This year we had three teams in the team match. As they came out on the floor for each heat, it was an explosive performance with sounds of cheers and clapping by the audience. It was a fight to the finish with the West Coast team winning the first place award. Congratulations to all the winners on these three teams who all won cash prizes from the Fordney Foundation. The teams consisted of the following:
West Coast – Red
Team Captains – Debbie Avalos-Kusumi
Team Mascot – Clement Joly dressed as a chipmunk
East Coast – Blue
Team Captains – Rita Algarra & Maria Manusova
Team Mascot – Yusif Amsatr dressed as a parrot
Central – Green
Team Captains – Kimberley Mitchell & Donna Edelstein
Team Mascot – Dave Firestein dressed as a bear
This year, three top studios were recognized with trophies who had the most entries in competitions across the U.S. and Canada. We congratulate these Top 3 Studios who won these awards at Ohio Star Ball – 2019. They are:
1st – Brilliant Dancesport Studio – Warminster, PA
2nd – Dance Vita – San Mateo, CA
3rd – Center for Ballroom & Dance – Lincolnshire, IL
***If you would like to help our next generation to learn dance, contribute to our DREAM program. Go to www.fordneyfoundation.org and click on the “Donate” tab and scroll down to “Go Fund Me” button or you can send a check directly to the foundation at the address that appears on the website at the end of that page. Or if you would like to have a brick engraved on our Yellow Brick Road for someone who has passed away and loved to dance or was a dance advocate, then scroll down to “Yellow Brick Road Memorial” and remember to insert their name in the memo box.
Thought Of The Week:
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships – Michael Jordan
