Top Teacher Awards
Any teacher with 300 or more entries gets a $1,000 bonus!
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |
Prize Money | $9,000 | $6,000 | $4,500 | $3,500 | $2,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Min. Entries Req. | 350 | 275 | 200 | 175 | 150 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
Teachers must be on a package to qualify for Top Teacher prizes.
Any teacher who did not make the top 10 with over 100 entries gets a $200 bonus.
Minimum entry requirements are for qualification purposes only. Meeting the minimum requirement does not guarantee placement. Teachers with the highest points totals meeting the minimum requirements will be determined the winners. ONLY ONE WINNER PER PLACE.
Entries received after the deadline or at the competition will not count towards top teacher awards.
Professional Purse
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
Open Professional | $1,500 | $1,000 | $800 | $600 | $400 | $200 |
Professional Rising Star | $600 | $400 | $300 | $200 | $150 | $100 |
Professional Cabaret | $800 | $600 | $500 | $400 | $300 | $200 |
Equal prize money will be awarded in the Standard, Latin, Smooth and Rhythm events.
Pro-Am Scholarships
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
Pro-Am Best of the Best Closed Scholarships | $250 | $200 | $150 | Voucher | Voucher | Voucher |
Pro-Am Best of the Best Open Scholarships | $350 | $250 | $150 | Voucher | Voucher | Voucher |
Pro-Am Best of the Best Gentlemens' Only Scholarships | $200 | $150 | $100 | Voucher | Voucher | Voucher |
Voucher prizes are for one single dance entry at the next year's Atlanta Open.
Pro-Am and Amateur Awards
Every pro/am student and amateur couple entered in freestyle events will receive a participation award. Top freestyle students, male and female, will be presented. To be eligible for Top Student awards, a student must enter a minimum of 8 dances in that level.
Three Top Studio Awards will be presented as well as a Top Youth Studio. A Top Studio must consist of at least two teachers.