September 24 - 27, 2025
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Prize Money

Top Awards

Top Student

The 2025 Hawai’i Star Ball will award the following Top Student awards

  • Top Newcomer Lady/Gent
  • Top Bronze Lady/Gent
  • Top Silver Lady/Gent
  • Top Gold & Above Lady/Gent
  • Top Amateur Couple
  • Top Solo Grand Prix Winner
  • World Dancesport Series Top 20 Overall Students (receive vouchers)
  • Overall Top Lady/Gent

Top Studio

Awards will be given to the top studios in the following 3 categories

  • Top Large Studio (7+students)
  • Top Medium Studio (3-6 students)
  • Top Small Studio (1-2 students)
  • Top Local Studio

Top Teachers

1st
$7000
300
2nd
$5000
250
3rd
$3000
200
4th
$1500
150
5th
$1000
100
6th
$500
50
7th
$500
50
8th
$500
50
9th
$500
50
10th
$500
50

All prizes will be awarded as long the minimum entries are met; however only the amount of money qualified for will be given out.  For example, if the 1st place Top Teacher has only 275 pro/am entries, they will receive $5,000, not $7,000.  In the same scenario, if the 2nd place Top Teacher also has 275 pro/am entries, he or she will also earn $5,000.  If there are not 10 qualified Top Teacher candidates, then fewer places will be awarded.

*Teacher AND Students must be on a package (Big Kahuna, VIP, or A) to qualify for the award money for the top 3 Top Teacher Awards regardless of number of entries.

Professional Awards

Ali’i Showdown

  • 1st$700
  • 2nd$600
  • 3rd$500
  • 4th$400

Professional Open Divisions

  • 1st$1500
  • 2nd$1000
  • 3rd$700
  • 4th$600
  • 5th$500
  • 6th$400
  • 5-Dance International Ballroom
  • 5-Dance International Latin
  • 4-Dance American Smooth
  • 5-Dance Rhythm

Professional Rising Star Divisions

  • 1st$750
  • 2nd$500
  • 3rd$400
  • 4th$300
  • 5th$200
  • 6th$100
  • 5-Dance International Ballroom
  • 5-Dance International Latin
  • 4-Dance American Smooth
  • 5-Dance Rhythm

Pro/Am Scholarships Awards

Closed Pro/Am Scholarships

  • 1st$200
  • 2nd$100
  • 3rd$50
  • 4th to 6th$40 Voucher

PRO/AM CLOSED Scholarships in 2 Levels of Bronze and Silver in each Age Categories A, B, and C. (Total of 24)

  • International Ballroom
  • International Latin
  • American Smooth
  • American Rhythm

Open Pro/Am Scholarships

  • 1st$300
  • 2nd$200
  • 3rd$100
  • 4th to 6th$50 Voucher

PRO/AM OPEN Scholarships in each Age Categories A, B, C, Senior 1 and Senior 2. (Total of 20)

  • International Ballroom
  • International Latin
  • American Smooth
  • American Rhythm

Top Awards

Hawai’i Star Ball Top Teacher, Top Students and Top Studio awards are based on both entries and placements.  Teachers and students must dance the events to earn points. 

  • Teachers that dance Pro/Am and also have student couples dancing in separate single dance adult student/student single dance events will be awarded “coaching” points and will accumulate 1/2 points per couple. Coach MUST be identified at the time of registration. 
  • There will be no points awarded for any scratched or missed entries for any reason.
  • Each entry, whether for single dance, multi-dance challenge or scholarship event is considered a single entry point.
  • Placement points will be awarded according to the following schedule:

Youth events will be award 50% points. 

Placement points will be awarded according to the following schedule:

Proficiency

1 pt per entry, no extra points for placements (1/2 pt per entry youth)

1-2 Dance events

1st= 8pts   2nd=7pts   3rd=6pts   4th=5pts   5th=4pts   6th=3pts   7th=2pts   8th=1pt   plus 4pts/recall (youth events at 50% i.e., 4 pts, 3.5 pts, 3 pts, etc.)

3-5 Dance events

1st=20pts   2nd=15pts   3rd=10pts   4th=8pts   5th=6pts  6th=4pts  7th=2pts  8th=2pts   plus 5pts/recall (youth events at 50% i.e., 10 pts, 7.5 pts, 5 pts, etc.)

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