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Star Awards

STAR AWARDS VOTING IS CLOSED!  The results are listed below but are not the final award.  This poll helps the Star Awards committee decide.  Thanks for voting.

UCWDC Star Awards are presented to the people that have made the most impact in the world of dance throughout the year at our dance events worldwide.  These nominations come from the event directors.  Please vote only once.  The voting is not the final determining factor but really helps the Star Awards committee choose the recipient.  Voting closes 12/28/07
Note: While people may be nominated several times they can only win one award per year. 

 
Worlds 2008 Star Awards
 
Favorite DJ 2008
 
Jill Babinec 19%
Mona Broussard 30%
John Lindo 14%
Louis St. George 31%
Dave Muzzi 6%
 
 
Worlds 2008 Star Awards
 
Favorite Emcee 2008
 
Sue Boyd 2%
Ronnie DeBenedetta 15%
Jennifer Jeffries 30%
Robert Royston 31%
Steve Zener 8%
Pedro Machado 14%
 
Favorite Personalities 2008
 
Aaron Lorenzen 10%
Ronnie DeBenedetta 26%
Pedro Machado 10%
John Robinson 27%
Robert Royston 13%
Shawn Swaithes 15%
 
Favorite Instructor - Couples 2008
 
Sam Miller 11%
Ronnie DeBenedetta 31%
Dave Getty 6%
Rex Jones 11%
Brandi Tobias 16%
Gary McIntyre 25%
 
 
Favorite Instructor - Line 2008
 
Emily Drinkall 27%
Guyton Mundy 12%
Rachael McEnaney 18%
John Robinson 10%
Barry & DariAnn Amato 28%
Scott Blevins 4%
 
Favorite Couples Choreographer 2008
 
Ronnie DeBenedetta 29%
Dave Getty 8%
Gary McIntyre 22%
Robert Royston 12%
Rex Jones 7%
Sam Miller 10%
Brandi Tobias 12%
 
 
 
 
Favorite Line Choreographer 2008
 
Scott Blevins 10%
Judy McDonald 11%
Guyton Mundy 15%
Jo Thompson 14%
John Robinson 4%
Rachael McEnaney 20%
Barry & Dari Ann Amato 27%
 
Favorite Team Choreographer 2008
 
Phil Adams 10%
Sam Arvidson 28%
Barry Durand 14%
Tom Hyatt 5%
Anne Buchan 43%
 
 
Favorite Swing Choreographer 2008
 
Ronnie DeBenedetta 17%
John Lindo 23%
Kyle Redd 19%
Robert Royston 17%
Brandi Tobias 14%
Mario Robau 10%
 
   
 
 
 
FAVORITE EVENT - This year we are doing something different for favorite event.  Below is a listing of every event broken down into 2 categories.  Favorite North American Event and Favorite Europe/Asia Event.  Please vote for up to 3 events in each category if you want - order doesn't matter.  If you only had one or two favorite events then just vote for them.  All you have to do is to send us an email with your votes.  Only one vote per person please.  Send votes to ucwdcstar@yahoo.com   Some events are not eligible to win a star award due to winning within the past 3 years, but please just vote for your favorites - even they like to know their event is still the dancers favorite.  Please read all the way down the columns so that you remember all the events. You can just put the first couple of words in the event name.

Here are the Votes so far as of 12/28/07  Please vote for your favorite event!  Only top 8-10 are listed but the rest are very close behind.

North America
1. Orange Blossom = 20.6%
2. LAPD = 11.0%
3.  JG2 = 8.9%
4. Chicagoland = 5.5%
4. Peach State = 5.5%
5. Fresno = 4.5%
5.Music City = 4.5%
5.  New Mexico = 4.5%
6. Big Apple = 4.1%
6. Easterns = 4.1
 
Europe/Asia
1. French = 46.9%
2. Japan = 14.3%
3. European = 12.2%
3. Shamrock = 12.2%
4. Open Port = 6.1%
5. Norwegian = 4.1%
6. British = 2.0%
6. Scottish = 2.0%


 

North American Events -
Send votes to ucwdcstar@yahoo.com
Arizona Dance Classic - Fountain Hills, AZ
Big Apple - Elizabeth, NJ
Big D Bash - Dallas, TX
Boston Dance Revolution - Braintree, MA
British Columbia Dance Challenge - Richmond, BC
Calgary Dance Stampede - Calgary, Canada
Canadian Line Dance Classic - St Catherines, Canada
Chicagoland - Rosemont, IL
Colorado Country Classic - Denver, CO
Dallas Dance Festival - Dallas, TX
Easterns - Washington, DC
Fresno Dance Classic - Fresno, CA
Halloween in Harrisburg - Carlisle, PA
jg2 Line Dance Marathon - Raleigh, NC
L.A.P.D - Los Angeles, CA
Las Vegas Dance Finale - Las Vegas, NV
Memorial Day Dance Fest - Indianapolis, IN
Montreal CD Grand Prix - Valleyfield, Canada
Music City - Nashville, TN
New Mexico Fiesta - Albuquerque, NM
New Orleans Mardi Gras - New Orleans, LA
OKC Swing'n Country - Oklahoma City, OK
Orange Blossom - (June) Orlando, FL
Orlando Dance Challenge -( Feb) Orlando, FL
Paradise - San Diego, CA
Peach State - Atlanta, GA
Portland Dance Festival - Portland, OR
River City - Edmonton, Canada
Southbay - San Jose, CA
Southern National - Mobile, AL
Sunshine State - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Texas Classic - Houston, TX
West Coast Dance Challenge - Redmond, WA

Europe/Asia Events Send votes to ucwdcstar@yahoo.com

British CW Dance Championships - Bristol, England
Finnish Championships - Vora, Finland
French CW Dance Championship - Paris, France
Japan Country Dance Challenge - Yokohama, Japan
Norwegian Open - Oslo, Norway
Open Port Aventura - Tarragona, Spain
Scandinavian Open - Skelleftea, Sweden
Scottish Gathering - Glasgow, Scotland
Shamrock - Louth, Ireland
Swedish Championships - Nolia Umea, Sweden

Thank You for taking the time to recognize your favorite people and events!