Memorial Day Weekend - May 24th to 28th, 2012
Don't miss the 18th annual event...
- The most diverse Swing/Shag event in the world.
- Ice Cream Socials
- Thursday Early Bird Party
- Over $40,000 in Cash and Prizes
- Workshops with the top Shag and Swing dancers in the world.
- Party-FUN Atmosphere
Divisions
Carolina Shag,
Shag Masters,
Jr Shag I and II,
Jr Swing (YASDA),
Classic Swing (NASDE),
Showcase Swing (NASDE),
Strictly Swing Swing (NASDE),
Strictly Swing Swing (Champion and Open),
Cabaret,
Shag Masters ,
Non-Pro Shag Teams,
Teams ,
Pro-Ams Strictly(Novice & Inter.)
Jack and Jills Swing: Novice, Inter.,Advance (WSDC)
Jack and Jill Shag: Novice and Experienced
It's a new era...with new Hosts
Meet Michael and LeAnn!
Not only have they attended every GNDC since its inception in 1995, but they have been working behind the scenes for several years preparing for this role. They are hoping to reenergize the event with a "new look" and a "new feel" and put their "twist" on the dream of Charlie and Jackie.
Click here for 2011 Results!
To purchase the VIDEOS from the 2011 Grand Nationals visit Thumbs Up video
To purchase the PHOTOS from the 2011 Grand Nationals visit Always One More
Dancers turned event directors... Who would have thought?
I’ll never forget the way I felt the first time I walked into the Renaissance Waverly Hotel (formerly known as the Stouffer Waverly Hotel) for the 1995 Grand National Dance Championships. I was 15 years old and enthusiastic yet apprehensive about the weekend I was about to experience, the people I was going to meet, and the other dance I would soon grow to love. From that weekend on, the Grand National Dance Championships forever changed our lives for the better. Charlie and Jackie I am forever grateful and thankful for the two of you taking such a big leap of faith to bring two similar dance communities together. But, if you ever told me that 16 years later, Michael and I would be the directors of such an amazing event, then I would tell you Not a chance in this life time. However, on May 30th 2010, Charlie and Jackie passed the torch and handed over their dream to Michael and I to carry on the tradition and we couldn’t be more excited. Although we are closing one chapter of our lives and hanging up our dancing shoes for a while (temporarily), we are looking forward to everything this endeavor has in store for us.
This is where we need you, our dance community, to help us.
We would like to personally invite you to join us May 24th-28th, 2012 in Atlanta, GA for the most diverse dance competition in the country. For those of you that have never been to this event, you don’t know what you are missing! From the Thursday night pre-party to the breathtaking Sunday Cabaret division, there is something for everyone and that’s a promise.
Michael and LeAnn
Event Directors
USA Grand National Dance Championships
