Monday, October 14, 2013

USA Dance Northwest DanceSport Championships

The USA Dance Northwest DanceSport Championships 2013 were held at the Ainsworth Event Center in Portland, Oregon on October 12 and 13. Attending and competing were 6 couples from Hawai‘i. Glenn Okazaki with Anne Ho, Edwin and Charlotte Bugarin, Miguel Heraclio with Rieko Ota, Jackson Cho and Mei June Choong, Calvin and Debra Ota, and Michael and Lorrie Chun.
This event was a qualifying regional event for the USA Dance 2014 National DanceSport Championships that will be held March 28 – 30, 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Results for the Hawai‘i couples are:

Amateur Senior II (45+ years) Championship Standard (WTVFQ) – 2 couples competing
Glenn Okazaki with Anne Ho placed 1st receiving all first places in all 5 dances from all 7 judges.
Calvin and Debra Ota took the 2nd place.

Amateur Senior III (55+ years) Championship Standard (WTVFQ) – 3 couples competing
Again Glenn Okazaki with Anne Ho placed 1st taking all the first places in all 5 dances from all 7 judges.
Calvin and Debra Ota again took the 2nd place and Zoar and Cheryl Leggett from Arizona took 3rd place.

Amateur Senior II (45+ years) Championship Latin (SCRPJ) – 2 couples competing
Edwin and Charlotte Bugarin took 1st place by placing 1st in all 5 dances
Calvin and Debra Ota took 2nd place although 2 judges out of 7 placed them 1st in Samba.

Amateur Senior III (55+ years) Championship Latin (SCRPJ) – 2 couples competing
Edwin and Charlotte Bugarin took 1st place again. This time taking all the 1st places in all 5 dances from all 7 judges.
Calvin and Debra Ota took the 2nd place.

Amateur Senior I (35+ years) Pre-Championship Standard (WTFQ) – 2 couples competing
1st place, by taking 1st in Waltz, Tango, Quickstep and 2nd in Foxtrot Miguel Heraclio with Rieko Ota.
Placing 2nd but winning the Foxtrot Vincent Chai with Karen Fedoruk from British Columbia.

Amateur Senior II (45+ years) Pre-Championship Standard (WTFQ) – 2 couples competing
Placing 1st by winning all 4 dances Miguel Heraclio with Rieko Ota taking a total of 24 first place marks in all 4 four dances from 7 judges (a total of 28 first places)
Into 2nd place but taking the remaining 4 first place marks Calvin and Debra Ota.

Amateur Senior I (35+ years) Novice Standard (WFQ) – 2 couples competing
1st place Miguel Heraclio with Rieko Ota with firsts in all three dances
2nd place Ted Rocha with Dorothy Tsang – California.

Amateur Senior II ( 45+ years) Novice Standard (WFQ) – 4 couples competing
1st place Miguel Heraclio with Rieko Ota with firsts in all three dances
2nd place Randy and Paulette Norman – Washington
3rd place Ted Rocha with Dorothy Tsang – California
4th place Terrance and Candace Nicholson – Oregon

Amateur Adult (19+ years) Silver Standard (WFQ) – 6 couples competing
1st place Tomas Filler with Radka Pokorna – Oregon
2nd place Nick van der Pauw with Renee Berard – British Columbia
3rd place Jackson Cho with Mei June Choong they took 2nd place in Foxtrot

Amateur Adult (19+ years) Gold Standard (WFQ) – 4 couples competing.
Jackson Cho with Mei June Choong placed in 4th position but they took 3rd place in Foxtrot

Amateur Adult (19+ years) Silver Latin (SCR) – 2 couples competing
1st place in all three dances Jackson Cho with Mei June Choong
2nd place Nick van der Pauw with Renee Berard – British Columbia

Amateur Adult (19+ years) Gold Latin (SCRJ) 2 couples competing
1st place in three dances and 2nd in Rumba Jackson Cho with Mei June Choong
2nd place Aaron Clark with Esther Beach – Washington.

Amateur Senior II (45+ years) Bronze Standard (WQ) – 7 couples competing
Out of the seven couples Michael and Lorrie Chun took 4th place by placing 4th in Waltz and 3rd in Quickstep that tied them with Roger and Linda Blashfield – Oregon for the 3rd overall place. Scrutineer Rule 11 in favor of the Blashfield’s broke the tie.

Amateur Senior III (55+ years) Bronze Standard (WQ) – 9 couples competing
Michael and Lorrie Chun danced in the 9-couple semi-final and made it through to the six couple final. They finished in 4th position by placing 3rd in Waltz and 4th in Quickstep tying them again with the Blashfield’s! Rule 11 broke the tie in favor of the Blashfield’s.

Amateur Senior IV (65+ years) Silver Standard (WFQ) – 4 couples competing
Michael and Lorrie Chun finished in 3rd position by placing 3rd in Waltz, 2nd in Foxtrot and 3rd in Quickstep The Blashfield’s were 4th by placing 4th in all three dances!

Amateur Senior II (45+ years) Bronze Latin (CR) – 3 couples competing
Michael and Lorrie Chun placed 2nd in both dances to take 2nd place overall.

Amateur Senior III (55+ years) Bronze Latin (CR) – 5 couples competing
Michael and Lorrie Chun placed 2nd in both dances to take 2nd place overall.

Amateur Senior IV (65+ years) Silver Latin (SCR) – 2 couples competing
Michael and Lorrie Chun finished in 2nd position placing 2nd in all three dances.


A CONGRATULATION to all 6 couples representing Hawai‘i we are all proud of you accomplishments and Good Luck in the Nationals.

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