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1980 Harvest Moon Ball
Madison Square Gardens, New York - Wednesday, October 11th.

The Harvest Moon Ball was one of the biggest couple dance contests for amateur dancers ever held in the United States. The HMB was held in New York at Madison Square Gardens as well as other cites throughout the U.S from 1935 to 1984. The 'Hustle' was again included in this years competition lineup and a new category called 'Battle of the Champions.' These are the Official HMB Standings for the year 1980.

Birth Place			Creation Date			Creator			Locations
New York			1932			N.Y. Times			Madison Square Garden - NY

FOXROT DIVISION - FINALISTS:
Couple #5 - Claudia Erck Lance Erck	Couple #8 - Joanne Martin Val Lile	Couple #11 - Johanna Connelly Daniel Connelly	Couple #14 - Linda White Glen White
Couple #6 - Nancy Daleo Vincent Pici	Couple #9 - Helen Nielson Luis Maestre	Couple #12 - Deborah Grieco Armando Valdes	Couple #15 - Jan Masters Jonathan McClure
Couple #7 - Diedra Wilson Michael Meachem	Couple #10 - Susan Postiglione Jerry Daniluk	Couple #13 - Barbara Holzapfel George Hozapfel	Couple #16 - Dorothea Aust John Jansons
Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a
WINNERS:	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD
WINNERS:	Jerry Daniluk & Susan Postiglione	Lance Erck & Claudia Erck	Vincent Pici & Nancy Daleo

HUSTLE DIVISION - FINALISTS:
Couple #43 - Elena VeraLee Scott Nurse	Couple #46 - Roma Irizarry Joseph Harris	Couple #49 - Linda Grieco Armando Valdes	Couple #52 - Nellie Diaz Julio Diaz
Couple #44 - Isabel Rodrigues Angel Rodrigues	Couple #47 - Liza Zimmerman Ronald Bess	Couple #50 - Kathleen Young Lucas Jamie	Couple #53 - Diedra Wilson Michael Meachem
Couple #45 - Rose Mary Lorenzo William Everett	Couple #48 - Barbara Rante William Viloria	Couple #51 - Ronnie Chase Kenny Gonzales	Couple #54 - Evelyn Perez Kelven Roche
Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a
WINNERS:	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD
WINNERS:	Julio Diaz & Nellie Diaz	Kelven Roche & Evelyn Perez	Kenny Gonzalez & Ronnie Chase

POLKA DIVISION - FINALISTS:
Couple #31 - Frances Drywa Larry Lorczak	Couple #39 - Sandy Cusluk Daniel Cuslak	Couple #41 - Susan O'Brien Mark Chatkowski	Couple #42 - Sylvia Cernava Joseph Cernava
Couple #40 - Zosia Gorski Wojtek Knapski	Couple #37 - Theresa Smith Paul Wanas	Couple #35 - Lois Bird Joseph Bird	Couple #33 - Anita Lipowski Paul Zajowski
Couple #36 - Mary Tararuj John Lee	Couple #32 - Lisha Smerda Daniel Smerda	Couple #34 - Anna Mae Herbert Tom Barto	Couple #38 - Linda Warczynski Glen Lemontowski
Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a
WINNERS:	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD
WINNERS:	Susan O'Brien & Mark Chatkowski	Larry Lorczak & Frances Drywa	Wojtek Knapski & Zosia Gorski

RUMBA DIVISION - FINALISTS:
Couple #5 - Claudia Erck Lance Erck	Couple #8 - Joanne Martin Val Lile	Couple #11 - Johanna Connelly Daniel Connelly	Couple #21 - Yvonne Petrics Ronald Petrics
Couple #6 - Nancy Daleo Vincent Pici	Couple #9 - Helen Nielson Luis Maestre	Couple #13 - Barbara Holzapfel George Hozapfel	Couple #22 - Anabel Caamano William Assmus
Couple #7 - Diedra Wilson Michael Meachem	Couple #10 - Susan Postiglione Jerry Daniluk	Couple #20 - Denise Govoni David Govoni	Couple #23 - Catherine Claxton Harrison Getz
Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a
WINNERS:	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD
WINNERS:	Lance Erck & Claudia Erck	Michael Meachem & Diedra Wilson	George Holzapfel & Barbara Holzapfel

TANGO DIVISION - FINALISTS:
Couple #5 - Claudia Erck Lance Erck	Couple #8 - Joanne Martin Val Lile	Couple #11 - Johanna Connelly Daniel Connelly	Couple #17 - Irene Schaviello Albert Lepera
Couple #6 - Nancy Daleo Vincent Pici	Couple #9 - Helen Nielson Luis Maestre	Couple #12 - Deborah Grieco Armando Valdes	Couple #18 - Christine Nardello Dennis Cantero
Couple #7 - Diedra Wilson Michael Meachem	Couple #10 - Susan Postiglione Jerry Daniluk	Couple #14 - Linda White Glen White	Couple #19 - Gail White Thomas Golberti
Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a
WINNERS:	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD
WINNERS:	Vincent Pici & Nancy Daleo	Lance Erck & Claudia Erck	Michael Meachem & Diedra Wilson

WALTZ DIVISION - FINALISTS:
Couple #5 - Claudia Erck Lance Erck	Couple #8 - Joanne Martin Val Lile	Couple #11 - Johanna Connelly Daniel Connelly	Couple #19 - Gail White Thomas Golberti
Couple #6 - Nancy Daleo Vincent Pici	Couple #9 - Helen Nielson Luis Maestre	Couple #12 - Deborah Grieco Armando Valdes	Couple #21 - Yvonne Petrics Ronald Petrics
Couple #7 - Diedra Wilson Michael Meachem	Couple #10 - Susan Postiglione Jerry Daniluk	Couple #13 - Barbara Holzapfel George Hozapfel	Couple #23 - Catherine Claxton Harrison Getz
Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a	Couple # n/a
WINNERS:	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD
WINNERS:	Michael Meachem & Diedra Wilson	George Holzapfel & Barbara Holzapfel	Harrison Getz & Catherine Claxton

ALL-AROUND CHAMPION	The Professional Judges		Pre-Lim Locations
Lance Erck & Claudia Erck	Franci Peri	Stephanie A. Muller	Irvington Polish Home - New Jerse
Jo Nobles	Vincent Bulger	Restland Farm - Northford, Conn.
John Lucchese		Roseland Dance City - N.Y.
			Savoy Manor - N.Y.

Musicians / Bands / Singers	Announcer	Emcee	Entertainers
Juanucho Lopez Orchestra		Joe Mehegan	Claudia & Chandia
			Francois Szony
			Hilda Bracero
			Martin (Travolta) Gonzalez

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All Gods Chillin' Got Rhythm

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Ballin' the Jack

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African Dance Makumbane

Red Hot Martini (Pin Up)

The Continental

Saturday Night Fever

The Duke Is Tops

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Date Published

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Misc. Research Words that may be related ... to help your searches
Shorty George	Madison Square Gardens	Vintage Dance Contest	Amateur Dance Championships
Lindy Hop	New York Times News Welfare Association	Historic Dance Contest	Savoy Manor
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers	Mama Lu Parks		Savoy Ballroom

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Notes:

This year may have had a Charleston Couples Division

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POLKA DIVISION - FINALISTS:

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RUMBA DIVISION - FINALISTS:

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TANGO DIVISION - FINALISTS:

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WALTZ DIVISION - FINALISTS:

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ALL-AROUND CHAMPION

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