Kelly & Denise (Louisiana, USA) are UCWDC Crown Division Champions
Denise Strouse is a 17-time UCWDC World Country Dance Champion, and she also competes at the Advanced level in WSDC Jack & Jill competitions. Born and raised in Louisiana, she started dancing at the age of 5 and has never stopped. She has been featured in multiple performance teams and has also participated in competitive fundraisers for children’s dance class programs. But everything changed at a dance competition in 2013, when she was introduced to the “scoring guy”, Kelly Strouse.
As for Kelly, he was focused on the west coast swing community for over 15 years before Denise introduced him to country. Together, they have won several World Championships and continue growing in dance as Crown competitors. They are honored to be a part of Calgary Dance Stampede.