Congratulations, Britt Beresik!
We had 21 entries across the Beginner and Open divisions, each vying for the bragging rights, prize packages, and teaching slots!
HUGE thank you to the judging panel - Jill Babinec, Simon Ward, Derek Steele, Rhoda Lai, and Kerry Maus - for the demo videos, plus Michael Barr & Michele Burton, Terri Slemmons, and Jamie Marshall for the instructional video judging. The contestants made our judges work hard!
Without further fluffing and frivolity…
The winner of the 2023 Palm Springs Winter Break Choreography Contest - Open Division, confirmed to join us and teach on Saturday at the 2023 PSWB is BRITT BERESIK!
And the winner of the 2023 Palm Springs Winter Break Choreography Contest - Beginner Division, confirmed to join us and teach on Sunday at the 2023 PSWB is BRITT BERESIK!!!!
No - that is NOT a typo.
Britt is a FLOCKSTAR! She scored in the top 3 contestants for the demo videos with “Dancin’ in the Country” for the Beginner Division and “WITCH” for the Open Division, which advanced her and two other contestants to the instructional video judging. The instructional video panel of judges ranked Britt as #1 for BOTH divisions.
Britt is a flamazing addition to our fabulous staff, joining our headliners Niels Poulsen and Roy Verdonk, along with DJ Megan Barsuglia. I hope you all are as excited as I am that she’s our 2023 PSWB Choreography Contest Winner - both divisions! Wow!
WINNING DANCES
(Open Division)
Dancing in the Country
(Beginner-Improver Division)
Choreography Contest Entries
OPEN DIVISION RUNNERS-UP
OPEN DIVISION ENTRIES
BEGINNER-IMPROVER DIVISION RUNNERS-UP
BEGINNER-IMPROVER DIVISION ENTRIES
Susan Reynolds
PALM SPRINGS WINTER BREAK
INAUGURAL
CHOREOGRAPHY CONTEST
Open
Division
WIN A
SATURDAY
TEACHING
SLOT
Beginner-Improver
Division
WIN A
SUNDAY
TEACHING
SLOT
Each winner prize package also includes:
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Customized t-shirt or jacket (winner’s choice)
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Lodging (Thursday to Sunday) for PSWB 2023
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Free pass to PSWB 2023
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Free pass to PSWB 2024
Contestants who want to remain amateur for other competitions can teach at PSWB 2023 and decline the prize portions considered compensation for teaching.
Thank you for your interest in the inaugural
Palm Springs Winter Break Choreography Contest!
CONGRATULATIONS TO BRITT BERESIK
FOR WINNING BOTH THE
OPEN DIVISION & THE BEGINNER DIVISION!
7 Arrow Media has a tutorial here
on how to upload videos to YouTube.
Here is a PDF for the FAQs related
to the PSWB Choreography Contest.
General Info
ENTRY PERIOD FOR 2023 PSWB IS OVER. STAY TUNED FOR 2024 CONTEST!
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Open to any choreographer.
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Entry must be original choreography (or original co-choreography) created after April 30, 2022.
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Each contestant is allowed to enter a maximum of two dances in each division. $10 per entry.
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Entries are to include stepsheet, demo video link, and instructional video link by 8/31/22.
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Winners will be announced in November.
The Open Division Winner will teach on Saturday at the 2023 event.
The Beginner-Improver Division Winner will teach on Sunday at the 2023 event. -
Questions and submissions are to go to: PSWBcontest@gmail.com