Edwin Li & Alyssa Glanville - 1st Place - 2012 Northern California West Coast Swing Dance Challenge

Edwin Li & Alyssa Glanville take First Place in the Top Dog Derby at the 7th Annual Northern California West Coast Swing Dance Challenge, sponsored by Jason & Yvonne Wayne of West Coast Swing University: http://www.WCSwingUniversity.com, designed to teach, support, and help promote California's official state dance. Song 1: "Boyfriend" - Justin Bieber Song 2: "Glad You Came" - The Wanted Top Dog Derby contestants were by invitation and are paired randomly by the "luck of the draw" during the contest. The preliminaries for all other contests were held at the following Northern California locations: Swinging in the South Bay San Jose http://www.SwingingInTheSouthBay.com Slo Motion West Coast Swing San Luis Obispo Michelle Kinkaid's Monthly Dance Redwood City http://www.MichelleDance.com Studio One at Chico Creek Dance Center Chico West Coast Swing University Novato http://www.WCSwingUniversity.com Pacific Coast Swing Santa Cruz PacificCoastSwingDance@gmail.com The Station - SAC Swings Roseville http://www.SACSwings.com West Coast Dance Co. Pacific Grove http://www.WCSDanceCo.com West Coast Swing Jam San Rafael http://www.BayWestBallroom.com Lakeside Swing Oakland http://www.LakesideSwing.com WnY Warehouse Novato http://www.WnYWarehouse.com Event photos by Brad Whelan: http://www.BradfordWhelan.com This year's event was held on May 6, 2012, in the Grand Ballroom of the Berkeley City Club & Hotel, located in Berkeley, CA, an architectural showcase of the famous architect Julia Morgan: http://www.BerkeleyCityClub.com