These performances received the prestigious honor of being presented with an IDA Outstanding Performance Award at their regional competition. To be eligible, performances must compete in the Elite level and be entered as a Small Group, Large Group, or Line (Ages 12 & Up).
Outstanding Performance Award recipients are entered into the nomination pool for their respective category at the 2026 Industry Dance Awards. Please note that these performances are not yet official nominees and are currently "in the running" for nomination.
At the conclusion of the competition season, each sponsored competition will select and submit one official nominee per category from its pool of Outstanding Performance Award recipients. The official nominees for the 2026 Industry Dance Awards will be announced on July 21, 2026.
Congratulations to all Outstanding Performance Award recipients, and best of luck during the nomination process!
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What Have you Done Dangerous
Best Jazz // WHAT HAVE YOU DONE DANGEROUS – DANCESATIONS STUDIO OF PERFORMING ARTS [Pine Hill, NJ April]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond The Stars // JAZZ ///
Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards.
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Best Tap// 17 – DANCE EXPLOSION STUDIO OF PERFORMING ARTS [Woonsocket, RI April]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond The Stars // TAP ///
Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards.
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Fly
Best Open/Acro/Ballet // FLY – DANCE ENTHUSIASM [Woonsocket, RI April]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond The Stars // OPEN/ACRO/BALLET///
Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards.
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Purge
Best Hip Hop// PURGE – DANCE ENTHUSIASM [Woonsocket, RI April]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond The Stars // HIP HOP ///
Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards.
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In this Shirt
Best Lyrical/Modern/Contemporary // IN THIS SHIRT – DANCE ENTHUSIASM [Woonsocket, RI April]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond The Stars // LYRICAL/MODERN/CONTEMPORARY ///
Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards.
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Attitude
Best Jazz // ATTITUDE – DANCE ENTHUSIASM [Woonsocket, RI April]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond The Stars // JAZZ ///
Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards.
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Echo
Best Tap// ECHO – DANCIN’ IN THE SPOTLIGHT [Somerset, NJ April]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond The Stars // TAP ///
Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards.
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Lessons
Best Open/Acro/Ballet // LESSONS – DANCIN’ IN THE SPOTLIGHT [Somerset, NJ April]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond The Stars // OPEN/ACRO/BALLET///
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Fuego
Best Hip Hop// FUEGO – MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE DANCE [Somerset, NJ April]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond The Stars // HIP HOP ///
Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards.
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