United States Pizza Team

Ryan LaRose

National Champion, Acrobatic Pizza,
New York- 2009

National Champion,
Acrobatic Pizza, Orlando – 2008

National Champion,
Acrobatic Pizza, Orlando – 2007

America's Plate,
Acrobatic, Second Place, International – 2009

America's Plate, Acrobatic, Third Place, International – 2008

Acrobatics, Team Silver, Paris – 2008

Bronze, Acrobatic, Paris – 2008

Bronze, Largest Pizza, Paris – 2008

Spinning pizza dough doesn't come naturally to 99.99% of the world's population. But for those like Ryan LaRose, who has won many Freestyle Acrobatic competition, spinning is a way of life.
Ryan practices non-stop, and for the six months prior to the Orlando competition, he used his Throw Dough (a practice dough product) to practice three hours before going to bed every night. He tells other spinners, "If your arms are killing you, you're doing it right."

Ryan LaRose, whose win earned him a spot on the U.S. Pizza Team for the second time, says the best part of joining the Team is the chance to make new friends, experience new things and travel around the country and overseas spinning dough.

Ryan grew up in Sanford, Florida, and has been working in the pizza industry for seven years. He's got his start with Dallis Pizzeria in Lake Mary, Florida, for the last three years and says his favorite part about working in a pizzeria is making friends with all the customers who come in. "I used to be a driver who loved pizza," says LaRose. 'One day I was fooling around and grabbed a pizza dough; I made a 16-inch mushroom pizza – the worst pizza I ever made!"

Since then Ryan has perfected his pizza-making skills as well as his pizza-throwing skills. His latest routine featured many hand stands and continuous, difficult dough-spinning tricks.

Ryan has earned many national and international awards in the year since he joined the team. He has appeared on Good Morning America, Fox News, The Today Show and many other local programs.

Ryan now works at Del Corso Pizzeria in Brooklyn, New York.


	Ryan LaRose National Champion, Acrobatic Pizza, New York- 2009 National Champion, Acrobatic Pizza, Orlando – 2008 National Champion, Acrobatic Pizza, Orlando – 2007 America's Plate, Acrobatic, Second Place, International – 2009 America's Plate, Acrobatic, Third Place, International – 2008 Acrobatics, Team Silver, Paris – 2008 Bronze, Acrobatic, Paris – 2008 Bronze, Largest Pizza, Paris – 2008 Spinning pizza dough doesn't come naturally to 99.99% of the world's population. But for those like Ryan LaRose, who has won many Freestyle Acrobatic competition, spinning is a way of life. Ryan practices non-stop, and for the six months prior to the Orlando competition, he used his Throw Dough (a practice dough product) to practice three hours before going to bed every night. He tells other spinners, "If your arms are killing you, you're doing it right." Ryan LaRose, whose win earned him a spot on the U.S. Pizza Team for the second time, says the best part of joining the Team is the chance to make new friends, experience new things and travel around the country and overseas spinning dough. Ryan grew up in Sanford, Florida, and has been working in the pizza industry for seven years. He's got his start with Dallis Pizzeria in Lake Mary, Florida, for the last three years and says his favorite part about working in a pizzeria is making friends with all the customers who come in. "I used to be a driver who loved pizza," says LaRose. 'One day I was fooling around and grabbed a pizza dough; I made a 16-inch mushroom pizza – the worst pizza I ever made!" Since then Ryan has perfected his pizza-making skills as well as his pizza-throwing skills. His latest routine featured many hand stands and continuous, difficult dough-spinning tricks. Ryan has earned many national and international awards in the year since he joined the team. He has appeared on Good Morning America, Fox News, The Today Show and many other local programs. Ryan now works at Del Corso Pizzeria in Brooklyn, New York.