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The Junior Division of DanceSport is a competitive division of Ballroom Dancing. Junior category competing in "International Style Latin", "Standard" and 10 Dance. Junior I: Reach 12th or 13th birthday in the calendar year, Junior II: Reach 14th or 15th birthday in the calendar year.

The Ohio Star Ball Championships - began as a one day showcase 38 years ago, under the direction of Sam Sodano. Sam has developed this Championship into the largest Pro/Am competition, not only in North America, but in the world today.

The Junior Athletes DanceSport Association (JADA) - was created to represent Junior & Youth DanceSport competitors in the United Sates. JADA is a group that is intended to provide a place where parents and others can ask questions, share experiences, and at times frustrations with this addicting and exciting world of ballroom dance. They are not only have parents in their group, but dancers, studio representatives, teachers, adjudicators and competition organizers.

Old-time (Classical) Dances are a part of what is none a sequence dancing

John Wells was the brother of Elsa Wells, founder of The International Championship held annually at the Royal Albert Hall in England. He was a renowned Ballroom Dancer who was a 6-time World Standard Champion and a 5-time Blackpool Champion.

Joe Trovato excels both in dance and business areas. He is available for sales training, as well as motivational seminars and meetings. Joe’s been Florida’s leading teacher for many years and Top Manager for over five years.

Ozgur Firat Akel is a very experienced organizer of many prominent WDSF competitions worldwide and one of the best coordinators and communicators in the industry

The Jive originated in the United States in the 1930s and refers to a style of ballroom dancing included in DanceSport categories of competition. African Americans began performing a series of steps to Swing and Rock & Roll music and therefore created what we know today as the Jive.

Jagoda Batagelj - is a professional ballroom dancer, choreographer, director, screenwriter, teacher and former latin-american competitor. After winning the title of Slovenian National Champions he and his partner Jurij Batagelj also won the title of World Cup Champions just a few months later and in 2010 they became European Champions.

The Islanders Dancesport Challenge is a Dancesport one-day competition hosted annually in Staten Island, NY (USA) since 2014, orgonized by Renata Shvarts around the months of January. Now an Independently run, by Junior Athlete Dance Association (JADA).

Paragon Ballroom- Ballroom Dance Studios in the United States. Specialize in social ballroom and competitive dancesport for children and adults.

The dances that make up the list of DanceSport dances are performed competitively at amateur and professional levels throughout the world. Ten international style ballroom dances—five Standard and five Latin —are defined by the World Dance Council (WDC), which has world-wide membership of all countries taking part in ballroom competitions.