Thank you for visiting
www.YuletideDanceSPORTchampionships.com
Terry Chasteen's condensed web page for the
Yuletide Ball Championships in Washington DC

Ron Bennett's annual
Yuletide Ball Championships
and the

Yuletide Ball New Year's Eve Gala

 


and the incomparable

Absolutely THE most elegant New Year's event throughout
all of Metropolitan Washington DC
Join us for the 2009 - 2010 Yuletide Ball Championships
and New Year's Eve Gala from Dec 31, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010
J W Marriott Hotel, 14th & Pa. Ave, NW at Freedom Plaza.
Witness some great amateur, pro/am and pro/pro competition performers
plus Ballroom & Latin workshops by some of America's finest.
FLASH!
Amateur and Pro/Am Argentine Tango Showcase and competition events are scheduled
this year for the first time between 10am & 1pm on Sat, Jan 2nd & Sun, Jan 3rd, 2010!
Come and compete as amateur or pro/am couples or to cheer on your friends and watch the fun!

Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/YuletideBallDiscountCertificate.doc for a
First-time Discount
for new Yuletide Ball attendees at any of the six competition sessions.

(Click here to register or order tickets for the complete weekend)


Undeniably THE most incredible dance event over
the New Year's weekend throughout all of metropolitan Washington DC


Thurs, Dec 31st, 2009 - Jan 3rd, 2010

If you miss this unbelievable, 4-day, non-stop dance event, you'll
REALLY MISS IT!!

in The JW Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom
14th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC

The Yuletide Ball Championships
(including an incredible 4 days of Ballroom & Latin
DanceSport competition and spectator events)

and the

Yuletide Ball New Year's Eve Gala
Thursday, December 31st, 2009


Singles and less-experienced dancers are welcome to attend the Gala!!
Contact TerryChasteen@InterNationalDanceSPORT.com or TerryChasteen@PleaseDanceWithMe.com (202-462-0870) or include your request when you send in your payment to be assigned with the table of other single and/or beginner level dancers. There will be plenty of beginner and intermediate level dancers in all dance styles attending to keep everyone dancing , so join us!...


The Yuletide Ball
New Year's Eve Gala

You must not miss this incredible Black-Tie Affair!
This will undeniably be THE most elegant dance event over the New Year's weekend throughout all of Metropolitan Washington DC, including an exquisite gourmet dinner with a complimentary glass of wine and a cash bar for other selections! All through the night there will be lots of general dancing and, of course, our fabulous professional show by with World Champion performers. Beginner level and single dancers are welcome and encouraged to attend. Just ask to be seated at or near Terry Chasteen's tables when you make your reservations.
Most importantly, PLEASE COME!


The 2009 Yuletide Ball Championships
and New Year's Eve Gala

in the Grand Ballroom of the JW Marriott


Buy your tickets early as we have limited seating
and this event can sell out!

New Year's Eve Gala
Presenting: Blackpool, U.K. Rising Star, and U.S. National Standard Finalists, Featured on America’s Ballroom Challenge, and Dancing with the Stars


Urs Geisenhainer & Agnes Kazmierczak

1. Gourmet Dinner:

2. Complimentary wine

3. Lots of General Dancing

4. Midnight Champagne Toast


The New Year's Eve Gala is an elegant, black-tie affair.
You are invited to join us for this festive celebration.

7PM Grand Foyer
The evening begins with hors d'oeuvres and cash bar cocktails.
Meet with friends.
Pick up your tickets.
Check your table assignments.

8PM Grand Ballroom
Sit down to a 4-course, gourmet dinner served with a complimentary glass of wine.
Enjoy an abundance of general dancing throughout the evening.
Delight in our Professional Show, presented by Blackpool, U.K. Rising Star, and U.S. National Standard Finalists, Urs Geisenhainer and Agnes Kazmierczak.

12AM Midnight Festivities
Don party hats, ready your streamers and noisemakers for the countdown.
Ring in the New Year with a champagne toast.
Waltz to Auld Lang Syne.

$160 per person - New Year's Eve Gala - Advance purchase required.

$180 - Gala Package - per person
(Includes New Year's Eve Gala and New Year's Day Brunch. Hotel room not included.)

 

Visit
www.yuletideball.com
for all ticket purchases and information.

The
Yuletide Ball Championships

will include a combination of amateur, pro/am and professional dance competition events. If you enjoyed 'Championship Ballroom Dancing' and 'America's Ballroom Challenge' on PBS, as well as the more recent 'Dancing with the Stars' you will be literally blown away to witness the same in person during this non-stop dance extravaganza, featuring some of the top Ballroom and Latin dancers across the country and around the world.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF COMPETITION EVENTS, FEES AND TICKETS
AVAILABLE AT
WWW.YULETIDEBALL.COM

 



www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com , www.InternationalDanceSPORT.com
Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/YuletideBallDiscountCertificate.doc for a
First-time Discount
for new Yuletide Ball attendees at any of the six competition sessions.

 

YULETIDE BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
December 31st, 2009 - January 3rd, 2010 - JW Marriott Hotel - Washington, DC
2009 Tentative Schedule of Events (all competitors must be members of National Dance Council of America at www.NDCA.org)


Thursday, December 31, 2009

1:00 PM YTB Registration begins
7:00 PM NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA ($160.00)

Friday, January 1, 2010


9:00 - 11:00 AM New Year's Day Brunch ($20)
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM DANCE WORKSHOPS ($100)

Session 1 . . . . . 3:00 PM Pro/Am & Student/Student International Latin ($15 per person general admission)

All Ages (Adults & Juniors)
Newcomer through Gold Star
Closed Championships
Closed Bronze/Silver Scholarships
Dance Sport Series Championships

Session 2 . . . . . 8:00 PM Pro/Am & Student/Student American Smooth
($40 per person general admission)

All Ages (Adults & Juniors)
Newcomer through Gold Star
Closed Championships
Closed Bronze/Silver Scholarships
Dance Sport Series Championships
Pro/Am Open Scholarships
Latin and Smooth
Pro/Am Theatre Arts
Amateur Exhibition Showdance
Professional Rising Star Championships
Smooth, Rhythm, Standard, Latin

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Session 3 . . . . . 8:00 AM Pro/Am & Student/Student American Rhythm ($15 per person general admission,
$25 for both sessions 3 & 4)

All Ages (Adults & Juniors)
Newcomer through Gold Star
Closed Championships
Closed Bronze/Silver Scholarships
Dance Sport Series Championships
Pro/Am Showcases

Session 4 . . . . . 1:00 PM Pro/Am & Student/Student International Standard
($15 per person general admission,
$25 for both sessions 3 & 4)

All Ages (Adults & Juniors)
Newcomer through Gold Star
Closed Championships
Closed Bronze/Silver Scholarships
Dance Sport Series Championships

Session 5 . . . . . 7:30 PM Pro/Am Open Scholarships ($50 per person general admission)
Rhythm and Standard
Amateur Open Championships
Adults and Juniors
Smooth, Rhythm, Standard, Latin
William E. Unkle Scholarship
Pro/Am “Int’l/American Dance Challenge”
Standard/Smooth
Latin/Rhythm
Professional Open Championships
Smooth, Rhythm, Standard, Latin
Professional Exhibition Showdance
Top Student, Top Studio, Top Teacher Awards

Sunday, January 3, 2010

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM DANCE WORKSHOPS ($100)


Session 6 . . . . . 10:00 AM Amateur Showcases ($15 per person general admission)
Amateur Syllabus Events
Smooth, Rhythm, Latin, Standard
All Ages (Adults & Juniors)
Newcomer through Gold
Amateur Open Events
Novice and Pre-Champ

Fees for full-time college students with ID and Junior Events
Full time Academic Students admitted free to amateur events in which they compete. All students must show valid school ID when picking up admission tickets. Juniors are admitted free to sessions in which they compete; Accompanying parents/guardians $5.

Session #1
Price - $10.00
Session 1 Friday Afternoon

Session #2
Price - $20.00
Session 2 Friday Evening
Prices for College Students with ID and Juniors

Session #5
Price - $25.00
Session 5 Saturday Evening
Prices for College Students with ID and Juniors

Session #6
Price - $10.00
Session 6 Sunday Day $10
Prices for College Students with ID and Juniors

Sessions #3 & 4
Price - $10.00
Sessions 3 & 4 Saturday All Day
Prices for College Students with ID and Juniors

W1 - Friday Dance Workshops
Price - $60.00
W2 - Sunday Dance Workshops
Price - $60.00
X - New Year's Eve Gala (No Dinner)
Price - $50.00

All Scheduling is Subject to Change. Please refer to www.YuletideBall.com for the final scheduling.

Throughout all of the competition sessions there will also be periods of open general dancing available for spectators between events, so come and enjoy one of the best means ever to dance your way out of the old year and into the new.

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location: The JW Marriott Hotel
14th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC

Contact:
Yuletide Ball, 8900 Battery Place
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-972-2416

Visit
www.yuletideball.com
for more detailed information on ticket purchases, packages and competition events

 

Tickets and Packages

Everyone must have an admission ticket to enter the ballroom.

REGISTRATION
Payment in full must accompany all orders. All sales are final. In case of cancellations, credit may be applied to the 2009 Yuletide Ball Championships at the Organizer's discretion. Tickets, programs and package materials will be available for pick-up at the YTB Hospitality Desk outside the Grand Ballroom, 1 PM on Thursday, December 31st. All orders MUST be accompanied by a Package and Ticket Order Form along with payment in full. All items will then need to be mailed to the following address:

Yuletide Ball
8900 Battery Place
Bethesda, MD 20814

Hotel accommodations are not included in packages. Make hotel reservations directly with the JW Marriott Hotel at either (800) 228-9290 or (202) 393-2000. Mention the Yuletide Ball Championships to receive our discounted rate. Reservations received after that date are subject to the current rate and availability.

 

Also visit the Yuletide Ball Photo Gallery from previous years
Click here

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Airport Directions
Washington, DC/National/ Reagan Airport - DCA
Hotel Direction: 4 mi N
Driving Directions: Follow the signs to Washington D.C. (George Washington Parkway). Take the I-395/Route 1 north exit (which is the 14th St. bridge). Merge to the far left lane and follow the signs for 14th St. The hotel is eight blocks up 14th St. on the right side at the corner of 14th and Pennsylvania.
From North: I-95S to Baltimore Washington Prkwy. Follow B/W Prkwy to 50W/NY Ave. Turn left on 9th Street. Make Right on E Street. Right on 14th Street. Hotel is on right.

From South: Take I-95N to I-395N. Cross 14th Street Bridge. Take Route 1 (left) Exit. Travel 10 blocks to hotel. Hotel will be on your right.
Estimated taxi fare: 14 USD (one way)

Washington, DC/Dulles - IAD
Hotel Direction: 27 mi E
Driving Directions: Follow the signs to Interstate 66 east to Washington. Follow I-66 to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (US Route 50). Once you cross the bridge, I-66 becomes Constitution Ave. Continue on Constitution Ave, NW for approimately 14 blocks to 12th St., NW. Turn left onto 12th St. and drive 6 blocks to E St., NW. Make a left onto E St. and drive two blocks to 14th St. and turn right. The hotel is on the right corner of 14th and E St.
Estimated taxi fare: 45 USD (one way)

Baltimore-Washington International - BWI
Hotel Direction: 40 mi S
Driving Directions: Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway South (MD 295) to US50 west (New York Ave.). Take New York Ave to North Capitol St. Cross N. Capitol St., get into the right lanes and when the large green sign appears for I-395 DO NOT TURN LEFT, stay in the right lanes until the road splits then bear right onto L St. NW. Take L St. NW to 9th St. NW and turn left. Take 9th St. to E St. NW and turn right. Drive 5 blocks to 14th St. NW and turn right. Make a hard right into the hotel driveway.
Estimated taxi fare: 60 USD (one way)

 

 

 


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