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Disco America was "off the charts!"

We want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who attended this years Disco America, your loyal support over the years has kept this event alive and we appreciate that, very much.

This year we strived to keep all the comps on schedule, to keep the dinner and show within a time frame that would allow for more Saturday night social dancing and to make sure we kept our reputation as "the fun event." We renamed our yearly Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of our beloved Arte Phillips and offered our very busy staff a fabulous Hospitality Suite for their comfort and convenience. We are very proud of our accomplishments this year and hope that you will join us again next year for an even better and more improved event.

"Thank You" to our professional staff who taught excellent workshops
and judged our numerous competitions, to our DJ's who had you rockin' til the wee hours of the morning, to our solo performers in the Saturday Night Show, Billy & Katie, Kelvin & LoriAnn and Dale & Anita, to our Scholarship Sponsors, Athina Dalamaras, Connie Yesh, Lana May, Tony & Shawn Nguyen, Elan Dancesport and Michelle & Bob Kneisley and to Ross Bess our hardworking MC.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Darchi, recipient of The Arte Phillips Lifetime Achievement Award and a VERY BIG thank you to Jay Neil who donated his time and talents and did an absolute fabulous job on the video tribute to Arte.

We also want to thank all of our event staff:
Front Desk and Door Personnel: Michael Couris, Lana May, Phil Dixon, Diane Weinberg, Art Bohus, Yvonne Evrard, Sonya Eremenco, Jack Cieka, Naomi Brownstein, Phil DeFranco, Riff and Erica Neil
Hospitality Suite: Connie Yesh, Eddie Gooden, Wendy Cooper and Andrea Weiss
Competition Co-Ordinators - Anita Giacone and Dara Patrusky
Videographers - Ralph Johnson and Ken Schallop
Photographer - Sam Habet
Lighting Directors - Gina Madera and Ralph Granger
Assistant Scrutineer - Sharon Roberts
Dance Hosts - Andre Phelps, Carole Phelps, Wingo Hom &
Phil Spinka
Show directors and coordinators - Elizabeth Darchi, Stephanie Risser & Joe Kerner

Last but definitely not least, the dancers who performed in the Saturday Night Show, donating their time and talents in the name of Arte Phillips Dance, Inc.:
Carolina Altmont, Christine Bendul, Ginny Carey, Joe Commentucci, Sheryl Feas, Jose Gomzales, Andy Malone, Angela McCabe, Patricia McConnell, Steve Neeren, Jason Richman, Angela Risser, Judy Secoda & Tybaldt Urlich

Arte would have been proud to put his name on your production, CONGRATULATIONS!

TILL NEXT YEAR...KEEP ON DANCIN'
Donna and Joyce

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Thank You,
Donna Boyle
Joyce Szili