Chantal Leclerc
Fred Astaire Cross Country Championships 2021
The Fred Astaire Cross Country Championships held in New Orleans at the Marriott on Canal Street was well attended to say the least.
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Ultimate Dance Challenge 2018
Chuck Danza and David Elkin are well known in our industry for their dance accomplishments and for the past 5 years they have partnered as comp organizers to produce the Ultimate Dancesport Challenge.
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Comments on the Event and couples
David Medeiros welcomed all dancers at The Volunteer State Challenge July 26-28th, held at the beautiful Loews Vanderbilt in Nashville.
The People's Choice 2018
"A wonderful event, best ever, it was fantastic!"
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Tis the Season to be Dancing!Southeastern States Championships 2015
Report by Chantal Leclerc
For the past few years my holiday season has started at the beginning of December with a visit to the Orlando Renaissance Hotel at Sea World. This is the venue for the Southeastern States Dance Championship hosted by the team of Larry and Dianne Dean, 44 years in the business of turning out competitions that have set the highest standards in our industry for first class venues, world class shows, superb ballrooms, stunning gifts and warm welcomes.
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The Time I Got Leid at a Competition!!
Hawai’i Star Ball 2015
Report by Chantal Leclerc
Photography by Park West
Now that I have your attention let me tell you how it happened. There were a lot of us as well, adjudicators, professional dancers, and pro/am students, all getting leid by David Alvarez, the competition organizer, as we entered the luau on the lush grounds of the Sheraton Waikiki Beach. As a traditional welcome to Hawaii, beautiful orchid leis were distributed to everybody.
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Oh What A Night!
Report by Chantal Leclerc
Photography by Decadance
The Ritz Carlton in Sarasota has always been one of my favorite hotels in the comp circuit and now with the multi million dollar renovations almost completed it will be hard to surpass. Add to this the personal touch of Larry and Dianne Dean as comp organizers and you get the best of both worlds. Spacious and luxurious rooms and surrounding, a well run comp that allows for students to enjoy the evenings, sumptuous food and a ballroom that was literally in bloom! No wonder the competitors showed up! The Florida State Championships had the most professional entries since being held at the Breakers Hotel!
The Pro/Am categories were also well attended and here are some of the dancers who caught my attention: