The Best of the Best DanceSport Challenge is a yearly competition between some of the top Pro/Am couples in the country who are winners at the Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels of dance.  The Best of the Best was originally started as a challenge for the Top Competitor between the Atlanta Open, Holiday Classic, and the Ohio Star Ball. The challenge has now expanded to 10 events throughout the calendar year. Each event hosting a Best of the Best Challenge offers a different category, so interested competitors have their pick of several divisions in which to shine.

Here is the line up for the 2010 season (event dates on Competitions Page):

• Holiday Classic - 9 and 10 Dance Bronze, and Silver 9 and 10 Dance events.
• California Open - American and International Open Pro/Am Bronze, Silver, and Gold Rising Star events.
• San Francisco Open - Invitational Bronze and Silver International Latin and Standard events.
• Maryland DanceSport Championships - Gold 9 and 10 Dance events.
• Emerald Ball - Invitational Bronze and Silver American Rhythm and Smooth events.
• Atlanta Open - American and International Bronze, Silver, and Gold events.
• Millennium - Bronze, Silver, and Gold Theater Arts events.
• Capital DanceSport -  Six Dance American and International Style events.
• Embassy Ball - Open To The World Scholarship events.
• First Coast Classic- World Masters Bronze, Silver, and Gold Showdance events.
• Ohio Star Ball - Grand Finale events.

Entering in your selected division at a participating event is the first step to qualifying. Make sure to check the details as outlined in the organizers’ literature. The concept of Best of the Best is to take the winners in each age division of the qualifying event and have a run off to determine an overall winner for the competition. The Overall winner from each participating competition is asked to prepare a one minute and 30 second solo presentation in the dance of their choice for the Grand Finale Challenge in Ohio.  At the Grand Finale, the Overall Winners from each competition will present their solo and compete for the Best of the Best Title.

The 2010 Best of the Best Challenge gives each participant the opportunity to focus on improving their dancing in a specific division and the winners the chance to represent one of ten competitions at the Grand Finale in Ohio. It's a focused format of fun, excitement and recognition. Good luck to all the competitors in the 2010 Best of the Best Challenge!. Remember, you've got to be in it to win it!