Awards Received (partial list)

1/2009

Monterey Swingfest

Finalist in Champions Jack & Jill

Monterey, CA

9/2008

UCWDC South Bay Dance Festival

1st Place Champions Just Dance Two-Step

San Jose, CA

7/2008

UCWDC Portland Dance Festival

1st Place Invitational Jack & Jill (5 dances)

Portland, OR

11/2007

Mountain Magic

2nd Place Champions Jack & Jill West Coast Swing  (w/ Melissa Rutz)

Lake Tahoe, NV

9/2007

UCWDC South Bay

1st Place Champions Jack & Jill West Coast Swing  (w/ Yvonne Benavidez-Wayne)

San Jose, CA

11/2006

Mountain Magic

4th Place Champions Jack & Jill  (w/ Debbie Ramsey-Boz)

5th Place Advanced/Open Strictly Swing  (w/ Yvonne Benavidez)

Lake Tahoe, NV

9/2006

UCWDC South Bay

1st Place Champions Jack & Jill West Coast Swing  (w/ Michelle Kincade)

San Jose, Ca

5/2006

UCWDC Fresno Dance Classic

1st Place Champions Just Dance Two-Step  (w/ Patty Vo)

Fresno, CA

11/2005

Mountain Magic

3rd Place Open Strictly Swing  (w/ Yvonne “B”)

Finals Invitational Jack & Jill West Coast Swing

Lake Tahoe, NV

9/2005

UCWDC South Bay (San Francisco) Dance Festival

3rd Place Invitational Jack & Jill West Coast Swing

2nd Place Pro Just Dance Two-Step  (w/ Patty Vo)

San Jose, CA

1/2005

UCWDC Worlds XIII Championships

Finals Pro Jack & Jill West Coast Swing

Nashville, TN

11/2004

Mountain Magic

5th Place Champions Jack & Jill   (w/ Deanna Mollman)

2nd Place Open Strictly Swing  (w/

Lake Tahoe, NV

5/2004

UCWDC Fresno Dance Classic

3rd Place Champions Just Dance Two Step  (w/ Patty Vo)

Fresno, CA

1/2004

UCWDC Worlds XII Championships

1st Place Pro/Pro Jack & Jill Two Step  (w/ Shari Huggett)

5th Place Pro/Pro Jack & Jill Swing  (w/ Blake Hobby)

4th Place Pro/Pro Strictly Swing  (w/ Patty Vo)

1st Place in Open Cabaret as member of the South Pacific dance team (M. Cochran)

Nashville, TN

09/2003

Redwood Empire Swing Dance Club

1st Place Invitational Jack & Jill  (w/ Rachel Baumgardner)

(Santa Rosa, CA)

05/2003

UCWDC Fresno Dance Classic

1st Place Champions Just Dance 2-Step  (w/ Patty Vo)

5th Place Champions Just Dance West Coast Swing  (w/ Lisa Fay)

(Fresno, CA)

05/2003

UCWDC Easterns Dance Challenge

 

(Vienna, VA)

01/2003

Monterey SwingFest

4th Place Champions West Coast Swing Jack & Jill  (w/ Elizabeth LaGue)

(Monterey, CA)

01/2003

UCWDC Worlds XI Championships

2nd Place Small Troupe Cabaret   (I was a last-minute member of Fire & Ice)

(I made the finals of the Advanced WCS, Two-Step and Hustle Jack & Jills, I was nominated for a Star Award (for favorite male line dancer) and with the team competition, I have now competed in every major category available at Worlds!!)

(Nashville, TN)

10/2002

UCWDC Paradise Country Dance Festival

1st Open Strictly Swing  (w/ Lisa Fay)

1st Maverick Two-Step Just Dance  (w/ Laureen Baldovi)

1st Maverick West Coast Swing  (w/ Laureen Baldovi)

(Monterey, CA)

09/2002

UCWDC San Francisco Dance Festival (South Bay)

?? (placed is something, but can’t recall what)

(San Jose, CA)

07/2002

UCWDC New Orleans Dance Mardi Gras

3rd Place Pro West Coast Swing Jack & Jill  (w/ Katie Boyle)

Jester for Mardi Gras!!  (Helped raise over $2000 for MS charity!!!)

(New Orleans, LA)

05/2002

UCWDC Fresno Dance Classic

1st Place in Gong Show  (w/ Blowina the Wonder Doll)

(Fresno, CA)

05/2002

UCWDC Washington Dance Challenge

3rd Place ?? (WCS or 2-Step)

5th Place ?? (WSC or 2-Step)

(Vienna, VA)

03/2002

UCWDC Peach State

3rd Place Advanced Two-Step Jack & Jill

(Atlanta, GA)

01/2002

UCWDC Worlds X Championships

1st Place A-B-C Line Dance Choreography – “La Mamba”  (by Rob “I” & Toby Munroe)

(Veldoven, Netherlands)

11/2001

Mountain Magic

4th Place Champions Strictly Swing  (w/ Ginger Pickerel)

(South Lake Tahoe, NV)

07/2001

UCWDC New Orleans Dance Mardi Gras

1st Place Line Dance Choreography (A-B-C Choreography) – “La Mamba”

2001 Captain of Mardi Gras!!!

(New Orleans, LA)

07/2001

UCWDC Portland Dance Festival

??

(Portland, OR)

05/2001

UCWDC Fresno Dance Festival

5th Invitational Jack & Jill  (w/ Pam Ford)

Note: the Preeminent Classical Performance and Music Group SHOULD have won the Gong Show with our rendition of Beethoven’s Lost Symphony, Opus 67 in Pew Minor.  We were robbed!!!!!   Robbed I tell you!!!  Vee vill perform again!!!!

(Fresno, CA)

05/2001

UCWDC Eastern Invitational

3rd Place Advanced Just Dance Swing  (w/ Alicia Burke)

(Vienna, VA)

02/2001

NASDE Capitol Swing Dance

3rd Place Advanced Strictly Swing (w/ Alicia Burke)

(Sacramento, CA)

01/2001

UCWDC Worlds IX Championships

5th Place Line Dance Superstars

4th Place Advanced Jack & Jill 2-Step

Star Award - “Favorite Male Line Dancer”

Star Award - “Dance Entertainer of the Year”!!!   :-)

(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

12/2000

UCWDC Christmas in Dixie

1st Place Line Dance Choreography, Non-Country (Trilogy)

(Birmingham, AL)

11/2000

NASDE US Open Swing Dance Championships

4th Place Strictly Swing  (w/ Alicia Burke)       {thanks Alicia!!!!}

(Century City, CA)

11/2000

UCWDC Dallas Dance Festival

1st Place Advanced Jack & Jill West Coast Swing

1st Place Advanced Jack & Jill Two-Step

(Irvine, TX)

10/2000

UCWDC Paradise Dance Festival

1st Place Maverick “Just Dance” Two-Step  (w/ Lisa Fay)

2nd Place Maverick “Just Dance” West Coast Swing  (w/ Pam Ford)

1st Place Advanced Jack & Jill Two-Step

2nd Place Advanced Jack & Jill West Coast Swing

2nd Place Advanced “Just Dance” West Coast Swing  (w/ Candice C.)

(San Diego, CA)

09/2000

UCWDC San Francisco Dance Festival (South Bay)

1st Place Pro/Champions “Just Dance” Two-Step  (w/ Annick Paquet)

1st Place Pro/Champions “Just Dance” Cha Cha  (w/ Annick Paquet)

3rd Place Pro/Champions “Just Dance” West Coast Swing  (w/ Alicia Burke)

3rd Place Pro/Champions “Just Dance” Hustle  (w/ Alicia Burke)

1st Place Showtime West Coast Swing  (w/ Yvonne “B”)

1st Place Pro/Pro Spotlight (Solo Medley)  (w/ Debbie Wachsberg)

(San Jose, CA)

08/2000

UCWDC Chicagoland Dance Festival

2nd Place Overall Line Dance Superstars

(Chicago, IL)

07/2000

UCWDC New Orleans Country Dance Mardi Gras

1st Place Line Dance Choreography (Swingin’ R’s)

2nd Place Overall Line Dance Superstars

Special note: I was selected to be Captain at next year’s Mardi Gras event!!!  Pedro Machado and Jo Thompson will be the next King and Queen. (Congrats to them, too!!)  This is a huge honor that I really look forward to!!!

(New Orleans, LA)

07/2000

UCWDC Portland Dance Festival

1st Place Advanced Two-Step Just Dance  (w/ Lisa Fay)

1st Place Advanced West Coast Swing Just Dance (w/ Jo Thompson)

4th Place Advanced Hustle Just Dance  (w/ Lisa Fay)

2nd Place Open Classic Swing (w/ Yvonne Gutsch)

3rd Place Line Dance Choreography (non-country)  [Swingin’ R’s]

(Portland, OR)

07/2000

NASDE Phoenix Swing

5th Place Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill  (out of over 60 couples??)

(Phoenix, AZ)

06/2000

Jack & Jill O’Rama

2nd Place Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill

5th Place Female Pro/Am Jack & Jill

4th Place All American Jack & Jill  (out of at least 36 couples!)

(Anaheim, CA)

06/2000

UCWDC Star of Northland

2nd Place Int/Adv Classic Swing  (w/ Kristin )

(Prior Lake, MN)

05/2000

UCWDC Fresno Dance Classic

1st Place Advanced Jack & Jill Two-Step  (w/ Patty Vo)

2nd Place Champions Just Dance Two-Step  (w/ Lisa Fay)

5th Place Advanced Jack & Jill West Coast Swing  (w/ Karen P.)

4th Place Showtime Cabaret (w/ Debbie Wachsberg)

(Fresno, CA)

05/2000

UCWDC Eastern Invitational

1st Place Line Dance Challenge (solo medley)

1st Place Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill

3rd Place Advanced “Just Dance” West Coast Swing  (w / Alicia Burke)

2nd Place Overall Superstars Line Dance

(Vienna, VA)

04/2000

NASDE Seattle Easter Swing

2nd Place Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill  (w/ Patti E.)

(Seattle, WA)

04/2000

UCWDC Calgary Dance Stampede

??

(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

01/2000

UCWDC Worlds VIII Championships

1st Place Advanced 2-Step Jack & Jill (w/ Antoinette Brooks)

1st Place Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill (w/ Sara Vann)

4th Place Overall Superstars Line Dance

5th Place Renegade Line Dance

(Nashville, TN)

12/1999

UCWDC Christmas In Dixie

1st Place Advanced 2-Step Jack & Jill

2nd Place Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill

(Birmingham, AL)

11/1999

UCWDC Dallas Dance Festival

3rd Place Advanced Just Dance West Coast Swing (w/ Debbie Bernard)

(Dallas, TX)

10/1999

UCWDC Paradise Dance Festival

1st Place Maverick Just Dance 2-Step (w/ Yvonne Gutsch)

1st Place Maverick Just Dance West Coast Swing (w/ Yvonne Gutsch)

1st Place Advanced Just Dance West Coast Swing (w/ Alicia Burke)

3rd Place Advanced Just Dance 2-Step (w/ Lisa Fay)

2nd Place Advanced Jack & Jill West Coast Swing (w/ Shelli Amblin)

(San Diego, CA)

10/1999

CWDI Golden Gate Classic

2nd Place Duos Line Dance (w/ Simon Ward)

(Union City, CA)

9/1999

All Valley DanceFest

2nd Place Advanced/Professional Cha Cha Jack & Jill

3rd Place Professional West Coast Swing Jack & Jill

3rd Place Professional 2-Step Jack & Jill

(Modesto, CA)

9/1999

CWDI Pismo Beach Dance Festival

1st Place Maverick Line Dance

(Pismo Beach, CA)

9/1999

UCWDC San Francisco Festival of Dance

1st Place Advanced Cha Cha Just Dance [w/ Annick Paquet]

1st Place Advanced 2-Step Jack & Jill

(San Jose, CA)

8/1999

UCWDC Chicagoland Dance Festival

1st Place Overall Superstars Line Dance

(Chicago, IL)

7/1999

West Coast Swing State Championships

4nd Place Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill

(Sacramento, CA)

7/1999

UCWDC New Orleans Mardi Gras Dance Festival

2nd Place Overall Superstars

(New Orleans, LA)

7/1999

UCWDC Portland Dance Festival

3rd Place Int/Adv Two-Step Jack & Jill     

2nd Place Int/Adv Two-Step Just Dance [w/ Annick ?]

2nd Place Int/Adv Hustle Jack & Jill

(Portland, OR)

6/1999

Summer Dance Camp

2nd Place Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill

(Woodland Hills, CA)

6/1999

Jack 'n Jill O'Rama

4th Place Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill

(Newport Beach, CA)

5/1999

UCWDC Fresno Dance Classic

1st Place Advanced Two-Step Jack & Jill [w/ Julie Krause]

2nd Place Open Classic Swing (US Open rules) [w/ Patty Vo]

(Fresno, CA)

5/1999

UCWDC Eastern Invitational

2nd Place Solo Challenge (line dance)

(Washington, D.C.)

12/1998-1/1999

UCWDC Worlds VII Championships

4st Place overall Superstars Line Dance, 2nd place Solo Medley

2nd Place Line Dance Choreography: Conrado Cha Cha (over 30 entries!)

3rd Place Advanced Two-Step Jack & Jill

Special award: Star Award: "Ironman" - recognition for most events and categories entered at every event attended.

(San Antonio, TX)

11/1998

Golden State Dance Classic III (Tom Mattox)

1st Place Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill

(Fullerton, CA)        

10/1998

UCWDC Paradise Dance Festival

1st Place Just Dance Advanced West Coast Swing [w/ Lesha Montoya]

2nd Place Just Dance Advanced Two Step [w/ Rendi ?]

1st Place Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill [w/ Lesha Montoya]

1st Place Renegade (open) Line Dance division

(San Diego, CA)      

10/1998

Boogie By The Bay

6th Place, Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill (out of 22) 

(San Jose, CA)

9/1998

CWDI Golden Gate Classic

1st Place, Maverick Line Dance

1st Place, Interpretive Line Dance (solo medley)

(Fremont, CA)

9/1998

CWDI International Championship Event (ICE)

1st Place Overall, Maverick Line Dance

2nd Place Overall, Advanced Line Dance Open, CWDI ICE

(Pismo Beach, CA)

9/1998

UCWDC San Francisco Dance Festival

1st Place Overall, Showcase Div III [w/ Sarah Rodger]

(San Jose, CA)

7/1998

UCWDC New Orleans Dance Mardi Gras

1st Place Overall, Showcase Div III [w/ Sarah Rodger]            

2nd Place Advanced Just Dance West Coast Swing [w/ Lesha Montoya]

5rd Place Advanced Just Dance Hustle [w/ Lesha Montoya]

1st Place Showcase Line Dance

1st Place New Line Dance Choreography (5 entries) [Conrado Cha Cha]

(New Orleans, LA)

7/1998

UCWDC Portland Dance Festival                            

1st Place Waltz & 1st Place 2-Step, Showcase Div III [w/ Sarah Rodger]

1st Place Advanced Jack & Jill 2-Step

1st Place Advanced Jack & Jill West Coast Swing

2nd Place Advanced Just Dance 2-Step

4th Place Advanced Just Dance West Coast Swing

1st Place Showcase Line Dance

2nd Place Classic Line Dance

2nd Place Renegade Line Dance

1st Place New Line Dance Choreography (17 entries) [Conrado Cha Cha]

(Portland, OR)

7/1998

CWDI Wild West Dance Festival

1st Overall Advanced Line Dance

(Sacramento, CA)

6/1998

UCWDC Colorado Country Classic

1st Overall Advanced Pro/Am Swing [w/ Laureen Baldovi]

(Denver, CO)

5/1998

UCWDC Fresno Dance Classic

1st Overall Advanced Classic Pro/Am [w/ Yvonne Gutsch]

(Fresno, CA)

1/1998

UCWDC Worlds VI Championships

5th Overall Showcase Line Dance

1st Advanced West Coast Swing Jack & Jill (couples) [w/ Jo Thompson]

(Nashville, TN)

7/1997

UCWDC Portland Dance Festival

1st Overall Advanced Line Dance

1st place Showcase Line Dance Division

1st Place Renegade Line Dance Division

(Portland OR)

5/1997

UCWDC Fresno Dance Classic

1st Overall Advanced Classic Pro/Am (couples)

2nd Place Advanced Two Step Jack & Jill

(Fresno, CA)

1/1997

UCWDC Worlds V

2nd Overall Intermediate Classic Pro/Am (couples) [w/ Yvonne Gutsch]

(Anaheim, CA)

7/1996

UCWDC Portland Dance Festival

1st Overall Advanced Line Dance

(Portland OR)

7/1996

CWDI Wild West Dance Festival

1st Overall Advanced Line Dance Champion

(Sacramento, CA)

6/1996

CWDI International Dance Championships

1st Overall Maverick Line Dance Division

(Reno, NV)

5/1996

UCWDC Fresno

1st Overall Advanced Classic Pro/Am (couples) [w/ Yvonne Gutsch]

(Fresno, CA)

8/1995

CWDI Golden Gate Classic

1st Place Maverick Line Dance Division

(Fremont, CA)

6/1995

Bay Area Line Dance Festival

1st Overall Maverick Line Dance Division

(Belmont, CA)

9/1995

Black Angus Restaurants

1st Place Black Angus Tush Push Contest ($1000 cash!!)

(Fremont, CA)

1/1995

UCWDC Worlds IV

3rd Overall Intermediate Showcase Pro/Am (couples) [w/ Helen Voss]

(Nashville, TN)

10/1994

Denim & Diamonds

1st Place Dance Team

(Alameda, CA)

6/1994

Bay Area Line Dance Festival

1st Overall Advanced Line Dance Division

(Belmont, CA)

8/1994

WPLJ’s (Bar)

1st Place Tush Push Contest ($500 cash!!)              

(Walnut Creek, CA)

6/1993

Bay Area Line Dance Festival

1st Overall Advanced Line Dance Division

(Belmont, CA)

6/1992

Bay Area Line Dance Festival

3rd Overall Intermediate Line Dance Division

(Belmont, CA)