Opening Ceremony - 2013 Northern California Swing Dance Challenge - Top Dog Derby HD

Four year old Harmony Wayne kicks off the Northern California Swing Dance Challenge Top Dog Derby Competition with her rendition of "God Bless America." This is an annual West Coast Swing competition sponsored by Jason & Yvonne Wayne and West Coast Swing University: http://www.WCSwingUniversity.com, to help promote California's official state dance. The Top Dog Derby contestants competed by invitation and were paired randomly by the "luck of the draw" during the contest. To qualify for the finals, the preliminaries for all other contests were held at the following Northern California locations: Swinging in the South Bay San Jose, CA http://www.SwingingInTheSouthBay.com Slo Motion West Coast Swing San Luis Obispo, CA Michelle Kinkaid's "B" Street Dance Redwood City, CA http://www.MichelleDance.com S1 Dancefest http://www.S1Dancefest.com 2 Left Feet w/Nick Jay & Katie Boyle Danville, CA http://www.TwoLeftFeet.com 4Ever Dance Studio Dublin, CA http://www.4everdancestudio.com West Coast Swing University Novato, CA http://www.WCSwingUniversity.com The Station - SAC Swings Roseville, CA http://www.SACSwings.com Lakeside Swing Oakland, CA http://www.LakesideSwing.com Event photos by Brad Whelan: http://www.BradfordWhelan.com The event was held on May 4, 2013 at Confucius Hall in Sacramento, CA