Big Apple Dancesport Challenge 2012

Any competitors who won tickets/registration to the American Style Congress and New York Dance Festival as part of their scholarships must advance register by Friday (February 8th) in order for their voucher to be valid!



Slawek Sochacki and Marzena Stachura Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine and Liana Churilova
Slawek Sochacki & Marzena Stachura
Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Liana Churilova
Photo by Jonathan S. Marion

The Columbia University Ballroom Dance Team is proud to announce that Slawek Sochacki and Marzena Stachura and Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine and Liana Churilova will be performing at the Big Apple Dancesport Challenge 2012.
  • $15 - CUID/BCID/Competitors
  • $25 - General Admission
  • $30 - Front Row Seating
  • $35 - VIP tickets (early admission to the ballroom while the show couples are warming up, refreshments during the show and an exclusive meet-and-greet with the couples after the show, where VIPs will have the chance to take photos and get autographs)
Slawek and Marzena will be teaching during their stay in NYC for the competition. Lessons are $165 each and will be held on Friday night and Saturday morning at The Ball NY. Please contact Nonie Shiverick at nonieshiverick@gmail.com to book.

Please note that show tickets are sold separately from registration.

Purchase Showcase Tickets Here!

Scholarship Prizes!

We have many scholarships and prizes to offer this year, here are some of them:
  • Open Rhythm: $75 (1st), $50 (2nd), $25 (3rd)
  • Open Smooth: $300 (1st), $200 (2nd), $100 (3rd)
  • Prechamp Latin & Standard: $75 (1st), $50 (2nd), $25 (3rd)
  • Champ Standard: $300 (1st), $200 (2nd), $100 (3rd), $75 (4th), $50 (5th), $25 (6th)
  • Champ Latin:$300 (1st), $200 (2nd), $100 (3rd), $75 (4th), $50 (5th), $25 (6th)
Click Here for a detailed list of all Syllabus and Open Scholarships Prizes

The Big Apple Dancesport Challenge 2012 will be will be a 1.5 day event held on December 1st and 2nd, 2012.

Please note the schedule changes for 2012. In particular, Sunday events will begin at 7:00AM as opposed to the traditional 8:00AM.

Please check back here for more information as the date approaches.

Click here for more important announcements and updates!




What's new?

November 28, 2012
  Early check-in information is posted at the top of the homepage. A detailed schedule is available on the Schedule page. And we are happy to announce that we will have a live stream of BADC 2012. Please check back on the homepage for a live link during both competition days.


November 13, 2012
  5-hour Energy is going to be handing out free samples of their energy drinks at BADC 2012 between 11 AM to 6 PM on Saturday, Dec. 1 and 8 AM to 12 PM on Sunday, Dec. 2!


November 7, 2012
  Slawek and Marzena will be teaching during their stay in NYC for the competition. The lessons are $165 each and will be held on Friday night and Saturday morning at The Ball NY. Please contact Nonie Shiverick at nonieshiverick@gmail.com to book.


November 2, 2012
  Winners in all open events will receive crystal Columbia lions from Preciosa/Northeastern Importing. Crystal vouchers from Preciosa/Boutique Staykova will be given to the top three couples in all Open events, the winners of all Gold events, and the overall winners in Bronze and Silver events.

  More scholarship/prize details to be announced soon.


October 15, 2012
  This year, the Starry Night Winter Showcase at BADC is unprecedented (for us). After five years of only featuring couples in the two International styles, we decided that we were getting predictable and should change things up this year. America is unique and special in that we have four styles of competitive Dancesport, while most countries only have two... how cool is that? In an effort to properly embrace the diversity of American Dancesport, and to build awareness and appreciation for all the talented dancers our country has to offer, we are producing a showcase that is exclusively American Style. This year we have hired two of the most elite professional couples in the Rhythm and Smooth fields to dazzle our spectators with their dancing. We hope you are as excited as we are to watch Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine and Liana Churilova and Slawek Sochacki and Marzena Stachura perform at the 2012 Big Apple Dancesport Challenge!


October 14, 2012
  Registration opens October 15!


September 29, 2012
  Website has been updated to reflect changes for the 2012 competition.





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BADC 2010
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BADC 2009
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BADC 2008
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BADC 2007
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