Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, musician, and television presenter.
Wayne Eng (originally from Hong Kong) is a former Professional Ballroom dancer. The founder of Dance Vision, a world leader in the production and distribution of DanceSport instructional videos, Wayne is also the organizer of the Emerald Ball DanceSport Championships and the competition director of the United States Dance Championships (USDC).
Christine McDonald is a former Professional ballroom dancer, specializing in International Style Standard. With husband Brian McDonald, she is a former 3-time Scottish National Amateur Champion, a 3-time European Professional Standard finalist, a European Professional Standard runner-up, as well as a 4-time United States National Professional Standard Champion. Christine has also been one of the organizers of the Embassy Ballroom Championships (Embassy Ball) since 1980 and has been inducted into the Millennium DanceSport Championships Hall of Fame in 2012.
Zdenek Fencak is a former Professional Ballroom dancer specializing in both the Standard and Latin dance styles. Zdenek has represented two countries during his competitive career - Austria and the Czech Republic. Currently, with wife and partner Jana Fencak, he is the owner of the Starstep Dance Studio located in Třebíč, Czech Republic, where he trains National Champions of various age groups. Aside from being a National Adjudicator of the Czech Dance Sport Federation, he is also an "A" and "PD" Licensed WDSF Adjudicator.
Brian McDonald, known for his contribution, devotion and dedication to ballroom dancing in the United States and worldwide, is a former Professional ballroom dancer, specializing in International Style Standard. With wife Christine McDonald, he is a former 3-time Scottish National Amateur Champion, a 3-time European Professional Standard finalist, a European Professional Standard runner-up, as well as a 4-time United States National Professional Standard Champion. Brian has been the President of the National Dance Council of America since 1994 and one of the organizers of the Embassy Ballroom Championships since 1980.
Boriana Deltcheva is a 7-time USA National Professional Latin Finalist, a 3-time USA National Latin Silver Medalist, a USA National Latin Showdance Champion as well as a 3-time Bulgarian Latin Champion.
Larry Dean is the organizer of The Triple Crown & Crown Jewel DanceSport Championships, a series of four fantasy DanceSport competitions synonymous with five star hotels, world class shows, superb ballrooms, and stunning gifts. Larry is a past president of the Florida Dance Teachers Association as well as the National Dance Teachers Association of America and a past vice-president of the National Dance Council of America.
Mark Tabor is a certified Scrutineer, instructor and competition organizer. He has developed the O2CM system for DanceSport competition management. Mark has organized the Columbia Star Ball 2010-2012 and Northwest DanceSport Championships 2003-2007.
Arif Göktuğ Karacalıoğlu is a head of DanceSport technical commission in Turkey, licensed Adjudicator, member with World DanceSport Federation and organizer one of the most prestigious competition "Metu Open" in Ankara, Turkey.
