Our Sponsors

BADC is thrilled to be partnering with these wonderful individuals and organizations from the ballroom community!

PERLINA DANCE DESIGNS

@perlinadancedesigns | perlinadancedesigns@gmail.com

Perlina Dance Designs is generously offering discounts on custom or pre-made competition dresses as follows:

Championship events (all styles)

  • 1st place: $200 off

  • 2nd place: $150 off

  • 3rd place: $100 off

Pre-Championship events (all styles)

  • 1st place: $150 off

Novice events (all styles)

  • 1st place: $100 off

Klara Designs NY is generously offering discounts on custom competition dresses as follows:

Pre-Championship events (all styles)

  • 2nd place: $200 off

  • 3rd place: $150 off

Novice events (all styles)

  • 2nd place: $200 off

  • 3rd place: $150 off

Gold events (all styles)

  • 1st: $250

  • 2nd: $200

  • 3rd: $150

Silver events (all styles)

  • 1st place: $125 off

  • 2nd place: $100 off

  • 3rd place: $75 off

Bronze events (all styles)

  • 1st place: $125 off

  • 2nd place: $100 off

  • 3rd place: $75 off

Newcomer events (all styles)

  • 1st place: $125 off

  • 2nd place: $100 off

  • 3rd place: $75 off

MANHATTAN AMATEUR CLASSIC

WWW.MACNYUSADANCE.ORG

A staple of the local dancesport scene since 1990, the Manhattan Amateur Classic is generously providing free registration vouchers to the winners of the following events at BADC 2023:

  • Bronze Rhythm (Overall)

  • Silver Smooth (Overall)

  • Syllabus Viennese Waltz

  • Gold Latin

  • Novice Standard

MAC 2024 will take place on January 12-14 at the Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott in Newark, NJ. We encourage all of our competitors to attend!

EASTERN UNITED STATES DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS

www.easternunitedstateschampionships.com

One of the longest-running competitions in the country, the Eastern United States Dancesport Championships is generously providing free registration vouchers to the top 3 couples in all levels and all styles at BADC 2023.

EUSDC 2024 will take place on February 8-11 at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf in Boston, MA. We encourage all of our competitors to attend!

MIT OPEN

www.ballroom.mit.edu/comp

One of the largest collegiate competitions in the country, the MIT Open is generously providing free registration vouchers to the winners of the following events at BADC 2023:

  • Pre-Championship Standard

  • Pre-Championship Latin

  • Pre-Championship Smooth

  • Pre-Championship Rhythm

  • Championship Standard

  • Championship Latin

  • Championship Smooth

  • Championship Rhythm

MIT Open 2024 will take place on April 20-21 at MIT’s Rockwell Cage in Cambridge, MA. We encourage all of our competitors to attend! You can follow the MIT Open Facebook event for further updates.

DC DANCESPORT INFERNO

www.dcdancesportinferno.com

A crowd favorite among collegiate dancers, the DC Dancesport Inferno is generously providing free registration vouchers to the winners of the following events at BADC 2023:

  • Bronze Rhythm (Overall)

  • Bronze Smooth (Overall)

  • Bronze Standard (Overall)

  • Bronze Latin (Overall)

  • Silver Rhythm (Overall)

  • Silver Smooth (Overall)

  • Silver Standard (Overall)

  • Silver Latin (Overall)

Stay tuned for DCDI 2024’s dates! We encourage all of our competitors to attend!

INTERNATIONAL DANCESPORT BREAKTHROUGH & DEVELOPMENT CAMP

www.IDBDC.com

The International Dancesport Breakthrough & Development Camp (IDBDC) is generously extending an extra 5% discount for BADC 2023 competitors who secure their spot for IDBDC 2024 during the competition weekend! This discount is on top of the 10% discount for college students, for a total saving of up to 15% on registration fees. You can claim this deal by filling out this form. For more details, visit their website.

We’re so grateful to CU Ballroom alumna Hope Chang for returning as one of our BADC 2023 photographers! Hope’s photos of our Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon sessions are available on on our Media page.

Studio By Hope offers photography packages for portraits, couples, and events. Check out her website above for more information!

WALTZ TANGO FOXTROT

@waltztangofoxtrotmag | www.waltztangofoxtrot.com

We’re thrilled to feature Waltz Tango Foxtrot as one of our sponsors! Since its founding in 2019 by Carly Mattox, WTF has become a vital platform within the dancesport community, dedicated to “furthering perspectives at the forefront of changing and innovating ballroom.” WTF provided videography for our 2023 Pre-Championship and Championship finals, as well as photography for the Saturday day session. Videos and photos are available on on our Media page.

STANLEY AND JENNIFER MCCALLA

Our team’s long-time Standard instructors, Stanley and Jennifer McCalla, are generously sponsoring a $300 scholarship for the winners of the Championship Standard event at BADC 2023. Stanley and Jennifer held the US Amateur Standard, Latin, and 10-Dance titles, the last couple to have been so distinguished, and represented the US at four world championships. As professionals, they were Ohio Star Ball Rising Star Smooth Champions and Fred Astaire National Smooth Champions. We couldn’t be more grateful for their many years of guidance!

ANDREW PHILLIPS

Our Latin instructor of many years, Andrew Phillips, is generously sponsoring a $300 scholarship for the winners of the Championship Latin event at BADC 2023. Andrew placed 4th in US Open Professional Latin in 2002. He was also a UK Open Rising Star Finalist and Blackpool Rising Star Finalist, and has consistently placed among the top 12 professional Latin couples at major world competitions. Thank you to Andrew for his incredible support!