Giampiero Giannico is a former Professional Ballroom dancer specializing in International Style Standard. A finalist of the Blackpool Dance Festival, the UK Open Championships, the United States Open, and the World Championships, Giampiero is now one of the organizers of the Empire Dance Championship hosted annually in New York City.
Debbie Avalos Kusumi is a former Professional Ballroom Dancer, specializing in International Style Standard and Latin. A former 4-time undefeated United States 10 Dance Champion, Debbie is not only certified as a dance instructor under the National Dance Council of America (NDCA), but is also a National Adjudicator and a World Dance Council (WDC) Adjudicator. Debbie is also the organizer of the California Open DanceSport Championships, the Atlanta Open, and the Chicago Crystal Ball DanceSport Competitions.
Dean Abraham, originally from Tadworth, England, has represented Denmark at all Major International Worldwide Competitions throughout Japan, Australia and Europe. He was one of the founders of the "Dance Options" training center in London, where dancers from "Dancing With The Stars", including Mark Ballas, Derek and Julianne Hough, Max and Val Chmerkovskiy, and past and present World Champions have trained. In the United States, Dean strives to further incorporate Ballroom into the lives of American children to see a true American-born become a World Champion.
David Elkin is a former 4-time Professional World Champion, 7-time Professional United States Champion, and a 3-time Professional British Champion, now an elite instructor and adjudicator with over 28 years of dance experience. David is the owner and director of World Champion Productions and a co-organizer of the Ultimate DanceSport Challenge.
Cathi Nyemchek is a former professional ballroom dancer specialize in Standard, latin, 10 Dance and American Style. Junior American Style Champion, U.S. Amateur 10 Dance Champion and U.S. Professional 10 Dance Champion. Cathi is owner of "Nyemchek’s Dance Centre’s" and co-organizers of “Yankee Classic & New England & World Masters DanceSport Championships.
AIDA Dance Shoes is originally a Russian Dance Shoe Company specializing in DanceSport. Today, countries all over the world sell these shoes as they are considered one of the major brands in all of DanceSport in large part due to many sponsored Champions that wear their signature models.
