The dancers who took first place at marquee national and world championships — Blackpool, USA Dance Nationals, WSDC, WDSF and beyond. A companion to our Legends (lifetime icons) and Leagues (the organizations behind the titles).
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
Gokturk Yurtyapan has recorded 18 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across 10-Dance, Multi-Dance, Standard.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2023 — 1st Place
Thomas Hirata has recorded 16 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Smooth.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
Dennis Matveev has recorded 12 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Latin, Multi-Dance, Standard.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2019 — 1st Place
Edwin Bodoni has recorded 12 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Rhythm, Smooth.
Blackpool Dance Festival 2024 — 1st Place
Dorin Frecautanu has recorded 10 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset.
Blackpool Dance Festival 2024 — 1st Place
Dusan Dragovic has recorded 10 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
Kristers Smits has recorded 9 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across 10-Dance, Latin, Standard.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
Errol Williamson has recorded 9 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across 10-Dance, Latin, Standard.
Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival 2024 — 1st Place
Emilie Pope has recorded 7 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2023 — 1st Place
Patrick Datoc has recorded 7 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across 9-Dance, Rhythm, Smooth.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2019 — 1st Place
Michael Murphy has recorded 7 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Latin.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2019 — 1st Place
Charles Lloyd has recorded 7 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Smooth, Standard.
World Championships 2026 — 1st Place
Kat Boldirev has recorded 6 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across ProAm.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2019 — 1st Place
Mike Lynch has recorded 6 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Smooth, Standard.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2019 — 1st Place
Carmine Rucco has recorded 6 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Multi-Dance.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2019 — 1st Place
Leland R. Whitney has recorded 6 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2019 — 1st Place
Terry Whittington has recorded 6 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Rhythm.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2019 — 1st Place
Lawrence Dunaway has recorded 6 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Rhythm.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2025 — 1st Place
Denis Kojinov has recorded 5 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across 10-Dance, Latin, Standard.
Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival 2024 — 1st Place
Evan O'Dea has recorded 5 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset.
British National Dance Championships 2024 — 1st Place
Kyle Taylor has recorded 5 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2022 — 1st Place
Danya Rubashevsky has recorded 5 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Latin, Multi-Dance, Standard.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2022 — 1st Place
Alessandro Scalora has recorded 5 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Hustle, Latin, Standard.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
Oleksandr Kamniev has recorded 5 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Latin.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2019 — 1st Place
Khuong Pham has recorded 5 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Latin.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2019 — 1st Place
Jacob Blank has recorded 5 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Cabaret.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2026 — 1st Place
Joe Aiken has recorded 4 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Night Club 2-Step, West Coast Swing.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
Alexandru Munteanu has recorded 4 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Standard.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2026 — 1st Place
Jason Arellano has recorded 3 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Bachata, Merengue, West Coast Swing.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
George Cometa has recorded 3 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across 9-Dance, Standard.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2019 — 1st Place
Granzberg Allen has recorded 3 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Rhythm.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
Mathew Kheyfets has recorded 3 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Latin.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
Stephen Torres has recorded 3 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Smooth.
5280 Swing Dance Championships — 1st Place
Sarah Vann Drake has recorded 3 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across West Coast Swing.
North Atlantic Swing Dance Championships — 1st Place
Jason Colacino has recorded 3 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across West Coast Swing.
World Championships 2026 — 1st Place
Cora Riley has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across ProAm, ProPro.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2026 — 1st Place
Seth Relampagos has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Hustle.
Blackpool Junior Dance Festival 2025 — 1st Place
Emily Wilkinson has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2025 — 1st Place
Henry Pang has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across West Coast Swing.
Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival 2024 — 1st Place
William Robinson has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset.
G - BRITISH OVER 50's BALLROOM CHAMPIONSHIP — 1st Place
Phil Holding has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset.
Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival 2024 — 1st Place
Harry Smith-Hampton has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset.
Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival 2024 — 1st Place
Joseph Delaney has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2023 — 1st Place
Tristan Moe has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Rhythm, Smooth.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2023 — 1st Place
John Linn has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across 10-Dance, Latin.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2022 — 1st Place
Anatoliy Shvarts has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Latin.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
Jonathan Medlin has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Smooth.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
Thomas Yim has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Standard.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
Thomas Yu has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Standard.
USA Dance National DanceSport Championships 2018 — 1st Place
Allen Granzberg has recorded 2 first-place finishes at marquee championships in the LODance results dataset, across Rhythm.