| RESULTS
FOR
North American Open
Swing Championships™
2008 Results of the
North American Swing Championships
Started
December 2007 @ SF Bal Fest!
2008
Swing Team Champions
California Rolls (Ben and Sheri Pasadena
one2swing.com)
2008
Collegiate Shag Champs
John and Charissa Ratto (Stockton)
2008
Balboa Swing Champions
Nate Sartain & Tertia Miyashiro (San Diego)
2008
Pure Balboa
Steve & Heidi
Balboa Battle (smoothest fastest Pure Balboa)
2008
Best Balboa Jill
Gabi Cook (LA)
2008
Best Balboa Jack
Brian Lee
2008
Lindy Hop Champions
Mien Vo & Katie Anderson (LA)
2008
Same Sex Swing Champs
Brenda Collins & Emily McLaughlin
(Portland/SF)
2008
20's Charleston Champs
Lynne Koehlinger & Peter Varshavsky
(SF)
1920's Charleston (partnered) Champions 2 years in a
row!
The Dancers Choice Awards
are in! They were not announced!
But, as soon as we come up with a date for the Spring/Summer
camp and see which of the Hall of Famers can attend
we will announce the date and winners!
2007 Results of the North American Swing
Championships
2007 Pure Bal
Battle Champions
Nick Williams & Sara Learner
won Balboa Battle Bugle
& electronic pass to Eastern
Balboa Championships!
(Audience gave their aplause as a close runner up for
Jeremy & Laura)
2007 Nor Am Bal Swing Champions
Mickey & Kelly won Trophy
& electronic pass to Balboa
Rendezvous!
2007 Nor Am Bal
Swing Jack Champion
Scott Russell won Trophy &
electronic pass to Canadian
Balboa Championships!
2007 Nor Am Bal
Swing Jill Champion
Brenda (CK) Collins
won Trophy & electronic pass to Canadian
Balboa Championships!
2007 Nor Am
Same Sex Swing
Champions
(as part of the North
American Same Sex Ballroom Championships™)
Zena Knight & Brenda (CK) Collins won Trophy &
electronic pass to Girl Jam!
The male runner up couple Jonathan
Bixby & John Ennis won a Trophy & electronic
pass to Boy Jam!
2007 Nor
Am Lindy Hop Champions
Jeremy & Laura won Trophy
and electronic pass to the camp that inspires ours the
National
Jitterbug Championships
at Camp
Hollywood
2007
Nor Am 20's Partnered
Charleston
Champions
Lynne Koehlinge & Peter
Varshavsky won Trophy!
2007 Nor Am Collegiate Shag Champions
Jeremy & Laura won Trophy
and electronic pass to the first international Shag
Camp & Championships Motown
Shagdown in Detroit!
All contests winning
passes are not transferable unless agreed
upon by the promoters! Passes will be awarded
by email cc'd to the promoter.
Placements
for all the contestants are available by request!
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RESULTS
FOR
Northern
California
Open Swing Championships™
Restarted
@ July Lindypendance Weekend 2009!
Started December 2005 & 2006 @ SF Bal Fest!
2009 Nor Cal
Lindy Champ
Regional for ALHC
1st Nate &
Yon
2nd Chris & Shirly
3rd Kevin & Kali
4th Calvin & Britany
5th Steven & Rebecca
6th Lina & Edwardo
7th Nick & Conny
2009 Nor Cal
Lindy JnJ
Jacks:
1st Ryan
2nd Kevin
3rd Nate
4th Aaron
5th Jeff
6th Ben
Jills:
1st Shirly
2nd Haruko
3rd Jade
4th Rebeca
5th Yon
6th Caroline
2009 Nor Cal
Same Sex Swing
Finalists for the Same Sex Swing Championship Any Swing
Goes on June 27th @ Pride were:
1st Flavio Epstein & Drew Parker-Rose
2nd Gina & Julie
3rd Rodney Murphy & Paul Gilbert
4th and 5th place names not given.
2006 Results of the
Nor Cal Open Swing Championships
All contestants won dance passes
to SF Bal Fest 2007 if in judged contests placing 1st
thru 3rd!
2006 Balboa
Battle Tempo Marathon
Russ Bruner & Susan Kane
won Balboa Battle Obelisk & electronic pass to ABCD!
2006 Nor Cal Balboa Swing Open
Championships
An American Lindy Hop (ALHC)
Regional
1st Place: Jeremy Oth & Laura
won $100 & Nor Cal Bal Cup & electronic pass
to ALHC
Balboa Contest!
2nd Place Bal Swing: Scott Russell
& Brenda Collins
3rd Place Bal Swing: Mickey Foranach
& Kristen Sorci
2006 Nor Cal Bal
Swing Jack Open
1st Place Jack: Mickey Fortanasce
won $50, Trophy & electronic pass to Balboa
Rendezvous!
2nd Place Jack: Scott Russell.
3rd Place Russell Bruner.
2006 Nor Cal Bal Swing Jill Open
1st Place Jill: Sara Learner
won $50, Trophy & electronic pass to Balboa
Rendezvous!
2nd Place Jill: Kristin Sorci
to Eastern
Balboa Championships
3rd Place Jill: Brenda Collins
2006 Same Sex
Bal Open
by audience applause
Steve Garrett & Jonathan
Bixby won Audience adoration!
2006 Nor
Cal Lindy Hop Open
An American Lindy Hop (ALHC)
Regional
1st Place: Jean & Bromely
won Northern California Lindy Hop Bowl, Pass to ALHC
Showcase Division each!
2nd Place: Sara & Chance
3rd Place: Andrew & Audrey
2006
Nor Cal Partnered Charleston Open by audience applause
Jofflyn & Amber won electronic
dance passes to SF Bal Fest 2007!
2006 Nor Cal Collegiate Shag Open
1st Place Kelle Patrick &
John Ratto won electronic passes to National
Jitterbug Championships
at Camp
Hollywood
2nd Place Shag Open: Blythe &
Marc Musteric
3rd Place Shag Open: Lisa Johnson
& Michael Marangio
2006 Audience ballot for Best
Balboa Couple
Steve & Heidi Received Best
Balboa Couple Trophy!
2006 Audience ballot for Best
Balboa Chearleader
Alison & Joel Received Best
Balboa Chearleader Trophy!
2006 Audience ballot favorites
Balboa Boy
Mickey Fortanasce won Best Bal
Boy Trophy
2006 Audience ballot favorites
Balboa Gal
Kristin Sorci won best Bal Gal
Trophy
and
the year previous...
In
2006 contestants
who place had or will have their choice of several dance
passes including:
SF Bal Fest 2007, Hawaii
Lindy & Balboa Exchange,
Midwest
Balboa Camp, Balboa
Rendezvous, ALHC,
ABCD,
Eastern
Balboa Championships, and National
Jitterbug Championships
at Camp
Hollywood! Stay tuned to see who will
be visiting your city (we are emailing them now and
will update the website in the new year!)
and the year previous...
2005 Results of the Nor Cal
Open Swing Championships
2005
Balboa Battle Marathon
7 songs up to 380 beats
per minute!
Christin & Scott
Won Balboa Battle Bowl & Eastern
Balboa Championships
each!
2005 Nor Cal Balboa
Swing Open Championships
1st Place: Krsitin
& Scott Won Trophy &
Balboa Rendezvous
pass each!
2nd Place Bal Swing:
Terita Yakimoto & Nate Sartain
3rd Place Bal Swing:
Amie & Treven
2005
Nor Cal Bal Swing Jack Open
1st Place Jack: Scott
Won Trophy & one pass to ABCD!
2nd Place Jack: Nathan
3rd Place Jack: Treven
2005 Nor Cal Bal Swing
Jill Open
1st Place Jill: Kristin
Won Trophy & one pass to ABCD!
2nd Place Jill: Carol
3rd Place Jill: Tertia
Miyashiro
2005
Same Sex Bal Open Judged National
title as previously promoted!
1st Place overall Same
Sex Swing & Boy Bal: Scott & Burnie
Won Trophy & All
Balboa Cleveland
Pass each!
2nd Place Same Sex
Bal: James & Eric Won Silver Medals and
All
Balboa Cleveland
Pass each!
3rd Place Same Sex
Bal: Nadia & Kristin
4th Place Same Sex
Bal: Robert & Michael
5th Place Same Sex
Bal: Athena & Amie
6th Place Same Sex
Bal: Sue & Liz
2005
Nor Cal Lindy Hop Open
An American Lindy Hop
(ALHC) Regional
1st Place: Sarah &
Andrew Won Northern California Lindy Hop Bowl,
Pass toALHC
Showcase Division
each!
2nd Place: Nate Sartain
& Tertia Miyashiro Won Silver Medals &
Pass to National
Jitterbug Championships
at Camp
Hollywood
each!
3rd Place: Harve &
Nate Won Pass to
Lindy Fest 2006
2005
Nor Cal Partnered Charleston Open by audience
applause
Jofflyn & Amber
Won Nor Cal Charleston Platter & Rhythmic
Arts Festival
Passes each!
2005 Nor Cal Collegiate
Shag Open by audience applause
1st Place Blythe &
Marc Won Trophy
2nd Place Shag Open:
Tony & Laura
3rd Place Shag Open:
Mike & Kathleen
2005 Audience ballot
for Fastest & Fanciest Feet Overall
Christin & Scott
Audience pick for the Fly'n Feet Trophy!
2005 Audience ballot
for Best Balboa Spirit
Alison & Joel (This
was a close vote with Heidi & Steve) Received
Best Balboa Spirit Chear Trophy!
2005 Audience ballot
favorites in Contests
Nate Sartain &
Tertia Miyashiro favorite in Balboa Swing
Open Each won Passes to the SF Balboa Festival
2006!
Rhea & Minn favorite
in Balboa Battle Each won Passes to the SF
Balboa Festival 2006!
Motown Shagdown offered
cash prizes but cancelled. The SF Bal Fest
then based cash prizes on the amount of contestants
entered and were to be paid after the judges
and trophy costs were covered. In leau of
that all the first place winners will be awarded
SF Bal Fest 2006 Passes.
(All other audience
favorites corresponded with the professional
judges picks and win passes to the SF Bal
Fest in 2006)
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