“We Wanna Dance” Ballroom Bash V (2018)

“We Wanna Dance” Ballroom Bash V
Saturday, September 15, 2018

Our featured professionals for “We Wanna Dance V” were Christopher Spalding and Kelly Bartlett, from Ft. Wayne, Indiana, where they own and operate The Ft. Wayne Ballroom Company. The afternoon session included a rhythm workshop (“Creating and Using the Connection For Speed and Dynamic“) and a smooth workshop (“Directional Swing as it Applies to Alignments and Partnership“). In addition to social dancing, the evening program featured several outstanding showcase performances:

American Rumba: No Roots by Alice Merton, performed by the Des Moines Ballroom Adult Formation Team
(Katie March, Nate Mohling, Melanie Granaman, John Clark, Nicole Bramow, Nolan Coyle, Jay Kakade, Jamie Ruschill, Stephanie Kaufman, EJ Philby, Trevor Gooding, Megan Drilling)
American Viennese Waltz: The Trail by Marcin Przybyłowicz, performed by Joey Rochford & Kat Peterson
West Coast Swing: Till the Day I Die by TobyMac, performed by Joe Retek & Christina Coveyou
International Rumba: Quiereme Mucho by Ibrahim Ferrer, performed by Thomas Pak & Dari Piekarska
American Viennese Waltz: Sunday Kind of Love by Etta James, performed by Christopher Spalding & Kelly Bartlett
American Silver Smooth (Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot) demonstration, performed by Derek Pasqualetto & Laura Hand
International Jive: Rum and Coca Cola by Tim Tim, performed by Thomas Pak & Dari Piekarska
American Viennese Waltz: Spiderweb by Haley Reinhart, performed by the ISU Cyclone Ballroom Formation Team
(Nolan Coyle, Nicole Bramow, Joey Rochford, Kat Peterson)
American Foxtrot: Dance With Me Tonight by Olly Murs, performed by Markus Cannon & Mary Osborn
Theatrical Foxtrot: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler, performed by Christopher Spalding & Kelly Bartlett

Photo credits: Sarah Hoadley

DM-Ballroom — **Des Moines Ballroom Adult Formation Team**
American Rumba: *No Roots* by Alice Merton
Katie March, Nate Mohling, Melanie Granaman, John Clark, Nicole Bramow, Nolan Coyle,
Jay Kakade, Jamie Ruschill, Stephanie Kaufman, EJ Philby, Trevor Gooding, Megan Drilling

Joey-and-Kat — **Joey Rochford & Kat Peterson**
American Viennese Waltz: *The Trail* by Marcin Przybyłowicz

Joe-and-Christina — **Joe Retek & Christina Coveyou**
West Coast Swing: *Till the Day I Die* by TobyMac

Thomas-and-Dari-rumba — **Thomas Pak & Dari Piekarska**
International Rumba: *Quiereme Mucho* by Ibrahim Ferrer

Chris-and-Kelly-VW — **Christopher Spalding & Kelly Bartlett**
American Viennese Waltz: *Sunday Kind of Love* by Etta James

Derek-and-Laura — **Derek Pasqualetto & Laura Hand**
American Silver Smooth (Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot) demonstration

Thomas-and-Dari-jive — **Thomas Pak & Dari Piekarska**
International Jive: *Rum and Coca Cola* by Tim Tim

ISU-Cyclone-Ballroom — **ISU Cyclone Ballroom Formation Team**
American Viennese Waltz: *Spiderweb* by Haley Reinhart

Markus-and-Mary — **Markus Cannon & Mary Osborn**
American Foxtrot: *Dance With Me Tonight* by Olly Murs

Chris-and-Kelly-FT1 — **Christopher Spalding & Kelly Bartlett**
Theatrical Foxtrot: *Total Eclipse of the Heart* by Bonnie Tyler

Chris-and-Kelly-FT2 — **Christopher Spalding & Kelly Bartlett**
Theatrical Foxtrot: *Total Eclipse of the Heart* by Bonnie Tyler

Thanks to all of our performers!

Thanks to all who helped make “We Wanna Dance V” a reality!

Iowa Corridor USA Dance Chapter 2100 Presents

“We Wanna Dance” Ballroom Bash V
featuring
Christopher Spalding & Kelly Bartlett
North American Smooth Champions
Two-Time North American Showdance Champions
Regional Rising Star and Open Professional Champions
Regional Showdance Champions

Christopher Spalding is Co-Owner and Master Instructor at The Fort Wayne Ballroom Company. He and his wife, Kelly Bartlett-Spalding, opened their studio to bring their fun-loving, welcoming attitude and their world-class training and experience to their corner of Indiana. Students are traveling from all over the world to come be a part of this wonderful school. Chris is a competing professional in the American Smooth and Showdance divisions, where he has won many accolades and titles, including three North American Championship titles. He and Kelly have entertained audiences all over the country in shows and competitions. They have become known for their performance quality and their creative and exciting showdances.

Kelly Bartlett-Spalding is Co-Owner and Master Instructor at The Fort Wayne Ballroom Company. She has an extensive background in Dance Education, Performance, and Competition, working with young children, adults, senior citizens, and individuals with special needs. Kelly and her husband, Christopher Spalding, compete in the American Smooth Division — and are Regional Rising Star, Open Professional, and Showdance Champions. The hold three North American Titles and are known for their creative and entertaining performances. Kelly is a three-time Global Top Female Teacher in the United States (currently 3rd overall between men and women) and coaches four of the top ten competing Amateur men in the country.

Kelly is originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa and attained a triple B.A. degree in Dance, Theatre, and Journalism from Iowa State University. She also continued her education and pursued her M.F.A. degree in Acting Performance from The University of Iowa.

Past Events

“We Wanna Dance” Ballroom Bash IV (2017) — featuring Gordon and Kate Bratt
“We Wanna Dance” Ballroom Bash III (2016) — featuring Eric and Michelle Hudson
“We Wanna Dance” Ballroom Bash II (2015) — featuring Gene and Elena Bersten
“We Wanna Dance” Ballroom Bash (2014) — our inaugural event, featuring Alex Tecza and Katja Lindholm