Dear Athletes,
From the BAC, this is a brief news update on all things primarily of interest, to the competitive side of USA Dance:
- The 2025 Rulebook, the various appendices and the link to everyone’s proficiency points can be found on the USA Dance website, under the “Ballroom” tab and then by scrolling down to the “Rules, Bylaws & Policy” tab. Go to the USA Dance Rulebook section, there you will find the latest Rulebook, the appendices and also the link for the Proficiency Points. If you click on the link at the end of the sentence “To see your current Proficiency Points, please click here“ you should be brought to the most recent Proficiency Points listing. The Chairman of the Eligibility Committee is updating this list a week or two after every competition we hold.
- New competitions are added to the Competition calendar on a regular basis. Please check back frequently. All sanctioned competitions can be found on the American Dancer Competition Calendar, which is updated weekly. They can also be found on the USA Dance website. Go to the “Ballroom” tab and scroll down to the “DanceSport Calendar” tab. Click on that tab, and you should be taken to the most current listing of all of our competitions.
- In the next few months, the following couples will be representing USA Dance and the United States in World DanceSport Federation World Championships and the World Games:
Leader | Follower | WDSF Event | Location | Date |
Dylan Chi | Isabella Moudry | Youth World 10-Dance | Bremen, Germany | 6/8/25 |
Lucas Skvirsky | Nare Safaryan | U21 Open World Latin | Bremen, Germany | 6/7/25 |
David Getchell | Allison Gonzalez | Sr. 4 Open World Stand. | Bremen, Germany | 6/6/25 |
Song Kim | Nicole Suh | Sr. 4 Open World Stand. | Bremen, Germany | 6/6/25 |
Lucas Skvirsky | Nare Safaryan | Youth World Latin | Wuxi, China | 7/17/25 |
Dylan Chi | Isabella Moudry | Youth World Latin | Wuxi, China | 7/17/25 |
Michael Murphy | Christine Lys | Sr. 3 Open World Latin | Vienna, Austria | 7/18/25 |
Anatoliy Shvarts | Tatiana Keegan | Sr. 3 Open World Latin | Vienna, Austria | 7/18/25 |
Kairat Algadaev | Julia Seleznyov | World Games – Latin | Chengdu, China | 8/8/25 |
Egor Bezukladnikov | Irene Lee | World Games – Standard | Chengdu, China | 8/8/25 |
Kairat Algadaev | Julia Seleznyov | Adult Showdance Latin | New Jersey, United States | 9/13/25 |
Denis Kojinov | Jeanette Chevalier | Sr. 1 Open World 10-Dance | Vagos, Portugal | 9/27/25 |
Michael Murphy | Christine Lys | Sr. 2 Open World Latin | Vagos, Portugal | 9/28/25 |
Anatoliy Shvarts | Tatiana Keegan | Sr. 2 Open World Latin | Vagos, Portugal | 9/28/25 |
Should you happen to run into any of these couples, please make sure to tell them how proud we are of them and what a great achievement they accomplished. This list will be updated as we approach the events scheduled for the fall and winter.
- Finally, for the first time in the United States, we will be hosting the WDSF World Latin Showdance Championships, along with several other USA Dance and WDSF events. This prestigious event will take place in Newark,New Jersey, on September 12 – 13, 2025. There will be a Gala Dinner on Saturday night, September 13. To find out more about the event, to order tickets, and/or to register for the competition, go to: https://www.theexcelsiorcup.com
Have a great summer with lots of fun dancing!
From the Ballroom Committee:
- Daphna Locker – Dancesport Ballroom VP
- Hannah Chiou – Dancesport Delegate 1
- Daniel O’Connell – Dancesport Delegate 2
- Alessandro Scalora – Dancesport Delegate 3
- Amelia Wills – Dancesport Delegate 4
- Andrea Mirenda – Chair of the Gender Neutral Committee
- Lev Vesnovskiy – Chair of Eligibility Committee
- Margot Garnick – Competition Sanctions Chair
- Matt Pansing – Chair of the Organizers Committee
- Renata Shvarts – World Team Liaison
- Sterling Sightler – Chair of Rules Committee
