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3580 Fifth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
Tel: (619) 291-7722
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  • Monday through Friday
    1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  • Saturday and Sunday
    12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Meet The Staff
   

Mary Murphy, Founder and Owner

Murphy founded Champion Ballroom Academy in April of 1990, her goal: to provide the best facility for competitive dance training in San Diego. She has assembled a team of qualified and talented instructors who provide unparalleled quality of instruction in both the American and International Styles of dance in a positive and encouraging atmosphere. Between engagements as a judge for some of the most reputable competitions in ballroom dance, including the U.S. National Championships and Fox TV's "So You Think You Can Dance," Mary can still be found on Champion's floor passing on her knowledge to her students.
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Staff Instructors @ Champion Ballroom

Tyler-Ryan Allen
Pasha Barsuk
Nancy DeFalco
Olga Ginzburg

Philip Gott

Sara Pitcher

Marcin Tomaszewski

Vanessa Williams

Independent Instructors @ Champion Ballroom

You will also find these other fine coaches and instructors teaching at Champion Ballroom:

Dmitry Chaplin Artem Chigvinsev Eric Fillion Dan Gibbons Donald Johnson
Carrie Kloss Katarzyna Kozak Jaana Kunitz Porfirio Landeros Michael Mead
Marco Mechelke Ron Montez Lesha Montoya Liz O'Grady Elena Pankey
Toni Redpath Ray Rivers Laetitia Santore Stephen Showers Igor Suvorov
Igor Ustymouych Louis Van Amstel Yolanda Vargas Daniel Vasco  

For contact information for these or other qualified independents, call (619) 291-7722.

Support Staff

Vi Aguilar Alvin Reyes Lauren Scott