Below you will find pictures of some of Australia’s past champions over the years, keep coming back regularly to see more pictures of those who have shaped our industry and put Australia on the world dancing map.
PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONS
Alf Davies OAM & Julie Reaby (NSW) 1948 & 51 Pro Ballroom Champions
Kevin Gibson & Shirley Saunderson (VIC) 1953 – 1964 9 times Pro Ballroom Champions
Barrie & Joan Marr (VIC) 1958 Pro New Vogue Champions
Max Bond & Norma Connelly-Ellis (VIC) 1963 Pro New Vogue Champions
Ron & Pat Shelton (VIC) 1965 Pro Modern Champions
Robert & Pamelia Courts (VIC) 1960, 68, 70, 71, 72 & 73 Pro New Vogue Champions
Neil & Jenny Rosenfeld (VIC) 1968 Pro Ballroom & 1968,69,70 & 71 Pro Latin Champions
John & Wendy Thornton (QLD) 1972 Amateur and 1973, 77 & 78 Pro Ballroom Champions
Graham & Meryl Thomas (VIC) 1975,76,77,78,79 & 80 Pro New Vogue Champions
Dick Foley & Kay Waterman (NSW) 1958,59,60,61,62,63 & 64 Amateur Ballroom Champions
Doug Newton & Candy Lane (NSW) 1977,78 & 79 Pro Latin Champions
Greg Smith & Rosalyn Toulmin (NSW) 1968 Amateur Latin Champions
Greg Smith & Marion Alleyne (NSW) 1971 Ballroom , 1971 & 72 Amateur Latin Champions
Les & Julie Patchett (VIC) 1971 Amateur New Vogue Champions
Doug Newton & Rosalyn Toulmin (NSW) 1973 Amateur Ballroom & Latin Champions
Michael Baker & Jill Waters (VIC) 1976 Amateur Latin Champions
Warren Smekel & Diane Clare (QLD) 1977 & 78 Amateur Ballroom & Latin Champions
Warren Smekel & Diane Clare (QLD) 1980 Pro Ballroom & Latin Champions
Tony Gauci & Dianne Wills-Johnson (NSW) 1979 & 80 Amateur Ballroom & Latin 1981 Pro Ballroom & Latin and 1982 Pro Latin Champions
Doug & Sue Potter (NSW) 1982 & 83 Pro Ballroom Champions
Alex & Julie Schembri (NSW) 1983 Pro Latin and 1984 & 85 Pro Ballroom Champions
Larry & Kerry Clarke (VIC) 1984 Pro Latin Champions
Tony Gauci & Tania McGuiness (NSW) 1985 & 1988 Pro Latin Champions
Wayne Douglas OAM & Mercia Eva (VIC) 1985,86 & 87 Pro New Vogue Champions
Glen Teirney & Anne-Marie Powell (WA) 1986 & 87 Pro Ballroom Champions
Stephen & Katrina Pulbrook (SA) 1988 Pro Ballroom Champions
Mark & Annemarie Wilson (VIC) 1987 Amateur & 1988,89 & 90 Pro New Vogue & 1990 Pro Ballroom Champions
Dan Buric & Joanne Boden (QLD) 1989 Amateur Latin Champions
Brent & Jenni Olifent (VIC) 1983 & 84 Amateur New Vogue and 1989 Pro Latin Champions
Shane Hocking & Kym Smith (VIC) 1986 Pro Latin and 1990 & 91 Pro Ballroom Champions
Russell Mayberry & Gayle Wishart (VIC) 1990 & 92 Amateur and 1994 & 95 Pro New Vogue Champions
Jason Thomas & Lorelle Johnson (VIC) 1993 Amateur New Vogue Champions
Adam Reeve & Melinda Wall (NSW) 1994 Amateur Ballroom Champions
Paul & Ann Wilson (NSW) 1994,95,96,97,98 & 2000 Pro Ballroom Champions
Wayne & Susan Porter (VIC) 1995 Amateur New Vogue Champions
Jason Thomas & Kelli Brogan (VIC) 1996 & 97 Amateur New Vogue Champions
Joe Polimeno & Julie Jones (WA) 1996 Amateur Latin Champions
Jason Beaman & Penny Bowden (VIC) 1996,97 & 98 Pro New Vogue Champions
Cameron Brogan & Kimberley Dyer (VIC) 1998,99 & 2000 Amateur New Vogue Champions
Jason Roditis & Tonia Kosovich (WA) 1999 & 2000 Pro Latin Champions
Jason & Erin Thomas (WA) 1999, 2000 & 2001 Pro New Vogue Champions
Sandro Catalano & Sherrie McGrath (NSW) 2000 Amateur & 2001 Pro Latin Champions
Stefano Olivieri & Melanie Sears (NSW) 2001 Amateur & 2003 & 04 Pro New Vogue Champions
Matthew Rooke & Anna Longmore (NSW) 2001,2,3,4,5,6 & 7 Amateur and 2008,9,10 & 11 Pro Ballroom Champions
Adam Blakey & Meagen Alderton (VIC) 2002, 03 & 05 Amateur New Vogue Champions
Arsen Kishishian & Alarna Donovan (VIC) 2002,03,04 & 05 Amateur Latin Champions
David Byrnes & Donna Juncken (VIC) 2003 & 04 Pro Latin Champions
Julian Manderson & Melanie Hooper (QLD) 2005 & 07 Pro Latin Champions
Richard & Natalie Perry (NZ) 2005 Pro Ballroom Champions
Michael Miziner & Anastasia Beylhek (NSW) 2006 Amateur Latin Champions
Grant Barratt-Thompson & Mary Patterson (NSW) 2006,07 & 08 Pro Ballroom Champions
Mirko Sciolan & Nuria Santalucia (VIC) 2007 & 08 Amateur Latin Champions
Jacob Grech & Zalie Merrett (VIC) 2007,08 & 09 Amateur & 2012 Pro New Vogue Champions
Jared Parnell & Kelli Brogan (VIC) 2009 Pro New Vogue Champions
Darryl Davenport & Natalie Smith (NSW) 2010 & 11 Pro New Vogue Champions
Brad Dawes & Jane Foley (NSW) 2010 Amateur New Vogue Champions
Craig Monley & Sriani Argaet (VIC) 2011 Amateur Latin Champions
Andrew Nolo & Shannen Clarke (VIC) 2011 Amateur New Vogue Champions
Julian Tocker & Annalisa Zoanetti (SA) 2012 Amateur Latin Champions
Steven Greenwood & Hannah O’Donovan (WA) 2013 & 14 Amateur Latin Champions
David Klar & Lauren Andlovec (QLD) 2014 Pro Ballroom Champions
Shane Lawton & Melanie Valenti (VIC) 2014 Pro New Vogue Champions
Jarrod & Jayne Dawson (QLD) 2012 & 13 Amateur and 2015 & 16 Professional New Vogue Champions
Andrew Buswell & Kelsey Pincer (WA) 2014,15 & 16 Amateur New Vogue Champions
Mario Cicala & Bianca Tonizzo (WA) 2014 & 15 Amateur Ballroom Champions
Arkady Bakenov & Rosa Filippello (WA/UK) 2009 & 10 Amateur and 2015 & 16 Professional Latin Champions
Antonio Micheli & Katusha Volgina (VIC) 2015 Pro Ballroom Champions
Igor Ifliand & Camille Webb (VIC) 2016 Amateur Latin Champions
Crawford Hill & Monique Savill (VIC) 2017 & 18 Amateur New Vogue Champions
Nicholas Mountain & Stefania Olivieri (NSW) 2019 Amateur New Vogue Champions
Brodie Barden & Lana Skrgic-deFonseka (WA) 2016,17 & 18 Amateur Ballroom and 2019 Amateur Latin Champions
Felix & Christina Park (NSW) 2019 Amateur Ballroom Champions
Stefano Olivieri & Jessica Glikman (NSW) 2017 & 18 Pro New Vogue Champions
Justin & Amy Sharrock (QLD) 2017 & 18 Amateur and 2019 Pro Closed Latin Champions
Steven Grinbergs & Rachelle Plaass (NSW) 2016,17,18 & 19 Pro Ballroom Champions
Sigurdur Sigurdsson & Annalisa Zoanetti (SA) 2015 Amateur and 2017,18 Closed & 19 Open Pro Latin Champions