Our Competitors

Nadia Kempf - Was a competitive figure skater for eight years before changing her focus to ballroom dance in August 2006.  She travels to Baltimore Maryland to train with professional competitor Slava Sergiez.  While only dancing a little over a year, she has already competed and won many first place awards.  She is the daughter of Anthony and Christine Kempf, owner's of the Camelot Ballroom and former professional Standard competitors. 

Denny and Lori Kania are a 9-dance couple, competing in American style
Rhythm and Smooth. They are former 3-dance Senior-1 Open Novice Rhythm National Champions and are currently competing at Pre-Championship/Championship levels in Rhythm and Gold/Novice levels in Smooth. They train with Chris Kempf (Camelot Studio in Harrisburg),
Beverly Donahue, and Garry Gehkman."

Sally started studying Tap, Jazz and Ballet in the 80's in Guam. In 2001, she began training in Ballroom Dance and Hustle, competing Pro-Am and performing throughout the country.

George also started dancing back in the 80's studying Ballet, Jazz and Ballroom. In the early 90's he competed in the UCWDC Country Western organization with his partner Debbie Adams, winning many regional titles and in 2006 a world title. In 2006 he fell in love with West Coast Swing studying with many world-class instructors. George came back to Ballroom dancing again in 2007, both in Pro-Am and as an amateur with his wife PJ. Realizing they both had a passion for dance, George and Sally formed a competitive partnership in 2008. In 2009 & 2010, they competed in the USA National DanceSport Championships winning their division in International Latin. They receive their competitive coaching at the Atlantic Ballroom in Towson, Maryland from Polina Pilipenchuk.

George and Sally continue to take many dance classes and workshops from top professional dancers to keep current, consistently learning and honing their skills. They are both extremely committed and passionate about their craft, and their goals of continuing to higher levels.