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Best Director- Director or Assistant Director who has shown exceptional leadership ability within the drill team community. Nominees are:

• Arlene Womick- Eastwick Commandoes • Wayne Kennedy- Sophisticated Debs • Sarah Smith- Umoja • Angela Doggett- New Millennium

Best Snare Line- To a snare line that has shown excellent skills/technique in a drum line that has competed consecutively within the last 2 years. Nominees are:

• Kingsessing Soul Universe • Kadence Block Alliance • Sophisticated Gents • Eastwick Commandoes

Best Quad/Quint line- To the Quad/Quint line that has shown excellent skills/technique in a drum-line that has competed consecutively within the last 2 years. Nominees are:

• Kingsessing Soul Universe • West Powelton • Sophisticated Gents • Wall Street

Best Bass Line- to a Bass Line who has shown excellent skills/technique in a drum-line that has competed consecutively within the last 2 years. Nominees are:

• West Powelton • Kadence Block Alliance • Sophisticated Gents • Kingsessing Soul Universe

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Best Drum-line- To the drum line that has shown excellent skills/technique and has completed consecutively within the last 2 years. Nominees are:

• West Powelton • Kadence Block Alliance • Sophisticated Gents • Kingsessing Soul Universe

Best Junior Stepper- To a solo stepper who has shown excellent skills/technique in marching that has competed consecutively within the last 2 years with the same drill team. Nominees are:

• Aniyah Jefferson- Unique Miracles • Shanna Mack- Talented Youth Cavaliers • Jaada Collins- Sophisticated Debs • Shataya Gun- Talented Youth Cavaliers

Best Senior Stepper- To a solo stepper who has shown excellent skills/technique in marching that has competed consecutively within the last 2 years with the same drill team Nominees are:

• Khadijah Johnson-Miller Homes Smooth Steppers • Shakia Talley- Kingsessing Soul Universe • Bomesha Allen- Kingsessing Soul Universe • Andre "Toot" Johnson- Kadence Block Alliance • Tracie Smalls- Dramatic Impacq

Best Junior Drill Team- To a drill team that has consistently demonstrated excellence in performance, showmanship, and leadership. Nominees are:

• Talented Youth Cavaliers • T-Town Classy Steppers • Sophisticated Debutants • Eastwick Commandoes

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Best Senior Drill Team- To a drill team that has consistently demonstrated excellence in performance, showmanship, and leadership. Nominees are:

• Dramatic Impacq • Sophisticated Debutantes • Kingsessing Soul Universe • Iconik

Most Improved- To the Drill Team/ Drum line that has shown the most improvement in performance and showmanship. Nominees are:

• Umoja • Talented Youth Cavaliers • Unique Miracles • Elegant Cavaliers

Best Captain Emeritus- awarded to the person who was a captain/co-captain in a unit and has not marched in the past 5 years but was inspirational to their team. Nominees are:

• Willie Womick- Eastwick Commandoes • Chaka Lee- Youth of East Logan • Tyree Miller- Imperial Dynasty • Jeannie- Post 224

Best Director Emeritus- awarded to the person who was a director/asst direct of a unit and has not been the director in the past 5 years, yet still supports the youth/drill team arena. Nominees are:

• Mr. & Mrs Thomas- Sophisticated Debutantes • Jean & Jack Banks- Youth of East Logan • Anthony Cooper- Green Hornets • Tonya Rose-Davis- Eastwick Commandoes

Choreographer of the Year- presented to the choreographer who represents the highest artistic level of choreography. Nominees are:

• Butter Ellington & Demetrius Oliver- Command Performance • Darius Smith- Iconik • Wayne Kennedy- Sophisticated Debutantes • Danny Maultsby & Sharyon Green- Dramatic Impacq

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Best Performance of the Year- presented to the unit who presents an original level of choreography/performance chosen by the spectators. Nominees are:

• Dramatic Impacq (2010 State Championship) • Kingsessing Soul Universe (The Return at PA States) • South Shore Drill Team (2010 Von Steuben Parade) • Sophisticated Debutantes (Intermediates)

Best Costume- Emphasis is on creativity and the way in which the costume supports the program. Nominees are:

• Eastwick Commandoes • Iconik • Dramatic Impacq • Sophisticated Debutantes

Best Parade Corps- To the corps/drill team who gave the best performance in a parade. Nominees are:

• West Powelton • Youth of East Logan • Eastwick Commandoes • Iconik • Christian Warriors

Best Fancy Drill Team- To the Fancy corps/drill team who gave the best performance in a parade. Nominees are:

• Christian Warriors • New Edition • Nation Drill Squad