Coaches and Competitors, 

The Utah Dancesport Series Leaderboard has been updated including the placings at Nationals last week. You can see the full Leaderboard showing the top 10 couples in each age category and style here:

Full Leaderboard

The final competition in the Series is coming up next week! The Utah Ballroom Alliance (UBA) Showdown, hosted by Lone Peak High School, will take place next Saturday, March 28. The competition will begin in the morning and conclude in the early afternoon to allow people to attend the General Young Women Meeting that evening.

This competition is the last chance in the 2008-2009 Series for competitors to gain points and establish themselves as the top dancer in Utah in their age category and style! However, not all competitors have submitted their entry forms. In order to plan the event and the schedule, you should get your entry form to Lone Peak High School or Roger Wiblin as soon as possible. You can download the UBA Showdown entry form here:

UBA Showdown Entry Form

The current rankings of the different styles in several age categories are very close. For example, there is currently a tie for 1st place in Junior Standard, and less than 10 points separate the top rankings in Preteen American, Youth Standard, Adult Standard, and Adult Rhythm. When a semi-final is danced, the winner of that event receives 19 points! So the competition is very close in several areas. Winning couples in each category and style will receive great prizes as well, such as free movie tickets, food, and gift cards.   The UBA Showdown is open to all championship (open) event competitors. Please submit your entry as soon as possible so Roger can plan the event. Contact Roger for any questions about the Showdown: rhwiblin at gmail dot com. (spelled out to avoid spambots)