U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional 10-Dance)
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The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships (formerly USDSC, and USBC), as recognized by the National Dance Council of America[1] (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).
The 10-dance division consists of International-style standard waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, quickstep and Latin cha-cha-cha, samba, rumba, paso doble, and jive.
U.S. National Champions
| U.S. National Professional 10-Dance Ballroom Dance / Dancesport Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Champions | Location | Notes |
| 1966–1973 | Larry Silvers & Betty Silvers | Bethesda, MD | |
| 1974 | Frank Regan & Victoria Regan | Washington, DC | |
| 1975–1979 | Al Franz & Beverly Donahue | Washington, DC | |
| 1980 | Victor Veyrasset & Debbie Avalos | California | |
| 1981 | Victor Veyrasset & Margaret Burns | California | |
| 1982 | Victor Veyrasset & Gitte Svendsen | California | |
| 1983–1985 | John Nyemchek & Cathi Nyemchek | Valley Cottage, NY | |
| 1986–1990 | Nicholas Cotton & Debbie Avalos | California | |
| 1991–1992 | Armando Martin & Laura Martin | West Palm Beach, FL | |
| 1993–2002 | Gary McDonald & Diana McDonald | Fairfield, NJ | |
| 2003–2004 | Igor Pilipenchuk & Polina Pilipenchuk | Baltimore, MD | |
| 2005–2006 | Eddie Stutts & Victoria Belova | Katy, TX | |
| 2007–2011 | Gherman Mustuc & Iveta Lukosiute[2] | New York | |
| 2012 | Nikolai Pilipenchuk & Natalia Skorikova | Maryland | |
| 2013–2016 | Sergiy Samchynskyy & Yuliya Besarab | Georgia | |
| 2017–2019 | Jonas Kazlauskas & Kathleen Ilo[3] | Indiana | |
| 2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021-2022 | Jonas Kazlauskas & Kathleen Ilo | Indiana | |
| 2023 | Aleksandr Riabtsev & Mariia Oblakova | California | |
| 2024-2025 | Aleksei Minaev & Elena Minaeva | Ohio | |
| 2026 | Bohdan Dovhalov & Sonya Yudina | New Jersey | |
See also
- U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Standard)
- U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Latin)
- U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Smooth)
- U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Rhythm)
- U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional 9-Dance)
- Dancesport World Champions (Ten Dance)
- Dancesport World Champions (Professional Standard)
- Dancesport World Champions (Professional Latin)