Mission Statement
- To recognize and honor those dancers that have laid the ground work for the hustle dance
and to acknowledge those dancers that continue to keep the spirit of the hustle alive today.
Dear DanceTalk® Readers,
We are excited to launch the DanceTalk Hustle Hall Of Fame. We have an incredible nominating panel. Together we have created and developed this site for all of our readers. The five panel members, make up over 100 years of hustle experience.
We come from the early days of hustle and we are committed to staying on the cutting edge of the hustle today. We come from different cities, different backgrounds and experiences to identify the eligible candidates for the Hall Of Fame.
We have created the Life Time Achievement, Legends, First Generation, Dance Champions and Honorarium Divisions.
Our readers will nominate the candidates for the divisions: Competitors and Top Of the Class. The Competitors division, constitutes any dancer that is actively competing in the hustle today. The Top of the Class identifies those dancers that excel in the hustle whether they are from back in the day or are a current social dancer.
Any member of the Hall of Fame can submit pictures of themselves for posting on the website. Mail to dannsirs@yahoo.com
To nominate a candidate please send the dancers full name to Rowenlb22@aol.com
and please put Hall Of Fame in the subject box. ---
Special thanks to Marty Angelo, who created the first "Hustle Dancers Hall Of Fame in 2000".
History & Key = Newest additions or info or pictures
Dates after names are when that person passed on - Dancing in Peace
= Spot Light - complete videos are here = Video = "V'
Nominating committee --
Mark James (Long Island) -
Ron Bess (NJ) -
Bobby O (FL) -
Susan Marolda (NJ) -
Juan Hernandez (VA)
- The most elite group of dancers, the best of the best. These superbly talented men and women attained and sustained the ultimate level of success in competitions and performances. Some blazed a trail as pioneers in the creation and development of Hustle as a dance form, but all have left their unique and indelible mark on the dance. We honor the significant impact they each made by being in the forefront of the Hustle and recognize the inspiration and motivation they have provided for their peers and future Hustle dancers - each year new members will be added. -
-Those individuals that Teach, Perform and are Heads above the Rest -
- -Nominated by teachers and dancers - -
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Joe Alexander
Elisa Alverado
Robin Amante - Image
Ava Apple
Simone Assboeck - Image
John Aulicino
Drew Axelrod
Jeanette Axelrod
George Azpura
Rachel Azran
Wayne Bailey
Kerri Bicking
Nan Bohrar
Lisa Choi
Melody Cochran
Noel Colon
Laura Cozik
Jacqueline Cruz
Lisa Daniels
Beth Darchi
Donna DiSimone - Image
Susan Fritz
Raluca Georgia
Maryann Gonzales
Carolyn Grimaldi
Fred Guarnaccio
Keith Gussoni - Image
Debra Hampton
Gregory Harrison
Jerry Hobbs
Debra Mitrov Kee
Patricia Korn
Jo Jo Jack - Image
Lucas Jaime
Zina Jurado - Image
Shari Kahn
Dave Lach
Hope Lawrence
Walter Levy
Connie Macdougal
Billi Marti Image -
Spot Light
Migdalia Medina aka baby - Image
John Merisier
Steven Mitchell
Bobby Morales
Michele Mikalena Nau - Dancing in Peace
Robert Navarro
Erik Novoa
Louis Orlando
Michael Pagan
Madeline Ossias
Phil Palma
Tanya Palma
Frank Perez
Bobby Peters
Joann Piazza
Karen Pomanger
Andre' Phelps
Stacy Redler
Caesar Rivera
Luis Rivera
Norma Rivera
Yvette Rivera
Ron Rochester - Image
Zulma Rodriquez
Luis Rosa - Image
Maryann Rosa - Image
Minnie Ruiz
Gail Rundlett
John Russomanno
Michelle Russomanno
Donnie Shields
Alex Skutza
Smitty
Jose Solano
Julia St. Marie - Image
Joyce Stoughton-Kim
Tony Thompson
Gladys Torres - Dancing in Peace 2008 - Image
- Project Remember
Debbie Tuttle
Kim Vanaman
Robert Vance
Carmen Wright
Kathy Young -
Spot Light
-Those Dancers that are active competitors -
- - Nominated by teachers and dancers - -
Raye Avery - Image
Chris Bates - Image
Tiffany Brown
Tariq Brown - Image
Kathleen Bruni
Rosalie Bucci
Ali Cebollero - Image
Trisha Caballero - Image
Carl Charles - Image -
Spot Light
Jim Call
Ginny Carey
Caren Casper
Joey Commentucci
Michael Couris
Elizabeth Craner
Wajih Dalal
Wendy Dalal
Archie Dawson
Allan Denola
Carl Dirks
Mimi Doi
Eileen Erlich
Rob Finocchio
David Flynn
Earl Forte
Susan Fritz
Caroline Gangi
George Garcia
Jeff Gessner
Jenn Gessner
Anita Giacone
Irene Griffin - Image
Keith Gussoni - Image
Punkin Habet
Sam Habet -
Spot Light
Joel Halsband
Bruce Haslam
Christopher Harding
Keith Harrison
Wingo Hom
Valerie Hunt
Kathy Johanessen
Mary Keegan
Joe Kernan
Jameson Kilburn
Ettie Kurtz
Robert Lawrence
Michael Leyden
Amy Lefkowitz
Cynthia Lehning
Joey Lulenski
Debra Lynn
Peter Maranan
Billi Marti Image -
Spot Light
Jerise Massone
Lana May
Angela McCabe
Patricia McConnell
Danny McGee
Scott Michielli
Frank Mozzarella
Mihoko Ninomiya
Tony Pace
Lisa Paternoster
Kim Marie Pauline
Celeste Pfefferle - Image
Peggy Polk
Fred Price
Tina Price
David Raines
Anita Giacone
Luis Rosa - Image
Catherine Rankel - Image
Richard Rankel - Image
Maryann Rosa - Image
Jenae Rubin
Achim Schmale
Meggy Schymik
Steve Salerno
Jamie Serna
Steve Shaughnessy
Stanley Smalanowicz
Erica Smith
Stacy Suter
Susan Suter
Gary Ulaner
Tybaldt Ulrich
Hazel Ulrich
Rosetta Varoula
Mark Wzorek - Dancing in Peace - Image
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Usual Legal Waiver- By sending us (Ron Bess and/or Mark James) your picture(s) to the Hustle Hall Of Fame, you have given us (Ron Bess and/or Mark James) implied legal permission to post and exhibit, in whole and/or in part. -
Your e mailed letter gives us legal use and assurance that you have legal permission to send them to us for posting without payment, world wide, for ever. - Thank you for your involvement. - Ron Bess & Mark James
- We have now connected with Video from - 
- There are some long downloads - 
= Newest additions or info or pictures
= Video = "V'
