About USA Dance
USA DANCE is an affiliate member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and is recognized by both the USOC and the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) as the National Governing Body of DanceSport in the United States.
The IDSF has been granted full recognition by the International Olympic Committee as the worldwide governing body of DanceSport. DanceSport is the competitive version of ballroom dancing.
USA DANCE is approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a Section 501©(3) nonprofit organization. USA DANCE is a Virginia Corporation organized exclusively for educational and charitable purposes with the meaning of Section 501 © (3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code and is registered with the State Division of Consumer Affairs, Commonwealth of Virginia, PO Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23209, Telephone (804) 786-2042, as a charitable organization authorized to solicit and receive donations from the public.
Greater Louisville Chapter #2021
The Greater Louisville Chapter was formed in 1993 in order to promote and support ballroom dancing in the greater Louisville area. Since then, we have steadily grown. We publish a monthly newsletter which includes member news, dance related articles, as well as other interesting topics. Also included is a directory of social dancing in the area and information on special dancing events.
We hold a social dance every last Saturday of the month in the Grand Balroom of a Lodge located at 1615 Fagenbush Lane. You do not have to be a member of the Lodge in order to attend.
Light refreshments are served in a non-smoking, non-alcoholic athmosphere.
There is a thirty minute beginner/intermediate lesson at the beginning of each dance and we encourage local professional dance instructors to attend by giving them free admission.
We have excellent music provided by our own DJ. In addition, we hire well-known DJ, Jack Meinking at least twice a year.
Greater Louisville Chapter Officers & Board Members
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Charles Hardin - President
(502) 643-5278
charleshardin@insightbb.com
Charles - president, a developer. Father of 2 daughters. USA Dance member for 4 years. Charles has been very active in looking for a permanent facility for our monthly dances. He also is supportive of the Greater Louisville Chapter hosting the National Championships.
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Anne Block - Secretary
(502) 327-9242
ablock@insightbb.com
Anne has been a member of USA Dance 7 years. Anne feels there is not better fitness program than dancing, at any level, with the added benefit of wonderful people and fellowship. She has served as Treasurer for several years, and is now our Secretary.
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Anne Marie Werner - Treasurer
(502) 366-4813
digidancer@gmail.com
Ann Marie has been a USA Dance member for almost 2 years. She has served as Treasurer in 2006 and is willing to continue. Ann is a competitive dancer with her husband Paul and Pro Am with her instructor.
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Marie Borries - Director
Marilou is a fairly new resident of Louisville, having moved to the area last March to take a new job as a systems programmer for a healthcare company. She began ballroom dancing shortly after moving here and has found it to be tremendously enjoyable. She has begun competing in pro/am, starting with the Ohio Star Ball, where she earned three 2nds and one 3 rd at the Bronze level. She is hoping to have a chance to compete again in the near future.
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Ted Bridgewater - Director
(502) 491-8565
chachaman01@att.net
Ted is a USA Dance member of 11 years. He and his wife June have been competitors for several years. Ted has been deck captain at all of our competitions and for the National Collegiate Championships. He and June also worked 'on deck' for the IDF competitions in Daytona in January. They enjoy visiting Hilton Head many times a year.
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Cynthia Dumas - Director
Born in Vermont, the oldest of 5 children, moved to Orlando, Fl. When 11 years old. Cynthia became an RN in the mid 60's-joined the Air Force Nurse Corps and was stationed in Vietnam, Alaska, Ohio, New York and Florida. She left the Air Force in 1979 and moved to Louisville to attend Spalding University and obtain her BSN.
Cynthia is employed with Visiting Nurse Home Care and is currently an educator in the Quality Improvement Dept. She began ballroom dancing 6 years ago and has been a member of USA Dance a little over 3 years and has been on the board most of that time. Cynthia is the Vendor Chairman for the 2007 National Competition. Other interests include bird watching, attending cultural events, reading, pets, and meditation She is a recent vegetarian. Future plans include a move to central Florida where she has family.
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Peggy Finn - Director
a new member of USA Dance who has enjoyed dancing for 3 years. She is the co-owner of Ballroom & Boogie Shoes, the new dance shoe store in town. She is also a CPA who has worked as an accountant for many years. Peggy is looking forward to serving on the board.
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Steve Houpt - Director
DJ extraordinaire is a competitive dancer with his wife Debbie. They enjoy dancing and promoting ballroom dancing. His wish is to keep all of the dancers happy with the music that he plays at our dances. He has catalogued all of the music on our Music Machine and has had a new system built for our chapter. This music list is available at our dances and can be e-mailed to anyone interested. Steve and Debbie have been USA Dance members for over 4 years.
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Carrie McCollough - Director
Carrie McCollough has been a USA Dance member for about 7 years. She began ballroom dancing 9 years ago, and has not stopped since. Carrie has enjoyed meeting many other dance enthusiasts and feels that dancing is a wonderful creative outlet as well as a constant challenge. She finds the Louisville ballroom dance community to be friendly, encouraging, and one that offers countless opportunities to learn. She would dance every night if she could! We look forward to her contributions to the Greater Louisville Chapter.
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Lauren Minto - Director
Lauren, originally from Missoula, Montana moved to Louisville a little over four years ago after finishing graduate school at Indiana University, Bloomington. She is an attorney with the U. S. Army Corp of Engineers, Louisville. She has been very helpful in updating our By-Laws and in writing the Waiver that we now have to use on our sign-in sheets. Lauren has been dancing for almost four years now. And she competed in her first amateur competition in Atlanta this past October. She decided to take her first ballroom dance lesson months after moving to Louisville and has been dancing ever since.
A relatively new member, Lauren is seen at our dances when she is in town. She is working with Joyce Beard recruiting volunteers for the 2007 National Competition.
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Douglas Montanus - Director
Doug is a new USA Dance member, but a long time dancer in the Louisville community. We are proud to have him willing to serve on our Board and also on the Competition Committee.
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Rog Greenawalt - Regional DanceSport Delegate
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Betty Stevens - Newsletter Editor
(502) 896-6909
wixbury@bellsouth.net
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Balazs Kocsi - Webmaster
webmaster@lousabda.org
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