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DanceSport Competitions in the Midwest

revised 07/2008

Competitions in red are organized by USA Dance for amateur dancers.

More information on USA DanceSport

April 2008
Event: Pittsburgh Amateur DanceSport
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Contact: Andrew Peuschel
(412) 656-3667
Sponsor: Pittsburgh USA Dance Chapter
URL: http://www.pittsburghdancesport.com/comppgh/
May 2008
Event: Great Race Sports - DanceSport for Literacy
Location: JACC Notre Dame, IN
Contact: Nichy and Lisa Vegas
lisadans1@aol.com
(216) 292-7371 ext. 3
fax: (216) 292-7381
Sponsor: South Bend Valley Dancers, USA Dance Chapter #2029, Joyce Athletic & Convocation Center, Notre Dame University, South Bend IN
URL: http://www.grdsport.net
June 2008
Event: Chicago Crystal Ball Dance Competition
Location: Chicago, IL
Contact: Tommye Giacchino
(773)318-3655
tgiacchino@aol.com
Sponsor:
URL: http://www.chicagocrystalball.com
July 2008
Event: Twin Cities Open Ballroom Competition
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Contact: Scott & Amy Anderson
952-892-3650
Sponsor:
URL: http://www.twincitiesopen.com
July 2008
Event: Fort Wayne DanceSport Championships
Location: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN
Contact: Vivian Hans
(260) 494-3185
For questions regarding clarification of the rules, etc,:
organizer@fwdancesport.org
For registration questions: registrar@fwdancesport.org
Sponsor: Fort Wayne USA Dance Chapter # 2046
URL: http://fwdancesport.org
August 2008
Event: Michigan Senior Olympics - DanceSport
Location: Oakland County, MI
Contact: (248)608-0250
1-800-400-8161
info@michiganseniorolympics.org
Sponsor: Michigan Senior Olympics, Inc
URL: http://www.michiganseniorolympics.org
August 2008
Event: Chicagoland Country & Swing Festival
Location: Chicago, IL
Contact: Jennifer and Randy Jeffries
765-563-1111
dancemaxx@comcast.net
Sponsor: DanceMax Productions
URL: http://www.chicagolanddancefestival.com
August 2008
Event: Motor City Jam & the American Open
Location: Detroit, MI area
Contact: Paulette Brockington 880-647-9464
Sponsor: ArtSpectrum
URL: http://www.artspectrum.org
August 2008
Event: Cincinnati DanceSport Festival
Location: Cincinnati OH
Contact: (513) 284-5500
Sponsor:
URL: http://www.cincinnatidancesport.com/
September 2008
Event: Heartland Classic - 2009 USA Dance NQE
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Contact: Nancy Dew
317-849-6373
dewn@juno.com
Sponsor: Indianapolis USA Dance Chapter
URL: http://www.indyusabda.org
September 2008
Event: Music City Country Dance Challenge
Location: Nashville, TN
Contact: Kevin Johnson
Phone: 615-405-2889
MCCDCKevin@aol.com

Sponsor:
URL: http://www.musiccitydance.com
September 2008
Event: Cleveland DanceSport Challenge
Location: Cleveland, OH
Contact: Nichy Vegas & Lisa Mancusco
216) 292-7371
lisadans1@aol.com

Sponsor:
URL: http://www.clevelanddancesport.com
September 2008
Event: Windy City Open
Location: Chicago, IL
Contact: G. Weiss
(312) 409-3995
theWindyCityOpen@yahoo.com
Sponsor:
URL: http://www.theWindyCityOpen.com
October 2008
Event: Chicago Harvest Moon Ball Championship
Location: Chicago, IL area
Contact: Jay Jarquin Organizer
(773) 685 5415
Tangofor2@Sbcglobal.net
Sponsor:
URL: http://www.ballroomchicago.com/harvest_moon.htm
November 2008
Event: Ohio Star Ball Championships
Location: Columbus, OH
Contact: Sam Sodano or Brenda Burge
(614) 848-7827

Sponsor: DanceSport
URL: http://www.ohiostarball.com
November 2008
Event: National Collegiate DanceSport Championships - USA Dance YCN
Location: Columbus, OH
Contact: Shawn Fisher
1-800-447-9047
Sponsor: USA Dance, Inc.
URL: http://cdcusabda.accessdance.com/
February 2009
Event: Smoky Mountain Championship
Location: Knoxville, TN
Contact: Tim McGhee
(865) 386-7843
Sponsor: Knoxville USA Dance Chapter
URL: http://www.usabda-knoxville.us/
February 2009
Event: Indiana Challenge DanceSport Comp
Location: Merrillville, IN
Contact: Tim & Sue Bourget
(219) 322-8381
ssds@jorsm.com
Sponsor:
URL: http://www.indianachallenge.com
February 2009
Event: Chicago DanceSport Challenge
Location: Chicago, IL area
Contact: DJ Lawn, registrar:
(630) 893-2926
Chicagochallenge@aol.com
Sponsor: Chicago USA Dance Chapter
URL: http://www.cdscc.org/
February 2009
Event: Star of the North DanceSport
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Contact: sotn@usadance-mn.org
Sponsor: USA Dance-MN
URL: http://sotn.usadance-mn.org/
March 2009
Event: Michigan Dance Challenge
Location: Dearborn, MI
Contact: Mark Brock
(248) 561-7711
markbrock@comcast.net
Sponsor:
URL: http://www.michigandancechallenge.com
April 2009
Event: Wisconsin State DanceSport Championships
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Contact: Dan & Becky Messenger
(262)367-3367
dancetrends@mindspring.com
Sponsor:
URL: http://www.wiscstatedancechamp.com/
April 2009
Event: USA Dance National DanceSport Championships
Location: Baltimore, MD
Contact: (800) 447-9047
(415) 641-9265
Sponsor: USA Dance
URL: http://www.usadancenationals.com/
All dances held at the
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St
Downtown Kalamazoo MI
except where noted
Saturday Sept 20, 2008
Instructor: Mary Hoedeman
Lesson: Night Club 2 Step
Saturday Oct 18, 2008
2008 Gala
Kalamazoo Air Zoo
Saturday Nov 15, 2008
Instructor: Barry Douglas
Lesson: Hustle
Saturday Dec 13, 2008
Instructor: Carolyn Wingard
Lesson: Waltz
Saturday Jan 17, 2009
Instructor: Art & Jill Downey
Lesson: Foxtrot
Saturday Feb 21, 2009
Instructor: Debbie Snell
Lesson: Country 2 step
Saturday Mar 21, 2009
Instructor: Sharon Fisher
Lesson: Cha Cha
Saturday Apr 18, 2009
Instructor: John Bayman & Sarah Gosline
Lesson: Argentine Tango
Saturday May 16, 2009
For more information on our upcoming events, visit our calendar or email us