REGIONAL AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Cash scholarships will be awarded in the competitive classification in four divisions—children, junior, teen and senior—and will total over $90,000! Awards and scholarships will also be presented throughout the season which will total $60,000. Total cash, awards and scholarships will total over $150,000! Recreational dancers will be recognized with separate overall awards.
REGIONAL CASH AWARDS – 20 cash awards presented!
Children, Junior, Teen & Senior Solos
Children, Junior, Teen & Senior Duo/Trios
Children, Junior, Teen & Senior Groups (4-7 dancers)
Children, Junior, Teen & Senior Lines (10-16 dancers)
Children, Junior, Teen & Senior Classes (17 or more dancers)
*All cash awards are presented to the dance studio. A minimum of 10 entries in each category of children, junior, teen and senior is required for cash prizes to be awarded. If there are less than the required number of routines, overall cash awards may be combined as follows: Children/Junior and Teen/Senior.
REGIONAL TITLE AWARDS
Petite Miss, Master, Junior Miss, Junior Mister, Teen Miss, Teen Mister, Miss and Mister Headliner. Up to 2 winners in each age division. Regional title winners will represent their region at the National Title Championships.
NATIONAL AWARDS – $50,000 IN CASH TO BE PRESENTED!
Cash awards and trophies are presented to first, second, and third places in all 20 categories listed above. A special plaque is awarded to fourth and fifth places. The top 10 soloists in each category are recognized. National Title winners in the 8 categories listed above will also receive cash awards. A minimum of 15 entries in each division is required for overalls to be presented. There must be 20 routines for first runner-up cash awards to be presented and 25 entries for second runner-up. No cash awards are presented at the preliminary competition.
PLATINUM CIRCLE CHAMPIONSHIP - $5000 cash prize awarded!
All entries at nationals receiving a score of 565 or higher (an average of 94+) receive special recognition and compete the last day of the National Championships. The $5000 cash prize is in addition to all other cash awards.
ADDITIONAL NATIONAL AWARDS
*Headliners Award for Excellence - Three $250 scholarships
*United States Dancesport Federaton – Two $100 scholarships based on workshop participation
*Choreographer of the Year Awards
NOTE: Any routine that wins a cash award at a regional may not compete the same routine at another Headliners regional. Any routine receiving a first place cash award at Nationals cannot compete that same routine in the next year’s regional or national competition. NOTE: Pro-Am and Professional routines are not eligible for cash awards at regionals or nationals. However, if there are 15 or more combined entries at Nationals, a separate cash award will be presented. Pro-am and Professional routines are not eligible for placement in Platinum Circle at the National Championships.
SPECIAL AWARDS AND HONORS
Judges’ awards will be presented at all awards ceremonies during regional and National events. These awards recognize special qualities the judges see regardless of score. One trophy is awarded per routine. Ribbons are awarded to each contestant in duo/trio, group, line or class. At regionals, a high overall medal is awarded to 1st through 5th places in solo, duo/trio, group, line and class categories in children, junior, teen and senior divisions.
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