Natalie Crandall was an amateur competitive ballroom dancer for 16 years before making the leap to becoming a professional in 2017. Throughout her career, Natalie has traveled the United States as well as internationally to achieve titles at the highest level and become a decorated champion.
She has worked with the industry's top coaches and professionals. She has won multiple World and National titles and in 2017 she became the first ever Blackpool British Open Pro/Am American Smooth Champion, making history with her teacher Decho.
Natalie has also had experience with television production after performing an honor dance for PBS America's Ballroom Challenge as well as appearing on So You Think You Can Dance LA Auditions.
In 2017, Natalie began her professional career with partner Oleksiy Pigotskyy. Natalie and Oleksiy began their dancing career together in September 2017. In only two months they won the Ohio Star Ball Rising Star Smooth title and became Open Smooth Semi Finalists. In one short year together, Natalie and Oleksiy have became Emerald Ball, Millennium Dancesport, World and United States National Rising Star Rhythm & Smooth Champions. In September, after exactly one year dancing together they became the 2018 United States Open Professional American Style 9-Dance Champions
Natalie's passion for ballroom dancing started at age 6 and it has only grown since. She continuously seeks out new and unique ways to push the industry forward and is excited to make her mark as a professional dancer and competition owner/organizer.