The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships (formerly USDSC, and USBC), as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).
The American Rhythm division consists of American-style cha cha, rumba, East Coast swing, bolero, and mambo.
U.S. National Champions
U.S. National Professional Rhythm Ballroom Dance / Dancesport Champions 1984 Charles & Jean Penatello New Jersey 1985-1987 Joe Lozano & Jan Mattingly Texas 1988-1992 Forrest Vance & Susie Thompson Missouri 1993-2003 Bob Powers & Julia Gorchakova Arizona 2004 Tony Dovolani & Inna Ivanenko New York 2005-2006 Tony Dovolani & Elena Grinenko New York 2007-2010 Jose DeCamps & Joanna Zacharewicz New York 2011-2013 Decho Kraev & Bree Watson Arizona 2014-2015 Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Liana Churilova New York 2016-2018 Nazar Norov & Irina Kudryashova Florida 2019 Andre Paramonov & Natalie Paramonov Florida 2020 Not held due to Covid-19 pandemic 2021-2022 Andre Paramonov & Natalie Paramonov Florida 2023-2025 Francesco Arietta & Jessa Briones Pennsylvania
See also U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Standard) U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Latin) U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Smooth) U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional 10-Dance) U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional 9-Dance) Dancesport World Champions (rhythm)
References
External links United States Dance Sport Championships (USDSC) National Dance Council of America (NDCA) Dancesport Competitions Dancesport Info