America's Ballroom Challenge


America's Ballroom Challenge is a competitive ballroom dance television series that aired on Public Broadcasting Service in the United States between 2006 and 2009.
It is part of the annual Ohio Star Ball, a festival of DanceSport in Columbus, Ohio.
Each season typically consists of competitions in five categories, with the first four categories devoted to each of the major styles of competitive ballroom dance:
The last category is a "Grand Finale" with the four champion couples competing for the title of "America's Best" dancers.

Episode guide

Season 1 (2006)

Hosted by Marilu Henner and Tony Meredith.
Season 1AirdateCategoryChampions
Episode 1February 1, 2006American SmoothBen Ermis and Shalene Archer Ermis
Episode 1February 1, 2006American RhythmTony Dovolani and Elena Grinenko
Episode 1February 1, 2006International StandardErminio Stefano and Liene Apale
Episode 1February 1, 2006International LatinAndrei Gavriline and Elena Kryuchkova
Episode 2February 8, 2006Grand FinaleAndrei Gavriline and Elena Kryuchkova

Season 2 (2007)

Hosted by Marilu Henner and Tony Meredith.
Season 2AirdateCategoryChampions
Episode 1January 31, 2007American SmoothBen Ermis and Shalene Archer-Ermis
Episode 2February 7, 2007American RhythmTony Dovolani and Elena Grinenko
Episode 3February 14, 2007International StandardJonathan Wilkins and Katusha Demidova
Episode 4February 21, 2007International LatinAndrei Gavriline and Elena Kryuchkova
Episode 5February 28, 2007Grand FinaleJonathan Wilkins and Katusha Demidova

Season 3 (2008)

Hosted by Jasmine Guy and Ron Montez.
Season 3AirdateCategoryChampions
Episode 1January 30, 2008American SmoothTomas Mielnicki and J.T. Thomas
Episode 2February 6, 2008American RhythmJose DeCamps and Joanna Zacharewicz
Episode 3February 13, 2008International StandardArunas Bizokas and Katusha Demidova
Episode 4February 20, 2008International LatinAndrei Gavriline and Elena Kryuchkova
Episode 5February 27, 2008Grand FinaleAndrei Gavriline and Elena Kryuchkova

Season 4 (2009)

Hosted by Jean Louisa Kelly and Ron Montez.
Season 4AirdateCategoryChampions
Episode 1February 25, 2009American SmoothJonathan Roberts and Valentina Kostenko
Episode 1February 25, 2009American RhythmJose DeCamps and Joanna Zacharewicz
Episode 1February 25, 2009International StandardMikhail Avdeev and Anastasia Muravyeva
Episode 1February 25, 2009International LatinRiccardo Cocchi and Yulia Zagoruychenko
Episode 1February 25, 2009Grand FinaleRiccardo Cocchi and Yulia Zagoruychenko

The 2009 season was not produced.
The 2010 season was not produced.

Championship Ballroom Dancing

Prior to America's Ballroom Challenge, PBS was featuring Championship Ballroom Dancing, also from the Ohio Star Ball, annually since 1980. The one-show event featured the final rounds of the International Standard and International Latin Styles of the competition with exhibitions in between usually by winners from other categories not shown on broadcast.