Vito Bertucci, renowned dance performer, teacher, choreographer and adjudicator began dancing at the age five and had his first stage performance at age eleven. His first love is ballroom dancing. Among his accomplishments are:

• Winner of the all-around Ballroom Championship and Professional Theater Arts events at the prestigious Sun-Time Harvest Moon Festival.
• World Class Adjudicator
• The first American-born to achieve a Dual Fellowship with the Imperial Society for both ballroom and latin, and Fellow Examiner of the Pan American Society.
• Recipient of the Imperial Award for contribution to ballroom dancing
• Although a student of ballet, jazz and tap for many years, his first love has always been ballroom dancing because as he quotes "ballroom dancing is year's kinder".
• As a teenager he danced often at the famous Trianon ballroom on the 'over 30 mights' but was permitted in the ballroom even though he was not of the thirty-something age. He notes the best dancers were usually over thirty-years old. After the Trianon closed, he spent several years dancing at the beautiful Aragon Ballroom until it closed.
• This eventually led to a television engagement on the popular show Two on Two.
• His professional career run was launched after he won both of Chicago's most prestigious awards (the All Around Ballroom Championship and the Professional Free Style Theater Arts events at the ever popular Harvest Moon Festival.

• Dancing in memorable stage productions such as West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie and others; performing at the Empire Room of the Palmer House in Chicago for a five-week engagement.
• Choreographer for large corporate industrial shows
• Numerous awards and prizes over the years
• His "Cavalcade of Dance" was performed with Muriel Aramburu thoughout North America and London. Their photographs appeared on cover of the London Ballroom Times and the International Dance Magazine.

In 1968 he pioneered his first classes of International Latin dancing in Chicago.

He celebrates 42 years of outstanding contribution to ballroom dancing. He regards his greatest achievement when asked by notables such as Len Scrivner, Peter Eggleton, Brenda Windslade and Joe Pearce to choreograph dance for them. When the Hilliers were in the Chicago area, Argentine Tango lessons from Vito were on their schedule.

We are proud to have Vito in our scope of dancing as one of our most outstanding dancers whether it be in a performance, a competition, teaching or judging. He's an inspiration to all dancers.

Vito views his goals to perpetuate the dance as a meaningful art form, which is positive proof of his dedication. Through extensive training and practice over the years, he has achieved a high level of skill and artistry in most areas of dance which has been a constant motivation.