Competition Organizers

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

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.

Steven Dougherty is a former professional ballroom dancer specialize in International Style Standard, Latin and American Smooth. National 10 Dance Champion, National Standard, U.S. National Professional Rising Star American Smooth Champion in 2000 and a five-time U.S. and World Finalist and was the 2007 World American Smooth Showdance Champion. Organizer of the Jaye Dougherty Juilliard Star Ball and owner of the Metropolitan Dance Center.

Sergey Belyaev is a former ballroom dancer specialize in International Style Latin, Standard and 10 Dance. He is a Danish National Finalist, Finland National Finalist and winner of many prestigious international dancesport competitions throughout the world. Sergey is a DanceSport coach of the highest qualification, Licensed World DanceSport Federation Adjudicator, Vice President and Sports Director of Finland's PD Dance Training Coaches and Judges Association, Owner and head coach of "Dance club Master", Dance Studio in Finland and Organizer of the most important competition event of the "Finnish Open" the WDSF Grand Slam Standard and Latin.

Yelena Nikon is a former Amateur and Professional Ballroom Dancer specializing in International Style Standard and Latin. Yelena is a co-owner of the "Dance Mania DanceSport School" in Toronto, Canada and an organizer of the "Toronto Grand Cup". Yelena is also a Canada DanceSport National Adjudicator as well as an adjudicator for the World DanceSport Federation.

Yuehwern Yih is a Professional Ballroom Dancer, coach, choreographer, and adjudicator with over 20 years of dance experience. Yuehwern founded the Purdue Latin & Ballroom Dance Team at Purdue University in Indiana in 1996, now of which she is the head coach. She is also the co-organizer of the Purdue Ballroom Classic Competition which has attracted more than 400 collegiate competitors from over 20 universities in the Midwest area in the last two decades.

Jean-Marc Genereux is a former professional ballroom dancer specialize in Standard, Latin and 10 Dance. Jean-Marc is a 10-time Undefeated Canadian Latin Champions, 5-time Undefeated Canadian Latin and 10-dance Champions. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge and choreographer on the American and Canadian versions of "So You Think You Can Dance", and the French version of the hit television series: "Dancing with the Stars".

Marcus Hilton is a former ballroom dancer specialize in Latin, Standard and 10 Dance. Marcus has held a number of championship titles, including Amateur Latin and 10 Dance World Champion, the 9-times World Professional Standard Champion, Blackpool Dance Festival Champion, International Championships Champion.

Horst Beer is a former professional ballroom dancer specialize in Latin, Standard and 10 Dance. Has won German Open Championships, Blackpool Dance Festival and World Championships. Horst have trained formation dance team in Latin, Standard. WDSF,Adjudicator "A".

Gunner Sverrisson is a former professional ballroom dancer specialize in Standard, Latin, American Smooth and American Rhythm. Gunner has become a 13 time Icelandic Champion in latin, Standard and 10 Dance. With his partner and wife Daryll Sverrisson they become the only couple in the United States who ever got Champion title in both Pro U.S. Rising Star Smooth and Rhythm. In September 2007, they won the USA National 9-Dance Championship.