Officials
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Jennifer McCalla, Chairman |
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Jennifer is a World Class Adjudicator and highly sought-after coache. Jennifer has been on the Fred Astaire National Dance Board since 1997. She holds the highest levels of accreditation from both FADS and the ISTD. As a competitor she was four-time United States Amateur Champions and represented the US in Latin, Standard, and 10-Dance Championhsips. She was undefeated Fred Astaire National Champions in Smooth from 1995-1997 and won many Rising Star Championship Titles at Eastern US and US in Standard, Latin, and Smooth, along with Smooth Rising Star Titles at Ohio Star, Breakers, and the Texas Challenge.
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Terry Sweeney, Master of Ceremonies |
Diretor and Owner of Art & Style Dance Studio. Former National & International Latin and Ballroom Champion. Certified National Judge for the USA. Championship certified NADTA Judge. WDC recognized judge. Dancing Classroom Teaching Artists for Pittsburgh, PA Coache for Carnegie Mellon University Ballroom Dance Club. Certified Master of Ceremonies. |
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Larissa Kerbel |
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8 Times Undefeated Canadian Amateur and Professional
Standard Champions
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Stanley McCalla |
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Stanley McCalla is a World Class Adjudicator and highly sought-after coach. He is the official coach for New York University, Columbia University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He holds the highest levels of accreditation from both FADS and the ISTD. As a competitor he was four-time United States Amateur Champion and represented the US in Latin, Standard, and 10-Dance Championhsips. He was undefeated Fred Astaire National Champions in Smooth from 1995-1997 and won many Rising Star Championship Titles at Eastern US and US in Standard, Latin, and Smooth, along with Smooth Rising Star Titles at Ohio Star, Breakers, and the Texas Challenge.
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Steven McFerran |
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US National Adjudicator, US National Professional International 10-Dance Finalist and US National Professional Latin Finalist. Open Professional Latin Imperial Championship Finalist (UK). Former Arthur Murray International 10-Dance Champion, Professional Latin and Standard Champion. U of M Ballroom Team Coach, Ballroom Dance Coach to US National and Olympic Ice Dance Couples.
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Susan McFerran |
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US National Adjudicator, US National Professional International 10-Dance Finalist and US National Professional Latin Finalist. Open Professional Latin Imperial Championship Finalist (UK). Former Arthur Murray International 10-Dance Champion, Professional Latin and Standard Champion. U of M Ballroom Team Coach, Ballroom Dance Coach to US National and Olympic Ice Dance Couples.
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Renata Shvarts |
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and an active dance
trainer for 15 years. Throughout this time she enjoyed a long and
successful
career as an Amateur and Professional dancer, competing and placing in
the finals
of multiple regional, national and international championships. As a
trainer she
raised many junior and youth competitors to become United States
Champions,
US Representatives to the Worlds, and Blackpool Finalists. She is the
Founder
and Co-Owner of New York's popular dance studio chain "Basic Ballroom",
and a
WD&DSC World-Class Adjudicator. She holds a Master's Degree in
Education, and
is a member of the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG), and as such
has been
featured in several films and dance productions. She lives and works in
New York
City.
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Sam Sodano |
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Worldclass Judge and Ohio Star Ball organizer
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Christine Zona |
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Christine Zona has been teaching ballroom dance since 1980. She has competed professionally in the International Standard and Latin and the American Ballroom divisions. Titles include the North American Rising Star American Ballroom Champion and Chicago Harvest Moon Ball American Ballroom Champion. Christine is a member of the National Dance Council of America and is a certified adjudicator with the North American Dance Teachers Association. Facebook page: Christine Zona-Your Health Is Your Wealth.
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Len Diana, Scrutineer |
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Len Diana, from Hartford, CT, is active in outreach
efforts to show the fun and benefits of ballroom dancing to the general
public. Len, and his wife, Dawn have placed well in local, regional,
and national competitions; dancing all four styles for 15 years. Len is
an NDCA Certified Scrutineer and Registrar - scrutineer and competition
set up/registrar for numerous Amateur, Collegiate, and Pro/Am
competitions throughout the United States and a Certified Wheelchair
Ballroom and Latin Dance Instructor. Memberships include USA
Dance/USABDA, NDCA, and affiliated with American DanceWheels
Foundation. He is a former Vice-President, Treasurer, and Newsletter
Editor for the Connecticut Chapter of USABDA. Outside of dancing, Len
is a QSCA Certified Law Of Attraction coach- Personal Growth, Life,
& Business Coach at An Infinite Abundance Of Wealth, Health,
& Happiness (Self Employed) and an Entrepreneur/Independent
Distributor for
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Dawn Veillette Diana, Registrar |
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Dawn Veillette Diana, a native of Hartford, CT, joined the ballroom world in 1988 as a student and pro/am competitor. Amateur dancing soon followed, partnering with her husband Len, enjoying many years of dancesport participation in local, regional, and national competitions. Dawn is a former president and newsletter editor of the Connecticut chapter of USABDA and is a registrar with the NDCA, working at many competitions in the northeast. Outside of the dance world, Dawn works in the nonprofit field, spending many years at a regional professional theater and currently Development Manager for The Children's Museum in West Hartford, CT, a science-focused education center for children aged 12 and under.
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