If you’re not a Lindy Hopper, or maybe you are new to the scene, you may not have heard that hundreds of swing dancers gathered in Los Angeles this Labor Day weekend at an event called Camp Hollywood. You may also not have heard, that dancers at ATOMIC Ballroom, killed it this weekend at said event. Until now…
Camp Hollywood just celebrated their 17th year as one of the largest and longing running swing dance camps in the world. It is a weekend full of international dance instructors, live music, and competitors. Even more, it is home of the National Jitterbug Championships, so winning a competition here, is kind of a big deal. And we are proud, so proud, that Orange County, and more specifically, ATOMIC Ballroom dancers, kicked some serious butt this weekend! Here are the top 5 winners from each category with your ATOMIC regulars in bold.
The 2014 National Jitterbug Champions are:
Amateur Lindy Hop
1st…Rico Lim & Chloe Hong
2nd…Joris Focquaert & Ona Elzbieta Visnevskyte
3rd…Andrew Jose & Kelly Young
4th…Nick Hughes & Amber Hoffman
5th…Everest Ling & Brittany Espinoza
Amateur Strictly Classic Lindy
1st…Jong Geon Kim & Hee Eun Cho
2nd…Joris Focquaert & Ona Elzbieta Visnevskyte
3rd…Rico Lim & Chloe Hong
4th…Steven Seo & Kelly Young
5th…Kyle Hankins & Shauna Marble
Amateur Balboa
1st…Rico Lim & Chloe Hong
2nd…Kyle Delacruz & Nancy-Ann Magnante
3rd…Christopher Stewart & Amy Denissen
4th…Nicholas Centino & Alice Pye
5th…Douglas Matthews & Katie O’Neill
Amateur Lindy Hop Jack & Jill Leaders
1st…Rico Lim
2nd…Joris Focquaert
3rd…Jong Geon Kim
4th…Andrew Jose
5th…Matt Arellano
Amateur Lindy Hop Jack & Jill Followers
1st…Ona Elzbieta Visnevskyte
2nd…Helena Verheyen
3rd…Jamica Zion
4th…Kelly Young
5th…Monchette Gonda
Open Lindy Hop
1st…Stephen Sayer & Chandrae Roettig
2nd…Dax Hock & Sarah Breck
3rd…Soochan Lee & Hyunjung Choi
4th…Rebecka DecaVita & Emelie DecaVita
5th…Remy Kouakou Kouame & Moe Sakan
Open Strictly Classic Lindy
1st…Adam Brozowski & Giselle Anguizola
2nd…Remy Kouakou Kouame & Laura Keat
3rd…Justin Zillman & Natalia Eristavi
4th…Rebecka DecaVita & Emelie DecaVita
5th…Stephen Sayer & Sara Lerner
Open Balboa
1st…Jacob Wigger & Valerie Salstrom
2nd…Chris Grover & Beth Grover
3rd…Augie Freeman & Natalia Eristavi
4th…Zack Richard & Heather Ballew
5th…Joseph Zayac & Irina Amzashvili
Open Shag
1st…Stephen Sayer & Fancy Dougherty
2nd…Mike Mizgalski & Irina Amzashvili
3rd…Minn Vo & Moe Sakan
4th…Morgan Day & Natalia Eristavi
5th…David Frutos & Kim Clever
Advanced Lindy Hop Jack & Jill Leaders
1st…Nick Williams
2nd…Remy Kouakou Kouame
3rd…Stephen Sayer
4th…Justin Zillman
5th…Adam Brozowski
Advanced Lindy Hop Jack & Jill Followers
1st…Sarah Breck
2nd…Amanda Marchand
3rd…Laura Keat
4th…Chloe Hong
5th…Nikki Marvin
Showcase
1st…Dax Hock & Sarah Breck
2nd…Nick Williams & Nikki Marvin
3rd…Kevin St. Laurent & Jo Hoffberg
4th…Soochan Lee & Hyunjung Choi
5th…Justin Zillman & Giselle Anguizola
Team
1st…LA Shag
2nd…ATOMIC Lindy Hop Colliders
3rd…Main St. Rhythm
4th…Denver Swing Project
5th…Hang Ten Hoppers
…and finally…
Miss Camp Hollywood
Nikki Marvin!
Here are some pictures and videos of our students and instructors during Camp Hollywood (and make sure to check out the very last picture for a surprise!):
Andrew Jose & Kelly Young in the Amateur Lindy Finals. They won 3rd Place!
The ATOMIC Lindy Hop Colliders led by James Bianco. They won 2nd place
ATOMIC Regular, Fran Jurnak & ATOMIC Owner, Shesha Marvin about to compete in the Intergenerational Competition!
Open Balboa Winners! ATOMIC teachers, Chris & Beth Grover, Natalia Eristavi, Augie Freeman, and Irina Amzashvili
Miss Camp Hollywood 2014: Nikki Marvin!
ATOMIC Regular, Lisa Montagne , and ATOMIC Instructor, Jeremy Otth with their Showcase routine!
ATOMIC Lindy Hop Colliders led by James Bianco
ATOMIC Cherry Bombs led by Nikki Marvin
Showcase Routine by Nick Williams & Nikki Marvin. Second Place!
Surprise! Two of our instructors, Will Ayces & Jenny Knox, got engaged! Here is Will proposing at the end of their team routine!
