Are you still on the fence about going to the USA Dance National Ballroom DanceSport Championships, March 28-30, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania? Here are 50 good reasons why you shouldn’t miss it!
- To dance
- To watch.
- It is being held at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown Hotel once again!
- To see my friends.
- To compete because we love it.
- Why not?
- There is a strong panel of International Judges: Arunas Bizokas (Lithuania), Jeffrey Van Meerkerk (Netherlands), Elena Krifuks (Ukraine), Daria Sereda (Italy), and Duarte Viera (Portugal)
- To dance my personal best.
- To dress up.
- There is a strong panel of USA Judges: Inna Brayer, Hannah Cole, Bonnie Diaz, Andrey Dragunov, Viktoriya Drubetskaya, Dana Edwards, Shawn Fisher, Jami Josephson, Vladimir Karpov, Anastasiia Krivosheeva, Christopher Spalding, Alexander Spencer, Yelena Yesnovskiy, Yuehwern Yih, Sam Yli-Piipari, and Christine Zona.
- Because my husband really wants to do this.
- To prove to our coaches that we can actually dance our choreography.
- There is nothing like dancing, and competing is so much fun.
- We qualified! Qualification Status is outlined at https://usadancenationals.org/qualified-athletes/ . If you met the qualifying rules but are not on this list, you are still qualified! If you have any questions, or believe there is a mistake on the list email nationals-registrar@usadance.org.
- To catch up on the latest dance gossip.
- There is special college competitor pricing, so there are a lot of college teams.
- There are workshops planned in all four styles on Saturday. Smooth by Alex Romanov & Anna Blagodyreva, Standard by Egor Bezukladnikov & Irene Lee, Latin by Aleh Kulyba, and Rhythm by Amanda Wolf.
- To meet the USA Dance President – Chuck Garrett will be there.
- To try out my new dress.
- To get ready for World Championships.
- To volunteer. https://usadancenationals.org/volunteers/!
- To cheer on my friends.
- To be selected to represent the United States at World Championships.
- To find out if we should be at the next level.
- To sell a dress at the consignment shop. https://americandancer.org/consignments/
- Dancing keeps us young!
- To dance in a team match. Go Buckeyes!!
- I want to watch my students.
- The Organizers can’t wait to see everyone. You may contact them at usadancenationals.org or contact us.
- I want to do better than the last time we competed.
- I like penguins, and they are in Pittsburgh.
- My family and friends live near Pittsburgh and will come to watch.
- I love it when they do my hair and makeup. I feel like a queen!
- Love – Image Studio by Kris –kdlovestudio.com
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- Envy Image Studio –envyimagestudio.com
- My coach is coming and wants to see us dance.
- Because my wife really wants to do this.
- Anytime I can dance instead of work, it is good.
- It’s our vacation.
- I love the college kids. Some events have over 50 couples registered!
- I love the crowd.
- I want to test the information that I have practiced.
- To see what is up for consignment. https://americandancer.org/consignments/
- Three great days of dancing!
- I like to photograph dancers.
- We have new routines.
- There will be a Social Dance early during the Friday Evening Session. It is free for competitors, and all are invited.
- We love the challenge of a crowded floor.
- Where else in the United States can Senior Amateur dancers have semifinals?
- We had a great time last year. It’s so much fun!
- We are finally dancing open choreography.
- There is still time! Complete your registration before the March 14 deadline! Register now at https://register.o2cm.com/?event=usa
