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Leo

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About Me

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I am a Ballroom Dancer that specializes in International Standard. This is the culmination of the dances Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot & Quickstep. I currently practice every day of the week 3-4 hours per day with an additional 10-14 hours on the weekends with my Dance Partner Laura Nelson. Laura is a highly talented dancer in International Standard and many other dances. Laura and I study under Mark Tabor and Sunnie Page at the Ballroom Dance Company in Portland, OR. We are also currently training under the US Champions Victor Fung & Anna Mikhed.An extremely beautiful Waltz by Jonathan Wilkins and Katusha DemidovaChristopher Hawkins and Hazel Newberry (Waltz) Christopher Hawkins and Hazel Newberry in one of the most beautiful slow foxtrots I've ever seen. Jonathan Wilkins and Katusha Demidova in a fantastic Tango performance Christopher Hawkins and Hazel Newberry in another fantastic TangoTake the Lead Tango Scene...

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LATEST COMPETITION RESULTS: **********************
US NationalsGold: 2nd Place!
Novice: Semi-Finalists! **********************
Triangle OpenGold: 1st Place!
Novice: 2nd Place! **********************
Snowball ClassicGold: 2nd Place
Pre-Champ: Semi-Finalist
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Winter BallPre-Champ: 2nd Place!
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US NATIONALSBronze: 1st Place!!
Silver: 1st Place!!
Novice: 5th Place!!
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PACIFIC NW REGIONALS Bronze: 1st Place!
Silver: 1st Place!
Novice: 4th Place **********************
Nationals Videos are here!

Leo & Laura at Nationals dancing Tango. Watch Laura's incredible extensions in the rock turn!Leo & Laura Gold FoxtrotLeo & Laura Gold QuickstepLeo & Laura Novice WaltzLeo & Laura Novice Foxtrot
.. You scored as Viennese Waltz. You are Viennese Waltz! Elegant and exhilarating, you are more fun than a barrel of really dizzy monkeys. You love merry-go-rounds, tire swings, and those office chairs that spin around. When you walk into a room everyone goes Ooooh! and Aaaah! and wishes they could be as awesome as you.

Viennese Waltz


100%

Tango


100%

Foxtrot


100%

Waltz


83%

PasoDolble


67%

Quickstep


67%

Rumba


33%

Samba


8%

ChaCha


0%

Jive


0%
Which ballroom dance are you?
created with QuizFarm.com Ballroom Dancing, Ballroom Dancing and more Ballroom Dancing, Playing Piano, hiking (I love to hike the waterfalls here in Oregon!), skiing, biking, traveling to my favorite places in Hawaii & Cancun Mexico, watching sunsets and sunrises and I recently have been enjoying the Art of Photography.

I'd like to meet:

People who can put up with my crazy *INTENSE* personality, Other Dancers and people who love music.

Music:

I love all kinds of music from classical to hard rock. Just depends on the song and how it hits me emotionally. I also love playing my piano and greatly enjoy playing my favorite song, the Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig Van Beethoven.

Movies:

Strictly Ballroom, Fred Astaire movies, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Incredibles, Saving Private Ryan, and the Matrix.

Television:

I don't watch much television, but I do enjoy 24, Animal planet's funniest videos, Dancing with the Stars, and the Ohio Star Ball on PBS (America's Ballroom Challenge).

Heroes:

The only heroes are those that have died protecting this country. God bless our soldiers

My Blog

Videos from Nationals are up!

That's right...Finally!  The videos from Nationals are now posted on myspace!  Check them out!
Posted by Leo on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:58:00 PST

National 2nd Place

Well, we danced our hearts out at Nationals.  We bring back 2nd place honors to our little dancing Mecca in Tigard, OR.  Laura and I finished up some extremely competitive rounds in Gold and...
Posted by Leo on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:38:00 PST

Leaving for Nationals Tomorrow

Wish us luck.  We leave to compete at the US National Dance Competitions tomorrow.  We will be back on Monday.  The culmination of our training and practice will be tested against the f...
Posted by Leo on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:19:00 PST

Final Blog before Nationals

Well, this is it.  My final entry before we leave for nationals on thursday.  We are adding advanced shaping back into our routines.  We only have 3 days left to try and master this.&nb...
Posted by Leo on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:40:00 PST

training update

Well, our training for Nationals is going very well.  We have worked on several framing issues, and have fixed some other minor footwork issues in our preparations.  I have also just finishe...
Posted by Leo on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:58:00 PST

Impressive standings in Pre-Championship

Well our competition went wonderfully this weekend.  We wanted to test out our relatively new open routines in Pre-Championship and we took 4th overall!  After a very rough preliminary event...
Posted by Leo on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:28:00 PST

Competition this weekend!

Here we go.....Time for my theme song Eye of the Tiger Again! Competition at Quest for the Best this weekend.....wish me and Laura luck as we head up to Seattle to do what we do best.....Dance. ...
Posted by Leo on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:25:00 PST

Victory at the Triangle Open!

Well our trip to North Carolina was an absolute success.  We took 1st place in Gold and a nice 2nd place finish in Novice.  Not bad for Laura’s first time in competition, almost sweepi...
Posted by Leo on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:42:00 PST

Here we go again

Competition season started at the end of January and it culminates into these final 4 weeks as we begin final preparations for Nationals.  With my recent partner change to Laura, this introduces ...
Posted by Leo on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:15:00 PST

Recent Changes

Well, I'm assuming everyone has heard, so this update is probably redundant, but Shawn and I are no longer dance partners.  We had a great run of it together and we accomplished a lot!  If y...
Posted by Leo on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:01:00 PST