
Billy Fajardo and Katie Marlow are in demand all over the world as performers, educators and adjudicators. This couple holds the distinction of versatility. Their ability to work equally well in both the partner/ballroom dances as well as theatrical dance arts has had them in demand throughout numerous dance circuits across the globe. Billy and Katie are the only couple in the history of the United States to hold two concurrent World Titles in the same year.
Billy and Katie hold the following Titles and Awards:
* 1999 United States Hustle Dance Champions
* 2000 US Open Swing Cabaret Champions
* 2000 IDO World Salsa Silver Medalists
* 2000 IDO World Merengue Silver Medalists
* 2002 IDO World Cabaret Exhibition Champions
* 2002 IDO World Disco Hustle Champions
* 2002 NADC Cabaret Champions
* 2004 Augie and Margo Rodriguez Award for Iconic Performance
* 2005 West Coast Salsa Congress Honorees for Contributions to Salsa Dance World
* 2008 "Albert Award" Honorees for Contributions to the
* Salsa Dance World at the Spain Salsa Festival
Adjudicating/Education:In addition to their performances, Billy and Katie are proud to be the head judge and scrutineer for the ground breaking World Salsa Championships being shown worldwide on ESPN. They also adjudicated and supervised the nationally run Newport Rhythm and Sound Dance Competition. Both Billy and Katie have achieved Licentiate degrees from the Imperial Society of Dance for Theatre Arts. As educators, they are known to be the "instructor's instructors" - coaching many of the major headliners and title holders in the world for the Salsa, Latin Hustle and Ballroom competitive dance circuits. Their instructional Latin Hustle dance DVD's are the top selling DVD's in the world for this style of dance.