The Ohio Star Ball began as a one day showcase 35 years ago, under the direction of Sam Sodano. With equal amounts of creativity, courage and perseverance, Sam has developed this Championship into the largest Pro/Am competition, not only in North America, but in the world today. Held in November in Columbus, Ohio at the Hyatt Regency and televised on PBS, the Ohio Star Ball hosts several national championship events.
Marat Gimaev and Alina Basyuk
Professional Ballroom Show-dance: 1st
Overall Professional Ballroom Championships: 1st
Dmitry Nikishkin and Olena Shvets
Rising-Star Professional Latin Championships: 1st
Stanislav Savich and Annie Xiao
Rising-Star Professional Latin Championships: 3rd
Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina
Amateur Latin Championships: 2nd
Pasha Stepanchuk and Anastasiya Danilova
Amateur Latin Championships: 3rd
Artur Tarnavskyy and Gabriella Sabler
Amateur Latin Championships: 5th
Aleksey Karaulov and Vlada Semenova
Amateur Latin Championships: 6th
Evgeniy Raev and Patrycja Golak
Amateur Latin Championships: 8th
Under-21 Latin Championships: 2nd
Patryk Ploszaj and Anna Kaczmarski
Youth Ballroom Championships: 1st
Youth Latin Championships: 4th
Ariel Milshteyn and Adelina Ishkayeva
Junior II Latin Championships: 4th
Junior II 3-Dance Latin Championships: 1st
Levy Agaronnik and Simona Vigodner
Junior II 3-Dance Latin Championships: 2nd
Daniel Koskas and Danielle Malpa
Junior I Latin Championships: 6th