Independence Day Ball -- Instructors

Last updated: October 15, 2011

Championship Dance Camps offers world class instructors, including US, UK and World Champions as well as Blackpool finalists and semi-finalists.

Below are instructors from LAST YEAR's Independence Day Ball. We are finalizing this year's instructors so check back for updates!

We are finalizing our Independence Day Ball 2012 instructors so check back for updates!

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Below is a list of last year's instructors for your convenience.

Eulia Baranovsky
	2007 World American Smooth Showdance Champion 2006-2007 World American Smooth Finalist 2004,2006-2007 U.S. National American Ballroom Finalist 2003-2007 Finalist in all major competitions including Ohio Star Ball
Dan Calloway
	Asian-Pacific Professional 10-Dance Grand Finalist U.S. Professional 10-Dance Grand Finalist Dual Fellow of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) Co-organizer with Wendi Davies of Chesapeake DanceSport Classic Chair of Judges at many competitions including Manhattan Amateur Classic, Pittsburgh DanceSport Championships, and International Dance Festival
Rufus Dustin
	Two time lecturer at the World Ballroom Dance Congress in Blackpool, England North American Latin Champion North American 10-dance Champion US, British and World Champion
Garry Gekhman
	2006 U.S. Professional Classic Show Dance Champion 2006 U.S. Professional Standard Finalist 2005 Blackpool Rising Star Finalist 2004 Second runners up in the U.K. Championships Rising Star Seven time undefeated Israeli Ballroom, Latin, 10-dance, and Show Dance Champion
Giampiero Giannico
	2010 World Professional Finalist 2010 U.S. Professional Finalist 2010 Blackpool Professional Finalist 2004 Blackpool Professional Finalist
Yuki Haraguchi
	2007 Ohio Star Ball Rising Star Champion 2008 U.S. Open to the World Rising Star Finalist 2008 U.S. National Rising Star Runner Up U.S. Professional Latin Semi-Finalist
Paul Huston
	6 times Australian Champion 5 times World Semi-finalist World Cup Finalist Coach to Blackpool Youth finalists Coach to International Youth Champions
Marcus Johnson
	2007 Ohio Star Ball Rising Star Champion 2008 U.S. Open to the World Rising Star Finalist 2008 U.S. National Rising Star Runner Up U.S. Professional Latin Semi-Finalist
Larinda McRaven
	Professional Open American Smooth Finalist North American Champion Four Times US Open Finalist Four Time Ohio Star Ball Finalist
Anna Mikhed
	Blackpool Professional Standard Finalist U.S. Professional Runner Up 2004 U.K. Open Professional Rising Star Champion 2004 Blackpool Professional Rising Star Champion Performer on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars"
Kimberley Mitchell
	Former British, International, UK, and Closed British Champion Two times U.S. International Latin Champion British Professional Rising Star Champions 5th in the World Championships 3 times Ohio Star Ball Champions
Gherman Mustuc
	World Professional Ten Dance Champion 2008 US Professional Ten Dance Champion 2007 & 2008 US Professional Classical Showdance Champion 2008 World Professional Ten Dance Vice Champion 2007 World Professional Classical Showdance Finalist 2006 North America Ten Dance Champion 2007
Ieva Pauksena
	2003 World Professional Standard Finalist 2004 Blackpool Professional Standard Finalist 2002 -2004 US Professional Standard Runner Up 2001 US Amateur Standard Champion 2001 World Amateur Standard Finalist 2001 Blackpool Amateur Standard Finalist
Danny Quilliam
	19 times Canadian Representative to the World Championships 2002 World Professional Classic Show Dance Finalist 2000 North American Professional Standard Champion
Jonathan Roberts
	US and World Professional American Smooth Champion 2003 Blackpool Rising Star Latin Finalist 1997 USA Rising Star American Ballroom Champion Two-time US Pro-Am 10-Dance Champion Professional dancer on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars"
Bill Sparks
	4 times US Professional Latin Champion World Professional Latin Finalist 1998 Blackpool Rising Star Champion 6 times Ohio Star Ball Professional Latin Champion
Anna Trebunskaya
	1998 US Amateur Youth Standard Champion Professional Latin US Finalist Rising Star Professional Latin UK Championship Finalist Rising Star Professional Latin Blackpool Finalist Professional dancer on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars"
Oksana Zolotarevskaya
	2008 British National Professional Champion 2007, 2008 Dutch National Professional Latin Champion 2007, 2008 UK Professional RS Latin Finalist 2008 International Professional RS Latin Finalist 2003 United States National Mambo Champion