2025 PRIZES
2025
BEST OF THE BEST
Closed Bronze and Closed Silver dancers compete in the Best of the Best Challenge in their age division.
Winners in each style and age division have a dance-off against other age divisions in that style to determine the overall winner who will participate in the Grand Finale Challenge at Ohio Star Ball.
NEW Gentlemen’s Only Best of the Best!
CLOSED BRONZE
Rhythm, Smooth, Ballroom and Latin
CLOSED SILVER
Rhythm, Smooth, Ballroom and Latin
GOLD/ADVANCED
Rhythm, Smooth, Ballroom and Latin
2025
GRAND SLAM STUDENT
Will be awarded to the top 6 Pro/Am students in Scholarship and Multi-Dance events.
Top Grand Slam Student awards are designed to honor the versatile Pro/Am dancer who excels in multiple styles.
Each student must enter a minimum of 4 Scholarship and/or Multi-Dance events to qualify for the prize money and title.
PRIZES
1st $500 • 2nd $400 • 3rd $300 • 4th $250 • 5th $200 • 6th $100
2025
GRAND SLAM TEACHERS
Teachers must have a minimum of 4 students dancing a minimum of 8 Multi-Dance or Scholarship events to qualify for this title and prize money.
The six (6) teachers whose students have top placements across Scholarships & Multi-Dance events will win this prize money in addition to their Pot of Gold.
Entries must be paid in full and received by the December 20, 2022 deadline to qualify.
PRIZES
1st $1000 • 2nd $700 • 3rd $500 • 4th $300 • 5th $200 • 6th $100
Teachers Pot of Gold
Teachers, we value the contribution you bring to our competition,
and we want to reward you for supporting The Snow Ball.
Qualifying teachers will receive a “Pot of Gold” based on the number
of paid adult Pro/Am entries danced at The Snow Ball.
Pre-teen, Youth, and Junior entries now count for 1/2 a point.
This incentive is guaranteed based on your entry total.
You are not in competition with other teachers for the Pot of Gold.
Teachers Incentives
*50 OR MORE ADULT PRO/AM ENTRIES
Earn $3.00 on each entry (50x3 = $150)
*75 OR MORE ADULT PRO/AM ENTRIES
Earn $3.50 on each entry (75x3.50 = $262.50)
*100 OR MORE ADULT PRO/AM ENTRIES
Earn $5.00 on each entry (100 x 5=$500)
*150 OR MORE ADULT PRO/AM ENTRIES
Earn $7.00 on each entry (150 x 7=$1050)
*200 OR MORE ADULT PRO/AM ENTRIES
Earn $9.00 on each entry (200x 9 = $1800)
*250+ ENTRIES EARN A $700 BONUS
*300 OR MORE ADULT PRO/AM ENTRIES
Earn $13.00 on each entry (300 x13 = $3900)
*350+ ENTRIES EARN A $1000 BONUS
2025
TOP STUDIO
SMALL studios must have 1-2 teachers
LARGE studios must have 3 or more teachers
Trophies will be presented to the top 3 small studios and the top 3 large studios based on entries.
2025
PROFESSIONAL RISING STAR
American Smooth + Rhythm
International Ballroom + Latin
PRIZES
1st $500 • 2nd $300 • 3rd $250 • 4th $200 • 5th $150 • 6th $100
2025
OPEN PROFESSIONAL
NDCA Ranking
American Smooth + Rhythm
International Ballroom + Latin
PRIZES
1st $1200 • 2nd $1000 • 3rd $700 • 4th $500 • 5th $400 • 6th $300
OPEN PROFESSIONAL CABARET
PRIZES
1st $500 • 2nd $300 • 3rd $200 • 4th $150 • 5th $100 • 6th $100