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Eastern United States Dancesport Championships
Jan 29, 2026Newark, NJDiana McDonald La Pana +2
1,961
entries scored
46
divisions
4
styles
LatinStandard
Results on file
- Rhythm
Oleg Iakushev / Viktoriia Iakusheva
Won the Open Pro Rhythm final · field of 16
1,907▲ +7 - Latin
Amanda Besyedin / Andrey Besyedin
Won the Open Pro Latin final · field of 16
1,966▲ +66 - Smooth
Won the Open Pro Smooth final · field of 12
2,152▲ +12 - Standard
Danylo Dobrovolskyi / Anastasiia Malovana
Won the Open Pro Standard final · field of 12
2,033▲ +26
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Championship
Listed on the NDCA calendar
- Organizer
- Diana McDonald La Pana, Mark Nocera & Max Greenhouse
- Dates
- Jan 29 – Feb 2, 2026
- Official site
- easternunitedstateschampionships.com
Entry fees
- Entry fees
- $200–$500
“Eastern United States Top Mixed Amateur Teacher 1st Place: $500 - minimum 50 entries 2nd Place: $300 - minimum 40 entries 3rd Place: $200 - minimum 30 entries Eastern United States Top Youth Studio Awards Trophies shall be awarded to the Top 3 Youth Studios.”
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Prize money
- Prize money
- Up to $600
- Scholarships
- 1st place to $600
“Eastern United States Open Amateur Show Dance Scholarship Championship 1st Place: $300 2nd Place: $200 3rd Place: $100 Eastern United States Pro/Am Scholarship Championships Open 1st Place: $400 2nd Place: $300 3rd Place: $200 Closed 1st Place: $200 2nd Place: $150 3rd Place: $100 Checks only.”
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Hotel
“Complimentary Airport Shuttle T he Newark Airport Marriott runs a complimentary shuttle between all Newark Airport terminals, the hotel and Parking Garage P4.”
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Judging panel
29 adjudicators · heat counts from scored results on file
- John Nyemchek752 heats
- Melanie Sandvig703 heats
- Maksym Bulanyi583 heats
- Valentina Kostenko577 heats
- Cristiane Primeau557 heats
- Jason Chao Dai526 heats
- Edward Simon496 heats
- Steven Dougherty493 heats
- Aigars Stolcers443 heats
- Marat Gimaev435 heats
- Larinda McRaven425 heats
- Adam Reeve364 heats
- Chuck Danza364 heats
- Ilya Ifraimov341 heats
- Francesco Flumiani335 heats
- Bill Sparks332 heats
- Nina Estrina312 heats
- Claudia Primeau292 heats
- Artem Plakhotnyi290 heats
- Alain Doucet282 heats
- Heidi Burns277 heats
- Anna Mikhed259 heats
- Jolicoeur Anik232 heats
- Rufus Dustin201 heats
- Pamela Licht156 heats
- Sam Sodano117 heats
- Sasha Nissengolts83 heats
- Rosendo Fumero58 heats
- Cathi Nyemchek6 heats