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WISCONSIN GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
August 14th - 16th, 2025
Brookfield Conference Center
325 S. Moorland Rd., Brookfield, WI 53005
August 14th - 16th, 2025
Brookfield Conference Center
325 S Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005
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Event Countdown
Registration & Entry Forms Due: Tuesday, July 15th
Hotel Reservation Deadline: Tuesday, July 15th
THANK YOU FROM OUR REGIONAL DIRECTORS
ABOUT OUR EVENT
The Fred Astaire Dance Studios – Wisconsin Regional Office invites you to save the dates for the newly named Wisconsin Grand Championships, an Inter-regional dance competition & event! Join our Wisconsin studios and fellow studios, from around the country, as they take the dance floor by storm August 14th through the 16th – at the Brookfield Conference Center!
This event is part of the Fred Astaire Dance Studios World Cup Series! You know what that means…you can compete and earn points for your entries to win cash prizes at the end of the year!
Stay tuned for more information heading your way very soon! Interested in becoming a competitor, or simply spectating and cheering on your favorites? Be sure to reach out to your studio representatives to plan ahead for 2025!
SATURDAY EVENING PROFESSIONAL DANCE SHOW
Our 2025 professional show, concluding our event on Saturday evening, August 16th, is sure to wow the crowd! You won’t want to miss it!
The theme you ask? AROUND THE WORLD!
We invite you to get your tickets right here online, before they sell out, to sit back, relax, and enjoy a dance show put on as our professionals travel the world on FADS Air!
Show starts at approximately 9:00pm!
(Please note: we do suggest arriving about 20 minutes before show time due to the possibility of small schedule changes)
Enjoy this special preview of our 2024 show and what you can expect at show time!
Get Directions to the Event!
Venue: Brookfield Conference Center
Address: 325 S Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005
Get Directions to the Event!
Venue: Brookfield Conference Center
Address: 325 S Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005
2025 COMPETITION & COMPETITOR INFORMATION
*PLEASE NOTE: THE PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DURING EVENT AND WILL BE UPDATED VIA THE LIVE EVENT PROGRAM LINK ABOVE.*
THINGS TO DO IN MILWAUKEE
Deer District is more than Milwaukee’s premiere location for sports and entertainment, it is Milwaukee’s newest neighborhood – a neighborhood built for Milwaukee to live, work AND play.
Featuring Fiserv Forum at the center, Deer District strives to be a 365-day destination, featuring 150+ events a year, myriad dining and entertainment options and best-in-class commercial and real estate opportunities.
The Milwaukee County Zoo was founded over 130 years ago. That’s almost as old as some Galapagos tortoises!
In 1892, a miniature mammal and bird display in Milwaukee’s Washington Park proved to be a very popular attraction. Over the next hundred years, the Milwaukee County Zoo expanded constantly to the 190-acre site home to more than 2,200 animals and over 340 species we know and love today.
Welcome to Milwaukee's most unique downtown food destination! Bursting with unique, high quality selections of artisan ethnic products, and freshly-made prepared foods, you’re sure to enjoy shopping the independent merchants of the Milwaukee Public Market.
Feel the heat of a desert oasis, the humidity of a tropical jungle and the bright colors of a floral garden…all at one destination! The Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, better known as The Domes, is a living museum filled with plants from across the globe. Plan your visit to Milwaukee's most unique destination!
When you visit, you will discover culture and history through stories and interactive exhibits that celebrate expression, camaraderie, and love for the sport. With an unrivaled collection of Harley-Davidson® motorcycles and memorabilia on two floors of exhibits, a 20-acre, park-like campus, one-of-a-kind shopping and dining experiences, and a full calendar of activities, the H-D Museum is one of Milwaukee’s top tourist destinations for visitors from around the globe.
See works of art from antiquity to present day in Wisconsin's largest art museum, famous for its moving Burke Brise Soleil, or “wings.”
Sip a beer, ale or cocktail while making your way down the picturesque Milwaukee Riverwalk. Don’t know where to go? Check out our Third Ward bar guide.
The Historic Third Ward is downtown Milwaukee’s top neighborhood destination for the arts, dining, shopping, recreation & more. Steps from Lake Michigan — and home to the city's top festivals — we are where historic meets modern, grit meets glam & renaissance happens on the daily.
DANCE WORKSHOPS
Event Information
MIX AND MATCH EVENT
Join us on Friday evening, August 16th, at approximately 7:00pm, and enjoy the chance to dance for a great cause!
Here’s how it works:
- All are welcome to participate (that includes all of you spectators too!)
- Purchase your dance entries, for a great discounted rate, at the event registration desk, to dance with anyone – and we mean ANYONE – any professional, or team member, from your studio or others – don’t forget those judges!
- 100% of the proceeds from entries purchased will go to the Ronald McDonald House Charities® Eastern Wisconsin! Find out more about them here – https://rmhc-easternwi.org/
Meet Our
Judges & Officials
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
VP of Franchising & Business Development for Fred Astaire Dance Studios
World Professional Open American Rhythm Champion
Professional Open American Rhythm United States Finalist 9 consecutive years
Voted United States Overall Top Professional Couple of the Year 2 consecutive years
Featured on Good Life TV, PBS’ Championship Ballroom Dancing and Dancing with the Stars Disney Christmas Parade
2-Time United States Rhythm Finalist
2-Time World Rhythm Finalist
Fred Astaire Dance Studios® National ShowDance Champion
Blackpool Rhythtm Finalist
Fred Astaire Dance Studios® Vice Rhythm Champion
Ohio Star Ball Finalist
USDC Mambo Finalist
Fred Astaire Dance Studios® Undefeated RS Rhythm Champion
Fred Astaire Dance Studios® IL Rhythm Champion
Russian National Youth Standard Champion
US Pro Latin Finalist, World Cup Pro Latin Runner-Up
North American Pro Latin Champion
Blackpool, International and UK Rising Star Finalist
6-Time Fred Astaire National Champion
US PRO Latin Finalist
World Cup Runner-Up
World Masters Champion
Blackpool, International and UK Rising Star Finalist
6-Time Fred Astaire National Champion
North American Show Dance Champion
5 times Fred Astaire National Ballroom Champion
5 times Fred Astaire National 10-dance Champion
8 times Fred Astaire National Smooth Champion, American National Smooth Finalists.
2X Champion of the Asian Pacific Open Championships
2X Finalist of the WDC Asian Tour Taipei Open
Bronze Medalist of the Embassy World Cup
4X Emerald Ball Champion
4X California Open Champion
3X Ohio Star Ball Champion
5X Vice Champion of USA Professional Latin
United States National Professional Latin Rising Star Champion
United States Open to the World Professional Latin Rising Star Vice Champion
Blackpool Dance Championships Professional International Latin Quarter Finalist
X5 Fred Astaire National Professional Latin Champion
X5 Fred Astaire World Professional Latin Champion
X5 Fred Astaire Cross Country Professional Latin Champion
X2 Fred Astaire National Professional Show Dance Champion
Former World Professional Rhythm Champion
United States Finalist 9 consecutive years
United States OVERALL Top Professional Couple
Featured performers on: Good Life TV, PBS Championship Ballroom Dancing, Dancing with the Stars
Member organizations: Fred Astaire National Dance Board, North American Dance Teachers Association, DVIDA, National Dance Council of America, World Dance Council Adjudicator
Sponsorships & Vendors
2025 Participating Studios (Coming Soon)
STUDIO DIRECTOR
PHILIP GUTIERREZ
STUDIO DIRECTOR
ANNA TOMASINI
STUDIO DIRECTOR
BILL DAVY
STUDIO DIRECTORS
DAN RUTHERFORD & NICOLE CARROLL-RUTHERFORD
STUDIO DIRECTOR
PHILIP GUTIERREZ
STUDIO DIRECTOR
JESSE DESOTO
STUDIO DIRECTOR
PAM RUTHERFORD
STUDIO DIRECTORS
JOE & TOMMIE TROVATO
STUDIO DIRECTORS
PHILIP GUTIERREZ, ALEXANDRA DANE, & MIHALY MESZAROS
STUDIO DIRECTOR
PATRIC DIDIER
STUDIO DIRECTORS
VLADYSLAV BABENKO & NASTYA SHYNKAROVA
STUDIO DIRECTOR
DYMYTRII GONCHAROV
STUDIO DIRECTOR
STEVEN POWELL
STUDIO DIRECTORS
AARON & JESSE DESOTO
STUDIO DIRECTOR
TETIANA LUTSENKO
STUDIO DIRECTORS
HAYK ARSHAKIAN & ROSS LUND
STUDIO DIRECTORS
HAYK ARSHAKIAN & ROSS LUND
STUDIO DIRECTORS
ANNA TOMASINI & NIKOLAY KARCHEV
STUDIO DIRECTOR
BILL DAVY
STUDIO DIRECTORS
ALEKSANDR KOZHUKHAR & RACHEL SAYOTOVICH
STUDIO DIRECTORS
KHARYTON & ANASTASIYA KHOMENKO
STUDIO DIRECTORS
MYKYTA SERDYUK & ANNA KRASNOSHAPKA
STUDIO DIRECTORS
ADRIAN & HANNAH DYDYNSKI
STUDIO DIRECTORS
HAYK ARSHAKIAN & ROSS LUND
STUDIO DIRECTORS
MYKYTA SERDYUK & ANNA KRASNOSHAPKA
STUDIO DIRECTORS
PAM BARAGONA, DEVIN TAYLOR, & GINA SNYDER
STUDIO DIRECTORS
THOMAS & IZABELLA LEWANDOWSKI
STUDIO DIRECTORS
BRITTANY LOPEZ, JHONDARR LOPEZ, & PATRICK STUCKWISH
STUDIO DIRECTOR
BILL DAVY
STUDIO DIRECTORS
EUGENE & KIMBERLY BUBYR
STUDIO DIRECTOR
AJ TSYGANKOV
STUDIO DIRECTORS
HAYK BALASANYAN & EMILIA POGHOSYAN
Directors & Support Team
Regional Competition Directors
Registrar/Scrutineer
Regional Competition Organizer
Regional Marketing Director
Competition Registration
Competition Liaison & Awards
Deck Captain
Door Captain
Music Manager
