America's Ballroom Challenge

*America's Ballroom Challenge*
America's Ballroom Challenge
Directed by	Aida Moreno
Presented by	Tony Meredith (2006 - 2007); Marilu Henner (2006 - 2007); Jasmine Guy (2008); Ron Montez (2008 - present); Jean Louisa Kelly (2009)
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	4 (As of February 25, 2009)
No. of episodes	13 (As of February 25, 2009)
Production
Executive producer	Moreno/Lyons Productions
Production location	Columbus, OH
Running time	Varies
Release
Original network	PBS
Original release	February 1, 2006 –; May 8, 2015

America's Ballroom Challenge is a competitive ballroom dance television series that aired on Public Broadcasting Service in the United States between 2006 and 2009.

It is part of the annual Ohio Star Ball,[1] a festival of DanceSport in Columbus, Ohio.

Each season typically consists of competitions in five categories, with the first four categories devoted to each of the major styles of competitive ballroom dance:

American Smooth: Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz
American Rhythm: Cha Cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing, Bolero, Mambo
International Standard: Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep
International Latin: Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, Jive

The last category is a "Grand Finale" with the four champion couples competing for the title of "America's Best" dancers.

Episode guide

Season 1 (2006)

Hosted by Marilu Henner and Tony Meredith.

Season 1	Airdate	Category	Champions[2]
Episode 1	February 1, 2006	American Smooth	Ben Ermis and Shalene Archer Ermis
		American Rhythm	Tony Dovolani and Elena Grinenko
		International Standard	Erminio Stefano and Liene Apale
		International Latin	Andrei Gavriline and Elena Kryuchkova
Episode 2	February 8, 2006	Grand Finale	Andrei Gavriline and Elena Kryuchkova

Season 2 (2007)

Hosted by Marilu Henner and Tony Meredith.

Season 2	Airdate	Category	Champions[3]
Episode 1	January 31, 2007	American Smooth	Ben Ermis and Shalene Archer-Ermis
Episode 2	February 7, 2007	American Rhythm	Tony Dovolani and Elena Grinenko
Episode 3	February 14, 2007	International Standard	Jonathan Wilkins and Katusha Demidova
Episode 4	February 21, 2007	International Latin	Andrei Gavriline and Elena Kryuchkova
Episode 5	February 28, 2007	Grand Finale	Jonathan Wilkins and Katusha Demidova

Season 3 (2008)

Hosted by Jasmine Guy and Ron Montez.

Season 3	Airdate	Category	Champions[4]
Episode 1	January 30, 2008	American Smooth	Tomas Mielnicki and J.T. Thomas
Episode 2	February 6, 2008	American Rhythm	Jose DeCamps and Joanna Zacharewicz
Episode 3	February 13, 2008	International Standard	Arunas Bizokas and Katusha Demidova
Episode 4	February 20, 2008	International Latin	Andrei Gavriline and Elena Kryuchkova
Episode 5	February 27, 2008	Grand Finale	Andrei Gavriline and Elena Kryuchkova

Season 4 (2009)

Hosted by Jean Louisa Kelly and Ron Montez.

Season 4	Airdate	Category	Champions[5]
Episode 1	February 25, 2009	American Smooth	Jonathan Roberts and Valentina Kostenko
		American Rhythm	Jose DeCamps and Joanna Zacharewicz
		International Standard	Mikhail Avdeev and Anastasia Muravyeva
		International Latin	Riccardo Cocchi and Yulia Zagoruychenko
		Grand Finale	Riccardo Cocchi and Yulia Zagoruychenko

The 2009 season (which would have aired in 2010) was not produced.

The 2010 season (which would have aired in 2011) was not produced.

Championship Ballroom Dancing

Prior to America's Ballroom Challenge, PBS was featuring Championship Ballroom Dancing, also from the Ohio Star Ball, annually since 1980. The one-show event featured the final rounds of the International Standard and International Latin Styles of the competition with exhibitions in between usually by winners from other categories not shown on broadcast.[6]

References

"Ohio Star Ball - A Festival of Dancesport". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
Season 1 - The Competition
Season 2 - The Competition
Season 3 - The Competition
Season 4 - The Competition
"America's Ballroom Challenge". PBS. 2009-02-09. Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2011-05-26.

External links

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[1] "Ohio Star Ball - A Festival of Dancesport". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

[2] Season 1 - The Competition

[3] Season 2 - The Competition

[4] Season 3 - The Competition

[5] Season 4 - The Competition

[6] "America's Ballroom Challenge". PBS. 2009-02-09. Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2011-05-26.

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