2016 - 2017
California Gold Rush Dancesport Series Winners
Top Teachers

- Michael Petr
- Daniel Vasco (not pictured)
- Louis Bar
- Pavlo Barsuk
- David Alvarez
- Alexander Novikov
Top Studio

Edelweiss Premier Ballroom

Top Bronze Pro/Am
Top Pro/Am Bronze – Lady
Natalia Howe
Top Pro/Am Bronze – Gentleman
Allen Brown
Top Silver Pro/Am
Top Pro/Am Silver – Lady
Esperanza Chavez
Top Pro/Am Silver – Gentleman
Scott Magnesen
Top Gold Pro/Am
Top Pro/Am Gold – Lady
Diane Meehan
Top Pro/Am Gold – Gentleman
Sal Rodriguez
Top Overall Pro/Am
Top Pro/Am Overall – Ladies
Natalia Howe
Top Pro/Am Overall – Gentleman
Allen Brown

Top Latin Scholarship
Top Latin Scholarship – Lady
Careen Friedland
Top Latin Scholarship – Gentleman
Dan Browning (not pictured)
Top Rhythm Scholarship
Top Rhythm Scholarship – Lady
Roseann Wherry
Top Rhythm Scholarship – Gentleman
Sal Rodriguez
Top Smooth Scholarship
Top Smooth Scholarship – Lady
Catherine Gallo
Top Smooth Scholarship – Gentleman
Lance Smith (not pictured)
Top Ballroom Scholarship
Top Ballroom Scholarship – Lady
Emily Eberle
Top Ballroom Scholarship – Gentleman
Lance Smith (not pictured)

Top Student/Student Couples
Bronze – Less Antman & Colleen Lee
Silver – Bill Mower & Suzanne Raab
Gold – Nikolai Tarasov & Yupei Ma
Overall – Less Antman & Colleen Lee