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UK Rising Star
This award is to recognise those individuals who, whilst not yet widely known in the industry, have a solid understanding and are actively working to improve the Line Dancing industry. These are the ‘ones to watch’.
UK Absolute Beginner Dance
This is an award for your favourite Absolute Beginner dance for 2025. It doesn’t matter who it was choreographed by or where they are from. What matters is that it’s the beginner dance you love and that always gets you up on your feet.
UK Beginner Dance
This is an award for your favourite beginner dance for 2025. It doesn’t matter who choreographed it or where they are from — only that it was your favourite of the year.
UK Improver Dance
This award is for your favourite Improver dance for 2025. Any choreographer, any location — just the dance you loved the most.
UK Intermediate and Above Dance
This award is for your favourite Intermediate and above dance for 2025. The release date doesn’t matter — only that it was your favourite.
UK Grassroots Instructor
This award recognises instructors who teach week in and week out in halls, community spaces, and local venues — celebrating dedication at grassroots level.
UK Line Dance Club
This award recognises line dance clubs that regularly run events and go above and beyond for their members.
UK Choreographer
An award for UK-based choreographers — celebrating those whose work kept you dancing all year.
UK Performing Artist
This award is for UK-based performing artists — from touring acts to online artists you’ve discovered and loved.
UK Line Dance of the Year
That floor-filler everyone wants to dance — any level, any style, as long as it was your favourite of 2025.
Community
The ELDA UK Community Instructor
This award recognises instructors using line dance as a tool to build and strengthen communities across all settings and age groups, showing that line dancing truly is for everyone.
UK Female Dance Personality
This award is for the UK Female Dance Personality of 2025 — instructors, choreographers, artists, or organisers.
UK Male Dance Personality
This award is for the UK Male Dance Personality of 2025 — recognising outstanding contribution and presence.
UK DJ of the Year
Recognising the DJ who keeps the floor full and knows exactly what dancers want to hear.
The Robbie McGowan Hickie Special Achievement Award
Awarded to someone who has gone above and beyond for the UK line dance industry. This is not a public-vote award.