Leaderboards

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.

Candidates:

Junior Associate – 75 pts
Junior Associate Core – 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

Examiners:

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.

Studio Teachers – 5 pts. per dance done with students.
Examiners – 5 pts. per dance examined.
Studios / Organizers – 5 pts. per dance examined.

Leaderboards

Last updated:
December 30, 2020

Student Achievement Awards
(Examiners)
Student Achievement Awards
(Studio Teachers)
Student Achievement Awards
(Studios | Organizers)
Dance Teacher Exams
(Candidates)
Dance Teacher Exams
(Examiners)

Examiner Rank

Points

1. Carlos Pabon

345 2. Ronen Zinshtein

310 3. Michael Mead

205 4. Rosendo Fumero

170 5. Natalia Laubert

120 6. Michelle Hudson

110 7. Lisa Vegas

90 8. Diane Jarmolow

60 9. Christy Cote

10 10. Hannah Cole

5 Studio Teacher Rank

Points

1. Brian Wells

345 2. Johny Postolachi

180 3. Alexandru Munteanu

150 4. Anya Sheedy

110 5. Alan Barney

85 6. Alex Jacobs

75 7. Eva Tibenska

65 8. Hannah Cole

60 8. Grace Peterson

60 9. Alex Senko

50 10. Muhidin Divovic

45 10. Valentine Hodgman

45 11. Keith Denlinger

40 12. Ken Richards

35 13. Ruslan Kaliuzhnyi

30 14. Enoch Evans

25 14. Anastasia Gordeeva

25 14. Mariam Izmaylova

25 14. Spencer Loufek

25 14. Ashley Novak

25 14. Teresa Shiry

25 14. Douglas Wallock

25 15. Samual Penalba15

20 16. Amelia De La Haye

15 16. Alisa Sadovnikova

15 17. Kris Kalva

10 17. Michele Kearney

10 17. Kit McGinnis

10 17. Keturah Robison

10 17. Gabby Williams

10 18. Anisha Massey

5 18. Madison Stoepler

5 Studio Rank

Points

#1- Starlighters | Organizer Brian Wells - (Wilmington, DE)

345 #2- Todos Dance & Fitness Studio | Organizer Ronen Zinshtein - (Natick, MA)

310 #3- BlueBallroom | Organizer Ken Richards - (Wilmington, DE)

265 #4- Briora Ballroom | Organizer Jessica McMorrow Stefanov - (Redmond, WA)

180 #5- Elegant Dancing | Organizer Alex Jacobs - (Fairfax, VA)

170 #6- A Social Affair | Organizer Ashley Novak - (Jacksonville, FL)

120 #7- Cinema Ballroom | Organizer Michelle Hudson - (St. Paul, MN)

110 #8- Danceville USA | Organizer Keith Denlinger - (Columbus, OH)

90 #9- Sol Ballroom | Organizer Hannah Cole - (Las Cruces, NM)

60 #10- Teresa Shiry Dance | Organizer Teresa Shiry - (La Quinta, CA)

25 #11- Shundo | Organizer Mando Rodriguez - (El Paso, TX)

5 Dance Teacher Exams (Candidates)

Points

1. Scott Lazarov

675 2. Vitaly Kozhev

445 3. Dean Abraham

390 3. Sloan Cobb

390 3. Olga Elsbury

390 3. Madelaine Hallman-Kenner

390 3. James Tucker

390 4. Rachel Miller

385 5. Chad Stall

300 6. Alan Barney

295 6. Michael Johnson

295 7. Austin Hollis

290 7. Eva Tibenska

290 8. Colton Gannon

285 9. Aleksandra Barsukov

245 10. Stephen Brockman

240 10. Danyelle Morley

240 10. Maysen Wilder

240 11. Volodymyr Barabash

195 11. Sarah Lototskyy

195 11. Ian Meeks

195 11. Kelly Spradlin

195 11. Olga Tsikalyuk

195 11. Katherine Wu

195 12. Blake Beardsley

190 12. Jake Beckman

190 12. Shayne Collins

190 12. Dmitry Demidov

190 12. Vashay Dezmond Conley

190 12. Kathleen Doeling

190 12. Alexander Elsbury

190 12. Craig Elsbury

190 12. Grace Gallagher

190 12. Denise Haynes

190 12. Stephen Lipford

190 12. Michele Sutherland

190 12. Fonzie Zapata

190 13. Daniel T. Murphy

120 13. Marie Stoffer

120 14. Donna Addison

95 14. Joshua Arrington

95 14. Armando Astacio

95 14. Josephine Auchterlonie

95 14. Robbie Lee Belcher

95 14. Brandon Booth

95 14. Leonid Burlo

95 14. Darian Chancellor

95 14. Tiffany Chancellor

95 14. Hayley Chitty

95 14. Antonio Conde

95 14. Kimberly Conde

95 14. Chanel Cotton

95 14. Susanna Cranford

95 14. Angel Criado

95 14. Evgeniia Elcoro

95 14. Madison Fields

95 14. Ivan Flores

95 14. Tekierius Green

95 14. Madyson Hart

95 14. Jay Holmes

95 14. Colton Ronald Hutton

95 14. Menal Indra

95 14. Ryan Jackson

95 14. Tye Johnson

95 14. Lilly Lattimore

95 14. Mercedes Lulow

95 14. Anna Kalinichenko

95 14. Andreas Konigsberger

95 14. Mary Beth Konigsberger

95 14. Kay Marrs

95 14. Uliana Maslovskaya

95 14. Brad Montagnese

95 14. Jay Morth

95 14. Francesco Moscarelli

95 14. Alyssa O'Neal

95 14. Grace Peterson

95 14. Andrew Pfiffner

95 14. Mark Jacob Presley

95 14. Marcin Raczynski

95 14. Claire Ramage

95 14. Megan Rund

95 14. Tristen Sanders

95 14. Michael Scott

95 14. Tatiana Seliverstova

95 14. Isabella Spagnolo

95 14. Kymber Thomas

95 14. Laura Treto-Gonzalez

95 14. Alina Trifaila

95 14. Tania Trigili

95 14. Samantha Trinidad

95 14. Juan Uribe

95 14. Elna West

95 14. Abrionna Wetzel

95 14. Yoeshua Wilson

95 14. Chelsea Zellars

95 15. Sheree Coy

80 16. Kaline Bauer

75 16. Jesica Carden

75 16. Sarah Firnschild

75 16. Natalya Krimmel

75 16. Aaron McLain

75 16. Adriana Nur

75 16. Brittany Vance

75 17. Alex Jacobs

80 18. Christopher Crevatas

50 18. Kristie Stovall

50 18. Paul Varro

50 19. Mary Anne Alvin

40 19. Anne Henry

40 Dance Teacher Exams (Examiners)

Points

1. Tommy DiTommaso

3,095

2. Michael Mead

1,235

3. Bruce Hasson

1,135

4. Rosendo Fumero

1,030

5. John Elsbury

940 6. Kem Overby

840 7. John Swick

795 8. Lisa Vegas

510 9. Scott Anderson

475 9. Michael Johnson

475 9. Carlos Pabon

475 10. James Peters

380 11. Olga Foraponova

340 12. David Kloss

285 13. Garry Gekhman

190 13. Tommye Giacchino

190 13. Ronen Zinshtein

190 14. Diane Jarmolow

150 15. Hannah Cole

135 16. Izabela Jaworska

120 16. Jenell Maranto

120 17. Christy Cote

100 18. Dean Abraham

95 18. Viktoriya Drubetskaya

95 18. Ron Montez

95 18. Sue Puttock

95 19. Jami Josephson

50 20. Melissa Saphir

40

LEADERBOARDS

How to Earn Points:

Dance Teacher Exams

Student Achievement Awards

Leaderboards

Last updated: December 30, 2020

Examiner Rank

Points

1. Carlos Pabon

345

2. Ronen Zinshtein

310

3. Michael Mead

205

4. Rosendo Fumero

170

5. Natalia Laubert

120

6. Michelle Hudson

110

7. Lisa Vegas

90

8. Diane Jarmolow

60

9. Christy Cote

10

10. Hannah Cole

5

Studio Teacher Rank

Points

1. Brian Wells

345

2. Johny Postolachi

180

3. Alexandru Munteanu

150

4. Anya Sheedy

110

5. Alan Barney

85

6. Alex Jacobs

75

7. Eva Tibenska

65

8. Hannah Cole

60

8. Grace Peterson

60

9. Alex Senko

50

10. Muhidin Divovic

45

10. Valentine Hodgman

45

11. Keith Denlinger

40

12. Ken Richards

35

13. Ruslan Kaliuzhnyi

30

14. Enoch Evans

25

14. Anastasia Gordeeva

25

14. Mariam Izmaylova

25

14. Spencer Loufek

25

14. Ashley Novak

25

14. Teresa Shiry

25

14. Douglas Wallock

25

15. Samual Penalba15

20

16. Amelia De La Haye

15

16. Alisa Sadovnikova

15

Last updated:
December 30, 2020