Competitive Highlights

Gumbo Dancesport Championship, Baton Rouge, LA, June 2010

  • Adult Silver Rhythm: 2nd of 3
  • Senior I Silver Rhythm: 3rd of 7
  • Senior I Silver Smooth: did not advance from semifinal
  • Adult Silver Smooth: 4th of 4
  • Adult Gold Smooth: 1st (uncontested)
  • Senior 1 Gold Smooth: 3rd of 4
  • Open American 6-Dance: did not advance from semifinal

High Point Classic Dancesport Championship, High Point, NC, October 2009

  • Senior I Bronze Smooth: did not advance to final
  • Adult Bronze Smooth: 4th of 12
  • Senior I Bronze Rhythm: did not advance to final
  • Adult Bronze Rhythm: advanced from quarterfinal to semifinal
  • Senior I Silver Rhythm: did not advance to final
  • Adult Silver Rhythm: did not advance to final

Hotlanta Dance Challenge/Rising Star Newcomers’ Ball, Atlanta, GA, October 2009

We danced a total of 64 heats at Hotlanta but the vast majority were uncontested.  Here are a few highlights from the contested events:

  • Adult Preliminary Bronze Cha-Cha: 3rd of 5
  • Adult Preliminary Bronze Rumba: 3rd of 6
  • Adult Preliminary Bronze Swing: 1st of 6
  • Senior 1 Preliminary Bronze Cha-Cha: 2nd of 3
  • Senior 1 Preliminary Bronze Rumba: 3rd of 5
  • Senior 1 Preliminary Bronze Swing: 3rd of 5
  • Adult Bronze Rhythm 3-Dance: 1st of 3
  • Senior 1 Bronze Rhythm 3-dance: 1st of 2
  • Senior 2 Preliminary Silver Cha-cha: 3rd of 3
  • Senior 2 Preliminary Silver Rumba: 1st of 3
  • Senior 2 Preliminary Silver Swing: 1st of 3

SouthernStar Midsummer Classic, Tampa, FL, July 2009

  • SouthernStar Rhythm Challenge (Cha-cha/Rumba/Swing): did not advance from semifinal
  • Bronze American Rhythm (C/R/S): 2nd place out of 8
  • Bronze American Smooth (Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot): 2nd place out of 7
  • SouthernStar Smooth Challenge (W/T/F): advanced from quarterfinal to semifinal
  • Silver American Rhythm (C/R/S): FIRST place out of 4; this event was a $50 scholarship from the Dayton chapter of USA Dance.

Triangle Open Dancesport Championship, Raleigh, NC, February 2009

  • Adult Bronze Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot: made the cut from first round to quarterfinal in all of these
  • Senior I Bronze Waltz: 4th of 4
  • Senior I Bronze Tango: 2nd of 3
  • Senior I Bronze Foxtrot: 1st of 3
  • Adult Bronze Cha-Cha: did not make the first cut
  • Adult Bronze Rumba: made the cut from first round to quarterfinal
  • Adult Bronze Swing: made 2 cuts, from first to quarter and from quarter to semi
  • Senior I Bronze Cha-Cha: 1st of 3
  • Senior I Bronze Rumba: 1st of 4
  • Senior I Bronze Swing: 1st of 3
  • Senior I Silver Rhythm (cha-cha & rumba): 1st of 5

Southern Star Midsummer Classic, Tampa, FL, July 2008

  • American Smooth: 5th of 5
  • American Rhythm: 4th of 6

Atlanta Dancesport Challenge, Atlanta, GA, June 2008

  • Closed American Rhythm:1st
  • Open American Rhythm: 1st