www. balloffire. net A Collegiate Shag Exchange with Dance Competitions Ball of Fire is a weekend event for Collegiate Shag dancers where special emphasis is placed on social dancing and competitions. Beginner-level classes are included in the price of admission, and there are no fees required in order to compete. Friday and Saturday night will feature live jazz, social dancing, and competitions. The beginner classes as well as the competition preliminaries will take place during the day on Sat and Sun. Sign-ups for private lessons will be available through a sign-up mechanism on the event's website. Staff: Amy Saunders (Head Organizer) Ursula Hicks (Emcee) Ryan Martin (Contest Coord. ) Shelby Johnson (Head DJ) InstructorsJudges: Irina Amzashvili Jeremy Otth Ryan Martin Amanda Pincock Zach Lockett-Streiff Krysteen Villarreal Ben Luhrman Cailin Flaherty Tali Koppelman Harif Special Guest Judges: Sailor Mike Mizgalski Competitions: Newcomers Collegiate Shag Mix Match Intermediate Collegiate Shag Mix Match Open Collegiate Shag Strictly Advanced Collegiate Shag Mix Match Masters Collegiate Shag Mix Match Check out swingplanit. com for a wonderful listing of swing dance events world-wide, including Ball of Fire. : ) More Info below.