2026 U.S. & World Judges
The following judges are confirmed as of this time; more to come soon.
U.S. Judges
Rita Algarra
Debbie Avalos
Corky Ballas
Nicole Carrol
Nigel Clarke
Riccardo Cocchi
Sveta (Daly) Zlochevskaya
Linda Dean
Melissa Dexter
John Elsbury
Iveta Faraci
Andrei Gavriline
Olga Ginzburg
Elena (Hillis) Grinenko
Ilya Ifraimov
Donald Johnson
Charlotte Jorgensen
Sarwat Kaluby
Eugene Katsevman
David Kloss
Natalia Laubert
Igor Litvinov
Michelle Mason
Timothy Mason
Jan Mattingly
Diana McDonald-Lapana
Anastasia Muravyeva
Roman Myrkin
Michael Neil
Marianne Nicole
Mark Nocera
Carolina Orlovsky
Andre Paramonov
Sasha Perzhu
Bob Powers
Toni Redpath
Kristina Rihanoff
Melanie Sandvig
Natalie Schulz
Yuriy Simakov
Europe
Eddie Simon
Max Sinitsa
Jurga Skimelis
Marzena Stachura
Aigars Stolcers
Marina Tarsinov
Vibeke Toft
Anna Trebunskaya
Victor Veyrasset
Ronen Zinshtein
Open to the World Professional Latin
Donnie Burns
Alan Fletcher
Markus Homm
Colin James
Klaus Kongsdal
Maria Manusova
Barbara McColl Stopford
Diana McDonald-Lapana
Lu Ning
Richard Porter
Mirko Saccani
Bill Sparks
David Sycamore
Vibeke Toft
Yulia Zagoruychenko
Open to the World Amateur Latin
Corky Ballas
Donnie Burns
Alan Fletcher
Markus Homm
Colin James
Klaus Kongsdal
Maria Manusova
Barbara McColl Stopford
Diana McDonald-Lapana
Lu Ning
Richard Porter
Kristina Rihanoff
Mirko Saccani
Bill Sparks
David Sycamore
Vibeke Toft
Yulia Zagoruychenko
Open to the World Pro-Am Events
Troels Bager
Fabrizio Cravero
John Elsbury
Francesco Flumiani
Kristina Rihanoff
Open to the World Professional Ballroom
Caterina Arzenton
Morena Colagreco
Katusha Demidova
Massimo Giorgianni
Charlotte Jorgensen
Anna Mikhed
Anastasia Muravyeva
Meryem Pearson
Fabio Selmi
Christopher Short
Greg Smith
Katusha Spasitel
Igor Suvorov
Carolina Tan
Victor Veyrasset
Open to the World Amateur Ballroom
Caterina Arzenton
Morena Colagreco
Katusha Demidova
John Elsbury
Iveta Faraci
Massimo Giorgianni
Charlotte Jorgensen
Anna Mikhed
Anastasia Muravyeva
Meryem Pearson
Fabio Selmi
Christopher Short
Greg Smith
Katusha Spasitel
Carolina Tan
Victor Veyrasset
2026 Officials
The following officials are confirmed as of this time; more to come soon.
Invigilators
Dennis Rogers
Lori Woods-Gay
Chairman of Judges
Richard Booth
Jacqueline Rogers
Lee Wakefield
Master of Ceremonies
John DePalma
Tommy DiTommasso
Dan Messenger
Registrar
Amanda Ashcraft
Cassandra Schneider
Scrutineers
David Don
Sam Gordon
Kenneth Kuo
Marie Roberts
Deck Captains
Melissa Cyr
Lisa Dean
Gigi LaValle
Music Directors
Sam (Neff) Fisher
Rosendo Fumero
Brent Mills
Ballroom Concierge
Esther Ching
Awards
Arun Garg
Runners
Enrique Arambula
Ellen Cullivan
Chandra Johnson
Jayson Sandoval
Registration
Pam DiTommasso
Ashley Melville
Ashley Novak
JT Thomas
Security Team
Bobby Howell
Scotty Randall
Richard Roberts
Gitte Svendsen
Live Stream Crew
Liliia Bieliei
Babette Brown
Dmitry Nikolaev
Heather Smith
Craig Smith
Ballroom Liaison
Siamak Arghami
Roland Kyle
Rosie Ortiz
Hailey Peterson
Lighting / Decor