February 12 - 16, 2025
Hilton Orange County
Costa Mesa, CA
Prizes & Awards
Prizes & Awards
Prizes & Awards

Top Teacher

  1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Prize Money $5000 $3000 $2000 $1000 $800 $600
Min # of entries req. 280 230 185 135 100 75
Top Female Teacher $1500 $1000 $500      
Min # of entries req. 175 150 125      

Going for Top Teacher?!?

  • Bonus $!!! Take home your BONU$ BUCK$...Regardless of placement!!!
  • Enter a minimum of 75 paid entries and earn a $250 bonus, regardless of placement! Enter 150 paid entries and earn $500... 250  & your bonus goes to $1000 and last but not least, enter 350 paid entries and take home an extra $1500...regardless of placement!!!

There's more...!!!

  • Top Teacher per STYLE!!!
  • 1st Place-$500 in each style
  • Smooth, Rhythm, Ballroom & Latin
  • In order to qualify for Top Teacher, teachers must have a minimum of 60 pro/am entries.
  • To qualify for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, a teacher must have a minimum of 280, 230 and 185 pro/am entries, respectively. In the event the 1st, 2nd and 3rd top teacher does not meet the minimum requirements, prize money will be awarded one place down.
  • All entries must be danced to qualify for top teachers points.
  • All points through this event will be added to your total points for the Dancers Cup Tour, as well as the World Pro/Am Dancesport Series.

Professional Purse

  1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Semi-Finalists
Professional $1,400 1,000 $600 $400 $300 $200 $75
Rising Star $500 $400 $300 $200 $150 $100  
Cabaret $600 $400 $250 $200 $150 $100  

Equal prize money will be awarded in the BALLROOM, LATIN, SMOOTH, and RHYTHM divisions.

Scholarships

  1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
 Pro/Am DCT Newcomer $150 $100 $75 Voucher Voucher Voucher
CA Open Pro/Am Closed $200 $150 $100 $75 Voucher Voucher
CA Open Pro/Am Open $350 $250 $150 $100 $75 $75
 Pro/Am DCT Senior $200 $150 $100 $50 Voucher Voucher
Open Amateur (Ballroom, Latin, Smooth & Rhythm) $400 $200 $100 $75 $50 $50
Open Amateur Under 21 Ballroom and Latin $250 $150 $75 $30 $30 $30
Pro/Am PreTeen and Junior Ballroom and Latin (Sunday) $150 $100 $50      
Amateur Youth Ballroom & Latin "Grand Slam" (Sunday) $300 $200 $100      

Organizer reserves the right to adjust prize money for any uncontested scholarship.

Top Studio and Top Student

TOP STUDENTS: Awards will be presented in the following categories:

  • Top Bronze, Silver and Open, both man and lady, will be awarded a top student award.
  • Top Senior (61+)

To be eligible for top student awards, a student must enter a minimum of 8 dances in that style.

 

TOP STUDIOS: Awards will be presented in the following categories:

  • Youth Studio: 1st place trophy
  • Top Studio 1st, 2nd and 3rd place (see chart below)
  • Dancers Cup Tour "Studio of Excellence" Award

Each studio must have a minimum of 75 entries. (Excluding Youth Studio)

  1st 2nd 3rd
Top Studio $1,000 $500 $250
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