Congratulations to Cal Poly Ballroom Team members and alumni Marie Grap, Colin Keane, Ali Hammond, Ben Lin, Zachary Hatton, Danyele Rampone, Chris Ellwood, Anne Nakano, and Khoa Nguyen for participating in the UCSB Beach Ball! Everyone did a fantastic job and the team did an excellent job of presenting itself.
I want to give a special shout out to our newest couple, Zachary Hatton and Danyele Rampone, who competed in Waltz, Tango, ChaCha and Hustle! Great job guys, the team is proud to have you!
Zach and Danyele placed 1st in Green American Smooth Waltz & Tango.
The competition featured a beautiful showcase couple, Victor Fung and Anastasia Muravyeva, who are currently ranked #2 in the world in International Standard. The show was, of course, amazing.
Victor and Anastasia performed the showcase for the UCSB Beach Ball.
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Gallery
Here are some photos that were taken at the competition.
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- Obligatory Silly Group Picture.
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- Pretty Dress!
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- Beautiful lines.
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- Danyele and Zach competed in Waltz, Tango, ChaCha, and Hustle for the first time!
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- This couple competed in Championship American Smooth, proving that you can be a great dancer at any age!
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- Anastasia bows like a princess.
Team Results
Colin Keane & Marie Grap
Bronze American Smooth Waltz – 5th
Bronze American Smooth Tango – 4th
Bronze American Smooth Foxtrot – 6th
Bronze American Smooth Viennese Waltz – 6th
Silver American Smooth Waltz – 5th
Bronze American Rhythm ChaCha – 5th
Bronze American Rhythm Rumba – 3rd
Bronze American Rhythm East Coast Swing – 2nd
Bronze American Rhythm Mambo – 2nd
Silver American Rhythm ChaCha – 7th
Silver American Rhythm Rumba – 6th
Silver American Rhythm Mambo – 5th
Intermediate/Advanced Blues – 3rd
Intermediate/Advanced Merengue – 8th
Intermediate/Advanced West Coast Swing – 5th
Intermediate/Advanced Argentine Tango – 3rd
Zachary Hatton & Danyele Rampone
Green American Smooth Waltz – 1st
Green American Smooth Tango – 1st
Green American Rhythm ChaCha – 1st
Newcomer American Rhythm ChaCha – 5th
Benjamin Lin & Ali Hammond
Bronze American Smooth Waltz – 4th
Bronze American Smooth Tango – 3rd
Bronze American Smooth Viennese Waltz – 1st
Silver American Smooth Waltz – 4th
Silver American Smooth Viennese Waltz – 3rd
Bronze American Rhythm Rumba – 6th
Silver American Rhythm ChaCha – 6th
Benjamin Lin & Anne Nakano
Silver International Standard Waltz – 1st
Silver International Standard Tango – 1st
Silver International Standard Foxtrot – 1st
Khoa Nguyen & Anne Nakano
Gold American Smooth Waltz – 3rd
Gold American Smooth Tango – 2nd
Gold American Smooth Foxtrot – 3rd
Gold International Latin ChaCha – 2nd
Gold International Latin Rumba – 5th
Christopher Ellwood & April Onstott
American Smooth Championship Overall – 3rd
American Smooth Championship Waltz – 3rd
American Smooth Championship Tango – 1st
American Smooth Championship Foxtrot – 1st
American Smooth Championship Viennese Waltz – 3rd
Christopher Ellwood & Melody Curren
Intermediate/Advanced West Coast Swing – 3rd
Christopher Ellwood & Kyra Bauman
Intermediate/Advanced Merengue – 3rd
Intermediate/Advanced Salsa – 3rd
