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Dance Vision Teacher Award Program
Introducing the DVIDA Teacher Award Program: a point-based program designed to give recognition, rewards and benefits to exemplary dance teachers in our DVIDA community.
Dance teacher efforts are recognized with our world-wide leaderboard. Leaderboard leaders will receive rewards and recongition at our annual awards ball.
To receive points, teachers & examiners must be current DVIDA members and have no outstanding dues owed. Please contact the DVIDA office if you have any questions.
How to Earn Points
Dance Teacher Exams
Teachers earn points for each exam taken. Higher level exams earn more points. Examiners earn points for each exam given.
- Junior Associate – 75 pts
- Junior Associate Cote – 75 pts
- Associate – 95 pts
- Master – 195 pts
- Grand Master – 295 pts
- Club/Social/Arg. Tango – 50 pts
- Single Dance – 40 pts
- Recertification – 75 pts
- Junior Associate – 75 pts
- Junior Associate Core – 75 pts
- Associate – 95 pts
- Master – 95 pts
- Grand Master – 95 pts
- Club/Social/Arg. Tango – 50 pts
- Single Dance – 40 pts
- Recertification exams – 75 pts
Student Achievement Awards
Earn points when students earn Student Achievement Awards. Gain points per dance.
Examiners – 5 pts. per dance examined.
Studios / Organizers – 5 pts. per dance examined.
LEADERBOARDS
Last updated: June 1, 2020
(Examiners)
The following examiners have earned points through the amount of DVIDA Student Achievement Awards they have recorded since January 1, 2020.
Examiner Rank
Points
1. Carlos Pabon
175
2. Natalia Laubert
100
3. Diane Jarmolow
60
4. Michelle Hudson
25
(Studio Teachers)
The following dance teachers have earned points through the amount of DVIDA Student Achievement Awards they have participated in since January 1, 2020.
Studio Teacher Rank
Points
1. Brian Wells
175
2. Hannah Cole
60
3. Muhidin Divovic
40
3. Ashley Novak
25
4. Douglas Wallock
25
7. Keturah Robison
10
(Studios / Organizers)
The following Studios / Organizers have earned points through the amount of DVIDA Student Achievement Awards they have held since January 1, 2020.
Studio Rank
#1 – Starlighters | Organizer Brian Wells – (Wilmington, DE)
#2 – A Social Affair | Organizer Ashley Novak – (Jacksonville, FL)
#3 – Sol Ballroom | Organizer Hannah Cole – (Las Cruces, NM)
#4 – Cinema Ballroom | Organizer Michelle Hudson – (St. Paul, MN)
#1 – Starlighters | Organizer Brian Wells (Wilmington, DE) – 175 points
#2 – A Social Affair | Organizer Ashley Novak (Jacksonville, FL) – 100 points
#3 – Sol Ballroom | Organizer Hannah Cole (Las Cruces, NM) – 60 points
#4 – Cinema Ballroom | Organizer Cinema Ballroom (St. Paul, MN) – 25 points
Points
175
100
60
25
(Candidates)
The following candidates have earned points through the amount of DVIDA Professional Examinations
they have taken since January 1, 2020.
Dance Teacher Exams (Candidates)
Points
1. Vitaly Kozhev
445
2. Dean Abraham
390
2. Sloan Cobb
390
3. Alan Barney
295
3. Michael Johnson
295
4. Colton Gannon
285
5. Volodymyr Barabash
195
5. Sarah Lototskyy
195
5. Kelly Spradlin
195
5. Olga Tsikalyuk
195
5. Katherine Wu
195
6. Blake Beardsley
190
6. Jake Beckman
190
6. Rachel Miller
190
6. Michele Sutherland
190
7. Aleksandra Barsukov
150
8. Joshua Arrington
95
8. Armando Astacio
95
8. Paul Bohman
95
8. Hayley Chitty
95
8. Chanel Cotton
95
8. Evgeniia Elcoro
95
8. Tekierius Green
95
8. Madyson Hart
95
8. Austin Hollis
95
8. Mercedes Lulow
95
8. Marcin Raczynski
95
8. Megan Rund
95
8. Tristen Sanders
95
8. Tatiana Seliverstova
95
8. Isabella Spagnolo
95
8. Eva Tibenska
95
8. Elna West
95
8. Yoeshua Wilson
95
9. Kaline Bauer
75
9. Jesica Carden
75
9. Sarah Firnschild
75
9. Adriana Nur
75
10. Kristie Stovall
50
(Examiners)
The following examiners have earned points through the amount of DVIDA Professional Examinations
they have given since January 1, 2020.