The USA Dance National DanceSport Championships is the leading competition in the United States for amateur competitors. USA Dance is the National Governing Body for DanceSport in the United States and represents the United States before the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). USA Dance selects the DanceSport athletes to represent the United States in the IDSF World DanceSport Championships and the World Games, and helps to finance their participation at these events. These representatives are chosen based on competition results at the National DanceSport Championships. USA Dance promotes DanceSport as a sport both nationally and internationally, and fosters its inclusion in the Olympic and Pan American Games. USA Dance also organizes and supports programs for the recreational enjoyment of ballroom dancing by all ages, and creates affordable opportunities for the general public to participate in ballroom dancing and DanceSport.

Dancers qualify to compete at the National Championships by competing in one of the many National Qualifying Events held at various times and locations across the country. Competitors may and are encouraged to compete at more that one qualifier. The competition is organized into numerous categories based on age, style of dance, and skill level. Couples may compete in more than one style of dance. These styles include:

International Standard, which consists of:
1. Waltz
2. Tango
3. Viennese Waltz
4. Foxtrot
5. Quickstep

International Latin, which consists of:
1. Cha Cha
2. Samba
3. Rumba
4. Paso Doble
5. Jive

American Style Smooth, which consists of:
1. Waltz
2. Tango
3. Foxtrot
4. Viennese Waltz

American Rhythm, which consists of:
1. Cha Cha
2. Rumba
3. East Coast Swing
4. Bolero
5. Mambo

And miscellaneous categories such as:
• Theater Arts
• Cabaret
• Night Club
• West Coast Swing
• Salsa
• Hustle
• Night Club Two Step

The age categories for USA Dance Competitions are:
Pre-Teen I: 9 years old or less
Pre-Teen II: 10 and 11 years old
Junior I: 12 and 13 years old
Junior II: 14 and 15 years old
Youth: 16, 17, and 18 years old
Adult: 19 or more
Adult B: 35 or more
Senior: 50 or more

In 2008 and 2009, the competition was held in Baltimore, Maryland at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, a AAA rated facility which overlooks the beautiful Inner Harbor area of Baltimore. The competition ran non-stop from Friday morning until late Sunday night. 2009 featured the first Regional Team Match. This was an invitational event, where the best couples from each Region's National Qualifying Event competed for their region.

Of course, Dance Fever Studio was well represented! Especially noteworthy were George Shamis and Ava Donovan, who placed 1st in the Youth Pre-Championship Latin Division, and Sasha Altukov and Oksana Dmytrenko, who place 2nd in the Adult Championship Latin division; Sasha and Oksana were chosen to represent the United States at the World Championships.

Dance Fever is extremely proud of all our dancers who competed at the USA Dance National Championships: Sasha Altukhov & Oksana Dmytrenko
Adult Championship Latin - 2^nd Place

Pavel Balykin & Natalia Barensteva
Adult Championship Latin - Semi Final

Mark Frumkin & Anna Tsareva
Junior II Gold Standard - 7^th place
Junior II Novice Latin - Semi Final
Junior Pre-Champ Latin - Quarter Final

Ron Garber & Sofia Zaytseva
Youth Championship Latin - Semi Final

Peter Gelzhinsky & Mila Burdan
Adult Championship Latin - Quarter Final

Phillip Kudryavtsev & Dasha Kholodenko
Junior II Championship Latin - Semi Final
Youth Championship Latin - Quarter Final

Joseph Odikadze & Sandy Rabinovich
Youth Championship Latin - 5^th Place

Daniel Pavlotsky & Ilana Pavlotsky
Junior II Novice Standard - Semi Final
Junior II Novice Latin - Quarter Final
Junior II Pre-Champ Standard - Semi Final
Junior II Pre-Champ Latin - Quarter Final

Jeff Plotkin & Ashley Goldman
Adult Novice Latin - 4^th Place
Adult Pre-Champ Latin - 7th Place

Myron Shneider & Marina Shkuratov
Youth Pre-Champ Standard - 6^th Place
Youth Pre-Champ Latin - Semi Final
Youth Championship Ten Dance - Semi Final

George Shamis & Ava Donovan
Youth Pre-Champ Latin - 1^s Place
Youth Championship Latin - Semi Final

Arthur Shkuratov & Karolina Ioukhnikov
Junior I Gold Standard - Semi Final
Junior I Novice Latin - Quarter Final
Junior I Pre-Champ Latin - Semi Final

David Burakovsky & Michelle Ostrovsky
Youth Silver Latin - 2^nd Place
Youth Gold Latin 3^rd Place