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MIWA RIFU

Miwa is the Managing director of Avalon Dance & Fitness, as well as a certified zumba instructor.

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Miwa started ballroom dancing with her husband 8 years ago. After performing a wedding waltz and she decided to continue ballroom dancing as a social dancer, then she started competing seriously.  After several years after started, she was a showdance champion in Gold, Fred Astaire National championships.

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Together with her dance instructor, Peter Walker, Miwa is one of the top pro/am competitors in the country in American Smooth and International Standard.  Now she is managing business/ studio together with Peter, using her plenty of experience as a pro/am dancer.

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2012  US-National  Pro-Am Standard Closed Silver B 3rd place

2013  US-National  Pro-Am Standard Closed Silver B Finalist

2014  Fred Astaire National Pro-Am Gold Showdance Champion

2015  Emerald Ball Pro-Am Smooth Closed Silver B Runner-Up

2015  US-National  Pro-Am Smooth Closed Silver B runner-up

2015  Ohio Star Ball Open to to world Pro-Am Smooth Closed Silver B 3rd place

2016  US-National  Pro-Am Standard Open B Rising Star Champion

2016  US-National  Pro-Am Smooth B Rising Star Runner-Up

2016  Ohio Star Ball Pro-Am Smooth B Rising Star Runner-Up

2017  Ohio Star Ball Best of the best showdance category 3rd place

2018  US-National  Pro-Am Standard Open A Finalist

2018  US Open to the World Pro-Am Standard Open A Finalist

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2019  Zumba licensed in B1