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2 The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition The sixteenth Annual Harvard Beginners’ Competition Tentatively scheduled for Saturday, October 25th, 2008 Malkin Athletic Center Harvard University The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Dear Competitors, Welcome to the 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Competition and Hanlon-Ford Ball. We hope this will be a weekend of excitement, inspiration, and most of all, fantastic dancing. Preparations have been taking place all year and we hope that our efforts will result in an enjoyable event for all. The Invitational has grown considerably in the last few years. As of this writing, there are almost 700 competitors registered, and we expect that number to rise with late registrations in the next week. The size and scope of the competition make it a veritable test of dancing ability and we wish you the best of luck through all of your rounds. One of the highlights of our competition has always been the Hanlon-Ford Ball, which is named for one of our founding supporters. Radcliffe alumna Marguerite Hanlon passed away two years ago and was an incredible supporter of ballroom dancing, both internationally and here at Harvard. Her generosity started the team, gave us our first costumes, took us to our first events, and sowed the seeds for who we are today. We hope you will enjoy watching the final rounds of the Open levels of competition and be dazzled by the World-class performance given by Ieva Pauksena and Linas Koreiva. The success of this competition depends heavily on the help we get from the ballroom community. We appreciate each of our professional judges for contributing their time. Their generosity makes the enjoyment of dancing and excitement of competing possible for all of us. We are also excited to be working with High Output this year. They have created the beautiful lighting for our Hanlon-Ford Ball, which we hope will heighten the experience of all the participants. Running this competition is not a one-person job. We are so fortunate to have had a wonderful, dedicated team of committee members whom have made this possible. The reliable Registrar Rose Yan has smoothly dealt with all registration and payment details. Our diligent Directors of Logistics Vera Mucaj and Ashley Grand have arranged the details of the ballroom, ordered and maintained our inventory of many supplies, and been charmingly creative in their ways of circumventing difficult logistical issues. Our experienced Director of Business, Eleanor Birrell, has tirelessly fundraised for this event to make it financially viable. The resourceful arrangements of press-agentry and even occasional graphic design by Director of Publicity, Aleksandra Kuczmarska, has made advertising for the Invitational successful. Our gorgeous poster and program are the results of unflagging effort and sleepless nights by Program Designers Hannah Chung and Victoria Chernow. Our ambassador to the ballroom professionals joining us for this event, Judge’s Liason Masha Maystrovskaya, has been incredibly thorough in her arrangement for the logistics and comfort of the judges at this event. VIP Liaison Irina Danilova has been an exemplar in her enthusiasm and effort in creating a successful program for our VIPs to enjoy. It has not been an easy task of arranging the housing for over 100 competitors, but our Housing Coordinator Lindsay Liles’s meticulous preparation has fulfilled every request. A special thank you to alumus Timothy Li and MC Karl Kuryla for all of their efforts in, to just name a few areas, coordinating publicity efforts and supporting logistics with their know-how. Lastly, our Webmaster and Competitions Coordinator Emeritus Maulik Shah, for sharing his invaluable expertise and insights in all aspects of putting this competition together. There could not be a more heartfelt thank-you. We are proud to have worked with all of these people and am eager to share with you the fruits of our labor this weekend. We have endeavored to anticipate and address every difficulty that may arise. However, in our preparation there may have been oversights, and we apologize for any inconveniences they may cause. After the competition, a link will be sent out to an online survey; please share with us what you liked, what you didn’t like, and alternate options which we could pursue. We appreciate your input into making our competition better, so that you and your team can enjoy it even more in the years to come. Good luck this weekend, and most importantly: Happy Dancing! Tzu-Ying Chuang & Kasia Razynska Competition Coordinators 3 4 The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Table of Contents Rules and Regulations.......................................... 5 Schedule of Events ............................................... 6 Prizes ................................................................... 7 Adjudicators......................................................... 9 Heat List.............................................................. 14 List of Competitors.............................................. 21 Affiliations ........................................................... 25 Harvard Ballroom Dance Team............................ 26 Acknowledgements .............................................. 27 111 Officials Master of Ceremonies Karl Kuryla DJ Bruce Maine Adjudicators Boris Brevde Emil Ioukhnikov Ruta Ioukhnikov Russell Jackson Julius Kaiser Armin Kappacher Tibor Kerekes Jennifer McCalla Stanley McCalla Chairmen of Judges Istvan Cserven Olga Kinnard Larinda McRaven Russell Monk Johnny Nigro Dawna Nocera Mark Nocera Michael Odikadze Gail Rundlett Helle Rusholt Mark Sheldon Andrè Strinadko The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Rules and Regulations SYLLABUS American Rhythm: American Smooth: International Latin: International Standard: ISTD Rhythm + NDCA Rhythm ISTD Smooth + NDCA Smooth ISTD Latin ISTD Standard GENERAL RULES Open to all amateur dancers. No school or studio association required. No age restrictions. LEVEL RESTRICTIONS All level eligibility rules are per style and per role. Newcomer: A competitor is eligible to dance at the Newcomer level if he/she is in his/her first full semester (or half year equivalent for non-students) of dancing. A full semester (or half year equivalent) of dancing includes participating in a competition during that semester or training regularly during that semester. A couple is eligible to dance at the Newcomer level if each partner is eligible to dance at the Newcomer level. Bronze syllabus. Bronze: A competitor is eligible to dance at the Bronze level if he/she has danced for no more than 3 full semesters (or half year equivalents for non-students). A full semester (or half year equivalent) of dancing includes participating in a competition during that semester or training regularly during that semester. A couple is eligible to dance at the Bronze level if each partner is eligible to dance at the Bronze level. Bronze syllabus. Silver: A competitor is eligible to dance at the Silver level if he/she has not placed out of silver under the YCN Proficiency Point System. Results from any and all dancesport competitions with professional judges are counted. Silver syllabus. Gold: A competitor is eligible to dance at the Gold level if he/she has not placed out of Gold under the YCN Proficiency Point System. Results from any and all dancesport competitions with professional judges are counted. International Standard and Latin - Gold Syllabus American Smooth and Rhythm - Open Choreography DOUBLE REGISTRATION Competitors may register for two adjacent levels in the same style if and only if they are eligible for both levels. COSTUME RESTRICTIONS Costumes are permitted at all levels except Newcomer. Newcomers may wear off-the-shelf clothing only. Alterations for fitting are permitted. Ladies must wear heel taps (Available for purchase at the concessions stand). Violation of this rule is grounds for immediate disqualification. 5 6 The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Schedule of Events Saturday, March 8, 2008 7:00 am 8:00 am 10:30 am 2:00 pm 5:05 pm Doors open Syllabus Rhythm (Bronze - Gold) Syllabus Latin (Bronze - PreChamp) Pre-Championship & Championship Standard, Championship Latin, Open Smooth & Rhythm (through semi-finals) (the schedule will be adjusted to accommodate costume changes) Presentation of Finalists (All competitors, except open finalists, must clear the ballroom after the presentation) Hanlon-Ford Ball 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 9:25 pm 10:00 pm 10:25 pm 12:00 am Doors Open Championship Finals and Open Finals and Formation Team Competition General Dancing Performance by Ieva Pauksena & Linas Koreiva 2007 Blackpool Professional Ballroom Semi-finalistis General Dancing Good night and see you tomorrow! Sunday, March 9, 2008 8:00 am 9:00 am 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 5:15 pm Doors open Syllabus Standard (Bronze - Gold) Newcomer (All) Syllabus Smooth (Bronze - Gold) Good night and see you next year! Please note that times are approximate and events may run up to thirty minutes before stated time. The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Prizes CHAMPIONSHIP Standard 1st: $300* 2nd: $200* 3rd: $100 OPEN Smooth 1st: $100*** 2nd: $50*** Standard 1st: $75** GOLD Smooth 1 : $200 ABC Dresses Gift Certificate Standard st 1 : $100 Dancer’s Image Gift Certificate Smooth 1 : $100 Dancer’s Image Gift Certificate Latin 1st: $75** Latin 1st: $200 DancePants Gift Certificate Rhythm 1 : $200 DancePants Gift Certificate st st Rhythm 1st: $100** 2nd: $50** PRE-CHAMPIONSHIP Standard st 1 : $200 ABC Dresses Gift Certificate Latin 1st: $300* 2nd: $200 3rd: $100 st SILVER Latin 1 : $200 DancePants Gift Certificate st Rhythm 1 : $200 DancePants Gift Certificate st *Sponsored by Eiko Onagi **Sponsored by Amanda Ashcraft *** Sponsored by Larinda McRaven Note: A couple may not win two prizes in the same style. 7 8 The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Registration Early Registration (On-line by February 8, 2008 - Payment Postmarked by February 11, 2008) Newcomer Events Only: $15/person 1 Level: $30/person 2 Levels: $40/person Formation Team: Free! Regular Registration (On-line by February 29, 2008 - Payment Postmarked by March 1, 2008) Newcomer Events Only: $20/person 1 Level: $40/person 2 Levels: $50/person Formation Team: Free! Late Registration (Email or On-site after February 29, 2008 - Payment On-site) Newcomer Events Only: $25/person 1 Level: $45/person 2 Levels: $55/person Formation Team: Free! Beginners’ Competition ‘07 Discount Registrants who competed at the 2007 Harvard Beginners’ Competiton are entitled to 50% off their Early and Regular Registration packages. This discount will not apply to late registrations. On site registrations will be allowed only if they do not require the scheduling of an additional heat for that event. Spectator fee $5 All competitor packages include admission to the Hanlon–Ford Ball Hey twinkle toes- After you’ve kicked up your heels kick them off at our place Irving House at Harvard 24 Irving Street, Cambridge 617-547-4600•www.irvinghouse.com •breakfast• internet access•off street parking•walk to Harvard Square Friendly accommodations in the heart of Cambridge The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Adjudicators Boris Brevde Boris is the owner and founder of Euroballroom DanceSport Studio in Newton, MA. He is from Donetsk, Ukraine, where he began competing at the age of five, and later opened one of the first independently owned dance studios for children. He is a three-time champion of the Ukraine, and, along with his students, has won many top Pro-Am competitions. Boris spends his free time judging in the Ukraine as well as the local college circuit. He currently teaches out of the Newton studio, where he accepts singles and couples, ages 4 & up. Istvan Cserven Istvan is a former Hungarian Standard Champion and has placed second in the Hungarian 10 Dance Championships three times. As a member of the National Champion Latin Formation Team, he was a finalist in the World and European Championships several times. In the last 9 years, he has been teaching competitive couples of all levels and ages. He coached the Hungarian Latin Youth Champions and several formation teams. He also has been the Vice President of the Hungarian Dance Sport Association for two years. Istvan currently teaches for the Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Boston, and is the Standard Coach for the Harvard Ballroom Team. Ruta and Emil Ioukhnikov Emil and Ruta are the co-owners and teachers of Dance Fever studios. They began their dancing careers in Lithuania. After they became partners they attended and won major competitions throughout all of Europe. Upon moving from Lithuania to Israel they opened their own studio, and began training and coaching children and youth dance pairs, who later became winners and finalists of major European competitions in Germany, Holland, France, England, and Italy. On numerous occasions their dance couples became national champions and represented Israel at the World and European Championships. Shortly after arrival to United States they opened their own dance studio that has grown tremendously and become the biggest junior dance studio in New England. By virtue of having satisfactorily passed the Examinations required by the Council of the United Kingdom Alliance of Professional Teachers of Dancing and Lithuanian Union of Dance Sport Professionals Emil and Ruta were granted the Distinctive Member Title in Ballroom and Latin American Dancing. 9 10 The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Adjudicators, Cont’d Russell Jackson Russell, a native of Manchester, England, has been dancing since the age of five and was brought up among a long line of ballroom dancers. Russell was a Youth Latin Finalist, a Junior United Kingdom Formation Champion, and performed in the Royal Variety Show for Princess Margaret and Prince Henry. He appeared in the television show ‘Come Dancing’ and many other United Kingdom TV shows. He is a United Kingdom, European, and World Showdance Finalist and has trained United Kingdom, European, and World Showdance couples and Formation Champions. Russell is known for his choreography and has produced professional shows at prestigious competitions across the United States. Since coming to the United States in 1996, Russell has trained the United States Lindy Hop Champions, worked at Fred Astaire Dance Studio, co-founded Supershag Productions, worked with Supershag Mega Dance Complex, and coached the Brandeis Ballroom Dance Team for two years. Russell is qualified to teach and adjudicate all four styles of ballroom dance. He is a member of the United Kingdom Alliance of Teachers of Dance (UKA), the National Dance Council of America (NDCA). He is currently training social and competitive dance couples, amateur formation and showdance teams, and working with and alongside predominant dance studios within the United States and England. Julius Kaiser Julius, long time head coach for the Harvard Ballroom Team, is an inductee to the U.S.Dancesport Hall of Fame, a Fellow in ISTD Modern, a Licentiate in ISTD Latin, a Four-Time Recipient of Life Achievement Awards, and an Honorary Board Member of the ISTD. He is also an Honorary Lifetime Member of Harvard Ballroom. Armin Kappacher Armin is a former North American Professional Latin Rising Star Champion. He placed seventh at the U.S. Professional Championships and fourth in the Rising Star. Armin is the owner and director of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio Boston. Tibor Kerekes Tibor Kerekes is brings over 20 years of dance experience to his dance instruction. He is passionate about helping people express themselves through dance. He is certified in International Standard, International Latin, American Smooth, American Rhythm and Theater Arts. Students say that his zeal inspires them to overcome their inhibitions and become better dancers. A Hungarian native, The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Adjudicators, Cont’d before coming to America to work at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Tibor was a member of Hungary’s prestigious National Formation Team, which led him to seek a career in professional ballroom dance. Tibor was a three-time finalist in the Hungarian Grand Prix, a semi-finalist in the 10-Dance World Cup, and a three-time third place finalist in the Hungarian 10-Dance Championship. A choreographer and a seasoned dance professional with a focus on Ballroom and Latin dance, Tibor is also accomplished in theater arts and acrobatics, including lifts and aerials. Tibor is co-owner of SuperShag Mega Dance Complex. Olga Kinnard Olga started her training at the age of five as a Rhythmic gymnast in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was selected from a hundreds of girls to become a part of a very special training team designed to produce the Future Olympic Athletes. Olga started dancing Latin after moving to US. During that time she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University. She moved to New York City to train intensively in Latin American Dancing. Among her accomplishments are the following: World Professional South American Show dance finalist, Canadian Professional Latin Vice Champion, UK and US Rising Star Professional Latin finalist, North American Professional Rising Star Latin Champion, Ohio Star Ball Professional Latin Rising Star Champion. She is the co-founder of the Dance Republic LLC. Jennifer and Stanley McCalla Jennifer and Stanley McCalla are both national & World Class Adjudicators and highly sought-after coaches. They both have been on the Fred Astaire National Dance Board since 1997. Stanley is also a dance board examiner for FADS and the official coach for New York University, Columbia University, and Renssealer Polytechnique Institute. They each hold the highest levels of accreditation from both FADS and the ISTD. As competitors they were four-times United States Amateur Champions and represented the US in Latin, Standard, and 10-Dance Championships. They were undefeated Fred Astaire National Champions in Smooth from 1995-1997 and won many Rising Star Championship Titles at Eastern US in Standard, Latin, and Smooth, along with Smooth Rising Star Titles at Ohio Star, Breakers, and the Texas Challenge. Stanley & Jennifer also appeared in the movie Dance with me. They were assistant choreographers for Adams Family II, and credited as ballroom consultants in the late movie the Stepford wives. 11 12 The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Adjudicators, Cont’d Larinda McRaven Larinda, originally from Jefferson City, Missouri, was introduced to ballroom dancing when she attended college at Southwest Missouri State, eventually obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre and Stage Performance. Although the university did not have a ballroom program, a local studio provided her with training and inspired her to pursue dancing as a career. Larinda McRaven was the 2004 North American Smooth Champion, and a four time Open United States Finalist and Ohio Star Ball Finalist, with over 150 championship and competition wins and titles. She holds extensive certifications from the ISTD and Terpsichore. She now co-owns Avanti Ballroom in Newton Massachusetts and travels to coach and judge around the U.S. Russell Monk Russell Monk is a former British and Scottish Closed Champion, finalist in the World, European, UK, and International Championships. Russell is a world-class adjudicator in International Latin. Johnny Nigro Johnny has been a three-time Standard Champion at Classique de Quebec, a Championship Standard Champion at the Heritage Classic, and a Championship Standard Finalist at the United States DanceSport Championships. He has been inspired by some of ballroom’s greats, including his current coaches Luana Conte and Charlotte Jorgenson. His role models have motivated him to teach and to share his enthusiasm, passion and understanding of dance. In addition to teaching at Studio 665, John is involved with MASSabda/USA Dance and has served as the former President of Board of Directors of the Northeast Winter Dance Camp. Johnny continues to compete in pro-am competitions throughout the United States and Canada. He is available for Ballroom instruction, showcase, and competitive dance choreography. Johnny particularly enjoys working with competitive ballroom and new dance students. His competitive dance titles include: Classique de Quebec, Montreal, Canada: Three-time Standard Champion, Heritage Classic, Ashville, NC: Championship Standard Champion, United States DanceSport Championships, Miami, FL: Champion Standard Finalist. The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition 13 14 The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Saturday, March 8, 2008 R1 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R3 R3 R3 R3 R1 R1 Q Q Q Q Q Q LAT I N R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R1 R1 Q Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S F F F F F F F Time ( C O N T I N U E D) Round OPEN Event Doors Open Line-Up for Event 1 01 - Bronze - CC 02 - Bronze - RU 03 - Bronze - SW 01 - Bronze - CC 02 - Bronze - RU 03 - Bronze - SW 04 - Silver - CC/RU 05 - Silver - SW 01 - Bronze - CC 02 - Bronze - RU 03 - Bronze - SW 04 - Silver - CC/RU 05 - Silver - SW 01 - Bronze - CC 02 - Bronze - RU 03 - Bronze - SW 04 - Silver - CC/RU 05 - Silver - SW 06 - Gold - CC/RU/SW 07 - Gold - BO/MB 01 - Bronze - CC 02 - Bronze - RU 03 - Bronze - SW 04 - Silver - CC/RU 05 - Silver - SW 06 - Gold - CC/RU/SW 07 - Gold - BO/MB Rhythm Awards 08 - Bronze - CC 09 - Bronze - SM 10 - Bronze - RU 11 - Bronze - JI 08 - Bronze - CC 09 - Bronze - SM 10 - Bronze - RU 11 - Bronze - JI 12 - Silver - CC/RU 13 - Silver - SM/JI 14 - Silver - PD 12 - Silver - CC/RU 13 - Silver - SM/JI 14 - Silver - PD 08 - Bronze - CC 09 - Bronze - SM 10 - Bronze - RU 11 - Bronze - JI 15 - Gold - CC/RU 16 - Gold - SM/JI 17 - Gold - PD 08 - Bronze - CC 09 - Bronze - SM 10 - Bronze - RU 11 - Bronze - JI 12 - Silver - CC/RU 1:42 PM 1:50 PM 1:54 PM 2:02 PM 2:10 PM 2:12 PM 2:14 PM 2:16 PM 2:18 PM 2:22 PM 2:26 PM 2:28 PM 2:32 PM 2:36 PM 2:40 PM 2:42 PM 2:58 PM 3:00 PM 3:02 PM 3:04 PM 3:06 PM 3:14 PM 3:16 PM 3:20 PM 3:24 PM 3:26 PM 3:36 PM 3:40 PM 3:44 PM 3:46 PM 4:11 PM 4:15 PM 4:31 PM 4:35 PM 4:55 PM 5:05 PM 5:23 PM 5:13 PM 5:25 PM 5:35 PM BALL LAT I N RHYTHM Time 7:00 AM 7:50 AM 8:00 AM 8:10 AM 8:20 AM 8:30 AM 8:36 AM 8:42 AM 8:48 AM 9:00 AM 9:06 AM 9:10 AM 9:14 AM 9:18 AM 9:26 AM 9:30 AM 9:32 AM 9:34 AM 9:36 AM 9:40 AM 9:42 AM 9:42 AM 9:46 AM 9:48 AM 9:50 AM 9:52 AM 9:56 AM 9:58 AM 10:04 AM 10:08 AM 10:24 AM 10:36 AM 10:46 AM 10:58 AM 11:08 AM 11:14 AM 11:20 AM 11:26 AM 11:32 AM 11:52 AM 12:12 PM 12:20 PM 12:32 PM 12:44 PM 12:52 PM 12:56 PM 1:00 PM 1:04 PM 1:08 PM 1:16 PM 1:24 PM 1:26 PM 1:28 PM 1:30 PM 1:32 PM 1:34 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:14 PM 7:16 PM 7:32 PM 8:08 PM 8:09 PM 8:23 PM 8:25 PM 8:49 PM 9:05 PM 9:20 PM 10:00 PM 10:25 PM 12:00 AM Event 13 - Silver - SM/JI 14 - Silver - PD 15 - Gold - CC/RU 16 - Gold - SM/JI 08 - Bronze - CC 09 - Bronze - SM 10 - Bronze - RU 11 - Bronze - JI 12 - Silver - CC/RU 13 - Silver - SM/JI 14 - Silver - PD Open Latin Warmup 15 - Gold - CC/RU 16 - Gold - SM/JI 17 - Gold - PD 18 - Pre-Champ - CC/SM/RU/JI 08 - Bronze - CC 09 - Bronze - SM 10 - Bronze - RU 11 - Bronze - JI 18 - Pre-Champ - CC/SM/RU/JI 19 - Pre-Champ - PD 12 - Silver - CC/RU 13 - Silver - SM/JI 14 - Silver - PD 20 - Champ - CC/SM/RU/PD/JI 15 - Gold - CC/RU 16 - Gold - SM/JI 17 - Gold - PD Latin Awards Open Standard Warmup 22 - Pre-Champ - WA/TA/FT/QS 23 - Pre-Champ - VW 24 - Champ - WA/TA/VW/FT/QS Fun Dance 22 - Pre-Champ - WA/TA/FT/QS 23 - Pre-Champ - VW 24 - Champ - WA/TA/VW/FT/QS Presentation of Finalists Dinner Break Doors Open for Hanlon-Ford Ball 22 - Pre-Champ - WA/TA/FT/QS 23 - Pre-Champ - VW 21 - Open - CC/RU/SW/BO/MB 24 - Champ - WA/TA/VW/FT/QS Formation Team Competition 18 - Pre-Champ - CC/SM/RU/JI 19 - Pre-Champ - PD 25 - Open - WA/TA/FT/VW 20 - Champ - CC/SM/RU/PD/JI Open Awards General Dancing Ieva & Linas! General Dancing Good Night! Times are Approximate. Please be in the ballroom ready to dance at least 45 minutes prior to your Event. Round Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S Q F F F F S S F F F S F F F Q Q Q S S S F F F F F F F F F The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition 15 Sunday, March 9, 2008 Round R1 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R3 R3 R3 R3 R1 R1 R1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S F F F F F F F F F F Time NEWCOMER Event Doors Open Line-Up for Event 26 26 - Bronze - WA 27 - Bronze - TA 28 - Bronze - FT 29 - Bronze - QS 26 - Bronze - WA 27 - Bronze - TA 28 - Bronze - FT 29 - Bronze - QS 30 - Silver - WA/QS 31 - Silver - FT/TA 32 - Silver - VW 30 - Silver - WA/QS 31 - Silver - FT/TA 32 - Silver - VW 26 - Bronze - WA 27 - Bronze - TA 28 - Bronze - FT 29 - Bronze - QS 33 - Gold - WA/QS 34 - Gold - FT/TA 35 - Gold - VW 26 - Bronze - WA 27 - Bronze - TA 28 - Bronze - FT 29 - Bronze - QS 30 - Silver - WA/QS 31 - Silver - FT/TA 32 - Silver - VW 33 - Gold - WA/QS 34 - Gold - FT/TA 35 - Gold - VW 26 - Bronze - WA 27 - Bronze - TA 28 - Bronze - FT 29 - Bronze - QS 30 - Silver - WA/QS 31 - Silver - FT/TA 32 - Silver - VW 33 - Gold - WA/QS 34 - Gold - FT/TA 35 - Gold - VW 26 - Bronze - WA 27 - Bronze - TA 28 - Bronze - FT 29 - Bronze - QS 30 - Silver - WA/QS 31 - Silver - FT/TA 32 - Silver - VW 33 - Gold - WA/QS 34 - Gold - FT/TA 35 - Gold - VW SMOOTH STAN DAR D Time 8:00 AM 8:50 AM 9:00 AM 9:12 AM 9:22 AM 9:34 AM 9:44 AM 9:52 AM 9:58 AM 10:04 AM 10:10 AM 10:30 AM 10:50 AM 11:00 AM 11:12 AM 11:24 AM 11:30 AM 11:34 AM 11:38 AM 11:42 AM 11:48 AM 11:56 AM 12:04 PM 12:08 PM 12:10 PM 12:12 PM 12:14 PM 12:16 PM 12:24 PM 12:32 PM 12:36 PM 12:44 PM 12:48 PM 12:56 PM 12:58 PM 1:00 PM 1:02 PM 1:04 PM 1:08 PM 1:12 PM 1:14 PM 1:18 PM 1:22 PM 1:24 PM 1:26 PM 1:28 PM 1:30 PM 1:32 PM 1:36 PM 1:40 PM 1:42 PM 1:46 PM 1:50 PM 1:52 PM 1:58 PM 2:04 PM 2:08 PM 2:12 PM 2:14 PM 2:16 PM 2:19 PM 2:21 PM 2:23 PM 2:43 PM 2:49 PM 2:55 PM 2:59 PM 3:03 PM 3:05 PM 3:07 PM 3:10 PM 3:12 PM 3:14 PM 3:28 PM 3:38 PM 3:48 PM 3:58 PM 4:04 PM 4:10 PM 4:16 PM 4:32 PM 4:40 PM 4:44 PM 4:48 PM 4:52 PM 5:00 PM 5:04 PM 5:06 PM 5:08 PM 5:10 PM 5:14 PM 5:16 PM 5:12 PM 5:18 PM 5:20 PM 5:22 PM 5:26 PM 5:28 PM 5:36 PM Event 38 - Newcomer - RU 39 - Newcomer - SW 38 - Newcomer - RU 39 - Newcomer - SW 38 - Newcomer - RU 39 - Newcomer - SW Standard Awards 38 - Newcomer - RU 39 - Newcomer - SW Fun Dance 36 - Newcomer - WA 37 - Newcomer - FT 36 - Newcomer - WA 37 - Newcomer - FT 36 - Newcomer - WA 37 - Newcomer - FT Fun Dance 36 - Newcomer - WA 37 - Newcomer - FT Newcomer Awards 40 - Bronze - WA 41 - Bronze - TA 42 - Bronze - FT 40 - Bronze - WA 41 - Bronze - TA 42 - Bronze - FT 43 - Silver - WA/TA 44 - Silver - FT 40 - Bronze - WA 41 - Bronze - TA 42 - Bronze - FT 43 - Silver - WA/TA 44 - Silver - FT 40 - Bronze - WA 41 - Bronze - TA 42 - Bronze - FT 43 - Silver - WA/TA 44 - Silver - FT 45 - Gold - WA/TA/FT/VW 40 - Bronze - WA 41 - Bronze - TA 42 - Bronze - FT 43 - Silver - WA/TA 44 - Silver - FT 45 - Gold - WA/TA/FT/VW Smooth Awards Times are Approximate. Please be in the ballroom ready to dance at least 45 minutes prior to your Event. Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday, March 9th, at 2 am. Remember to set your clocks forward 1 hour. We don’t want you to miss your events on Sunday! Round R1 R1 Q Q S S F F R1 R1 Q Q S S F F R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R1 R1 Q Q Q Q Q S S S S S S F F F F F F 16 The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Adjudicators, Cont’d Mark & Dawna Nocera Mark and Dawna have achieved outstanding success in both National and International Professional Dancesport competitions. They have been North American Champions, United States Vice-Champions, Semi-finalists at the World Professional 10-Dance Championships, and United Kingdom 10-Dance Finalists. Retired now from professional competition, Mark and Dawna serve as members of the Dance Teachers Club of Boston, North American Dance Teachers Association, and the World Dance and Dance Sport Council. Furthermore, both Mark and Dawna have attained the National Dance Council of America’s classification as World Class Adjudicators. Since 1984, Mark and Dawna have been owners of Studio 665 in Woburn, MA, where they coach competitive amateur and professional dancers. Their students have placed among the top three in the U.S. National Championships. Also, they are head coaches of the Tufts University Ballroom Dance Team, which is among the best collegiate dance teams in New England. In addition to their active involvement with the dance community, they co-organize Boston ’s Eastern United States Dancesport Championships debuting February 8-10th 2008. Gail Rundlett Gail Rundlett, director of Tempo Dance Center, is a former New England Professional Champion and holds a BS in Physical Education, as well as Associate & Licentiate degrees in both Ballroom and Latin from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance. Helle Rusholt Helle started dancing at the age of 3 in Denmark. She trained in Ballroom, Tap, Ballet and Jazz. At the age of 17 she joined the performing group at her dancing school and did her first big tour in Thailand. Since then she has toured 3 times in Thailand, Kenya and across Europe. In 1994 she moved to London to concentrate purely on Latin dancing and trained with some of the best coaches in the world. In 1998 she turned Professional. Her results include: South of England Champion, Danish Championship Finalist, UK Rising Star Finalist, Celtic Classic Finalist, Danish Representative in the Worlds and European Championship, and Quarterfinalist at the International Championships. In May 2000, she moved to Boston to teach Ballroom dancing. She taught at a local dance studio, at MIT and at Harvard. In January 2002 Helle joined Burn The Floor and went on tour in USA, Australia and Japan. Helle is the Co-Owner, Artistic Director and Master Instructor of Extreme Dancesport. In addition, Helle currently coaches the Boston University Ballroom Dance Team, UCONN Ballroom Dance Team, and the Tufts Ballroom Dance Team. The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Adjudicators, Cont’d Mark Sheldon Mark, with his partner Didi von Deck, has represented the United States at 7 World Championships and at the 2001 World Games. His titles include 5-time undefeated US Senior Ballroom Champion, North American Senior Champion, Northeast US Amateur and Senior Champion, Belgian Open Senior Champion, US National Amateur finalist, 3-time British Open (Blackpool) Senior finalist, International Senior finalist, Rising Star finalist. In addition to being a dance coach, Mark has a PhD in Computer Science from MIT and is a visiting professor at Wellesley College. Andrè Strinadko Andrè started dancing and competing at the age of six. He was a finalist and a winner in all major Ukrainian Championships. After moving to New York City at the age of 15, he began studying Latin, ballet and contemporary dance with some of the best coaches in the world. Before turning professional, Andrè was a finalist and a winner of some of the most prestigious competitions in the USA including US National Championships and Ohio Star Ball. He performed in several Broadway shows including Louis Van Amstel’s “Latin Fusion”. Andrè is actively competing in the Professional Latin, South American Showdance and Cabaret divisions. He is a co-founder of Dance Republic, LLC. The Harvard Ballroom Dance Team thanks Eiko Onagi, Amanda Ashcraft, & Larinda McRaven for their generous donation of scholarship prizes GOOD LUCK UMASS LOWELL COMPETITORS! FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT 17 18 The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition History OF PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES 2007 Peter & Kristina Stokkebroe (Latin) 2006 Mariko Cantley, Russell Jackson, Tibor Kerekes, Vivian Lessa, Larinda McRaven, Peter Walker, & Rachel Whitney (Choreographed by Diana Macdonald, Gary Macdonald, Paul Holmes, & Marianne Nicole) 2005 Rachel Whitney, Tibor Kerekes, & Peter Walker (Tango) 2004 Andrej Skufca & Katarina Venturini (Latin) 2003 Louis Van Amstel & Katarzyna Kozak (Latin) 2002 James & Janna Kunitz (Latin) Alex Chalkevitch & Larissa Korbel (Standard) John Ford & Marguerite Hanlon (Ballroom) 2001 Paul Ru Bao & Jennifer Zhu Zheng (Latin) Diego Di Falco & Carolina Zolaski (Tango) 2000 Alan & Donna Shingler (Standard) Eugene Katsevman & Maria Manusova (Latin) 1999 Janathan Wilkins & Katusha Demidova (Standard) Zach Kholstoy & Victoria Sevastyanova (Latin) Max Kholstoy & Sonya Beletsky 1998 Alex Fung & Jennifer Fung (Standard) Ferenc Nemeth & Gabriella Takacs (Latin) 1997 Victor Fung & Tiffany Fung (Standard) Eugene Katsevman & Maria Manusova (Latin) 1996 Tom Keller & Evelyn Lafferty (Standard) 1995 Peter Collins & Amy Cousing (Standard) Ferenc Nemeth & Gabrialla Takacs (Latin) 1994 Greg Dudda & Peggy Sheehan (Latin) 1993 John & Ellie McKey (Standard) John Ford & Marguerite Hanlon (Ballroom) 19 20 The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition LIST OF COMPETITORS 101 (MIT) Dmitry Abanin & Kateryna Kukuruza 102 (Champions Studio) Tim Abbott & Melissa Salpietra 103 (U Mass-Amherst) Ashik Abdul & Katherine Lewis 104 (Harvard) Michael Ahs & Jessica Rossi & Patrice Scipio 105 (BU) Erik Akhtar & Dana Gannon 106 (Brown) Andrea Allgood & Julia Perez 107 (UC Berkeley) Argel Almaguer & Stacy Javellana 108 (MIT) Wei An & Olga Rostapshova & Yaa-Lirng Tu 109 (U Mass-Lowell) Mary Angeleri & Sarah Beals 110 (Yale) Jie Bai & Amy Liao & Yihong Zhu 111 (Brown) Derek Bangle & Shan Che & Margaret Puelle 112 (Harvard) Alexander Barabanschikov & Ilona Budapesti 113 (MIT) Alexandra Barry & Martin Couturier 114 (Harvard) Eric Batchelor & Nina Baier & Patrice Scipio 115 (Harvard) Konrad Binienda & Jenny Chen 116 (RIC) Aleksandr Biyevetskiy & Kristin Bianco 117 (Seacoast) John Blanchette & Marie Demicco 118 Kara Blaney & Jaimie Reed 119 Andy Boothe & Laura Blackburn (UT Austin) 120 (Tufts) Zachary Bordonaro & Vicki Gilbert 121 (NYU) Milen Bourilkov & Linda Chen & Erin Fiorey & Bernadette Malpaya 122 (Harvard) Uri Braun & Maria Artunduaga & Ekaterina Maslova 123 (NYU) Jackson Brebnor & Joy Finerson & Sophia Saunders-Jones & Catherine Zhu 124 (UT Austin) Josh Brewster & Lindsay LeBlanc 125 Chris Broderick & Quinn Burgess 126 (Holy Cross) Aaron Brosnan & Lyndsey Boekenkamp 127 (RPI) John Brucker & Allison Keefe 128 (U Mass-Amherst) Jon Bruso & Jessica Eaton 129 (Dance Fever) David Burakovsky & Michelle Ostrovsky 130 Jackie Callander 131 (URI) Brent Calvin 132 (UVA) Tyler Carbone & Claire Le Goues 133 (Harvard) Suneel Chakravorty & Elyse Kelley 134 (Harvard) Ilya Chalik & Jiao Guo & Vasiliki Katsarou 135 (UT Austin) Jenson Chan & Victoria Xu 136 Kenny Chan (MIT) & Bella Pindrus (Avanti) 137 (MIT) Steve Chan & Anna Miao & Sabrina Spencer 138 (NYU) Dhruva Chandramohan & Mimi Liu & Catherine Zhu 139 Vikram Chandrasekhar (MIT) & Eileen Depakakibo (MIT) & Bella Pindrus (Avanti) 140 Sean Changlai & Jackie Callander 141 (Extreme Dancesport) Aaron Chase & Katie Hinkle 142 (Tufts) Brian Chau & Natalie Koo & Janet Yeung 143 (Harvard) Albert Chen & Emily Fifer 144 (Olin) Kevin Cheng & Shannon Taylor 145 (U Mass-Lowell) Justin Chin & Mary Angeleri 146 (Yale) Ho Ming Chiu & Betty Li 147 Derek Chock & Laura Morrissey 148 (Harvard) Andy Choi & Vasiliki Katsarou & Fon Wiruchnipawan 149 (MIT) Royson Chong & Ella Chan 150 (UC Berkeley) Jacob Chrisman & Wenjing Zheng 151 (UC 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334 (Harvard) Eric Portales & Tracey Shi 335 (U Mass-Amherst) Banu Prihartonio & Anna Margolin 336 (Harvard) Harrison Pugh & Tsotso Ablorh 337 Angeline Punwani & Kika Piazza Cecilie Pope 338 (Yale) Yelin Qiu & Amy Liao & Yihong Zhu 339 (Harvard) Victor Quiroz & Maria Artunduaga & Eylem Ozaltun 340 Jaimie Reed & Kara Blaney 341 (UConn Ballroom) Brian Remmers 342 (Yale) Yuan Ren & Yana Asenova 343 (U Mass-Lowell) Charlette Renault-Caragianes & Christine Gakuya 344 (Tufts)Christopher Rice&Kate Cassidy & Nina De Britto 345 (NYU) Ryan Rockomore & Mary-Grace Papatheodorou & Courtney Pease 346 (Tufts) Thomas Rodda & Lisa Cerrone 347 (UConn Ballroom) Jonathan Rosen & Deborah Chesser & Laura Rowley 348 (Studio665) David Roxe & Angela Shi439 (U MassAmherst) Greg schwartz & Mitali Biswas 23 24 The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition 349 (Harvard) Jung Sakong & Lijuan Feng 350 (NYU) Alex Salcianu 351 (Tufts) James Sampson & Carolyn Kwa & Caroline Woodruff 352 (Harvard) Adrian Sanborn & Victoria Chernow & Lu Wang & Lauren Weiss 353 (Olin) Roberto Santana & Carisa Leal 354 (NYU) Sophia Saunders-Jones & Alex Salcianu 355 (Yale) William Schmidt & Cecelia Chen 356 (Tufts) Ben Schneider&Noriko Aizawa & Iris Dupanovic 357 (MIT) Miriam Schoenfield & Xavier Rios 358 (NYU) Eugene Schwartz & Frances Felske & Daniela Roda & Vicki Zaretsky 359 (UConn) Jason Seabury & Courtney Delmonico 360 (Harvard) Matt Setless & Ashley Grand 361 (U Mass-Lowell) Mark Sherman & Heather Martin 362 (UC Berkeley) David Shis & Stephanie Yang 363 (Dance Fever) Myron Shneider & Marina Shkuratov 364 (Hatwick) Matthew Shoudy & Mariel Glover & Sarabeth Henderson & Erin Huber 365 (U Mass-Lowell) Anshuman Shrivastava & Parisa Mohajeri 366 Kareem Shuman & Rose Yan (Harvard) 367 (Dance Fever) Ariel Shvartsman & Valentina Barboy 368 (Tufts) Charles Skold & Paige Haverstock 369 (Harvard) Chelsea Sloane & Billy Lau 370 (Syracuse University) Rachel Slotnick & Samantha Logue 371 (Brandeis) Caleb Smith & Carolyn Burns 372 (Come Dancing) Jason Smith & Yelena Kleyman-Smith 373 (NC State University) Robert Snyder & Keeley Stevens 374 Emily Sokolosky & May Petrov 375 (U Mass-Lowell) William Sokolowsky & Katherine Bancroft 376 (Tufts) Jon Soriano & Lumay Wang 377 Matt Sorrentino & Sharon Kuhn 378 Timothy Sorrentino (URI) & Yan Zhao (MIT) 379 Alexander Spencer & Katarzyna Herink 380 (Brown) Hans Sprecher & Hilary Johnson & Savonya McAllister 381 (U Bridgeport) Brandon Stark & Dieudonnee Agbemabiese & Subrina Thompson & Catherine York 382 (UC Berkeley) Lev Stefanovich & Sabrina David 383 (MIT) Benedikt Stein & Nika McManus & Emily Pace 384 Arkadiy Stepanchuk (Baruch College Dance Passion) & Jacqueline Dikansky (Dance Passion) 385 (RPI) Thomas Strandbygaard & Courtney Moore 386 (MIT) Christopher Stratton & Li Lin 387 (UC Berkeley) Donovan Sung & Dianna Lee 388 (SuperShag) Satoru Toga & Ye Wu 389 (RPI) Teddy Tablante & Rebecca Thakar 390 (Harvard) Shervin Tabrizi & Elizabeth Guo 391 (U Bridgeport) Rajendra Tadvi & Dieudonnee Agbemabiese & Subrina Thompson & Catherine York 392 Ryan Taliaferro (Harvard) & Susan Smith (MIT) 393 LK Tam (Yale) & Miyako Igari (Brown) 394 (Tufts) Amit Tamba & Elena Murray 395 (Ilta Dance Studio) Bryan Tello & Alexa Rabin 396 (Harvard) Steve Teng & Lindsay Liles 397 Asher Tenn-McClellan (BU) & Cindy Ko (Extreme) 398 (Olin) Derek Thurmer & Julia Buck 400 (U Mass-Lowell) Bryan Tran & Nelly Vladimirsky 401 (Hatwick) Michael Trembacz & Nancy Andrist 402 (NYU) Olegik Tretyakoff & Lindsey Healey 403 (Tufts) Alyssa Trevelyan & Monica Wong 404 (Brown) Dina Tsukrov & Savonya McAllister 405 (MIT) Victor Tu 406 (URI) Kevin Turco & Lauren Poston 407 (UT Austin) Vinod Valsalam & Laura Yonemoto 408 (MIT) Donny Van & Dayna Chow 409 (MIT) James Vanzo & Shannon McArdel 410 (MIT) Siarhei Vaurynovich & Willa Chen 411 (Tufts) Andrew Vincent & Sonia Petecka 412 (MIT) Milan Vit & Amanda Davis 413 (Harvard) Andrew Vitvitsky & Ekaterina Maslova 414 (RPI) Rich Wadland & Katherine Southard 415 (Yale) Howard Wang 416 (U Bridgeport) Milind Wankhede & Emi Koyama & Farida Kwaji 417 (Colby) David Way & Maria Ramrath 418 (MIT) Jeffrey Wei & Yun-Han Huang 419 (UC Berkeley) Alex Williams & Malia Javier 420 (UConn Ballroom) Alan Wong & Amy Friss & Tracey Friss & Andrea Raynor 421 (Tufts) Monica Wong & Alyssa Trevelyan 422 (Harvard) Victor Wong & Ariana Park 423 (Extreme Dancesport) Emil Wyss & Arie Wyss 424 (Columbia) Jeremy Xia & Catherine Woo 425 (Yale) Yu Xia & Ifigeneia Derekli 426 (MIT) David Xie & Esther Kalashnikova 427 (UConn) Chester Yazwinski III & Yasmin Spiegel 428 Cecily Yeager 429 (UC Berkeley) Gabriel Yeganyan & Kristin Hornick 430 (MIT) Ran Yi & Olga Rostapshova 431 Carlton Young (RLJ) & Brittany Falconer (BU) 432 (Colby) Zach Zalinger & Alexandra Desaulniers 433 (MIT) Chang Zhang & Pavithra Rajagopalan 434 (NYU) George Zhang 435 (Columbia) Jason Zhang & Teresa Lii 436 (Harvard) Weiqi Zhang & Lauren Weiss 437 (Harvard) Steven Zhu & Nina Baier & Jun Liu 438 (UConn Ballroom) Mark Zipadelli & Sara Winar 435 (Columbia) Jason Zhang & Teresa Lii 436 (Harvard) Weiqi Zhang & Lauren Weiss 437 (Harvard) Steven Zhu & Nina Baier & Jun Liu 438 (UConn Ballroom) Mark Zipadelli & Sara Winar The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition AFFILIATIONS Avanti Badger Ballroom Dance Team Ballroom off Fifth Baruch College Dance Passion Bates College Bentley Boston University Brandeis Ballroom Dance Team Brown Ballroom Cal Ballroom Dance Champions Dance Center Champions Dance Studio Colby College Columbia University Come Dancing Dance Fever Studio Dance Passion Dance Republic Extreme Dancesport Hartwick College Harvard University Holy Cross Ilta Dance Studio Ithaca College Johnson & Wales University Massachusetts Institute of Technology NC State University New York University Olin College RLJ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island College Seacoast Ballroom Stepping Out Studios Studio665 SuperShag Mega Dance Complex Syracuse University Tufts University UConn Ballroom University of Bridgeport University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of Rhode Island University of Texas at Austin University of Virginia Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University 25 26 The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Team Executive Board President Captain Competition Coordinator Vice-President Rookie Captain Treasurer Assistant Treasurer Secretary At Large Robert Sinnot Debbie Chang Tzu-Ying Chuang Katherine Evans Rose Yan Rose Yan Lev Shaket Steve Teng Karl Kuryla Competition Committee Competition Coordinators Directors of Logistics Director of Business Director of Publicity Program & Poster Designers Judge’s Liaison VIP Liaison Housing Coordinator Registrar Webmaster Tzu-Ying Chuang Katarzyna Razynska Vera Mucaj Ashley Grand Eleanor Birrell Aleksandra Kuczmarska Hannah Chung Victoria Chernow Masha Maystrovskaya Irina Danilova Lindsay Liles Rose Yan Maulik Shah Team Members Tobyn Aaron Tsotso Ablorh Michael Ahs Gil Alterovitz Lars Anders Maria Artunduaga Nina Baier Henrike Bangemann Alexander Barabanschikov Eric Batchelor Konrad Binienda Uri Braun Jannis Brea Ilona Budapesti Suneel Chakravorty Ilya Chalik Debbie Chang Albert Chen Haiwen Chen Cicely Chen Jenny Chen Victoria Chernow Andy Choi Tzu-Ying Chuang Jazahn Clevenger Rain Cui Irina Danilova Taylor Davidson Esra Eczacibasi Teddy Eleevia Kathy Evans Sara Ewbank Jonathan Fan Lijuan Feng Julia Fifer Emily Fifer Guy Fish Kim Fish Elena Fradkov Kim Freiler Linda Ge Lisa Gingold Eugene Gladyshev Zachary Gober Radha Gowda Ashley Grand Ben Greenberger Jim Griffeth Erin Griffin Yuliya Gudish George Guo Elizabeth Guo Jiao Guo Daniel Haas Jan Haubrich Matt Hegreness Bill Huang Alexander Isakov Chris Jackson Vasiliki Katsarou Sally Keibdaj Elyse Kelley Julian Kolev Aleksandra Kuczmarska Karl Kuryla Billy Lau Shanshan Li Lindsay Liles Lidan Liu Victoria Liu Jun Liu Ekaterina Maslova Masha Maystrovskaya Tommy Miller Gibran Minero Reva Minkoff Wendy Morsberger Colin Motley Vera Mucaj Ann Nee Trang Nguyen Eylem Ozaltun Ariana Park Alex Pfannenberg Sieglinde Pommer Eric Portales Harrison Pugh Victor Quiroz Kasia Razynska Brad Rosen Jessica Rossi Dmitry Ruzmetov Jung Sakong Adrian Sanborn Patrice Scipio Michelle Seslar Matt Setless Madison Shelton Tracey Shi Rob Sinnott Chelsea Sloane Shervin Tabrizi Ryan Taliaferro Steve Teng Alexandre Tokovinine Andrew Vitvitsky Anna Wagner Lu Wang Albert Wang Cat Watts-FitzGerald Lauren Weiss Fon Wiruchnipawan Victor Wong Rose Yan Felicia Yen Taylor Yi Weiqi Zhang Wei Zhong Steven Zhu The 17th Annual Harvard Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition Acknowledgments We are very grateful to the following people for making Harvard Ballroom possible Faculty Advisors Team Coaches Team Founder Harvard University Dean’s Office Director of Club Sports Director of Recreation Malkin Athletic Center Directors Office for the Arts at Harvard Adams House Masters Pforzheimer House Masters Prof. Harry Lewis Prof. Stephen Rosen Istvan Cserven Olga Kinnard Julius Kaiser Dean Judith Kidd Dean Paul McLoughlin Claire Goggin Jake Olkkola Wendy Healy Jana Micomonaco Julie Schroeder Susan Larson Sean and Judith Palfrey Jim and Sue McCarthy 27