The 2007 USADSF Same-Sex Ballroom Championships

Same-sex ballroom dancers Richard McMurrich, seated second from right, and Solomon Singer, seated right, both of Brooklyn, New York, watch the women's latin competition at the USADSF (United States Alternative Dancesport Federation) Same-Sex Ballroom Championships at Dance Orlando in Orlando, Florida on June 2, 2007...Dancing on left is Ann Taylor, of Alton, Illinois, who won the women's latin championship with her dance and life partner, Sonja Furiya. ..McMurrich and Singer, who are also dance and life partners, came in third in the men's latin event. Earlier this year, they ran The 5 Boro Challenge, New York City's first large scale same-sex ballroom event. ..Nine male and female couples from around the country competed in the event, which was the 3rd annual United States championship contested in this sport: the first two championships were held in Sacramento, California in 2005 and 2006. This was the first same-sex ballroom competition ever held in Florida. ..Same-sex ballroom dancing is a new sport which is growing and developing in the United States, but it has a longer history in Europe, where events have been held for over two decades. ..

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Same-sex ballroom dancers Richard McMurrich, seated second from right, and Solomon Singer, seated right, both of Brooklyn, New York, watch the women's latin competition at the USADSF (United States Alternative Dancesport Federation) Same-Sex Ballroom Championships at Dance Orlando in Orlando, Florida on June 2, 2007...Dancing on left is Ann Taylor, of Alton, Illinois, who won the women's latin championship with her dance and life partner, Sonja Furiya. ..McMurrich and Singer, who are also dance and life partners, came in third in the men's latin event. Earlier this year, they ran The 5 Boro Challenge, New York City's first large scale same-sex ballroom event. ..Nine male and female couples from around the country competed in the event, which was the 3rd annual United States championship contested in this sport: the first two championships were held in Sacramento, California in 2005 and 2006. This was the first same-sex ballroom competition ever held in Florida. ..Same-sex ballroom dancing is a new sport which is growing and developing in the United States, but it has a longer history in Europe, where events have been held for over two decades. ..