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.
The Pro competitions continued in the evening and made it a successful weekend for 2 couples in particular. Adding to their win in the Open Rhythm, Stephen Smyth & Vicktoriya Kleyman also won the Open Smooth, first in all dances.
The other couple was Craig Smith & Micheline , who made their trip from Hong Kong worth while by adding to their Showdance victory. Craig & Micheline went on to win the Open Theater Arts and the Open Grand Championship.
In the Open Latin, the two top couples were Serguey Samchynsky & Yuliya Besarab and Jake Davies & Alyona Kalinina, but the victory went to Serguey & Yuliya as they went on to win all dances.