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A REVIEW OF BEST OF THE BEST 2010!
Every year the Best of the Best event has featured Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann who are the USA’s No. 1 Classic Couple however unfortunately 5 weeks before our event we received some devastating news that Jordan Frisbee (who was one of our scheduled guest teachers/performers) had gone into hospital for an emergency knee operation, and while in the operation, the doctors discovered a much worse scenario than they expected.
Basically Jordan was advised he was having a minor knee operation, which he would recover from, in 2 weeks, and therefore still be able to attend our Best of the Best event to teach and perform.
When he woke up from the operation it was a totally different situation. The doctors had found his knee was much worse than anticipated, and they performed an emergency procedure which would take 3 months to recover from. Without the emergency operation the doctors advised Jordan that he may never dance again, as he would permanently damage his knee if he had danced for much longer on it. You can imagine Jordan's devastation receiving this news...... He was therefore unable to attend the event.
As Jordan couldn’t make it he organised Benji Schwimmer & his dance partner Kellese Key who were the Current US No. 1 Open Showcase Winners, to come to Australia for the event.
Nuroc were proud to bring Benji Schwimmer & Kellese Key to Australia for the first time ever - this was their Exclusive Australian Debut Performance.
You will recognise Benji Schwimmer I'm sure if you watch the TV Dancing Shows - he was the Winner of the US Dance show "So you Think you Can Dance" - he was America's best and favourite dancer! He's also made several guest appearances on the show since winning too!
Benji has also featured in the Candyman filmclip with Christina Aguilera where he was the lead Dancer and Choreographer.
They were an amazing couple and they impressed us!
To see Benji & Kellese dance watch here!
2009 - US Open Performance - Benji & Kellese - Winning them 1st Place in the Showcase Section -
This was our biggest event yet with even more people attending than previous years as West Coast Swing has been growing in Australia! The whole event went as smoothly as could be expected, with the challenges we faced, and I sincerely thank all those people who wrote to us with lovely encouraging emails thanking us for all the effort and work we did with the event! We sincerely thank both BENJI & KELLESE for clearing their schedule and 'saving our event'! They are both wonderful people.
To see a promo short video from the event watch here:
A picture tells a thousand words so here's just some of the best photos!
Here's the results of the Competitions held at Best of the Best 2010 - we congratulate everyone who participated - even if you didn't win or place you are still a winner just for competing!!!!
West Coast Swing Jack 'n'Jill Competitions
Novice
1. Michael Smith (NZ) & Amber Pauley (NSW) 2. Kristopher Rettke (WA) & Kristey McKinney (NZ)
3. Justin Zadro (QLD) & Kate Mackay (NSW)
Intermediate/Advanced
1. Austin Dsilva (QLD) & Kate Foster (NSW) 2. Michael Mencias (NSW) & Marijana Rados (VIC)
1. Raw Connections (QLD) 2. Juan Rando Academy (WA) 3. Melbourne WCS (VIC)
West Coast Swing Choreographed Couples
1. Scott Stuart (VIC) & Katrina Ostrenski (QLD) 2. Chris Hanratty (WA) & Amanda Metcalf (WA)
3. Tedd Poulos (NSW) & Leanne Landels (NSW)
West Coast Swing Strictly Swing
Students
1. Steve Mason (VIC) & Clea Alexander (VIC) 2. Stephen Knell (QLD) & Rachel Cureton (QLD)
3. Isaac Insoll (QLD) & Laura Hay (QLD)
West Coast Swing Strictly Swing
Teachers/Demonstrators
1. Scott Stuart (VIC) & Bianca Faber (VIC) 2. Clinton Glasgow (NSW) & Emma Willis (QLD)
3. Allan Skinner (QLD) & Holly Skinner (QLD)
Open DanceCompetition
1. Scott Stuart (QLD) & Katrina Ostrenski (QLD) 2. Clinton Glasgow (NSW) & Emma Willis (QLD)
3. Sean Kavanagh (NSW) & Charlie Cowie (NSW)
Audience Choice Winner
Sean Kavanagh (NSW) & Charlie Cowie (NSW)
Spin to Win
1. Allan Skinner with Holly Skinner (now known as Holly Spinner!!!) from Raw Connection QLD
DJ Throwdown
1. Allan Skinner from Raw Connection QLD 2. Fiona (NSW) 3. Jasper (VIC)
We thank all of our judges for participating in the Nuroc Best of the Best III Competitions!
We also thank all the dance companies who supported our event especially those who promoted the event and brought their students along! Having the interstate and overseas students and teachers is really what makes our event really special! The following studios were represented at the Best of the Best III event!
West Coast Swing Melbourne, Ceroc Melbourne, Raw Connection (QLD), Le-Step Modern Jive (QLD), Juan Rando Dance Academy (WA), Brisbane West Coast Swing, West Coast Swing Australia, Third Foot Adelaide, Swing FX from New Zealand, Blue Suede Shoes from the Central Coast, DanceVibe from Newcastle, Nuroc Dance Company (Sydney), Viva Latino (New Zealand), EZ Dance - Taiwan, West Coast Swing New Zealand
Some of the crew from Melbourne!
Some of the crew from Queensland!
Some of the Crew from Western Australia
We thank our official photographer of the event: Kim Mengall -
red Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Moll
Jordan couldn’t make it he organised 
