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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