From left: dancing duo Hannah Shinsato and Elijah Clayton with their coaches, Kora Stoynova and Cora Lyn Uczekaj
Hannah Shinsato and her partner, Elijah Clayton, won in the syllabus championships for their age-group at the National Dance Council of America National Ballroom Championship. This is their third year in a row winning.
Shinsato is 13 years old, half Chinese, and from Snohomish. Clayton is 13 years old, half Black, and from Renton. They both train at Impulse Ballroom in Bellevue.
The competition was held on the Brigham Young University Campus in Utah. ♦