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 (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).
The 9-dance division consists of American-style smooth waltz, tango, foxtrot, Viennese waltz and rhythm cha cha, rumba, East Coast swing, bolero, and mambo.
U.S. National Champions U.S. National Professional 9-DanceBallroom Dance / Dancesport ChampionsDanceDirectory.com 1988–1990 David & Carrie Kloss California 1991–1993 Randy & Lynn Ferguson Texas 1994–1995 Jesse Smith & Lynda Price Minnesota 1996 Jim Desmond & Mary Murphy California 1997 Alec & Denise Lazo Florida 1998–1999 Clive Phillips & Karen McDonaldNew York Times article March 22, 2000 "ARTS IN AMERICA; Burn the Rug? No! Burn the Floor! It's Dance Fever" New York 2000 Jay Larson & Julie Jacobson Minnesota 2001–2002 Gleb & Tatiana Makarov New York 2003–2005 Andrey & Anastasia Abrashin New York 2006 Ben Ermis & Shalene Archer-Ermis Tennessee 2007 Gunnar & Daryll Sverrisson Connecticut 2008 Joe & Leisa Howard Virginia 2009 Ilya & Amanda Reyzin Pennsylvania 2010–2014 Peter Perzhu & Alexandria Perzhu Florida 2015 Jean Paul & Lana Rossi Pennsylvania 2016–2017 Mykyta Serdyuk & Anna Krasnoshapka Wisconsin 2018 Oleksiy Pigotskyy & Natalie Crandall Arizona 2019 Sergiy Samchynskyy & Yuliya Besarab North Carolina 2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–2022 Oleksiy Pigotskyy & Anastasiia Zhuchenko Arizona 2023 Ivan Sovetov & Valeria Mkrtchian New York 2024-2025 Shane Jensen & Shannon Jensen Florida 2026 Ivan Sovetov & Valeria Mkrtchian New York
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 10-Dance) Dancesport World Champions (smooth) Dancesport World Champions (rhythm)
References
External links United States Dance Sport Championships (USDSC) National Dance Council of America (NDCA) Dancesport Competitions Dancesport Info