Rochester Dancesport Festival - Lite Edition
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Location
Lilac Dance Center
2199 E Henrietta Rd Suite #13
Rochester, NY 14623
2199 E Henrietta Rd Suite #13
Rochester, NY 14623
Description
RDF - Lite Edition is a scrimmage/syllabus competition that is a mini version of the Rochester Dancesport Festival. All events are syllabus level, and this year we have additional open syllabus events where any syllabus dancer can sign up and dance any open level figure or routine!
The schedule for Saturday April 11 is as follows:
09:00AM - Doors Open
10:00AM - 03:00PM - Competition
03:15PM - 07:00PM - Workshops
07:00PM - 10:00PM - Dinner & Social
On Sunday April 12, we will have coaching available from James Repetti, Julie Mandel, Olga Zhukova, and James Chin. Sign up soon to claim your lesson slots before they run out!
Livestream Link!
Livestream (pt2) Link!
The schedule for Saturday April 11 is as follows:
09:00AM - Doors Open
10:00AM - 03:00PM - Competition
03:15PM - 07:00PM - Workshops
07:00PM - 10:00PM - Dinner & Social
On Sunday April 12, we will have coaching available from James Repetti, Julie Mandel, Olga Zhukova, and James Chin. Sign up soon to claim your lesson slots before they run out!
Livestream Link!
Livestream (pt2) Link!
Order of Events
Officials
Competition Chair: James Chin
Disc Jockey: Alicja Cygan
Master of Ceremonies: James Chin
Scutineer: Matthew Emerick
Adjudicator: Talia Leventhal
Adjudicator: Julie Mandel
Adjudicator: Kelly O'Neill
Adjudicator: Steve O'Neill
Adjudicator: James Repetti
Adjudicator: Justin Valenti
Adjudicator: Olga Zhukova
Disc Jockey: Alicja Cygan
Master of Ceremonies: James Chin
Scutineer: Matthew Emerick
Adjudicator: Talia Leventhal
Adjudicator: Julie Mandel
Adjudicator: Kelly O'Neill
Adjudicator: Steve O'Neill
Adjudicator: James Repetti
Adjudicator: Justin Valenti
Adjudicator: Olga Zhukova
Workshops
How to Run in Samba
2026-04-11, 03:15 PM
Event Length: 45 min.
Instructors: Steve and Kelly O'Neill
Smoothing Out Your Arms
2026-04-11, 04:00 PM
Event Length: 45 min.
Instructor: Julie Mandel
Bent Knee Bolero
2026-04-11, 04:45 PM
Event Length: 45 min.
Instructor: James Repetti
Building Tango Character
2026-04-11, 05:30 PM
Event Length: 45 min.
Instructor: Olga Zhukova
