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Written by FWD WebMaster
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Wednesday, 27 February 2008 |
Fort Wayne Dancesport Championships Officials
| Steven McFerran |
Chairman of Judges |
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Pro/Am Teacher
Competing Professional
National Judge, Chairman of Judges
World Dance & DanceSport Council Registered (WD&DSC) Adjudicator 2005
Championship Certified
North American Dance Teachers Association:
- International Style Standard
- International Style Latin
- American Style Smooth
- American Style Rhythm
- Theatrical Style
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| Linda Jackson |
Adjudicator
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National Judge, World Class Judge
World Dance & DanceSport Council Registered (WDC) Adjudicator -2006
Championship Certified
North American Dance Teachers Association:
- International Style Standard
- International Style Latin
- American Smooth
- American Rhythm
- Theatrical Style
United States Rising Star Champions (1989)
Heart Of America Champions (3 times)
Midwest Champions (3 times)
Finalists in many major competitions in the United States and Canada
Nevada Star Ball Champions
Featured Performers on PBS Championship Ballroom Dancing in 1990 (hosted by Juliet Prowse)
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| Charles Jones |
Adjudicator |
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National Judge, World Class Judge
World Dance & DanceSport Council Registered (WDC) Adjudicator -2006
Championship Certified
North American Dance Teachers Association:
- International Style Standard
- International Style Latin
- American Smooth
- American Rhythm
- Theatrical Style
United States Rising Star Champions (1989)
Heart Of America Champions (3 times)
Midwest Champions (3 times)
Finalists in many major competitions in the United States and Canada
Nevada Star Ball Champions
Featured Performers on PBS Championship Ballroom Dancing in 1990 (hosted by Juliet Prowse)
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| Larry May |
Adjudicator |
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Master of Ceremonies
Performing Arts Adjudicator
Championship Certified
Ballroom Adjudicator:
- International Style Standard
- International Style Latin
- American Style Smooth
- American Style Rhythm
- Theatrical Style
Scrutineer
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| Susan McFerran |
Adjudicator
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Pro/Am Teacher
Competing Professional
National Judge
World Dance & DanceSport Council Registered (WD&DSC) Adjudicator 2005
Championship Certified
North American Dance Teachers Association:
- International Style Standard
- International Style Latin
- American Style Smooth
- American Style Rhythm
- Theatrical Style
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Peter Pover
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Adjudicator
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President of USA Dance, Inc. from 1988-1993 and 2008
Vice President of Presidium of the International DanceSport
Federation 1995-2002
Ballroom Adjudicator: Championship Certified, Arthur Murray
International, Inc.
- International Style
Standard
- International Style
Latin
- American Smooth
- American Rhythm
- Theatrical Style
Master of Ceremonies |
| James Steury |
Adjudicator |
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- Master
Instructor – Midwest
Ballroom Dance
Teachers Academy
- Manager
– West Side Dance
Center in Defiance, Ohio
- Nationally
Licensed
- Member
ProDVIDA
- Member
NDCA
- Teaching
& Dancing Professionally since 2000
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Rebekah Steury
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Adjudicator |
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- Master
Instructor – Midwest
Ballroom Dance
Teachers Academy
- Dance
Director – West Side Dance Center
in Defiance, Ohio
- Nationally
Licensed
- Member
ProDVIDA
- Member
NDCA
- Teaching
& Dancing Professionally since 1997
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| Christine Zona |
Adjudicator |
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Pro/Am Teacher since 1980
Member of National Dance Council of America and DVIDA
Championship Certified
North American Dance Teachers Association:
- International Style Standard
- International Style Latin
- American Style Smooth
- American Style Rhythm
- Theatrical Style
Competed professionally in the International Standard and Latin and the American Ballroom divisions
North American Rising Star American Ballroom Champion
Chicago Harvest Moon Ball American Ballroom Champion
Editor of Dance Notes, a dance publication that focuses on current issues and features interviews with both professional and amateur couples in their pursuit of excellence in dance. Website is: www.dancenotes.com
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| Russell McCann |
Co-Volunteer Coordinator |
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Member of Fort Wayne Dancesport No.2046 since 2007.
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| Susan Smallwood |
Co-Volunteer Coordinator |
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Member of Fort Wayne Dancesport No.2046 since 2008.
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| Mary Esslinger |
On-Deck Captain |
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Member of Fort Wayne Dancesport No.2046 since 1999.
Served as member of Fort Wayne Dancesport Board of Directors
Served as On-Deck Captain since 2000 for NBDW Mall Exhibitions
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| Jack Meinking |
Music Director
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Jack Meinking is from Cincinnati, and is a registered NDCA Music
Director and provides the music for about a dozen NDCA Competitions
each year, including the Ohio Star Ball,
St. Louis Star Ball, Atlanta Open, New Jersey State Open, American Star
Ball, Heart of America, and the Cincinnati Dancesport Competition.
He also has been Music Director for a number of USABDA/USA Dance
competitions including past National Championships in Indianapolis,
Houston, and Florida. Also for the Atlanta and Chicago regional
championships, and many local Chapter monthly dances and special events
in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Lexington, Louisville, and South Bend, In.
He has been providing the music for DanceSport Competitions since the
start of the former “MUST” (Mid U.S. Tournament) in 1972.
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