Rozana Sweeney
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Hometown: Zadar, Croatia
Current location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA)
Current status:
- Adjudicator
- Instructor
- Choreographer
- Dance Studio Owner
- Competition Organizer
Overview
Rozana Sweeney was born on August 10 in Zadar, Croatia. She started Ballroom Dancing at the age of 5 in Berlin, Germany with a vast competitive career throughout the country as a Junior, Youth and Adult Amateur competitor. Rozana represented Germany for 20 years in all major European and World Championships.In 1989, Rozana turned Professional, moving to the United States in 1990. At this time, she competed with her German Professional dance partner and represented the USA in all major world-class competitions.
In 1992, Rozana started dancing with her now husband Terry Sweeney in the Latin American division and later in the American Smooth division.
In 2002, the couple retired from competitive dancing and opened the Art & Style Dance Studio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. To this present day, she continues teaching competitive Ballroom and Latin dancing to children and adults. She coaches and choreographs International and American Styles for Amateur and Professional dancers.
In addition, Rozana and her husband Terry are the organizers of the Three Diamond DanceSport Competition held annually in June at the Hyatt Regency Airport in Pittsburgh.
Accomplishments
- National & International Latin and Ballroom Champion
- U.S. National Open Semi-Finalist
- Rising Star Championship Finalist
- U.S. National Semi-Finalist
- German Open Semi-Finalist
- Professional World Cup Finalist
- United States DanceSport Championships Professional Rising Star Latin Finalist: 4th Place (1998)
- Heritage Classic Amateur Latin Rising Star Champion (1998)
- German Amateur Ballroom Champion
- German Amateur Latin Finalist
- European Amateur Ballroom Finalist
Dance Partners
- Terry Sweeney (1992 - 1998)
Entrepreneurship
- Art & Style Dance Studio: Owner, Director
- Three Diamond DanceSport, Competition Organizer
- Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh Teaching Artist
- Point Park University Ballroom Instructor
- Carnegie Mellon University Ballroom Dance Club, Latin Coach
- Pitt University Ballroom Coach
- Certified Dance Instructor
- Choreographer
- Championship Licensed Adjudicator and National Judge for the National Dance Council of America specializing in:
- International Style Standard (Championship Certified) - North American DanceSport Teachers Association (NADTA)
- International Style Latin (Championship Certified) - North American DanceSport Teachers Association (NADTA)
- American Smooth (Championship Certified) - North American DanceSport Teachers Association (NADTA)
- American Rhythm (Championship Certified) - North American DanceSport Teachers Association (NADTA)
- Theatrical Style (Championship Certified) - North American DanceSport Teachers Association (NADTA)
- World Dance Council Adjudicator
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