The 2007 USADSF Same-Sex Ballroom Championships

Female same-sex ballroom dancers, from left, Sonja Furiya and Ann Taylor of Alton, Illinois; Barbara Zoloth, of Berkeley, California, and Winter Held, of Oakland, California; Zoe Balfour and Citabria Phillips of Oakland, California; and .Jean Matuska, of San Francisco, and Sheila Dodd, of Oakland, California line up for the announcement of results in the women's standard division at the USADSF (United States Alternative Dancesport Federation) Same-Sex Ballroom Championships at Dance Orlando in Orlando, Florida on June 2, 2007...Phillips and Balfour won, Zoloth and Held finished second, Taylor and Furiya were fourth, and Dodd and Matuska were fourth. ..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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Contained in galleries: 2006-2007 Same-Sex Ballroom

Female same-sex ballroom dancers, from left, Sonja Furiya and Ann Taylor of Alton, Illinois; Barbara Zoloth, of Berkeley, California, and Winter Held, of Oakland, California; Zoe Balfour and Citabria Phillips of Oakland, California; and .Jean Matuska, of San Francisco, and Sheila Dodd, of Oakland, California line up for the announcement of results in the women's standard division at the USADSF (United States Alternative Dancesport Federation) Same-Sex Ballroom Championships at Dance Orlando in Orlando, Florida on June 2, 2007...Phillips and Balfour won, Zoloth and Held finished second, Taylor and Furiya were fourth, and Dodd and Matuska were fourth. ..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. ..