2009 NATIONAL SHAG DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

DANCE TEAM

Team Members Are As Follows:

1st Row: Jason Cagle, Holly Cagle and Casey Litaker

2nd Row: Leslie Williamson, Nikki Kontoulas, Christina Woodruff and Brandi Collins

3rd Row: Geoff Burdick, Jeff Hargett and Adam Sheppard

TEAM BIOS

Geoffrey Burdick – A three time team veteran, he holds both overall junior and Non-Pro titles. He is a “Keeper of the Dance” and the most recent “Beth Mitchell Scholar”. He also holds a Master’s Degree from Pheiffer University and was a 2007 “Jersey Boy”.

Holly Cagle – A Non-Pro runner-up in her first Nationals and a champion her second try, Holly, is co-captaining the team this year, her second team year. A graduate of East Carolina University with a degree in dance, she has her own dance studio “Dance Fever” in Charlotte.

Jason Cagle – A junior competitor, he is the 2007 Non-Pro Champion. He returns to the “team” this year as a co-captain with his wife, Holly. A Harvard graduate, he had last year’s team perform there twice in May. He is a N.S.D.C. Advisory board member as well as an Investment banker in Charlotte. He was our 2007 “Jersey Boy’s” Frankie Valli.

Brandi Collins – A former junior dancer, she returns this year in the Non-Pro division and was a runner-up with Casey Litaker. She is a product support specialist and will be getting married in Greensboro, North Carolina the Saturday after Nationals next March.

Jeff Hargett – Was the 2005 Overall and Pro champion. As a “go to” guy he completed two unfinished years for two team members. Also during his eight years on the team he has been a captain, choreographer, a N.S.D.C. Advisory Board Member and a 2007 “Jersey Boy”. He lives in North Myrtle Beach where he works for Little River Marble.

Nikki Kontoulas – A junior competitor, a Non-Pro Champion and Pro and Overall winner in 2005, she is both a “Beth Mitchell Scholar” and a “Keeper of the Dance”. Having been on eight National Shag Dance Championships teams, Nikki has choreographed and captained the teams in the past. A UNCW graduate!

Casey Litaker – A newcomer to the Nationals, he was a runner-up in the Non-Pro division in 2008 from Kannapolis North Carolina. Casey operates his own automobile dealership. This is his first team year.

Leslie Williamson – While a two-time junior overall champion, she performed for our United States Congress in Washington, DC. Leslie, a graduate of USC, has been a Pro finalist, a “Keeper of the Dance”, judged both the Preliminaries and Finals and is a high school teacher in Walterboro, South Carolina.

Christina Woodruff – She too was a junior competitor and returned after a few years off to win the 2008 Non-Pro championship. A “Beth Mitchell Scholar”, Christina, teaches fifth grade in High Point, North Carolina and is a UNC at Pembroke graduate.

2008 - 2009 National Shag Dance Championships

Team Schedule

Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 9:00pm - Shaggers Hall of Fame

Ocean Drive - North Myrtle Beach

Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 8:00pm - Fall Cyclone

Mooresville, NC

Sunday, November 9, 2008 - 3:00pm - Beach Music Awards

Alabama Theater - Myrtle Beach, SC

Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 8:00pm - N.S.D.C. Preliminaries

Studebaker's - Myrtle Beach, SC

Saturday, February   , 2009 - Beth Mitchell Memorial Fundraiser

Thirstys II - Greensboro, NC

Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 6:30pm - N.S.D.C. Finals

Studebaker's - Myrtle Beach, SC

Also scheduled:

NBA's Charlotte Bobcats Game