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2010 Nominees and Winners

Nova Star - A relatively new swing dancer who has been dancing for 1 to 10 years and has excelled as a competitive winner in their category.
  Men Women
Nova Star Lindy

Will Ayces - Winner

Gabriel Cashman
Sam Chan
Augie Freeman
Ryan Hitchin
Bromley Palamountain
Shaheed Qaasim
Giovanni Quintero
Steve Sayer
Jason Vaughan

Jacob Wigger - Winner


Kelly Arsenault
Tunde Hrotko

Jenny Knox - Winner

Delphine Laurens
Jean Ma
Mae Lae Louie

Nikki Marvin - Winner

Jaime Oliver
Aubri Siebert
Amanda Sharpe
Antonietta Smekal
Karen Turman
Karen Vizzard
Nova Star WCS Josh Clark

Johnny Dessel - Winner

Christopher Dumond
Connor Goodmanson

Pete Green - Winner

Daniel Guido
Steven Guido
Nicholas King
Ben McHenry
Sean McKeever
Michael O'Conner
Rome Slater
Courtney Adair
SiMone Andrade
Samantha Buckwalter
Rachele Nicole Basaez
Hannah Clonch
Nicole Clonch
Alyssa Glanville
Mackenzie Goodmanson
Janelle Guido
Sossy Hyatt
Chevy Slater

Torri Smith - Winner

Tara Trafzer - Winner
 
Rising Star - A skilled swing dancer who has been dancing for 10 to 20 years and has excelled in competition and is a Champion Swing Dancer who is recognized by the dance community worthy of this award.
  Men Women
Rising Star Lindy Shawn Carter
Morgan Day

David Frutos - Winner

Josh Gomez
Chris Grover
Johnny Lee
Shesha Marvin
Mike Mizgalski
Mikey Pedroza
Joel Plys
Nathan Sartain
Minn Vo
Tip West

Nick Williams - Winner

Ben Yau
Justin Zillman
Sarah Breck
Tise Chao

Kim Clever - Winner

Ria DeBiase
Holly Dumax Ginsberg
Beth Grover

Carla Heiney - Winner

Sheri Kang
Sara Lerner
Denise Phalen
Alison Scola (Plys)
Adrienne Weidert
Kelli Wilkerson
Rising Star WCS Rick Andrade
Chuck Brown
Ronnie De Benedetta
Parker Dearborn
Arjay Centeno

Jordan Frisbee - Winner

Chips Hough
Stan Jaquish

Michael Kielbasa - Winner

Alfred Lee
Edwin Li
Ben Morris
Jason Wayne
Stephanie Batista
Heidi Groskreutz Burns
Jessica Cox

Tatiana Mollmann - Winner

Melina Ramirez
Melissa Rutz
Malia San Nicholas

Lacey Schwimmer - Winner

Brandi Tobias
Sara Van Drake
Patty Vo
Yvonne Wayne
 
Shining Star - Hailed as a great swing dancer who excelled in swing dancing for 20 to 30 years.  A talented champion dancer easily recognized by the dance community worthy of this award.
  Men Women
Shining Star

Phil Adams - Winner

Jonathan Bixby - Winner

Bill Dakin
Jerry Dawson
Gary Eisert
Larry Espinoza
Chris Jones
Louie Juarez
Pat Locantore
Carlito Rofoli
Steve Salazar

Mark Scheuffele - Winner

Jumpin Jack Smith
Avner Uzan

Michele Adams - Winner

Carol Arviso
Shirley Estep
Bess Feuerstein
Michele French Bower
Carolyn Frey
Kris Hagerty
Terra Hannah
Patricia Lovell

Carrie Lucas - Winner

Diane Lynn - Winner

Sandra Meyer
Cynthia Ann Richards
Abra Slater
Erin Stevens
Tami Stevens
Audrey Wilson
 
Golden Star - Hailed as an outstanding swing dancer who excelled in swing dancing for more than 30 years. A champion dancer easily recognized by the dance community worthy of this award.
  Men Women
Golden Star Bert Anderson
Adrian Barger
Wright Benson
Richard Bonura
Richard Boucher
Don Burnett
Ed Cirio
Ray Cunningham
Gary Dubbs
Don Estep
Ron Ford
James Jackson
Bill Parker
Martin Parker

Leon Raper - Winner

Frank Rodriguez - Winner

Buddy Schwimmer - Winner

George Shepard
Mark Slater
Linda Cooke

Jackie Ford - Winner

Carmen Garcia-Kiehm
Diana Gillis

Shirley Hartman - Winner

Dixie Hutton - Winner

Cathy Levesque
Paula McHam
Sheryl Ruggiero
Donna Russell
Jeannie Sullivan
Virginia Vela
Nives Williams
Sheryl Zazzi
 
Couples - Dancers who throughout the years have continued to dance together and support swing dancing and are easily recognized as great dancers by the dance community.
  Couple Nominees
Couple Nominees Amber Villa and Jofflyn Valencia

Shirley and Don Estep - Winner


Audrey and Frank Rodriguez
Sylvia and Bob Valarik
Eileen and Gayle Allen
Luzon Hansen and Burt Oriante
Louise and Woody Bretz

Kim Clever and David Frutos - Winner

Abra and Mark Slater
Brandi Tobias and Ronnie DeBenedetta
 
Special Achievement Award - Recognized as a concerned swing dancer and/or for a person who has displayed extraordinary devotion, work, support and accomplishment for the betterment of swing dancing and the strong support of the california swing dance hall of fame.
  Special Achievement Award Nominees
Special Achievement Award Shirley Estep
Danny Daryl
Joan Chinzi
Sandi Vinge
Pat Locantore

Tony Fontes - Winner

Ron Martin

Kathy Corcoran-Harris - Winner

Nancye Baca Woodward
Jackie Ford
Steve Zener
Jerry Pollack
Josephine Powell
Bob Pomeroy
 
Organizations / Contributors - Organizations and/or individuals who have continuously promoted, supported and enhanced the popularity and advancement of swing dancing.
  Organizations / Contributor Nominees
Organizations / Contributors

Top of Beardsley's - Winner

Valley Swing Dance Club
San Diego Swing Dance Club

Los Angeles Swing Dance Club - Winner

Lindy In The Park - Winner

Ken Watanabe - Winner

Naomi Walenta - Winner

Jennifer Holland - Winner
 
Stellar Star - Now deceased, but honored for past performance which continue to be recognized and never forgotten.
  Men Women
Stellar Star

Fred Smiley Bomka - Winner

Bobby Day
Fred Tretta
Larry Kern
Harry Berlin

Wayne Bott - Winner

Bernie Dovbish
Marion (Chickie) Torino

Joyce Rogers - Winner