Dance Elite Dance Club news

This Sunday, September 26th, marked the 96th Mini-Match, and proved a fun and exciting competition for all! Congratulations to Dance Elite Dance Club student, Margo Shannon, for winning Top Student! And congratulations to all the professional competitors from DEDC – Jason Rivera, Shannon Lyvers, Jeni Mochocki, Sean Mochocki, Markus Thiesen, and Eden Erickson. Special thanks to Richard Thoele for hosting such a wonderful event and all staff involved for helping the day run smoothly. Also, great appreciation to the judges Dmitry and Gabriella, and complitments to their stunning performances!

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Big successes at the US Pro/Am Dance Championships TA Competition left students and their teachers smiling and prompted July 4th celebrations to begin early! With an outstanding amount of first place winners, Dance Elite Dance Club stole the show impressing the judges and crowds alike from the early morning Smooth Division on through to the sexy Rhythm and Latin Dance Division in the evening.

Dance Elite would like to proudly recognize our students astounding placements in Sunday’s competition:

• Margo Shannon won Top Student and Britney Vu won Top Junior Student of the entire competition
• Michael Hershey won Jr. Mr. Gentleman
• Dan Richardson won Division C Mr. Gentleman
• Tiffany Thompson won Lady Division A Miss Elegance
• Tiffany Thompson won Pre-Open Bronze Proficiency Winner
• 2nd Place Overall Mr. Gentleman Instructor won Sean Mochocki
• Special recogniton to Tara Thompson for her amazing West Coast Swing Solo

Congratulations again to Margo Shannon, Kathy Murphy, Dan and Linda Richardson, Tara Thompson, Tiffany Thompson, Michael Hershey, and Britney Vu for all of your hard work!!

A special thanks to the spectators who came to show love and support for our competitive students and congratulations to all who participated in the event!

From Left: Bob and Kathy Murphy, Margo Shannon, Stephanie Raver, Michael Hershey, Tara Thompson, Natalie Tyre, Sean Mochocki, Tiffany Thompson, Jose Malave, Dan and Linda Richardson, RJ Wizemann, Eden Erickson, Loan Bui, Markus Thiesen, Stephen White, Britney Vu, Abe Catalan, Jeni Mochocki, Pilar and AB Catalan

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Have you heard of JDA yet?  It is an exciting new group of passionate dance studio owners who have come together to promote ballroom dancing in Jacksonville.  We know how much we LOVE dancing and want to share it with the rest of Jacksonville.  The official Kick-Off Party has been announced!  It will be:

• Location:  Boleros Dance Center
• Date: October 17, 2009
• Time:  9 pm to 10:30pm
• Cost: $10/person

If you are interested in learning more about JDA or just want to have a fun evening, come join us!  The Jacksonville Studio owners will be there so come on out!  Don’t want to wait?  Go to Facebook and become an inaugural fan of the Jacksonville Dance Alliance Page.  The more the merrier!

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