Dancers of the Year

At the Spring Round-Up, usually on the first Sunday in May each year, there is the draw for the LVIWSRDA Dancers of the Year. The individual club dancers of the year (couples or singles – one entry per club) who are willing to stand for LVIWSRDA Dancers of the Year participate in this draw. The term of this honour runs from June 1 to the following May 31 and the winners have possession of the perpetual LVIWSRDA Dancer of the Year trophy for the year.

Each winner receives a personalized Dancer of the Year badge plus a token for free pay parades/dance admissions. Winners are encouraged to wear their badges at all dances and events they attend during the year. The Dancers of the Year are voting members of the LVIWSRDA Association Council.

Please see the DANCERS OF THE YEAR DETAILS page for more information on the Dancers of the Year honour.

A Brief History of the "Dancers of the Year"

The draw for the Couple of the Year, now known as the Dancers of the Year, was initiated for the 1960-1961 dance season. From 1960-1961 to 1975-1976 the draw included club couples of the year from all of Vancouver Island. Beginning with 1976-1977 separate association Dancers (or Dancer) of the Year have been drawn from member club dancers of the year in each of the Lower Vancouver Island and Upper Vancouver Island regions.

Lower Vancouver Island Couples/Dancers of the Year - Since 1976

1976-1977 Ted & Nora Drysdale

1977-1978 Gordon & Shorty Smith

1978-1979 Art Bell & Flo Joseph

1979-1980 Hank & Jean Von Schalburg

1980-1981 Jim & June Nishihara

1981-1982 Hank & Anne Pylypa

1982-1983 Allan & Valerie Giles

1983-1984 Vince & Aileen Phillips

1984-1985 George & Alice Anderson

1985-1986 Don & Marion Roberts

1986-1987 Marino & Rebecca Danesin

1987-1988 Wilf & Elaine Dorman

1988-1989 Bill & Hilda Egginton

1989-1990 Allan & Lois McLean

1990-1991 Charlie & Lillian Brown

1991-1992 Wilbur & Mollie Wilson

1992-1993 Ken & Bev Lapham

1993-1994 Don & Pat Collis

1994-1995 Derek & Christine Tucker

1995-1996 Bill & Bev Shephard

1996-1997 Dave & Jackie Evans

1997-1998 Dave & Irene Slater

1998-1999 Roger & Norene Ritchot

1999-2000 Gus & Stella Jacklin

2000-2001 Arthur & Edna Morgan

2001-2002 Bob & Jean Collins

2002-2003 Jim Ferguson & Bess Page

2003-2004 Lorne & Barb Clayton

2004-2005 Bruce & Molly Spencer

2005-2006 David & Dawna Gowing

2006-2007 Bert & Norma Buckley

2007-2008 John & Janice Doutaz

2008-2009 Carol Cullimore

2009-2010 Stewart & Linda Thompson

2010-2011 Alex & Joan Wotherspoon

2011-2012 Jocelyn Perry

2012-2013 Eve Plourd

2013-2014 Wayne & Linda Townsend

2014-2015 Dennis & Pamela Sutton

2015-2016 Jack & Gerry Law

2016-2017 Bob & Barbara McLaren

2017-2018 Jack & Gisela Braniff

2018-2019 Carol Young

2019-2020 Gordon & Linda Ross

2020-2021 [nil due to COVID-19 shutdown]

2021-2022 [nil due to COVID-19 shutdown]

2022-2023 [nil due to COVID-19 shutdown]

2023-2024 Van Williams & Angel Star

2024-2025 Delores Weightman

Vancouver Island Couples of the Year - 1960 to 1976

1960-1961 Bob & Jean Wishard

1961-1962 Bob Hamilton & Annie Smith

1962-1963 Ed Rowe & Mary Chilcott

1963-1964 Alex & Annie Gray

1964-1965 Mel & Enes Moscrip

1965-1966 Len & Sylvia Adcock

1966-1967 Bill & Noreen Maxwell

1967-1968 Pete & Vi Lawson

1968-1969 Harold & Mabel Bohart

(Nanaimo)

1969-1970 Art & Audrey McLeod

1970-1971 Harry Teasdale; Marg Frost

1971-1972 Reg & Char Bull (Victoria)

Jim & Ada Heard (Nanaimo)

1972-1973 Dunc & Jen McColl

1973-1974 Ted & Kay Williams

1974-1975 Earl & Mary Dennis (Nanaimo)

1975-1976 Roy & Dorothy Johnson