For the second time in two weeks, the ATOMIC Ballroom dancers threw down the gauntlet at another renowned swing dance camp, Camp Hollywood and the National Jitterbug Championships 2013! It was an epic weekend with world-class dancing, classes and competitions (including an incredible underground battle competition featuring none-other than ATOMIC owners, Shesha and Nikki Marvin). Congratulations to all of the competitors from the ATOMIC family, Orange County, SoCal and the rest of the world!
As we look forward to next year, let’s see who walked away with National Jitterbug bling this year. Here are all of the top 5 winners from each category (your ATOMIC regulars in bold).
The 2013 National Jitterbug Champions are:
Amateur Lindy
1st….. Michael Siebert & Katina Vallens
2nd…. Steven Seo & Idalia Ramos
3rd….. Sage Min & Young Kang
4th….. Ben White & Cat Foley
5th….. Alexy Kopylov & Maria Kopylov
Shag
1st….. Min Vo & Moe Sakan
2nd…. Stephen Sayer & Fancy Dougherty
3rd….. Morgan Day & Natalia Eristavi
4th….. Johnny Lee & Shannon Warf
5th….. Ryan Martin & Megan Shaw
Jack & Jill – Amateur – Leaders
1st….. Henry Dotson
2nd…. Alex Parker
3rd….. Andrew Jose
4th….. Andy Shih
5th….. Michael Siebert
Jack & Jill – Amateur – Followers
1st….. Audrey Da Sois
2nd…. Cat Foley
3rd….. Michelle Tadmor
4th….. Lauren Stanely
5th….. Maria Kopylov
Jack & Jill – Advanced – Leaders
1st….. Nick Williams
2nd…. Justin Zillman
3rd….. Stephen Sayer
4th….. Soochan Lee
5th….. William Mauvais
Jack & Jill – Advanced – Followers
1st….. Laura Keat
2nd…. Irina Amzashvili
3rd….. Maeva Truntzer
4th….. Moe Sakan
5th….. Nikki Marvin
Team
1st….. The Fly Rights
2nd…. LA Varsity Shag
3rd….. (Tied for 2nd)LA Swing
4th….. The Atomic Lindy Hop Colliders
5th….. Night & Day
Amateur Balboa
1st….. Brian Meadows & Janet Meadows
2nd…. Howard Zhao & Gayl Zhao
3rd….. Eran Tobi & Michelle Tadmor
4th….. Sage Min & Young Kang
5th….. Alexy Kopylov & Maria Kopylov
Open Balboa
1st….. Andreas Olsson & Teni Lopez-Cardenas
2nd…. Chris Grover & Beth Grover
3rd….. Jacob Wigger & Valerie Salstrom
4th….. Jeremy Otth & Moe Sakan
5th….. Minn Vo & Nikki Marvin
Amateur Classic
1st….. Ben White & Michelle Tadmor
2nd…. Eran Tobi & Idalia Ramos
3rd….. Alexy Kopylov & Maria Kopylov
4th….. Alex Parker & Cat Foley
5th….. Aurelien Lesdon & Audrey Da Sois
Open Classic
1st….. Jeremy Otth & Laura Keat
2nd…. Nick Williams & Nikki Marvin
3rd….. Justin Zillman & Alice Pye
4th….. Shesha Marvin & Giselle Anguizola
5th….. Chris Grover & Beth Grover
Open Lindy
1st….. Jeremy Otth & Laura Keat
2nd…. William Mauvais & Maeva Truntzer
3rd….. Stephen Sayer & Chandrae Roettig
4th….. Soochan Lee & Hyunjung Choi
5th….. Mikey Pedroza & Nikki Marvin
Showcase
1st….. Willian Mauvais & Maeva Truntzer
2nd…. Kevin St. Laurent & Jo Hoffberg
3rd….. Nick Williams & Laura Keat
4th….. David Frutos & Kim Clever
5th….. Stephen Sayer & Chandrae Roettig