Bally's Atlantic City Swing Dance-Off Winners & Photos
Here are the results of Bally's Atlantic City Swing Dance-Off, at which I was one of the three judges. Saturday's exciting event had two amazing dance competitions with contestants dressed in period costumes (1920s-40s), two top notch bands (one of whom, The Boilermakers, will be playing for us on February 25th... mark your calendars!), and six hours of social dancing for all. Congratulations to all the contestants. And, the winners are...
STAMINA CONTEST:
* 1st place and $2,500: Emily Vanston and Richard Kurtzer (NY)
* 2nd place and hotel & restaurant package: Heidi Rosenau and Joe McGlynn (NY)
* 3rd place and hotel & restaurant package: Nina Galicheva and Tomasz Przytycki (NY & MD)
SKILL CONTEST:
* 1st place and $2,500: Naomi Uyama and Peter Strom (NY & MN)
* 2nd place and hotel & restaurant package: Eden Atencio and David Graybill, Jr. (NY)
* 3rd place and hotel & restaurant package: Elaine Silver and Adam Lee (NY)
JUDGES CHOICE AWARD:
Hotel & restaurant package: Elyse Sparkes and David Crawford (NY)
Special congratulations to our NJ Swing dancers who participated:
Anne and "Crusher" in Skill
our instructor, Tony and Gina in Stamina
I recognized others, so please forgive me if I missed anyone else from our NJ Swing events.
Also, congratulations to Diana Kidd for winning our prize drawing for an overnight stay at Bally's.
Great to see other NJ Swing dancers in attendance, including Rene, Punky, Cheryl, Steve, Jerry, Nancy, Diana, etc.
Here are some AP Photos by Tim Larson. I ended up in two shots (in different outfits) and Tony & Gina ended up in one. Can you find us?
Peter Strom of Minneapolis, Minn., throws Naomi Uyama of New York in the air in front of the judges during a six-hour 1920's style Swing Dance-Off competition to show off their signature dance moves and stamina in Atlantic City, N.J. on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. The dance competition is part of Atlantic City's ongoing commemoration of the city's rich history during the 1920s, and featured the music and dance styles of the 20s-40s. (AP Photo/Tim Larsen)
Judges, from left, NY Swing Dancer/Instructor Roddy Caravella, Director of N.J. Swing Kristine Powell and Lincoln Center's Jill Sternheimer watch couples while they participate in a six-hour 1920's style Swing Dance-Off competition to show off their signature dance moves and stamina in Atlantic City, N.J. on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. The dance competition is part of Atlantic City's ongoing commemoration of the city's rich history during the 1920s, and featured the music and dance styles of the 20s-40s. (AP Photo/Tim Larsen)
Heidi Rosenau and Joe McGlynn of New York (AP Photo/Tim Larsen) (Tony and Gina in background)
David Crawford of New York and Elyse Sparkes of New York's Brooklyn borough (AP Photo/Tim Larsen)
