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URDC Top 15 Dances

Top 15 Dances 2011

1 Carnival Rumble
2 Forrest Gump Moore
3 Beat of Your Heart Preskitt
4 Perfidia in Brazil Hurd
5 Last Night Cha Worlock
6 A Wink And A Smile Rumble
6 Los Rayos Del Sol Moore
8 Dark Waltz Vogt
8 Jurame Worlock
8 Stier Tango Worlock
11* Rama Lama Ding Dong Worlock
12 Papillon Lamberty
13 Besame Mucho Rumble
13* Me And My Sister Read
13* You Needed Me Worlock
* indicates new in 2011

Top 15 Dances 2010

1 Forrest Gump Moore
2 Beat of Your Heart Preskitt
3 Carnival Rumble
4* Perfidia in Brazil Hurd
5 Dark Waltz Vogt
6 Jurame Worlock
7 Los Rayos Del Sol Moore
8 La Gloria Moore
9 And I Love You So Childers
10 Last Night Cha Worlock
11 Stier Tango Worlock
12 Boulavogue Lamberty/Morales
13 The Human Thing To Do Sheridan
14* Big, Blonde, and Beautiful Goss
15 A Wink And A Smile Rumble
* indicates new in 2010

Top 15 Dances 2009

1 Forrest Gump Moore
2 Carnival Rumble
3* Beat of Your Heart Preskitt
4 La Gloria Moore
5 And I Love You So Childers
6 Jurame Worlock
7 Laurann Preskitt
8 Last Night Cha Worlock
9 Boulavogue Lamberty/Morales
10 Beale Street Blues Lillefield
11 A Wink And A Smile Rumble
12 The Human Thing To Do Sheridan
13* Los Rayos Del Sol Moore
14 Sleeping Beauty Moore
15 Stier Tango Worlock
* indicates new in 2009

Top 15 Dances 2008

1* Forrest Gump Moore
2 Carnival Rumble
3* La Gloria Moore
4 Jurame Worlock
5 Last Night Cha Worlock
6 And I Love You So Childers
6 Boulavogue Lamberty/Morales
8 A Wink and a Smile Rumble
8 Dark Waltz Vogt
10 Stier Tango Worlock
11* La Barca Goss
11 Papillon Lamberty
13* Abrazame Worlock
14 Adeline Shibata
15 Beale Street Blues Lillefield
* indicates new in 2008

All Top 15 Dances 1991-2011

89 dances have been in the Top 15 since 1991.

On average, four new dances (that have never been in the top 15) are selected every year. (In 1991, 15 dances were chosen. After 1991, 74 more dances were chosen in 20 years.) In 1996, nine new dances were selected! As if to compensate, in 1995 and 1997 only two new dances were selected.

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Dance
Choreo
Rhythm
Phase
# times
Best Rank
Best Year
 
Dance Abrazame
Choreo Worlock
Rhythm Bolero
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 13
Best Year 2008
 
Dance Adeline
Choreo Shibata
Rhythm Slow Two Step
Phase 6
# times 7
Best Rank 1
Best Year 2004
 
Dance All That Jazz
Choreo Sechrist
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 4
# times 3
Best Rank 4
Best Year 2002
 
Dance Allegheny Moon
Choreo Barton
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 6
# times 1
Best Rank 10
Best Year 1991
 
Dance Alright, You Win
Choreo Childers
Rhythm Jive
Phase 6
# times 1
Best Rank 14
Best Year 1993
 
Dance Am I Blue
Choreo Lamberty
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 6
# times 3
Best Rank 11
Best Year 2001
 
Dance Amor Cha
Choreo Barton
Rhythm Cha Cha
Phase 5
# times 3
Best Rank 4
Best Year 1992
 
Dance And I Love You So
Choreo Childers
Rhythm Rumba
Phase 5
# times 20
Best Rank 1
Best Year 2002
 
Dance Autumn Nocturne
Choreo Palmquist
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 6
# times 1
Best Rank 9
Best Year 1996
 
Dance Banana Boat Cha
Choreo Anderson
Rhythm Cha Cha
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 7
Best Year 1998
 
Dance Bard, The
Choreo Lamberty
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 8
Best Year 1996
 
Dance Beale Street Blues
Choreo Lillefield
Rhythm Jive
Phase 5
# times 6
Best Rank 4
Best Year 2005
 
Dance Beat Of Your Heart
Choreo Preskitt
Rhythm Slow Two Step
Phase 5
# times 3
Best Rank 2
Best Year 2010
 
Dance Begin To Color Me
Choreo Read
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 6
# times 3
Best Rank 3
Best Year 2000
 
Dance Besame Mucho
Choreo Rumble
Rhythm Rumba
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 13
Best Year 2011
 
Dance Beyond
Choreo Shibata
Rhythm Rumba
Phase 5
# times 5
Best Rank 6
Best Year 2003
 
Dance Big, Blonde, and Beautiful
Choreo Goss
Rhythm West Coast Swing
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 14
Best Year 2010
 
Dance Boogie Blues
Choreo Easterday
Rhythm Jive
Phase 6
# times 2
Best Rank 3
Best Year 1996
 
Dance Boulavogue
Choreo Lamberty/Morales
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 6
# times 5
Best Rank 6
Best Year 2005
 
Dance Carnival
Choreo Rumble
Rhythm Rumba
Phase 4
# times 6
Best Rank 1
Best Year 2011
 
Dance Castles And Kings
Choreo Slater
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 11
Best Year 1996
 
Dance Cavatina
Choreo Barton
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 6
# times 11
Best Rank 1
Best Year 1997
 
Dance Children, The
Choreo Barton
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 6
# times 4
Best Rank 2
Best Year 1996
 
Dance Chilly Chilly Cha
Choreo Shibata
Rhythm Cha Cha
Phase 6
# times 1
Best Rank 14
Best Year 2005
 
Dance Choo Choo Ch' Boogie
Choreo Goss
Rhythm Jive
Phase 6
# times 1
Best Rank 3
Best Year 2002
 
Dance Dancez Merengue
Choreo Shibata
Rhythm Merengue
Phase 5
# times 3
Best Rank 2
Best Year 1999
 
Dance Dark Waltz
Choreo Vogt
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 6
# times 4
Best Rank 5
Best Year 2010
 
Dance Erotica
Choreo Moore
Rhythm Rumba
Phase 5
# times 3
Best Rank 2
Best Year 1997
 
Dance First Snowfall
Choreo Moore
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 6
# times 2
Best Rank 12
Best Year 1998
 
Dance Forrest Gump
Choreo Moore
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 5
# times 4
Best Rank 1
Best Year 2010
 
Dance Fortuosity
Choreo Rother
Rhythm Quickstep
Phase 5
# times 2
Best Rank 9
Best Year 1995
 
Dance Hola Chica
Choreo Worlock
Rhythm Cha Cha
Phase 5
# times 3
Best Rank 1
Best Year 2003
 
Dance Human Thing To Do, The
Choreo Sheridan
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 5
# times 3
Best Rank 11
Best Year 2007
 
Dance If You
Choreo Moore
Rhythm Bolero
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 15
Best Year 1996
 
Dance In The Mood
Choreo Goss
Rhythm Lindy
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 6
Best Year 2001
 
Dance Jack Is Back
Choreo Worlock
Rhythm Mambo
Phase 5
# times 3
Best Rank 3
Best Year 2004
 
Dance Java Jive
Choreo Childers
Rhythm West Coast
Phase 5
# times 2
Best Rank 7
Best Year 1996
 
Dance Jurame
Choreo Worlock
Rhythm Rumba
Phase 5
# times 9
Best Rank 1
Best Year 2004
 
Dance Kiss Me Goodbye Foxtrot
Choreo Tullus
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 6
# times 5
Best Rank 4
Best Year 1996
 
Dance Kiss Me Goodbye Rumba
Choreo Lawson
Rhythm Rumba
Phase 5
# times 4
Best Rank 7
Best Year 1993
 
Dance La Barca
Choreo Goss
Rhythm Bolero
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 11
Best Year 2008
 
Dance La Gloria
Choreo Moore
Rhythm Bolero
Phase 6
# times 3
Best Rank 3
Best Year 2008
 
Dance Last Night Cha
Choreo Worlock
Rhythm Cha Cha
Phase 5
# times 5
Best Rank 5
Best Year 2011
 
Dance Laurann
Choreo Preskitt
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 4
# times 2
Best Rank 7
Best Year 2009
 
Dance Liebestraum
Choreo Shibata
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 5
# times 4
Best Rank 5
Best Year 2003
 
Dance London By Night
Choreo Goss
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 6
# times 11
Best Rank 3
Best Year 1997
 
Dance Los Rayos Del Sol
Choreo Moore
Rhythm Rumba
Phase 5
# times 3
Best Rank 6
Best Year 2011
 
Dance Love Potion #9
Choreo Anderson
Rhythm Cha Cha
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 5
Best Year 1994
 
Dance Lovely Evening, A
Choreo Childers
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 6
# times 1
Best Rank 5
Best Year 1996
 
Dance Lovely Lady
Choreo Palmquist
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 6
Best Year 1995
 
Dance Mambo Five
Choreo Smarelli
Rhythm Mambo
Phase 5
# times 2
Best Rank 4
Best Year 1991
 
Dance Maria Elena
Choreo Ward
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 5
# times 6
Best Rank 8
Best Year 1994
 
Dance Married
Choreo Shawver
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 6
# times 1
Best Rank 12
Best Year 1995
 
Dance Me And My Sister
Choreo Read
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 4
# times 1
Best Rank 14
Best Year 2011
 
Dance Mujer
Choreo Read
Rhythm Rumba
Phase 6
# times 1
Best Rank 14
Best Year 1998
 
Dance My Heart Will Go On
Choreo Vogt
Rhythm Bolero
Phase 5
# times 2
Best Rank 10
Best Year 2006
 
Dance Old House, The
Choreo Lamberty
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 13
Best Year 2005
 
Dance Orange Colored Sky
Choreo Shibata
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 7
Best Year 2004
 
Dance Orient Express Foxtrot
Choreo Moore
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 5
# times 16
Best Rank 5
Best Year 1999
 
Dance Over and Over
Choreo Goss
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 5
# times 3
Best Rank 9
Best Year 2000
 
Dance Papillon
Choreo Lamberty
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 6
# times 12
Best Rank 1
Best Year 2000
 
Dance Paso Cadiz
Choreo Goss
Rhythm Paso Doble
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 10
Best Year 1997
 
Dance Patricia Cha
Choreo Worlock
Rhythm Cha Cha
Phase 5
# times 3
Best Rank 4
Best Year 2001
 
Dance Pensando En Ti
Choreo Esqueda
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 6
# times 1
Best Rank 14
Best Year 1998
 
Dance Perfidia In Brazil
Choreo Hurd
Rhythm Rumba
Phase 5
# times 2
Best Rank 4
Best Year 2011
 
Dance Picardy Foxtrot
Choreo Slater
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 6
# times 1
Best Rank 11
Best Year 1994
 
Dance Rama Lama Ding Dong
Choreo Worlock
Rhythm Jive
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 11
Best Year 2011
 
Dance Ramona
Choreo Krol
Rhythm West Coast
Phase 5
# times 2
Best Rank 8
Best Year 1993
 
Dance Runaround Sue
Choreo Rumble
Rhythm Jive
Phase 6
# times 2
Best Rank 7
Best Year 2001
 
Dance Salsa Cafe
Choreo Shibata
Rhythm Salsa
Phase 5
# times 2
Best Rank 8
Best Year 2001
 
Dance Sam's Song
Choreo Shawver/Casey
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 6
# times 8
Best Rank 1
Best Year 1992
 
Dance Send Her Roses
Choreo Palmquist
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 4
# times 4
Best Rank 11
Best Year 1995
 
Dance Sleeping Beauty
Choreo Moore
Rhythm Bolero
Phase 4
# times 13
Best Rank 1
Best Year 1995
 
Dance Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Choreo Rumble
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 6
# times 5
Best Rank 5
Best Year 2006
 
Dance Someone Like You
Choreo Barton
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 5
# times 3
Best Rank 11
Best Year 1992
 
Dance St. Michael's Quickstep
Choreo Casey
Rhythm Quickstep
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 13
Best Year 1998
 
Dance Stier Tango
Choreo Worlock
Rhythm Tango
Phase 5
# times 6
Best Rank 8
Best Year 2011
 
Dance Symphony
Choreo Slater
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 6
# times 6
Best Rank 5
Best Year 1997
 
Dance Tampa Jive
Choreo Macuci
Rhythm Jive
Phase 5
# times 4
Best Rank 9
Best Year 1991
 
Dance Tango Capriccioso
Choreo Ward
Rhythm Tango
Phase 5
# times 5
Best Rank 5
Best Year 1992
 
Dance Todo Todo Todo
Choreo Goss
Rhythm Cha Cha
Phase 6
# times 1
Best Rank 9
Best Year 2002
 
Dance Tonight
Choreo Shibata
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 12
Best Year 2003
 
Dance Warm And Willing
Choreo Childers
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 5
# times 10
Best Rank 4
Best Year 1999
 
Dance Wink And A Smile, A
Choreo Rumble
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 5
# times 5
Best Rank 6
Best Year 2011
 
Dance Wounded Heart
Choreo Worlock
Rhythm Bolero
Phase 5
# times 2
Best Rank 9
Best Year 2002
 
Dance Wyoming Lullaby
Choreo Palmquist
Rhythm Waltz
Phase 5
# times 7
Best Rank 5
Best Year 1994
 
Dance You Make Me Feel So Young
Choreo Krol
Rhythm Foxtrot
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 15
Best Year 1993
 
Dance You Needed Me
Choreo Worlock
Rhythm Slow Two Step
Phase 5
# times 1
Best Rank 13
Best Year 2011
 
Dance You're The Top Cha
Choreo Childers
Rhythm Cha Cha
Phase 5
# times 3
Best Rank 1
Best Year 1991

Notes

How would we determine the top choreographer? Should we use the number of dances that entered the Top 15, or the number of times any dance entered the Top 15?

Choreographer # times # dances
Brent Moore
45
8
Jim and Bobbie Childers
37
6
Curt and Tammy Worlock
34
10
Kenji and Nobuko Shibata
24
8
Peter and Beryl Barton
22
5
Richard Lamberty
22
5
Bill and Carol Goss
20
8
Ron and Ree Rumble
19
5

The top rhythms follow the predictable pattern: Waltz (23), Foxtrot (17), Rumba (10), and Cha Cha (9).

More than half the dances chosen were at the Phase 5 level. That is, more Phase 5 dances were chosen than Phase 4 and Phase 6 together.

Last updated Thursday 18 August 2011

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