AMERICAN DANCER EXCLUSIVE:
WDSF Adjudicator
WAYNE CROWDER RETURNS FROM MOSCOW With New Perspective On ‘New World Order’ Of Dancesport Interview conducted by Angela Prince, Editor
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ayne Crowder, a professional member of USA Dance, is the current president of the U.S. branch of the ISTD (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing). He was invited to judge at the WDSF World Cup 10-Dance and the World Junior Standard Championship in Moscow in October. Having sent two U.S. junior couples to represent the United States at the Junior Standard Championship, USA Dance was interested in knowing how a certified judge would “competitively score” these events. Q: Wayne, you recently returned from judging in Russia, tell us how this came about?
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Kinsley Lin & Michelle Liu, family and friends in Moscow.