Series Finale winners
The 2025–26 champions.
Crowned each year at the Emerald Ball, after a season of more than 65 endorsed events and over 1,800 competitors.
Top Teachers
$50,000 to the top six.
1st placeNikolay GeorgievEnchanted Ballroom, Bonita Springs, FL$15,000- 2nd placeStefan ZhivkovEnchanted Ballroom, Bonita Springs, FL$10,000
- 3rd placeEddie RiveraDance It Studio, Orlando, FL$9,000
- 4th placeJason DalyDance Daly Ballroom, Mission Viejo, CA$7,000
- 5th placeStefan IliesLet’s Dance Miami, FL$5,000
- 6th placeAmy HansonBallroom by Amy, MN$4,000
Category winners
Pro/Am and Amateur champions.
Pro/Am Bronze Ladies
Sarah King
with her teacher Eddie Rivera
Dance It Studio, Orlando, FL
Pro/Am Silver Ladies
JoEllen Parsons
with her teacher Nikolay Georgiev
Enchanted Ballroom, Bonita Springs, FL
Pro/Am Gold Ladies
Janet Hagedorn
with her teacher Nikolay Georgiev
Enchanted Ballroom, Bonita Springs, FL
Pro/Am Bronze Gentlemen
Russ Petrak
with his teacher Brittany Bleggi
My Dance Hub, Chicago, IL
Pro/Am Silver Gentlemen
Jerry Bursh
with his teacher Amy Hanson
Ballroom by Amy, MN
Multi-Dance Open Smooth
Deborah Holmes
with her teacher Stefan Badea
Anaheim, CA
Multi-Dance Open Latin
Zhihai Li
with her teacher Umario Diallo
Invictus Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Amateur/Amateur of the Year
Robert & Nikki Carnahan
Amateur couple
The Art of Ballroom, Nashville, TN
Announced at the Finale