Dance Legends will be on April 12 & 13, 2013 in New York City and will feature show dances by legendary ballroom dancers, both past and present. Our venue, a historic opera house, held 3,000 people last year. This year, we will once again have performances by current Latin & Ballroom finalists and champions as well as Legends who are no longer competing.

Legends Louis Van Amstel & Julie Fryer
	World Amateur Latin Champions 1994, 1995 European amateur Latin Champions 1995 World Professional Showdance Champions 1996 Professional World Latin Finalists 1996 Professionals on Dancing With the Stars
Eugene Katsevman & Maria Manusova
	Professional World Latin Finalists 2009 British Open Professional Latin Grand Finalists 2008 US National Professional Latin Vice Champions 2008, 2009 11 Times Undefeated US National Amateur Latin Champions 1997-2007
Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko
	World Professional Latin Champions 2010, 2011, 2012 World Professional Showdance Champions U.S. Professional Latin Champions 2008 - 2012 International Open Professional Latin Champions 2012 Asian Open Champions 2010-2012 Dutch Open Champions 2008-2012 Macau Open Champions 2010-2012 WDC Disney Paris Champions 2008-2011
Michael Malitowski & Joanna Leunis
	World Professional Latin Champions 2008, 2009 European Professional Latin Champions 2007–2012 Blackpool Professional Latin Champions 2008–2012 UK Open Professional Latin Champions 2007–2012 International Open Professional Latin Champions 2005–2011
Stefano di Filippo & Dasha Chesnokova
	International Championships Latin Finalists Dasha Chesnokova IDSF World Amateur Latin Finalist 2010 US National Amateur Latin Champion 2009 - 2011 Blackpool Amateur Latin Finalist 2010 - 2011 Stefano di Filippo Blackpool Professional Latin Finalist 2011 IDSF World Amateur Latin Champion 2008 Blackpool World Amateur Latin Champion 2009
Arunas Bizokas & Katusha Demidova
	Blackpool Professional Standard Champions 2010, 2011,2012 World Professional Standard Champions 2009, 2010, 2011 U.S. Professional Standard Champions 2008 - 2012 UK Open Professional Standard Champions 2010, 2011, 2012 International Open Professional Standard Champions 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Mirko Gozzoli & Edita Daniute
	WDSF World Professional Standard Champions 2013 European Professional Standard Champions 2010 Blackpool Professional Standard Finalists 2010, 2011 World Professional Standard Finalists 2010, 2011 UK Open Professional Standard Finalists 2010, 2011 International Open Professional Standard Finalists 2010
Victor Fung & Anastasia Muravyeva
	Blackpool Professional Standard Finalists 2010, 2011, 2012 World Professional Standard Finalists 2010, 2011, 2012 U.S. Professional Standard Runners Up 2010, 2011, 2012 UK Open Professional Standard Finalists 2010, 2011, 2012 International Open Professional Standard Finalists 2010, 2011, 2012
Emanuel Valeri & Tania Kehlet
	Blackpool Amateur Standard Champions 2012 Blackpool Amateur Standard Finalists 2007–2011 UK Open Amateur Standard Finalists 2008-2011 WDSF World Amateur Standard Champions 2011 WDSF World Amateur Standard Finalists 2008-2010, 2012
Felipe & Carolina Telona
	9 Time U.S. Professional Rhythm Grand Finalists 3 Time U.S. Professional Rhythm Silver Medalists World Mambo Champions 2 Time World Salsa Champions Theatrical Arts Champions Argentine Tango Champions
Tomas Mielnicki and JT Thomas
	World American Smooth Champions 2007, 2009 U.S. National American Smooth Champions 2007, 2009 North American Smooth Champions 2007 World American Smooth Finalists 2006 Featured performers on Dancing with the Stars
Master of Ceremonies Gary McDonald
	10-time undefeated US Professional 10-Dance Champion World Professional 10-Dance Champion US Professional Latin Champion Represented the United States in 24 World Championship Events Two-time winner of the South American Show Dance Championships US Classic Show Dance Champion Head trainer for Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez in Shall We Dance Co-host of Dancesport Television shows on NBC and A&E with Suzanne Sommers, Debbie Allen and Marilu Henner Featured dancer for Disney’s Oscar-nominated "Enchanted" on the 2008 Academy Awards
Artistic Director Taliat Tarsinov
	Russian Amateur, Professional 10-Dance, Latin, and Show Dance Champion with his wife Marina Represented the former Soviet Union in more than 20 World and European Professional Championships World renowned coach and choreographer for current and past Champions Lecturer at Blackpool World Congress Television choreography credits include numbers featured in Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, America’s Ballroom Challenge, Regis & Kelly, The View, and Mexican show Bailando por un Sueño (“Dancing for a Dream”) Choreographer for Champions of Dance (Broadway) and Rhythms of Love (Off Broadway)
Special Presentation Raymond & Jenalyn Saraza-Pacheco
	World Junior Salsa Champions 2011-2012 Canadian Amateur Salsa Champions 2012 International Hustle and Salsa Champions Montreal Amateur Salsa Champions