Emerald Ball Dancesport Championships
May 1, 2029Los Angeles, CA (2027 edition)
3,056
entries last edition
48
divisions last edition
961
days to go
Last edition's Open Pro Showdance finalSeason Form 1,499–1,967?
The range of Season Form — FilledCard's FC Score for the season — across the couples in that final. Read it as how strong the room was: the higher and tighter the range, the deeper the field. A community signal, not an official ranking.
Last edition
Apr 28, 2026 · 3,056 entries scored · 48 divisions
- Pro-Am
- 74% · 2,245
- Amateur
- 17% · 531
- Pro
- 5% · 166
- Solo
- 4% · 114
Shares of all 3,056 entries scored at this edition.
Levels danced last edition
| Level | Pro-Am | Amateur | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 422 entriestypical field of 5 | 47 entriestypical field of 2 | 27 entries |
| Silver | 564 entriestypical field of 6 | 31 entriestypical field of 3 | 13 entries |
| Gold | 339 entriestypical field of 4 | 35 entriestypical field of 3 | 3 entries |
| Open | 782 entriestypical field of 6 | 38 entriestypical field of 3 | 115 entriestypical field of 6 |
| Championship | — | 50 entriestypical field of 4 | — |
These rows account for 2,466 of 3,056 entries. The rest are junior and youth divisions and solo heats — scored for ratings, never broken out as a room; the mix above counts them.
- Open Pro Smooth · 7 couples in the finalSeason Form of the final 1,805–1,992
- Gold Pro-Am Smooth · 12 couples in the finalSeason Form of the final 1,189–1,441
- Open Pro Latin · 6 couples in the finalSeason Form of the final 1,706–1,955
- Open Pro-Am Latin · 10 couples in the finalSeason Form of the final 1,263–1,570
- Bronze Amateur Latin · 6 couples in the finalSeason Form of the final 1,283–1,769
- Open Pro Standard · 6 couples in the finalSeason Form of the final 1,888–2,045
- Gold Pro-Am Standard · 10 couples in the finalSeason Form of the final 1,322–1,455
- Championship Amateur Standard · 7 couples in the finalSeason Form of the final 1,499–1,718
- Open Pro Rhythm · 6 couples in the finalSeason Form of the final 1,946–2,143
- Open Pro-Am Rhythm · 9 couples in the finalSeason Form of the final 1,271–1,455
- Open Pro Showdance · 7 couples in the finalSeason Form of the final 1,499–1,967
Computed from results on file, never self-reported. Season Form ranges are the finalists' season numbers (FilledCard's FC Score) — a community signal, not an official ranking.
See last edition's resultsWho competes here
from results on file · last edition Apr 28, 2026
679
regulars · 2 of last 3
12
pros brought students
Dancers here also compete at
- Embassy Dance Championships433 dancers
- United States Dance Championships373 dancers
- California Open DanceSport Championships282 dancers
- Desert Classic Dancesport Championships265 dancers
- New York Dance Festival243 dancers
Counted from adult and senior results on file: dancers who entered last edition here and also entered that competition within two seasons. Junior and youth entries are excluded.
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by pro-am entries danced last edition
Counted from pro-am results on file — the partner of a rated student in an adult or senior entry. Not a roster, an endorsement, or a claim of affiliation.
Last edition's panel
Apr 28, 2026 · 49 adjudicators · number beside each name = heats they judged at this edition
- John Elsbury1,362 heats
- Maria Johnson1,125 heats
- Donna Edelstein1,102 heats
- Michael Neil1,073 heats
- Cristiano Callegari1,023 heats
- Emil Ioukhnikov913 heats
- Michele Mason886 heats
- Bob Powers850 heats
- Yuriy Simakov843 heats
- Victoria Regan827 heats
- Corky Ballas820 heats
- Timothy Mason807 heats
- Patricia West804 heats
- Bill Sparks787 heats
- Rita Gekhman-Algarra716 heats
- Rosendo Fumero713 heats
- Victor Fung708 heats
- Elena Grinenko679 heats
- Francesco Flumiani678 heats
- Carolina Orlovsky674 heats
- Emma Manukyan627 heats
- Michael Mead620 heats
- Kristiina Ilo595 heats
- Natalia Laubert590 heats
- Marianne Nicole575 heats
- Anna Trebunskaya574 heats
- Maksym Bulanyi569 heats
- Nadia Eftedal561 heats
- Glenn Weiss550 heats
- Andre Paramonov535 heats
- Anastasia Muravyeva484 heats
- Charles Danza453 heats
- Igor Suvorov449 heats
- Marzena Stachura447 heats
- Alexandra Perzhu443 heats
- Eugene Katsevman408 heats
- Jonathan Roberts393 heats
- Katusha Demidova370 heats
- Nigel Clarke353 heats
- Babette Brown318 heats
- Lori Woods Gay295 heats
- Diana McDonald-Lapana253 heats
- Maria Hansen248 heats
- Sam Sodano239 heats
- Stuart Cole234 heats
- Riccardo Cocchi227 heats
- Jeffrey Garza130 heats
- Thomas Hicks111 heats
- Anna Shahbazyan2 heats
This year's panel appears once it is published or heats are scored. Panels change year to year — read this as a guide, not a promise.
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