1952 National Championships
June 23 to June 28 – Curvecrest, Muskegon, Michigan
634 Contestants –28 Artistic & 10 Speed Events
Senior Men Singles
1st –Ronald Rancourt – Mineola, N.Y. (picture to right)
2nd – Frank Henrich – Mineola, N.Y.
3rd – John Haddad – Elizabeth, N.J.
Senior Ladies’ Singles
1st –Diane Lanzotti – Elizabeth, N.J. (picture to right)
2nd – Margaret Myers – Mineola, N.Y.
3rd – Mary Lou Orr – Washington, D.C.
Senior Dance
1st –Ann Feder & Edward O’Donnell – Mineola, N.Y. (picture to right)
2nd – Carol Brady & Charles Lowe – Mineola, N.Y.
3rd – Audrey Cull & Jude Cull – Elizabeth, N.J.
Senior Mixed Pairs
1st –Irma Brown, Michael Brown – Ovid, N.Y.
2nd –Ruth Henrich, Frank Henrich – Mineola, N.Y.
3rd – Diane Lanzotti, John Haddad – Elizabeth, N.J.
Senior Ladies’ Pairs
1st –Ruth Henrich, Margaret Meyers – Mineola, N.Y.
2nd – Diane Lanzotti, Lee Reed – Elizabeth, N.J.
3rd – Barbara Kempainen, Marlene Kuhn – Plymouth, Mich.
Senior Fours
1st –Lanzotti, Haddad, Reed, Thelgen – Elizabeth, N.J .(picture to right)
2nd – Kampainen, Smith, Massine, Mazei – Plymouth, Mich.
3rd – Bonocore, Heisler, Stoeckle, Crichton – Paramus, N.J.
Senior Men Speed
1st –Edward Horan – Elizabeth, N.J. (picture to right with Jack Edwards)
2nd Edward Swensen – Mty. Vernon, N.Y.
3rd – Albert Smith – Bayonne, N.J.
Senior Ladies’ Speed
1st –Ellen Hughes – Bladensburg, Maryland
2nd – Elizabeth Cunningham – Elizabeth, N.J.
3rd – Gloria Barry – Bayonne, N.J.
Junior Men Singles
2nd – James Chobanian, Jr. – Elizabeth, N.J.
3rd – James Mazei – Plymouth, Mich.
Junior Ladies Singles
1st – June Henrich – Mineola, N.Y. (picture to right)
2nd – Joyce Bonocore – Paramus, N.J.
3rd – James Mazei – Plymouth, Mich.
Junior Dance
1st – Janet Chimel, James Lodi – Mineola, N.Y. (picture to right)
2nd – Catherine Gaudy, Edward Kenski – Mineola, N.Y.
3rd – Joan Sirois, Oliver Heisler – Paramus, N.J.
Junior Mixed Pairs
1st – Barbara Searles, Billy Ferraro – Plymouth, Mich.(picture to right)
2nd – Joyce Bonocore, Oliver Heisler – Paramus, N.J.
3rd – Margaret Meyers & Thomas Erickson – Mineola, N.Y.
Junior Men’s Speed
1st – Donald De Roo – Paterson, N.J.
2nd – Clifford Burton – Bladensburg, Md.
3rd – Donald Phillips – Paterson, N.J.
Junior Ladies Speed
1st – Barbara Thompson – Washington, D.C.
2nd – Mary Malloy – Bayonne, N.J.
3rd – Arlene McKeon – Paterson, N.J.
Intermediate Men’s Singles
1st –Billy Ferraro – Plymouth, Michigan
2nd – Jack DeBeve – Washington, D.C.
3rd – Richard Maillet – Mineola, N.Y.
Intermediate Ladies’ Singles
1st – Margie Adair – Trenton, N.J.
2nd – Barbara Kempainen – Plymouth, Mich.
3rd – Doris Williams – Elizabeth, N.J.
Intermediate Dance
1st – Dorothy Shern, John Romelli – Plainfield, N.J.
2nd – Barbara Freidman, James Foytlin – Elizabeth, N.J.
3rd – Dolly Jannsen, Theodore Thomas – Mineola, N.Y.
Intermediate Mixed Pairs
1st – Barbara Kempainen, Lee DeWulf – Plymouth, Mich.
2nd – Margie Adair, William Binner – Trenton, N.J.
3rd – Patricia Ryan, Jack DeBeve – Washington, D.C.
Intermediate Fours
1st – Hobenstein, Niemeyer, Pawlicki, Perkins – Grand Rapids, Michigan
2nd – Magee, Bernhard, Monteith, Meininger – Alexandria, Va.
3rd – Carlisle, Wheeler, Ryan, DeBeve – Washington, D.C.
Intermediate Ladies’ Speed
1st – Adele Marsh – Paterson, N.J.
2nd – Barbara Urban – Paterson, N.J. (picture to right)
3rd – Lois Wilson – Bladensburg, Md.
Intermediate Men’s Speed
1st – John Bernhard – Alexandria, Virginia
2nd – Morris Van Den Henden – Paterson, N.J.
3rd – Dee Pageott – Muskegon, Mich.
Novice Ladies’ Singles
1st – Joyce Magee – Alexandra, Virginia
2nd – Sharon Wright – Plymouth, Mich.
3rd – Barbara Allman – Stockton, Calif.
Novice Men’s Singles
1st –Louis Meyers – Trenton, N.J.
2nd – Carl Stack – Bladensburg, Md.
3rd – Joseph Grasso – Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
Novice Dance
1st – Joyce Magee, Jerry Gardner – Alexandria, Va.
2nd – Barbara Shine, Donald Gibboney – Plainfield, N.J.
3rd – Virginia Nason, Gilbert Nason – Worcester, Mass.
Novice Ladies’ Pairs
1st – Theresa Colaio, Mary Ellen Ryan – Bayonne, N.J.
2nd – Tene Hazlitt, Sharon Norton – Stockton, Calif.
3rd – Nancy Gailbraith, Donna Luoma – Plymouth, Mich.
Novice Mixed Pairs
1st – Carol Gomppers, Louis Meyer – Trenton, N.J.
2nd – Eileen Sampson, Carl Stack – Bladensburg, Md.
Novice Ladies’ Speed
1st – Joan Hobeck – Alexandria, Virginia
2nd –Sharon Norton – Stockton, Calif.
3rd – Sue Parnell – Florham Park, N.J.
Novice Men’s Speed
1st –Raymond Musser – Paterson, N.J.
2nd – Bobby Etheridge – Battle Creek, Mich.
3rd – Peter Mangone – Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
Sub-Novice Ladies
1st – Avis Cook – Pasadena, Calif.
2nd – Barbara Von Dreele – Paterson, N.J.
3rd – Marjorie Cianflone – Mineola, N.Y.
Sub-Novice Men
1st - Thomas Kaltenbach – Plymouth, Mich.
2nd – George Bonocore – Paramus, N.J.
3rd – Larry Seegott – Mineola, N.Y.
Sub-Novice Mixed Pairs
1st – Dawn Brown, George Bonocore – Paramus, N.J. (picture to right)
2nd – Susan Lessne, Robert Chidsey – Mineola, N.Y.
3rd – Judy Snyder, Larry Seegott – Mineola, N.Y.
Sub-Novice Dance
1st – Patricia MacMullen, Robert Chidsey – Mineola, N.Y.
2nd – Susan Lessne, Allen Ehrle – Mineola, N.Y.
3rd – Jean Metner, Victor Shine – Plainfield, N.J.
Juvenile Girl’s Singles
1st –Dawn Brown – Trenton, N.J.
2nd –Susan Lessne – Mineola, N.Y.
3rd – Judy Snyder – Mineola, N.Y.
Juvenile Boy’s Singles
1st – Emanuel Commandatore – Bayonne, N.J.
2nd – Paul Kreilick – Washington, D.C.
3rd – Larry Patrick – Dallas, Texas
Juvenile Mixed Pairs
1st – Theresa Colaio, Emanuel Commandatore – Bayonne, N.J. (picture to right)
2nd – Honey Heslet, Larry Patrick – Dallas, Texas
3rd – Lynn Borgstede, Walter Grant 3rd – New Orleans, La.
Juvenile Dance
1st – Louise Emery, James Atwell – Frankfort, Indiana
2nd – Theresa Colaio, Emanuel Commandatore – Bayonne, N.J. (picture to right)
3rd – Sharon Frankart, Keith Wall – Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Juvenile Girl’s Speed
1st – Alice Betzler – Elizabeth, N.J.
2nd – Linda Duman – Plymouth, Mich.
3rd – Shirley Sasselli – Stockton, Calif.
Juvenile Boy’s Speed
1st – Paul Kreilick – Washington, D.C.
2nd –Hayden Durham – Jackson, Mich.
3rd – Keith Wall – Ft. Wayne, Ind.
