The 2005 National Jitterbug Champions are
Showcase:
1st – Ben Yau & Sheri Kang (Los Angeles, CA)
2nd – Benjamin Ricard & Genevieve Kerouac (Montreal, Quebec)
3rd – Dan Newsome & Tiffiny Wine (Denver, CO)
4th – Marty Klempner & Valerie Salstrom (Cleveland, OH)
5th – Joel & Alison Plys (San Diego, CA)
Pro Lindy:
1st – Minn Vo & Corina Acosta (Los Angeles, CA)
2nd – Vincenzo Fesi & Isabella Gregorio (Como, Italy)
3rd – Nick Williams & Sylvia Skylar (Los Angeles, CA)
4th – Michael Pedroza & Emily Hoffberg (Los Angeles, CA)
5th – Joel & Alison Plys (San Diego, CA)
Amateur Lindy:
1st – Tatsuya Oiye & Jessica Battson (Los Angeles, CA)
2nd – Joe Demers & Danielle Hatley (Denver, CO)
3rd – Dabney Hopkins & Binky Mayerstein (Phoenix, AZ)
4th – Todd Dewey & Ronni Creel (Denver, CO)
5th – Gabe Cashman & Sarah Sullivan (San Diego, CA)
Pro Balboa:
1st – Steve Garrett & Heidi Salerno-Garrett (San Francisco, CA)
2nd – Nick Williams & Denise Phelan (Los Angeles, CA)
3rd – Marty Klempner & Valerie Salstrom (Cleveland, OH)
4th – Zack Richard & Maryse Lebeau (Montreal, Quebec)
5th – Joel & Alison Plys (San Diego, CA)
Amateur Balboa:
1st – Brian Begun & Jenny Kim (Los Angeles, CA)
2nd – Jonathan & Rachel Stout (Los Angeles, CA)
3rd – Paul Salter & Jenny Scricco (Philadelphia, PA)
4th – Dabney Hopkins & Binky Mayerstein (Phoenix, AZ)
5th – Jacob Wigger & Heather Eide (Los Angeles & Orange County, CA)
Shag:
1st – Marcus Koch & Bärbl Kaufer (Munich, Germany)
2nd – Joel & Alison Plys (San Diego, CA)
3rd – Mike Mizgalski & Sylvia Skylar (Los Angeles, CA)
4th – Mike Loeza & Jen Hollywood (Santa Barbara, CA)
5th – Marty Klempner & Valerie Salstrom (Cleveland, OH)
Team:
1st – The Hollywood Hornets (Los Angeles, CA)
2nd – The Bobbysox Brigade (Los Angeles, CA)
3rd – Atomic Rhythm (Denver, CO)
4th – Memories Swing Team (Los Angeles, CA)
Pro Jack and Jill Leaders:
1st – Nick Williams (Los Angeles, CA)
2nd – David Frutos (Ventura, CA)
3rd – Vincenzo Fesi (Como, Italy)
4th – Michael Pedroza (Orange County, CA)
5th – Ben Morris (Los Angeles, CA)
Pro Jack and Jill Follows:
1st – Nathalie Gomes (New York, NY)
2nd – Marie Nahnfeldt (Stockholm, Sweden)
3rd – Carla Heiney (San Francisco, CA)
4th – Emily Hoffberg (Los Angeles, CA)
5th – Ria De Biase (Sacramento, CA)
Amateur Jack and Jill Leaders:
1st – Gabe Cashman (San Diego, CA)
2nd – Dabney Hopkins (Phoenix, AZ)
3rd – Phillip Chuor (Orange County, CA)
4th – Kim Tran (Los Angeles, CA)
5th – Joseph Demers (Denver, CO)
Amateur Jack and Jill Follows:
1st – Ronni Creel (Denver, CO)
2nd – Binky Mayerstein (Phoenix, AZ)
3rd – Jessica Battson (Los Angeles, CA)
4th – Chelsea Rodgers-Slabotsky (Edmond, OK)
5th – Jamie Paskiewicz (Colorado Springs, CO)
Pro/Am Leaders:
1st – Eric Bertrand (Montreal, Quebec)
2nd – Danny Hamamoto (Orange County, CA)
3rd – Jonathan Stout (Los Angeles, CA)
4th – Tatsuya Oiye (Los Angeles, CA)
5th – Sukkid Yasothornsrikul (San Diego, CA)
Pro/Am Follows:
1st – Jessica Battson (Los Angeles, CA)
2nd – Chelsea Rodgers-Slabotsky (Edmond, OK)
3rd – Ronni Creel (Denver, CO)
4th – Heather Eide (Orange County, CA)
5th – Becky Vigil (Denver, CO)
Camp Hollywood Jitterbug Contest:
1st – Nick Williams & Ria De Biase (Los Angeles & Sacramento, CA)
2nd – Nick Peterson & Brandy Little (Las Vegas, NV)
3rd – David Frutos & Diane Doban (Los Angeles & Ventura, CA)
4th – Sean Morris & Giselle Anguizola (Los Angeles, CA)
5th – Michael Pedroza & Laura Keat (Los Angeles, CA & Denver, CO)
Intergenerational Jitterbug Contest:
1st – John Woodruff & Etsuko Matsumoto (Los Angeles, CA & Tokyo, Japan)
2nd – Joel Plys & Hazel Addison (San Diego, CA)
3rd – Alex Dryer & Sylvia Sykes (Los Angeles & Santa Barbara, CA)
Golden Budgie Award – Ben Yau & Sheri Kang