NDC Orlando - Day Three: In the pink of things

It's amazing to watch dancers start at 8 AM and sustain an incredible amount of energy to keep going till nearly midnight for nearly five full days.
In honor and in support of the Breast Cancer Society, competitors in today's matinee sessions are sporting a touch of pink.

What does the ballroom floor look like mid-morning? Something like this — with a touch of pink.

The morning began with competitors taking their proficiency dances, allowing them to warm up for the upcoming open and multi-dance rounds.

Warming up for the long day ahead.

Partial Heat Results for Thursday Matinee

Heat 597: L-B #42  American Rhythm Bronze Closed Championship (C/R/SW)

1st #217 L-B Karen Odom/Sasha Tsyhankov, Greensboro, NC

2nd #348 G-B Dr. Chris Wilson/Emilia Goldberg, Milwaukee Central, WI

3rd #139 L-B Lori Chowanec/Ken Hansen, Red bank, NJ

4th #103 L-B Suzanne Niedland/Sergh Aliev, W. Palm Beach, FL

5th #171 L-B Linda Gill/Ruslan Meshkov, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

6th #187 L-B Susan Schmitt/Kurt Roberts, Pewaukee, WI

Heat 598: L-A #42  American Rhythm Bronze Closed Championship (C/R/SW)

1st #223 L-A Angela Fuller/Dmitriy Volodko, Greensboro, NC

2nd #221 L-A Julia Napolitano/Ilya Velednitsky, Milwaukee Downtown, WI

3rd #143 L-A Sarah May/Yuriy Herhel, Tarrytown, NY

4th #163 L-A Debbie Winston/Jhondarr Lopez, Houston Woodlands, TX

5th #310 G-A Stephen Dorsett/Stephanie Schlueter, Houston Woodlands,TX

6th #180 L-A Yuliya Gaukhman/Tim Pennenga, Sarasota, FL

Heat 599: L-C #42  American Rhythm Bronze Closed Championship (C/R/SW)

1st (1/1/1) #171 L-C Linda Gill/Ruslan Meshkov, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2nd (2/2/2) #180 L-C Valerie Alston/Tim Pennenga, Sarasota, FL

3rd (6/3/3) #219 L-C Mary Early/Marko Urosevic, Trumbull, CT

4th (3/5/5) #103 L-C Marie Romano/Sergh Aliev, Jupiter, FL

5th (4/4/6) #195 L-C Jan Robertson/Ben Seifert, Houston Woodlands, TX

6th (5/6/4) #178 L-C Susan Gulzeth/Robert O'Bryant, Willoughby, OH

7th (7/7/7) #145 L-C Joanne Gilliam/Roger Howell, Birmingham, AL

Heat 598: AC-B #42  American Rhythm Bronze Closed Championship (C/R/SW)

1st (1/1/1) #344 AC-B Amarik Singh/Shveta Singh, Burr Ridge, IL

2nd (2/2/2) #331 AC-B Mark Lesczcewicz/Susan Lesczcewicz, South Barrington, IL

Heat 599: G-JR #42  American Rhythm Bronze Closed Championship (C/R/SW)

1st (1/1/1) #312 G-JR Kevin Duffy/Chloe Obrzut, Chicago North, IL

Heat 600: L-B #44  American Rhythm Silver Closed Championship (C/R/SW)

1st (2/1/1) #195 L-B Annette Monks/Ben Seifert, Houston Woodlands, TX

2nd (1/2/3) #135 L-B Nicole Haufe/Ronald Guillen, Ft. Walton Beach, FL

3rd (3/3/2) #102 L-B Lynn Magnesen/Caleb Aleman, Burr Ridge, IL

4th (4T/4/5) #104 L-B Diana Best/Alosha Anatoliy, Greensboro, NC

5th (6/5/4) #308 G-B Bob DeMarco/Jacqueline Rodriquez, West Palm Beach, FL

6th (4T/6/6) #189 L-B Katyusha Schaffer/Andrei Rudenco, Ft. Meyers, FL

Heat 601: L-C #44  American Rhythm Silver Closed Championship (C/R/SW)

1st (1/1/1) #151 L-C Susie Rugg/Nikolay Karchev, Milwaukee North, WI

2nd (2/2/2) #139 L-C Linda Fischer/Ken Hansen, Red Bank, NJ

3rd (3/3/3) #200 L-C Dawn Morehead/Yuriy Simakov, Durham, NC

4th (4/4/4) #135 L-C Vicki Mackarvich/Ronald Guillen, Ft. Walton Beach, FL

5th (5/5/5) #340 G-C Van Rojas/Tiana Ramirez, St. Petersburg, FL

6th (6/6/6) #198 L-C Dr. Gloria Halverson/Slash Sharan, Milwaukee, Central, WI

Heat 603: L-B #48  American Rhythm Open Championship (C/R/SW/B/M)

1st (1/1/1/1/1) #194 L-B Vicki Barbera/Jonah Schneider, Indianapolis, IN

2nd (2/2/2/2/4) #226 L-B Deborah Muzio/Evan Wellemeyer, Glastonbury, CT

3rd (3/3/4/3/3) #215 L-B Lynn Magnesen/Mark Thomas, Burr Ridge, IL

4th (4/5/3/4/2) #195 L-B Annette Monks/Ben Seifert, Houston Woodlands, TX

5th (5/4/5/5/5) #187 L-B Susan Schmitt/Kurt Roberts, Pewaukee, WI

6th (6/6/6/6/6) #129 L-B Bette Anne Duffy/Chris Germain, Chicago North, IL

Our guest blogger for the duration of NDC Orlando is Mark Smith of Fred Astaire Dance Studios/Indianapolis South