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2019 Northwest Dance Championships Benefits Special Needs Children

Portland, OR. The Fred Astaire Dance Studios hosted the 2019 Northwest Dance Championships on August 23rd and 24th at the Downtown Hilton. Guest judge Tony Dovolani, from Dancing with the Stars, posed for a photo with Battle Royale couple competitors Ryan Lockhart & Danelle Newman from San Diego and Ilya Velednitsky & Mariya Ilchenko from Phoenix. 2019 Northwest Dance Championships raised $30,000 for Tony Dovolani’s Foundation for Special Needs Children.

Sydney Webber, Jan Lampe, and Timber Joey without his hardhat.

Melissa and Hayden Staley made the Northwest Dance Championships Professional Battle Royale event a Mom and daughter fun night out.

Attendees enjoyed a cocktail hour where they placed bids for various auction items and had the opportunity to meet Tony Dovolani.

Timber Joey, Sydney Webber, and Jessi Aillon (Fred Astaire Dance Studios Portland co-owner and Northwest Dance Championships event coordinator).

Sydney Webber (left) mingles with the team from Artisan Auctions.

Attendees enjoy a spin around the dance floor prior to the professional Battle Royale couples performances.

The winners of the inaugural Northwest Dance Championships Professional Battle Royale were Aaron & Iryna Desoto from Longview, NJ. Presenting them with the award (an ax to represent Portland) was Timber Joey and Tony Dovolani.

Guest judge Jim Carter and Alex Aillon (Fred Astaire Dance Studios Portland co-owner).

Jessi & Alex Aillon, co-owners of Fred Astaire Dance Studios Portland, worked set to create an event where competitors and visitors would experience the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

The Fred Astaire Dance Studios is located at 6520 SW Rosewood Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97035

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