Prizes & Awards

Top Teacher Awards

New!!!

  1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Overall Top Teacher $5,000 $4,000 $3,000 $2,000 $1,500 $1,000
Minimum Dances Required 350 300 250 200 150 100
Top Female Teacher $1,500 $1,000 $500      
Minimum Dances Required 150 100 50      
Top Mixed Amateur Teacher $300 $200 $100      
Minimum Dances Required 50 35 20      


In order to qualify for the Overall Top Teacher Prize Money, teachers must dance a minimum of 100 DANCES. Every dance counts!

Female teachers may qualify for either the Overall Top Teacher or Top Female Teacher categories, but not both.

TB/PT/JR/Y Pro/Am & other reduced rate entries count as 1/2 points.

Proficiency & uncontested entries count as 1/2 points. 


'PENTOLA D'ORO' / POT OF GOLD!

All teachers who dance more than 350 dances will receive an ADDITIONAL $15 per dance for every dance above 350!

All teachers who dance at least 100 dances who do NOT qualify for the Top 6 Overall placements will automatically receive $5 per dance (up to $1,000).

Proficiency events count towards Pot of Gold.

TB/PT/JR/Y Pro/Am & other reduced rate entries count as 1/2 points.
 

TOP STUDIO AWARDS

The Top Large, Medium & Small Studios will be recognized with a trophy.


TOP STUDENT AWARDS

The Top Male & Female Newcomer, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Open & Overall students will be recognized with a trophy.

Professional Purse

  1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Open Professional Events
Smooth, Rhythm, Ballroom and Latin		 $1,500 $1,000 $700 $500 $300 $200
Professional Cabaret $500 $400 $300 $200 $150 $100
 
All professionals will receive WAIVED professional entry fees if they dance at least 50 Pro/Am dances between the couple.

Scholarship Prize Money

New!!!

  1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Pro-Am Closed Scholarships $200 $150 $100 $50 Voucher $50 Voucher $50 Voucher
Pro-Am Open Scholarships $300 $200 $100 $50 Voucher $50 Voucher $50 Voucher
Best of the Best Top 3 Solos $300 $200 $100      

The Organizers reserve the right to combine or cancel any Professional, Amateur, or Pro/Am event with 3 couples or less. In the event of a cancellation, competitors will be duly notified in advance of such cancellation. The Organizers also reserve the right to halve the prize money awarded for Professional, Amateur, or Pro/Am events with 3 couples or less.