Top Awards
California Star Ball Top Teacher, Top Students and Top Studio awards are based on both entries and placements. Teachers and students must dance the events to earn points.
- Teachers that dance Pro/Am and also have student couples dancing in separate single dance adult student/student single dance events will be awarded “coaching” points and will accumulate 1/2 points per couple. Coach MUST be identified at the time of registration.
- There will be no points awarded for any scratched or missed entries for any reason.
- Each entry, whether for single dance, multi-dance challenge or scholarship event will receive a single entry point.
Youth events will be award 50% points.
Placement points will be awarded according to the following schedule:
Proficiency
1 pt per entry, no extra points for placements (1/2 pt per entry youth)
1-2 Dance events
1st= 8pts 2nd=7pts 3rd=6pts 4th=5pts 5th=4pts 6th=3pts 7th=2pts 8th=1pt plus 4pts/recall (youth events at 50% i.e., 4 pts, 3.5 pts, 3 pts, etc.)
3-5 Dance events
1st=20pts 2nd=15pts 3rd=10pts 4th=8pts 5th=6pts 6th=4pts 7th=2pts 8th=2pts plus 5pts/recall (youth events at 50% i.e., 10 pts, 7.5 pts, 5 pts, etc.)
Top Teacher
Top Studio Awards
Rising Star Professionals
Open Professionals
Pro/Am Scholarships
The 2022 California Star Ball will award the following Top Student awards:
- Top Newcomer Lady/Gent
- Top Bronze Lady/Gent
- Top Silver Lady/Gent
- Top Gold & Above Lady/Gent
- Top Amateur Couple
- Top Solo Grand Prix Winner
- World Dancesport Series Top 20 Overall Students (receive vouchers)
- Overall Top Lady/Gent
Awards will be given to the top studios in the following 3 categories
- Top Large Studio (7+students)
- Top Medium Studio (3-6 students)
- Top Small Studio (1-2 students)
2022 Top Teacher Awards
Overall Top Teacher Awards
A teacher may only win ONE top teacher award, either an Overall Award or one of the Top 3 Female or Male Awards.
| 1st Place | (minimum 350 pro/am entries) | $7,000* |
| 2nd Place | (minimum 300 pro/am entries) | $5,000* |
| 3rd Place | (minimum 250 pro/am entries) | $3,500* |
| 4th Place | (minimum 200 pro/am entries) | $2,000* |
| 5th Place | (minimum 150 pro/am entries) | $1,500* |
| 6thPlace | (minimum 100 pro/am entries) | $1,000* |
Female Top Teacher Awards
The Top 3 Female Teachers that did not place in the Overall Top 3
| 1st Place | (minimum 200 pro/am entries) | $2,000* |
| 2nd Place | (minimum 150 pro/am entries) | $1,500 |
| 3rd Place | (minimum 100 pro/am entries) | $1,000 |
All prizes will be awarded as long a minimum entries are met; however only the amount of money qualified for will be given out. For example, if the 1st place Top Teacher has only 300 pro/am entries, he or she will receive $5,000, not $7,000. In the same scenario, if the 2nd place Top Teacher also has 300 pro/am entries, he or she will also earn $5,000. If there are not 9 qualified Top Teacher candidates, then fewer places will be awarded.
*Teachers AND Students must be on a package to qualify for the award money for the top 3 overall and 1st place Female or Male Top Teacher Awards regardless of number of entries.
Prize Money
Closed Pro/Am Scholarships
PRO/AM CLOSED Scholarships in 2 Levels of Bronze and Silver in each Age Categories A, B, and C. (Total of 24)
- International Ballroom
- International Latin
- American Smooth
- American Rhythm
| 1st | $200 |
| 2nd | $100 |
| 3rd | $50 |
| 4th – 6th | $40 voucher |
Open Pro/Am Scholarships
PRO/AM OPEN Scholarships in each Age Categories A, B, C, Senior 1 and Senior 2. (Total of 20)
- International Ballroom
- International Latin
- American Smooth
- American Rhythm
| 1st | $300 |
| 2nd | $200 |
| 3rd | $100 |
| 4th – 6th | $50 voucher |
Youth Scholarships
- International Ballroom
- International Latin
- American Smooth
- American Rhythm
| 1st | $100 |
| 2nd | $75 |
| 3rd | $50 |
| 4th – 6th | $25 voucher |
Rising Star Divisions
| 1st | $500 |
| 2nd | $400 |
| 3rd | $300 |
| 4th | $200 |
| 5th | $150 |
| 6th | $100 |
Open Professional Divisions
| 1st | $1,500 |
| 2nd | $1,000 |
| 3rd | $500 |
| 4th | $400 |
| 5th | $300 |
| 6th | $200 |
Professional Cabaret
| 1st | $1,000 |
| 2nd | $800 |
| 3rd | $600 |
| 4th | $400 |
| 5th | $200 |
| 6th | $100 |
