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💡✨ CALLING ALL @fred_astaire_dance_studios PROFESSIONALS!! ✨💡
A little reminder about the newest opportunity at this year’s Wisconsin Inter-Regional Dance Competition & Event — the Wisconsin Grand Championships…
🏆💥 TOP OVERALL TEACHER PRIZE MONEY! 💥🏆
That’s right — we’re awarding $5,000 to our Top Overall Teacher at this year’s event! 💃🕺
Minimum of 400 entries required to qualify.
Who’s ready to bring the heat and make it to the top! 🔥
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✨🏆 The best judges? Yes — we have them! 🏆✨
@fadswisconsin is bringing you an incredible lineup of adjudicators for this year’s event, each with outstanding achievements and expertise in the dance world. 💃🕺
👀 Check out who’s joining us and learn more about their impressive accomplishments!
#WisconsinGrandChampionships #DanceCompetition #FredAstaireWisconsin #fadswisconsin #wisconsin #dance #ballroomdance #bestinballroom #WGC2026 #interregionalevent #fredastairedancestudios #lifesbetterwhenyoudance #judgepanel #judges #interregional #dancevent #dancecompetition
✨💃 Announcing the @fadswisconsin 2026 Wisconsin Grand Championships Adjudicators! 🕺✨
We’re proud to welcome an incredible panel of judges to this year’s Wisconsin Grand Championships — bringing expertise, experience, and a keen eye for excellence to the dance floor. 👀🏆
@carrollrutherford
@brunocollinstrillieci
@nadiaeftedal
Nadia Goulina
@ilyaifraimov
@jackiejosephspro_fads
@nikolay.karchev_official
@knight1959
@nadinedigman
@rutherford3230
Stay tuned as we introduce each of them… you won’t want to miss who’s joining us!
#WisconsinGrandChampionships #BigAnnouncement #DanceCompetition #FredAstaireWisconsin #TopTeacher #fadswisconsin #wisconsin #dance #ballroomdance #bestinballroom #WGC2026 #interregionalevent #fredastairedancestudios #lifesbetterwhenyoudance #JudgingPanel
⭐ And the best is yet to come...⭐
Have you made your plan to join us for this @fadswisconsin Inter-regional dance competition & event?! 🫵 It`s time to start planning for August 13th - 15th at the @brookfieldconferencecenter!
From a blank ballroom to a ballroom filled with the best dancing, delicious meals, people from Fred Astaire Dance Studios all over the country, an amazing professional show, and so much more - we CANNOT wait to see you all there! 🎉
#wisconsin #ballroomdance #dance #fredastaire #wisconsincheck
Event Countdown
Registration & Entry Forms Due: Tuesday, July 14th
Hotel Reservation Deadline: Tuesday, July 21st
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 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 13th through the 15th – 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 August 2026!
SATURDAY EVENING PROFESSIONAL DANCE SHOW
Our 2026 professional show, concluding our event on Saturday evening, August 15th, is sure to wow the crowd! You won’t want to miss it!
The theme you ask? MARILYN MONROE: THE BLONDE!
We invite you to get your tickets right here online, before they sell out, to sit back, relax, and enjoy a dance show complete with the beauty and glamour of Marilyn Monroe herself!
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
Event Information
MIX AND MATCH EVENT
Join us on Friday evening, August 14th, 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 Misericordia Heart of Mercy! Find out more about them here – https://www.misericordia.com/
2026 COMPETITION & COMPETITOR INFORMATION
*PLEASE NOTE: PROGRAM & HEAT LISTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DURING EVENT AND WILL BE UPDATED
VIA THE LIVE EVENT PROGRAM & HEAT LISTS LINK ABOVE.*
Meet Our
Judges & Officials
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
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
13-Time Fred Astaire Theatrical Champion
5-Time Fred Astaire Rhythm Champion
7-Time United States Theatrical Champion
3-Time World Professional Invitational Champion
3-Time Blackpool Cabaret Champion
2-Time Canadian Exhibition Champion
6-Time Ohio Star Ball Theatrical Champion
9-Time USDSC Theatrical Champion
Open British Professional Latin Champion
U.K. Professional Latin Champion
Twice European Latin Champion
U.S. Open Professional Latin Champion
Winners of the Super Japan Cup
German Open Latin Championship
French Latin Masters
Russian Invitational Latin Championship
5-Time Silver Medalist World Professional Latin Championship
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
10-Time Fred Astaire Open American Rhythm Champion
2-Time United States Open American Rhythm Finalist
3rd Place Open American Rhythm – Ohio Star Ball
World Mambo Vice-Champion
Ohio Star Ball Rising Start Rhythm Champion
FADS International Dance Council Member
FADS Wisconsin Regional Dance Director
FADS National Coach and Choreographer
19 years being part of the FADS Family
FADS Open American Smooth Champion
United States and Ohio Star Ball Rising Star American Rhythm Champion and American Smooth Finalist
United States and Ohio Star Ball 9 Dance Vice Champion
FADS American Rhythm and American Smooth Rising star Champion
FADS Open American Rhythm Vice champion
Top Teacher FADS Regionally and FADS Nationally
Top Teacher USDC
Top teacher Ohio Star Ball
Dancers Cup Tour All Star Top Teacher
FADS World Cup Series Top Teacher
6-Time Fred Astaire Open American Rhythm Champion
3-Time USDSC Open American Rhythm Finalist
USDSC Theatrical Finalist
USDSC Rising Star Theatrical Champion
International Dance Council Member
International Examiner
Wisconsin Regional Trainer
Two time Fred Astaire Rising Star Rhythm 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
Thank You to Our 2026 Participating Studios (Coming Soon)
STUDIO DIRECTORS
DAVID MOON & AARON PIERCE
STUDIO DIRECTOR
ANNA TOMASINI
STUDIO DIRECTOR
BILL DAVY, ADRIAN & NICOLE NEDELCU
STUDIO DIRECTORS
ANDRE SANTORE & STEPHANIE
STUDIO DIRECTORS
AARON & JOSE SANCHEZ
STUDIO DIRECTOR
PHILIP GUTIERREZ
STUDIO DIRECTORS
YURIY SIMAKOV & OKSANA KLYUCHNYK
STUDIO DIRECTORS
PHILIP GUTIERREZ, ALEXANDRA DANE, & MIHALY MESZAROS
STUDIO DIRECTORS
VLADYSLAV BABENKO & NASTYA SHYNKAROVA
STUDIO DIRECTORS
SASHA TSYHANKOV & ALOSHA ANATOLIY
STUDIO DIRECTOR
DYMYTRII GONCHAROV
STUDIO DIRECTORS
DAN RUTHERFORD & NICOLE CARROLL-RUTHERFORD
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
VIKTORIYA KLEYMAN & ILYA ABDULLIN
STUDIO DIRECTORS
VASILII & IRINA PLATONOV
STUDIO DIRECTORS
ALEKSANDR KOZHUKHAR & RACHEL SAYOTOVICH
STUDIO DIRECTORS
KHARYTON & ANASTASIYA KHOMENKO
STUDIO DIRECTORS
MYKYTA SERDYUK & ANNA KRASNOSHAPKA
STUDIO DIRECTORS
ISIDRO ERREGUIN & DANIELLE OPLASKI
STUDIO DIRECTORS
HAYK ARSHAKIAN & ROSS LUND
STUDIO DIRECTORS
MYKYTA SERDYUK & ANNA KRASNOSHAPKA
STUDIO DIRECTORS
THOMAS & IZABELLA LEWANDOWSKI
STUDIO DIRECTOR
BILL DAVY
STUDIO DIRECTORS
EUGENE & KIMBERLY BUBYR
STUDIO DIRECTOR
TAMERLAN GADIROV
STUDIO DIRECTORS
HAYK BALASANYAN & EMILIA POGHOSYAN
Meet OUR
Directors & Support Team
Regional Competition Directors
Registrar/Scrutineer
Regional Competition Organizer
Regional Marketing Director
Competition Registration
Competition Registration
Competition Registration
Deck Captain
Music Manager
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