The Holiday Classic is perhaps our favorite event of the year, it not only offers quite a lot of entertainment but when it comes to dancing there is always some excitement in the air. This is an excellent way of finishing a year of dance and there is no better place to close up the dance book for the year than at the “Holiday Classic.” With close to 12 thousand entries, the Holiday Classic also continues to be a popular competition to do and with Vegas as the playground you can never go wrong with this competition as a choice to finish up your dance year.
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In speaking to some of the judges after the fact many of them were not as impressed with Andrei & Nino’s performance, they all seemed to agree that they are both super talented but many of them seem not to quite understand what they are trying to do, some feel that the qualities that made Nino such a commodity on the dance floor as an incredible lady in the amateur field have all been taken away, and although their routines were fully deserving of second place, they did not rise to the level of musicality and clarity that Troels & Ina showcased. But given the relative lengths of the two partnerships, perhaps that is to be expected. In the rumba only two judges awarded Andrei & Nino first place and they were Plamen Danilov and Marcus Homm. In the paso doble Andrew Philips and Bill Sparks also awarded them first. But in the jive all judges awarded Troles & Ina perfect scores once again.
Troels Bager & Ina Jeliazkova
Troels Bager & Ina Jeliazkova
Andrei Kazlouski & Nino Dzneladze
Andrei Kazlouski & Nino Dzneladze
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Before we go on to the other more predictable professional heats we must mention the other Latin heat that was quite fun for the audience with an impressive lineup - the Open Amateur Latin. Here the indisputable winners for us and for the judges were Alexander Chermositov & Arina Grishanina winning all dances with a majority of firsts and losing two first place marks in all dances from different judges, their lowest score was a third place in the rumba from Eugene Katsevman, other than that they never lost more than three marks in all dances.
Open Amateur Latin
Open Amateur Latin
Alexander Chernositov & Arina Grishanina
Alexander Chernositov & Arina Grishanina
Tal Livshitz & Ilana Keselman
Tal Livshitz & Ilana Keselman
Bumchin Tegshjargal & Michelle Klets
Bumchin Tegshjargal & Michelle Klets
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Open Pro Smooth
Open Pro Smooth
Nick Cheremukhin & Viktorija
Nick Cheremukhin & Viktorija
Travis & Jaimee Tuft
Travis & Jaimee Tuft
Aleksandar Vukosavljevic & Alexandra Smirnova
Aleksandar Vukosavljevic & Alexandra Smirnova
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Mariusz Zakrzewski & Lynnsay Ray
Mariusz Zakrzewski & Lynnsay Ray
Mariusz Zakrzewski & Lynnsay Ray
Mariusz Zakrzewski & Lynnsay Ray
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Open Pro Ballroom
Open Pro Ballroom
Andreii Mykhailov & Ekaterina Popova
Andreii Mykhailov & Ekaterina Popova
Dan Malov & Anna Bohachova
Dan Malov & Anna Bohachova
Serhiy Averkov & Olena Barna
Serhiy Averkov & Olena Barna
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Open Amateur Ballroom
Open Amateur Ballroom
Samuel Hacke & Katarina Hermanova
Samuel Hacke & Katarina Hermanova
Mikhail Vorobiev & Anna Sydygalieva
Mikhail Vorobiev & Anna Sydygalieva
Nathan Zaytsev & Alisa Bankova
Nathan Zaytsev & Alisa Bankova
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Here are some selected highlights from the pro-am divisions.
Open A Pro-Am Smooth
1. Morgan Wissel w/ Igor Dogoter 1,1,1,1; 2. Ali Crampton w/ Mariusz Olszewski 2,3,2,2; 3. Arun Garg w/ Joseph Lettig 3,2,3,3; 4. Jocaster Champion w/ Toby Monroe 4,4,4,5; 5. James Malone w/ Julianne Daniells 5,5,5,4; 6. Anoushka Seneviratve w/ Gigo Koguashvili 6,6,6,6; 7. Julianne Siewert w/ Chris Thorburn 7,7,7,7.
Open A Pro-Am Smooth
Open A Pro-Am Smooth
Morgan Wissel w/ Igor Dogoter
Morgan Wissel w/ Igor Dogoter
Opem B Pro-Am Smooth
Opem B Pro-Am Smooth
Celia Chou w/ Erminio Stefano
Celia Chou w/ Erminio Stefano
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1. Celia Chou w/ Erminio Stefano 1,1,1,1,1; 2. Joan Ann Smith w/ Anton Lebedevsky 2,2,2,2; 3. Aja Pascale w/ Sergey Samchynskyy 3,3,3,3; 4. Thara Salamone w/ Jim Maranto 4,6,4,4; 5. Nannel Wray w/ Enzo Zappia 5,5,5,5; 6. Bo Chang w/ Roman Malkasyan 6,4,6,6.
Open C Pro-Am Smooth
1. Kimberly Bottini w/ Aleksandr Vukosavljevic 1,1,1,1; 2. Sue Eldred w/ Oleksiyy Pigotskyy 3,2,2,2; 3. Karence Chan w/ Paul Cloud 2,3,3,3; 4. Danielle Monroy w/ Max Sinitsa 4,4,4,4; 5. Anna Capo w/ Luis Lopez 6,5,5,5; 6. Sharon Powers w/ Jason Daly 5,7,6,6; 7. Debra Hoag w/ Roman Malkhasyan 7,6,7,7; 8. Ben Ow w/ Natalie Gorshkova 8,8,8,8.
Open C Pro-Am Smooth
Open C Pro-Am Smooth
Kimberly Bottini w/Aleksandar Vukosavljevic
Kimberly Bottini w/Aleksandar Vukosavljevic
Open M1 Pro-Am Smooth
Open M1 Pro-Am Smooth
Sue Eldred w/ Olekseyy Pigotskyy
Sue Eldred w/ Olekseyy Pigotskyy
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1. Sue Eldred w/ Oleksiyy Pigotskyy 1,1,1,1; 2. Shannon Bachtnski w/ Dmitry Levita 2,2,2,2; 3. Anna Capo w/ Luis Lopez 4,3,4,3; 4. Robin Kencel w/ Dmytro Pankov 3,5,3,5; 5. Darla Davies w/ Jim Maranto 5,4,5,4; 6. Susan Wells w/ Marcin Tomaszewski 6,6,6,6.
Open M2 Pro-Am Smooth
1. Janice Eggert w/ Mariusz Zakrzewski 1,2,1,1; 2. Susan Murdoch w/ Steve Vasco 3,3,2,2; 3. Vonnie Lowman w/ Jim Maranto 4,1,4,3; 4. Robert Gorelick w/ Viktorija 2,4,3,4; 5. Siva Tayi w/ Pamela Romano 5,5,5,5; 6. Kathleen Carno w/ Rostislav Liduch 6,6,6,6; 7. Sue Rossman w/ Erwin Rybczynski 7,7,7,7; 8. Kaye McGann w/ Madelina Varlam Lettig 8,8,8,8.
Open M2 Pro-Am Smooth
Open M2 Pro-Am Smooth
Janice Eggert w/ Mariusz Zakrzewski
Janice Eggert w/ Mariusz Zakrzewski
Pat Luthy w/ Vladimir Popov
Pat Luthy w/ Vladimir Popov
Open M3 Pro-Am Smooth
Open M3 Pro-Am Smooth
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1. Pat Luthy w/ Vladimir Popov 1,1,1,1; 2. Jeanie Bernstein w/ Jim Maranto 2,2,2,2; 3. Peter Wu w/ Lynsay Ray 3,3,3,3; 4. Sue Rossman w/ Erwin Rybczynski 4,4,4,4.
Open A Pro-Am Latin
1. Anna Brown w/ Andrey Tarasov 1,1,1,1,1; 2. Meera Mehta w/ Kristijan Burazar 3,2,3,2,2; 3. Celene Parragh w/ Joseph Parragh 2,3,2,3,3; 4. Jessica Stone w/ Sergey Korshunov 4,4,4,4,4; 5. Lori Ebinger w/ Tabish Romario 5,5,5,5,5; 6. Danielle Gorin w/ Umario Diallo 6,6,6,6,7; 7. Marie Hughes w/ Evgeny Nazarov 7,7,7,7,6.
Open A Pro-Am Latin
Open A Pro-Am Latin
Anna Brown w/ Andrey Tarasov
Anna Brown w/ Andrey Tarasov
Open B Pro-Am Latin
Open B Pro-Am Latin
Maria Shtabskaya w/ Nikita Brovko
Maria Shtabskaya w/ Nikita Brovko
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1. Maria Shtabskaya w/ Nikita Brovko; 2. Peggy Fang w/ Nikolai Tarasov 2,2,2,2,2; 3. Zhihai Li w/ Kiril Nikitin 3,3,3,3,4; 4. Rui Li w/ Yulia Kuznetsov 4,4,4,4,3; 5. Katherine Kuan w/ Jacub Zeglen 5,5,5,5,5; 6. Sandra Reina w/ Adam Katona 6,6,6,6,6;
Open C Pro-Am Latin
1. Kimberly Bottini w/ Aleksandr Vukosavljevic 1,1,1,1,1; 2. Peggy Fang w/ Nikolai Tarasov 2,2,2,2,2; 3. Summer Chung w/ Ilie Bardahan 3,3,3,3,3; 4. Debra Chen w/ Toshko Kondov 4,6,4,4,4; 5. Tomoko Fujiwara w/ Sergey Samchynskyy 6,5,5,5,5T; 6. Suzette Tse w/ Evgeny Likachev 5,4,6,6,5T.
Open C Pro-Am Latin
Open C Pro-Am Latin
Kimberly Bottini w/Aleksandar Vukosavljevic
Kimberly Bottini w/Aleksandar Vukosavljevic
Open M1 Pro-Am Latin
Open M1 Pro-Am Latin
Shannon Bachtnski w/ Dmitry Levita
Shannon Bachtnski w/ Dmitry Levita
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1. Shannon Bachtnski w/ Dmitry Levita 1,2,2,1,1; 2. Ada Fung w/ Adam Katona 2,1,4,3,3; 3. Robyn Schreiber w/ Viktor Shumylo 3,3,3,2,2; 4. Iris Chiang w/ Igor Colac 6,4,1,5,5; 5. Cynthia Lanvin w/ Oleksiyy Pigotskyy 4,5,5,4,6; 6. Vanessa Wilson w/ Andrey Tarasov 8,8,6,6,4; 7. Luna Viva w/ Kristijan Burazar 5,6,7,7,7; 8. Marina Kazakevich w/ Mitch Gotchev 7,7,8,8,8.
Open M2 Pro-Am Latin
Open M2 Pro-Am Latin
Cynthia Lanvin w/ Oleksiyy Pigotskyy
Cynthia Lanvin w/ Oleksiyy Pigotskyy
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1. Cynthia Lanvin w/ Oleksiyy Pigotskyy 1,1,1,1,1; 2. Susanna Binder w/ Peppe Incatasciato 2,2,2,2,2; 3. Ruth Tombokon w/ Nikolai Tarasov 3,3,4,3,4; 4. Ruben Garcia w/ Sarah Nolan 4,4,3,4,3; 5. Maria Ybarra w/ Egor Bezukladnivov 5,5,5,5,5T; 6. Joseph Hubchenko w/ Denise Rivera 6,6,6,6,5T