vegas
10th - Mary Gummerson with Spencer Loufek

L-C Pro/Am Closed Silver Smooth Scholarship
1st - Charlene Proctor with Michael Choi
2nd - Chris Newcomb with John Abrams
3rd - Carla Johnson with Jason Shearin
4th - CeCe Swanson with Eric Hudson
5th - Yuping Zheng with Jonathan Chen
6th - Randy Williams with Ditas Mayer
7th - Cyndi Andren with Gordon Bratt
8th - Barb Pease with Paul Botes
8th - Toni Tallerino with Stefan Dobrev
10th - Ed Kadletz with Julie Jacobson
11th - Tom Schubbe with Nadine Messenger
12th - Jan Blakeslee with Jean-Paul Gronek
13th - Kim Schmutzler with Tom Neterval
14th - Carolyn Kurzoja with Val Ganiev
15th - JoAnn Demoss with Martin Cawston
15th - Jeff Hartzler with Derrick Murray
15th - Lee Ferguson with Kate Bratt
18th - Don Kovorik Ashley Eresh

L-A Pro/Am Open Smooth Scholarship
1st - Yuko Taniguchi with Mariusz Olszewski
2nd - Brittany Winek with Eric Hudson
3rd - Madie Ragatz with John Abrams

L-B Pro/Am Open Smooth Scholarship
1st - Elizabeth Rocco with Eric Hudson
2nd - Tracy Hemauer with Gordon Bratt
3rd - Zhuojing Liu with Gene Bersten
4th - Anna Gilbertson with Tom Neterval
5th - Tanya Taksar with Michael Shultz
6th - Darcy Adamczyk with Gary Dahl
7th - Anna Trull with John Abrams
8th - Toni Tallerino with Stefan Dobrev
9th - Heidi Martin with Nichy Vegas
10th - Mary Gummerson with Spencer Loufek

L-C Pro/Am Open Smooth Scholarship
1st - David Schmit with Michelle Hudson
2nd - Randi Zedeck with Stefan Dobrev
3rd - Charlene Proctor with Michael Choi
4th - Elizabeth Dickinson with Jeff Nehrbass
5th - Richard Weinberg with Tommye Giacchino
6th - Kris Larson with Eric Hudson
7th - Dee Iannone with Markus Cannon
8th - Judi Landon with Slaveyko Baylov
9th - Sandra Helinski with Martin Voight
10th - Carolyn Kurzoja with Val Ganiev
11th - Deborah Leonard with Spencer Loufek

L-A Pro/Am Closed Ballroom Scholarship
1st - Noelle Ness with Gene Bersten

L-B Pro/Am Closed Ballroom Scholarship
1st - Annabel Barvaud with Shane Meuwissen
2nd - Corinne Rao with Jason Shearin
3rd - Mark Querna with Michelle Hudson
4th - Jana Gerken with Tony Karadzhov
5th - Carrie Gallagher with Darren Franco

L-C Pro/Am Closed Bronze Ballroom Scholarship
1st - Yuki Wierterlak with Martin Pickering
2nd - Mary Cederberg with Jeff Nehrbass
3rd - CeCe Swanson with Eric Hudson
4th - Carol Jacobson-Blietz with Krystian Grabowski
5th - Carol Ferrell with Gene Bersten
6th - Kim Schmutzler with Tom Neterval
7th - Kathryn Stolp with Eric Hoyer
8th - Patrick Moriarity with Nadine Messenger
8th - Mary Gummerson with Darren Franco
8th - Elayne Gasset with Markus Cannon

L-B Pro/Am Closed Silver Ballroom Scholarship
1st - Sisi Sun with Kris Kasperwicz
2nd - Darcy Adamczyk with Gary Dahl

L-C Pro/Am Closed Silver Ballroom Scholarship
1st - Joyce Hooks with Matt Rivers
2nd - Dee Iannone with Markus Cannon
3rd - Jane Taylor with Shane Meuwissen
4th - Barb Pease with Paul Botes
5th - Scott Skinner with Michelle Hudson
6th - Ed Kadletz with Julie Jacobson
7th - Jan Blakeslee with Jean-Paul Gronek
8th - David Zaleske with Kristina Lee

L-B Pro/Am Open Ballroom Scholarship
1st - Tanya Taksar with Michael Shultz
2nd - Darcy Adamczyk with Gary Dahl
3rd - Anna Gilbertson with Tom Neterval

G-C Pro/Am Open Ballroom Scholarship
1st - Dee Iannone with Markus Cannon
2nd - John Snyder with Yulia Kornilova
3rd - Richard Weinberg with Tommye Giacchino
4th - Joyce Hooks with Matt Rivers
5th - David Zaleke with Kristina Lee

L-A Pro/Am Closed Bronze Latin Scholarship
1st - Noelle Ness with Gene Bersten
2nd - Jan Carter with Darren Franco

L-B Pro/Am Closed Bronze Latin Scholarship
1st - Lauren LaPointe with Louis Bar
2nd - Lisa Mohr with Shinya McHenry
3rd - Marty Williams with Therese Clarke
4th - Amanda Rose Jason Shearin
5th - Diane Sullivan with Darren Franco

L-C Pro/Am Closed Bronze Latin Scholarship
1st - Peggy Lavinsky with Aleko Khutsidze
2nd - Joan Endres with Gene Bersten
3rd - Mary Cederberg with Jeff Nehrbass
4th - Jill Kaiser with Darren Franco
5th - Maggie Arzdorf Schubbe with Dustin Donelan

L-A Pro/Am Closed Silver Latin Scholarship
1st - Elizabeth Brahnam with Mariusz Olszewski

L-B Pro/Am Closed Silver Latin Scholarship
1st - Kathy Uy with Sergey Smolin
2nd - Jana Gerken with Tony Karadzhov
3rd - Echo Huang with Gene Bersten

L-C Pro/Am Closed Silver Latin Scholarship
1st - Kris Larson with Eric Hudson
2nd - Carol Ferrell with Gene Bersten
3rd - Susan Hervey with Mariusz Olszewski
4th - Jan Blakeslee with Jean-Paul Gronek
5th - Patti Muxlow with Jason Shearin
6th - David Zaleske with Kristina Lee

L-A Pro/Am Open Latin Scholarship
1st - Ashley Cooper with Gene Bersten
2nd - Sara Wedding with Shane Meuwissen

L-B Pro/Am Open Latin Scholarship
1st - Adel Jaena with Gene Bersten
2nd - Elizabeth Rocco with Eric Hudson
3rd - Margarita Yoblokova with Tony Karadzhov

L-C Pro/Am Open Latin Scholarship
1st - Zhuojing Liu with Gene Bersten
2nd - Janie LaFavor with Mariusz Olszewski
3rd - Mary Young with Tony Karadzhov

Professional Rising Star Smooth
1st - Adrain Dydynski and Hannah Dydynski
2nd - Sergey Smolin and Anna Tomasini
3rd - Matt Rivers and Maliwan Diemer
4th - Igor Afonkin and Rachel Mercedes
5th - Chris Germain and Mila Popovich
6th - Mykyta Serdyuk and Anna Krasnoshapka
7th - Martin Pickering and Natalie Botes
8th - Dustin Donelan and Rachel Damiani
9th - Nick Haklin and Sarah Ford
10th - Douglas Wallock and Nicole Piechowski
10th - Jay Morth and Heather Wudtrack
10th - Johnny Francoviglia and Kayla Sloan
10th - Vance Mabry and Samantha Simmons

Professional Rising Star Rhythm
1st - Erwin Rybczynski and Iwona Rybczynski
2nd - Christopher Wayne and Juanita Simanekova
3rd - Joel Thomas and Chloe Obrzut
4th - Tim Polaschek and Katherine Hutchinson
5th - Dustin Donelan and Rachel Damiani
6th - Darren Franco and Tiffany Sullivan
7th - Troy Lerum and Whitney Irene
8th - Del Dominguez and Laura Flores

Professional Open Smooth Championship
1st - Mazen Hamza and Izabella
2nd - Adrain Dydynski and Hannah Dydynski
3rd - Eric Koptke and Chelsea Farrah
4th - Sergey Smolin and Anna Tomasini
5th - Mark Short and Alyssa Kark
6th - Igor Afonkin and Rachel Mercedes
7th - Chris Germain and Mila Popovich
8th - Matt Rivers and Maliwan Diemer
9th - Mykyta Serdyuk and Anna Krasnoshapka
10th - Martin Pickering and Natalie Botes
11th - Dustin Donelan and Rachel Damiani
11th - Vance Mabry and Samantha Simmons
13th - Nick Haklin and Sarah Ford
14th - Johnny Francoviglia and Kayla Sloan
15th - Jay Morth and Heather Wudtrack
16th - Douglas Wallock and Nicole Piechowski

Professional Open Rhythm Championship
1st - Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine and Liana Churilovka
2nd - Nazar Norov and Irina Kudryshova
3rd - Andrea Paramonov and Natalie Paramonov
4th - Ilya Velednitskiy and Mirya Ilchenko
5th - Mykyta Serdyuk and Anna Krasnoshapka
6th - Aaron DeSoto and Iryna DeSoto
7th - Andrei Abrashin and Mariia Gavylova
8th - Erwin Rybczynski and Iwona Rybczynski
9th - Christopher Wayne and Juanita Simanekova
9th - Slash Sharan and Meghan Anderson
11th - Joel Thomas and Chloe Obrzut
11th - Tim Polaschek and Katherine Hutchinson
13th - Dustin Donelan and Rachel Damiani
14th - Darren Franco and Tiffany Sullivan
15th - Troy Lerum and Whitney Irene
16th - Mateo Catalan and Anna Strojek