2024 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 2024 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)
2024 Top Teacher Awards
| 1st Place | (minimum 300 pro/am entries) | $7,000* |
| 2nd Place | (minimum 250 pro/am entries) | $5,000* |
| 3rd Place | (minimum 200 pro/am entries) | $3,000* |
| 4th Place | (minimum 150 pro/am entries) | $1,500 |
| 5th Place | (minimum 100 pro/am entries) | $1,000 |
| 6th Place | (minimum 50 pro/am entries) | $500 |
| 7th Place | (minimum 50 pro/am entries) | $500 |
| 8th Place | (minimum 50 pro/am entries) | $500 |
| 9th Place | (minimum 50 pro/am entries) | $500 |
| 10th Place | (minimum 50 pro/am entries) | $500 |
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 275 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 275 pro/am entries, he or she will also earn $5,000. If there are not 10 qualified Top Teacher candidates, then fewer places will be awarded.
*Teachers AND Students must be on a package (VIP A – D) to qualify for the award money for the top 3 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 | $750 |
| 2nd | $500 |
| 3rd | $400 |
| 4th | $300 |
| 5th | $200 |
| 6th | $100 |
Open Professional Divisions
| 1st | $1,500 |
| 2nd | $1,000 |
| 3rd | $700 |
| 4th | $600 |
| 5th | $500 |
| 6th | $400 |
Professional Cabaret
| 1st | $1,000 |
| 2nd | $800 |
| 3rd | $600 |
| 4th | $400 |
| 5th | $200 |
| 6th | $100 |
