Tip West [2894]
 Details
  | First name: | Tip | 
|---|---|
| Last name: | West | 
| Birth name: | West | 
| Nickname: | |
| Previous Names: | Pro | 
| Phonetic: | |
| Transliteral: |  Tip West | 
| WSDC-ID: | 2894 | 
| Allowed Divisions: | Advanced All-Stars Novice Intermediate Sophisticated Masters | 
| Allowed Divisions (Leader): | Advanced All-Stars Sophisticated Masters | 
| Allowed Divisions (Follower): | Novice Intermediate Advanced Sophisticated Masters | 
| Date of birth: | Pro | 
| Age: | Pro | 
| Country: |  United States🇬🇧 | 
| City: | Pro | 
| Country of birth: | Pro | 
| Social Media: | Pro | 
Points/Event
        3.48
        178 total events
    Current Event Streak
        2
        Max: 21 months in a row
    Current Win Streak
        0
        Max: 3 in a row
    Current Podium Streak
        0
        Max: 8 in a row
    Events per month heatmap
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | 
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| 2012 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 1 | 
 Most Successful Events
  | 🥈 | Advanced | FreZno Dance Classic | May 2017 | 2 | 
| 🥇 | Advanced | Mountain Magic | Nov 2023 | 1.5 | 
| 🥉 | Advanced | Desert City Swing | Sep 2018 | 1.5 | 
| 🥉 | Advanced | Capital Swing Dance Convention | Feb 2016 | 1.5 | 
| 4th | Advanced | Monterey SwingFest | Jan 2023 | 1 | 
| 🥈 | Advanced | Paradise Country and Swing Dance Festival | Oct 2022 | 1 | 
| 🥈 | Advanced | Paradise Country and Swing Dance Festival | Oct 2017 | 1 | 
| 🥈 | Advanced | FreZno Dance Classic | May 2016 | 1 | 
| 🥈 | Intermediate | Palm Springs Summer Dance Classic | Aug 2015 | 1 | 
| 🥈 | Intermediate | 5280 Westival | Mar 2015 | 1 | 
  Best Partners
  | 1. | Carrie Lucas | 54 pts | (12 events) | Avg: 4.50 pts/event | 
| 2. | Laura Thompson | 38 pts | (7 events) | Avg: 5.43 pts/event | 
| 3. | Tina Slusher | 25 pts | (6 events) | Avg: 4.17 pts/event | 
| 4. | Carol Grago | 22 pts | (3 events) | Avg: 7.33 pts/event | 
| 5. | Mindy Halladay | 21 pts | (4 events) | Avg: 5.25 pts/event | 
| 6. | Sumana Datta | 20 pts | (3 events) | Avg: 6.67 pts/event | 
| 7. | Patty Houston | 16 pts | (5 events) | Avg: 3.20 pts/event | 
| 8. | Michelle Kinkaid | 16 pts | (3 events) | Avg: 5.33 pts/event | 
| 9. | Hailey Toro | 15 pts | (1 event) | Avg: 15.00 pts/event | 
| 10. | Regina Ledesma | 13 pts | (3 events) | Avg: 4.33 pts/event | 
 Stats
  | All Time | ||
| Primary Role | Leader | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 620 | |
| Points Leader | 100.00% | 620 | 
| Points Last 3 years | 130 | |
| Timeframe | 17years 5months | May 2008 - October 2025 | 
| Wins | 15.17% | 27 | 
| Placements | 69.66% | 124 | 
| Finals | 1.21x | 178 | 
| Events | 5.07x | 147 | 
| Unique Events | 29 | |
| Invitational | ||
| Points | 8 | |
| Points Leader | 100.00% | 8 | 
| Points Last 3 years | 0 | |
| Timeframe | May 2008 - May 2008 | |
| Wins | 100.00% | 1 | 
| Placements | 100.00% | 1 | 
| Finals | 1.00x | 1 | 
| Events | 1.00x | 1 | 
| Unique Events | 1 | |
| Advanced | ||
| Points | 100.00% | 60 | 
| Points Leader | 100.00% | 60 | 
| Points Last 3 years | 18 | |
| Timeframe | 8years 9months | February 2016 - November 2024 | 
| Wins | 4.76% | 1 | 
| Placements | 61.90% | 13 | 
| Finals | 1.00x | 21 | 
| Events | 1.75x | 21 | 
| Unique Events | 12 | |
| Intermediate | ||
| Points | 100.00% | 30 | 
| Points Leader | 100.00% | 30 | 
| Points Last 3 years | 0 | |
| Timeframe | 2years | October 2013 - October 2015 | 
| Wins | 0.00% | 0 | 
| Placements | 27.27% | 3 | 
| Finals | 1.00x | 11 | 
| Events | 1.22x | 11 | 
| Unique Events | 9 | |
| Novice | ||
| Points | 225.00% | 36 | 
| Points Leader | 100.00% | 36 | 
| Points Last 3 years | 0 | |
| Timeframe | 9months | October 2012 - July 2013 | 
| Wins | 16.67% | 1 | 
| Placements | 83.33% | 5 | 
| Finals | 1.00x | 6 | 
| Events | 1.00x | 6 | 
| Unique Events | 6 | |
| Masters | ||
| Points | 484 | |
| Points Leader | 100.00% | 484 | 
| Points Last 3 years | 110 | |
| Timeframe | 12years 2months | August 2013 - October 2025 | 
| Wins | 17.39% | 24 | 
| Placements | 73.19% | 101 | 
| Finals | 1.00x | 138 | 
| Events | 4.93x | 138 | 
| Unique Events | 28 | |
| Sophisticated | ||
| Points | 2 | |
| Points Leader | 100.00% | 2 | 
| Points Last 3 years | 2 | |
| Timeframe | March 2024 - March 2024 | |
| Wins | 0.00% | 0 | 
| Placements | 100.00% | 1 | 
| Finals | 1.00x | 1 | 
| Events | 1.00x | 1 | 
| Unique Events | 1 | |
Tip West is allowed to dance as a leader in the following divisions:
Advanced All-Stars
Advanced All-Stars
Tip West is allowed to dance as a follower in the following divisions:
Novice Intermediate Advanced
Novice Intermediate Advanced
Invitational: 8 total points
| L | San Bernadino, CA - May 2008 Partner: Melina Ramirez | 1st | 8 | 
| TOTAL: | 8 | ||
Advanced: 60 of 60 total points
| L | South Lake Tahoe, NV, USA - November 2024 Partner: Rachelle Irby | 2nd | 2 | 
| L | Lancaster, CA, United States - March 2024 | Final | 1 | 
| L | South Lake Tahoe, NV, USA - November 2023 Partner: Elizabeth Wyke | 1st | 6 | 
| L | Monterey, CA - January 2023 Partner: Margaret Moreno | 4th | 4 | 
| L | Portland, OR, United States - January 2023 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2022 Partner: Camille Webb | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | South Lake Tahoe, NV, USA - November 2019 | 4th | 2 | 
| L | Fresno, CA - May 2019 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Sacramento, CA, USA - February 2019 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - January 2019 Partner: Regina Ledesma | 4th | 2 | 
| L | South Lake Tahoe, NV, USA - November 2018 Partner: Joan Lundahl | 2nd | 2 | 
| L | Phoenix, AZ - September 2018 Partner: Lily Auclair | 3rd | 6 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - August 2018 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Reston, VA - March 2018 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Monterey, CA - January 2018 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2017 Partner: Abigail Vogels | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | Fresno, CA - May 2017 Partner: Marlynn Lane | 2nd | 8 | 
| L | San Diego, CA - April 2017 Partner: Jessica Taylor | 4th | 2 | 
| L | Sacramento, CA, USA - February 2017 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Fresno, CA - May 2016 Partner: Pamela Ford Emerson | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | Sacramento, CA, USA - February 2016 Partner: Riley Crozier | 3rd | 6 | 
| TOTAL: | 60 | ||
Intermediate: 30 of 30 total points
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - October 2015 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - August 2015 Partner: Juliane Wogram | 2nd | 8 | 
| L | Anaheim/Garden Grove, CA, United States - June 2015 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Denver, CO - March 2015 Partner: Molly King | 2nd | 8 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2014 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Fresno, CA - May 2014 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Lancaster, CA, United States - March 2014 Partner: Karen Barrett | 3rd | 6 | 
| L | Burbank, CA - December 2013 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Costa Mesa, Ca, USA - October 2013 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2013 | Final | 1 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - October 2013 | Final | 1 | 
| TOTAL: | 30 | ||
Novice: 36 of 16 total points
| L | Las Vegas, NV - July 2013 Partner: Hailey Toro | 1st | 15 | 
| L | Phoenix, AZ, United States - July 2013 Partner: Britny Delp | 3rd | 10 | 
| L | Anaheim/Garden Grove, CA, United States - June 2013 Partner: Katrina Whetten | 5th | 2 | 
| L | Los Angels, California, USA - April 2013 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Costa Mesa, Ca, USA - October 2012 Partner: Karla Anita Catana | 4th | 4 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2012 Partner: Tina Slusher | 2nd | 4 | 
| TOTAL: | 36 | ||
Masters: 484 total points
| L | Costa Mesa, Ca, USA - October 2025 Partner: Kathie Castro | 4th | 2 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - October 2025 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2025 Partner: Tina Slusher | 5th | 2 | 
| L | Phoenix, AZ - September 2025 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Anaheim/Garden Grove, CA, United States - June 2025 | Final | 1 | 
| L | South Lake Tahoe, NV, USA - November 2024 Partner: Patty Houston | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Costa Mesa, Ca, USA - October 2024 Partner: Tina Slusher | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - October 2024 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Phoenix, AZ - September 2024 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Washington DC, USA - August 2024 Partner: Priscilla Christie | 3rd | 6 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - August 2024 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Dallas, TX, United States - July 2024 Partner: Kathryn Mongeau | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | Anaheim/Garden Grove, CA, United States - June 2024 Partner: Kathie Castro | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Los Angels, California, USA - April 2024 Partner: Goga Fortin | 2nd | 8 | 
| L | San Diego, CA - March 2024 | 5th | 1 | 
| L | Chicago, IL, United States - March 2024 Partner: Yvonne Dodson | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | Lancaster, CA, United States - March 2024 Partner: Louise Bretz | 4th | 2 | 
| L | Sacramento, CA, USA - February 2024 Partner: Annmarie Denis | 5th | 2 | 
| L | Monterey, CA - January 2024 Partner: Tina Slusher | 4th | 4 | 
| L | Portland, OR, United States - January 2024 Partner: Wren Newman | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Burbank, CA - November 2023 Partner: Laura Thompson | 5th | 2 | 
| L | South Lake Tahoe, NV, USA - November 2023 Partner: Joan Lundahl | 4th | 2 | 
| L | Costa Mesa, Ca, USA - October 2023 Partner: Carrie Lucas | 5th | 1 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2023 Partner: Michelle Dwyer | 5th | 2 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - October 2023 Partner: Joni Rivera | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Phoenix, AZ - September 2023 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Denver, CO - August 2023 Partner: Mindy Halladay | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - August 2023 Partner: Joni Rivera | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | Phoenix, AZ, United States - July 2023 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Anaheim/Garden Grove, CA, United States - June 2023 Partner: Carrie Lucas | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Los Angels, California, USA - April 2023 Partner: Ed Dufault | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Sacramento, CA, USA - February 2023 Partner: Carol Grago | 1st | 6 | 
| L | Monterey, CA - January 2023 Partner: Carrie Lucas | 1st | 6 | 
| L | Irvine, CA,  - December 2022 Partner: Debbie Ramsey Boz | 2nd | 2 | 
| L | Burbank, CA - November 2022 | Final | 1 | 
| L | South Lake Tahoe, NV, USA - November 2022 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Costa Mesa, Ca, USA - October 2022 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2022 Partner: Tina Hebert | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - October 2022 Partner: Laureen Baldovi | 1st | 10 | 
| L | Phoenix, AZ - September 2022 | Final | 1 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - August 2022 Partner: Patty Houston | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | Dallas, TX, United States - July 2022 Partner: Linda Cruce | 4th | 4 | 
| L | Los Angels, California, USA - April 2022 Partner: Patty Houston | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Portland, OR, USA - February 2022 Partner: Joni Rivera | 1st | 3 | 
| L | Irvine, CA,  - December 2021 Partner: Goga Fortin | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | Denver, CO - November 2021 Partner: Carrie Lucas | 1st | 6 | 
| L | Dallas, TX, United States - July 2021 Partner: Carol Grago | 3rd | 6 | 
| L | Reston, VA - March 2020 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Sacramento, CA, USA - February 2020 Partner: Michelle Kinkaid | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Monterey, CA - January 2020 Partner: Patty Houston | 5th | 2 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - January 2020 Partner: Carrie Lucas | 2nd | 2 | 
| L | Irvine, CA,  - December 2019 Partner: Sue Lambell | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Burbank, CA - December 2019 | Final | 1 | 
| L | South Lake Tahoe, NV, USA - November 2019 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Costa Mesa, Ca, USA - October 2019 Partner: Tina Slusher | 1st | 6 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2019 Partner: Sherry Reynolds | 1st | 6 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - October 2019 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Phoenix, AZ - September 2019 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - August 2019 Partner: Regina Ledesma | 1st | 3 | 
| L | Anaheim/Garden Grove, CA, United States - June 2019 Partner: Ruth Cnaany | 4th | 4 | 
| L | Fresno, CA - May 2019 | Final | 1 | 
| L | San Diego, CA - May 2019 Partner: Carol Grago | 1st | 10 | 
| L | Los Angels, California, USA - April 2019 Partner: Sumana Datta | 3rd | 6 | 
| L | Lancaster, CA, United States - March 2019 Partner: Louise Bretz | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | Sacramento, CA, USA - February 2019 Partner: Carrie Lucas | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | Monterey, CA - January 2019 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - January 2019 Partner: Carrie Lucas | 2nd | 2 | 
| L | Burbank, CA - November 2018 Partner: Jeanne Degeyter | 1st | 6 | 
| L | South Lake Tahoe, NV, USA - November 2018 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Costa Mesa, Ca, USA - October 2018 Partner: Helen Tang | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2018 Partner: Mindy Halladay | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - October 2018 Partner: Mindy Halladay | 1st | 10 | 
| L | Phoenix, AZ - September 2018 Partner: Michelle Dwyer | 4th | 4 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - August 2018 Partner: Carrie Lucas | 1st | 3 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - August 2018 Partner: Tingting Wu | 4th | 2 | 
| L | Anaheim/Garden Grove, CA, United States - June 2018 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Fresno, CA - May 2018 Partner: Terry Braddock | 2nd | 8 | 
| L | San Diego, CA - May 2018 Partner: Susy Fries | 1st | 10 | 
| L | Los Angels, California, USA - April 2018 Partner: Sumana Datta | 4th | 4 | 
| L | San Diego, CA - April 2018 Partner: Carrie Lucas | 1st | 3 | 
| L | Lancaster, CA, United States - March 2018 Partner: Vivian Glucksman Weiss | 4th | 2 | 
| L | Reston, VA - March 2018 Partner: Debi Mccreary | 4th | 4 | 
| L | Sacramento, CA, USA - February 2018 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Monterey, CA - January 2018 Partner: Carrie Lucas | 1st | 10 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - January 2018 Partner: Michelle Kinkaid | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Irvine, CA,  - December 2017 Partner: Laurie Shafer | 2nd | 4 | 
| L | Burbank, CA - November 2017 Partner: Pilar Lopez de Luzuriaga | 4th | 4 | 
| L | Costa Mesa, Ca, USA - October 2017 Partner: Sumana Datta | 1st | 10 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2017 Partner: Pamela Simons | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - October 2017 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Phoenix, AZ - September 2017 | Final | 1 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - August 2017 Partner: Sherry Shahan | 1st | 5 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - July 2017 Partner: Pamela Ford Emerson | 4th | 4 | 
| L | Phoenix, AZ, United States - July 2017 Partner: Michelle Dittfach | 3rd | 6 | 
| L | Anaheim/Garden Grove, CA, United States - June 2017 Partner: Laura Thompson | 1st | 10 | 
| L | Fresno, CA - May 2017 Partner: Brenda Shatto | 1st | 10 | 
| L | San Diego, CA - May 2017 Partner: Nancy Shotts | 1st | 10 | 
| L | San Diego, CA - April 2017 Partner: Jill Aversa | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Los Angels, California, USA - April 2017 Partner: Laura Thompson | 3rd | 6 | 
| L | Reston, VA - March 2017 Partner: Carrie Lucas | 1st | 10 | 
| L | Sacramento, CA, USA - February 2017 Partner: Michelle Kinkaid | 1st | 10 | 
| L | Monterey, CA - January 2017 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - January 2017 Partner: Julia Smith | 5th | 2 | 
| L | Irvine, CA,  - December 2016 Partner: Terry Braddock | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Burbank, CA - November 2016 Partner: Laura Thompson | 2nd | 8 | 
| L | Costa Mesa, Ca, USA - October 2016 Partner: Laura Thompson | 1st | 5 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2016 Partner: Sherry Shahan | 5th | 2 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - October 2016 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - August 2016 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Anaheim/Garden Grove, CA, United States - June 2016 Partner: Wren Newman | 3rd | 6 | 
| L | Fresno, CA - May 2016 Partner: Theresa Mcgarry | 2nd | 8 | 
| L | San Diego, CA - May 2016 Partner: Laura Thompson | 3rd | 6 | 
| L | Los Angels, California, USA - April 2016 Partner: Carrie Lucas | 4th | 4 | 
| L | Sacramento, CA, USA - February 2016 Partner: Joni Rivera | 5th | 2 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - January 2016 Partner: Regina Ledesma | 2nd | 8 | 
| L | Burbank, CA - November 2015 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Costa Mesa, Ca, USA - November 2015 Partner: Terry Braddock | 4th | 2 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2015 Partner: Mindy Halladay | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - October 2015 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - August 2015 Partner: Sandi Stewart | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | Las Vegas, NV - July 2015 Partner: Helen Tang | 4th | 2 | 
| L | Anaheim/Garden Grove, CA, United States - June 2015 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Fresno, CA - May 2015 | Final | 1 | 
| L | San Diego, CA - May 2015 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Los Angels, California, USA - April 2015 Partner: Trish Connery | 5th | 2 | 
| L | Denver, CO - March 2015 Partner: Patricia Hinrichs | 5th | 1 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - January 2015 Partner: Tish Rosevear | 4th | 2 | 
| L | Burbank, CA - November 2014 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Las Vegas, NV - July 2014 Partner: Patty Jones | 4th | 4 | 
| L | Fresno, CA - May 2014 Partner: Patty Houston | 4th | 4 | 
| L | Lancaster, CA, United States - March 2014 Partner: Tina Slusher | 1st | 5 | 
| L | Monterey, CA - January 2014 Partner: Joan Lundahl | 3rd | 6 | 
| L | Burbank, CA - December 2013 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Costa Mesa, Ca, USA - October 2013 Partner: Laura Thompson | 5th | 1 | 
| L | Irvine Orange County, Ca, Usa - October 2013 Partner: Susy Fries | 3rd | 3 | 
| L | San Francisco, CA, USA - October 2013 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Phoenix, AZ - September 2013 | Final | 1 | 
| L | Palm Springs, CA - August 2013 | Final | 1 | 
| TOTAL: | 484 | ||
Sophisticated: 2 total points
| L | Lancaster, CA, United States - March 2024 Partner: Michael Brafford | 4th | 2 | 
| TOTAL: | 2 | ||