Judges
Roger Greenawalt and his wife Amy have won 13 amateur National Championships in Rhythm, Smooth and 9-Dance and are the only adult couple to have won national titles in four age divisions. They have trained with both professional national champions and world champions and have competed across the country and performed across the Midwest. Rog has served on the national board of directors of USA Dance for 17 years and currently serves as National Secretary. He is a founder and co-organizer of the Big Ballroom Bash, a 501c3 that teaches Special Olympics Athletes to dance, as well as a founder of two dance clubs in Indianapolis. In his day job Rog is an actuary/data analyst for the Apex Benefits Group, helping employers better manage their healthcare costs. Rog has been honored to be a part of DLTS from its inception and congratulates all involved on reaching this 13-year milestone!
Marie Riolo Roach
Marie Riolo Roach has been dancing since the age of 8. Her passion for dance carried her to continue her studies at Brigham Young University. She returned to Indiana in 1988 and continued to compete, perform and teach ballroom and latin dance. A pivotal moment in her career was when she found Argentine tango in 2003. It started her travels all over the US and Argentina on a quest to train with the best tango teachers. She opened her own studio, Riolo Dance, in downtown Indianapolis so that she could grow a tango community and provide an environment for social dance to flourish. Marie is an accomplished tango and ballroom dance teacher, imparting her knowledge with equal expertise to leads and follows.
Marie's faith, family and friends are the only things more important to her. So, good chance you will find her on your local dance floor unless she and her husband of 33 years, Bryan, are traveling to spend time with their kids and their 3 (soon to be 4!) grand kids.
Marie Riolo Roach has been dancing since the age of 8. Her passion for dance carried her to continue her studies at Brigham Young University. She returned to Indiana in 1988 and continued to compete, perform and teach ballroom and latin dance. A pivotal moment in her career was when she found Argentine tango in 2003. It started her travels all over the US and Argentina on a quest to train with the best tango teachers. She opened her own studio, Riolo Dance, in downtown Indianapolis so that she could grow a tango community and provide an environment for social dance to flourish. Marie is an accomplished tango and ballroom dance teacher, imparting her knowledge with equal expertise to leads and follows.
Marie's faith, family and friends are the only things more important to her. So, good chance you will find her on your local dance floor unless she and her husband of 33 years, Bryan, are traveling to spend time with their kids and their 3 (soon to be 4!) grand kids.
Andrew Kolditz
Andrew credits his love and experience of ballroom dancing to his parents and a cute redhead who recruited him to sign up for a ballroom dance class at Brigham Young University. Andrew formal education is in business. At Brigham Young University, Andrew partnered with the beautiful and talented Marie Riolo of the Riolo Dance Studio. He completed and danced in countless events with the renowned BYU Ballroom Dance Company throughout the United States and Europe. His focus was primarily International Latin dance. He received his training from several prominent dance champions such as, Donny Bums & Gaynor Fairweather and Corky & Shirley Ballas. Notable accomplishments include consistent Top 3 US national placements in the International Amatuer Latin Dance arena and World Champions of the 1992 International Latin Formation Dance Championships in Blackpool England.
Andrew credits his love and experience of ballroom dancing to his parents and a cute redhead who recruited him to sign up for a ballroom dance class at Brigham Young University. Andrew formal education is in business. At Brigham Young University, Andrew partnered with the beautiful and talented Marie Riolo of the Riolo Dance Studio. He completed and danced in countless events with the renowned BYU Ballroom Dance Company throughout the United States and Europe. His focus was primarily International Latin dance. He received his training from several prominent dance champions such as, Donny Bums & Gaynor Fairweather and Corky & Shirley Ballas. Notable accomplishments include consistent Top 3 US national placements in the International Amatuer Latin Dance arena and World Champions of the 1992 International Latin Formation Dance Championships in Blackpool England.