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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![BEST HIP HOP // Dinero – FIRST POSITION SCHOOL OF DANCE [Neptune, NJ]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2168-dinero.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST HIP HOP // Dinero – FIRST POSITION SCHOOL OF DANCE [Neptune, NJ]
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BEST HIP HOP // Dinero – FIRST POSITION SCHOOL OF DANCE [Neptune, NJ] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
BEST HIP HOP // Dinero – FIRST POSITION SCHOOL OF DANCE [Neptune, NJ] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
![BEST TAP // Body Language – FIRST POSITION SCHOOL OF DANCE [Neptune, NJ]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2167-body.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST TAP // Body Language – FIRST POSITION SCHOOL OF DANCE [Neptune, NJ]
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BEST TAP // Body Language – FIRST POSITION SCHOOL OF DANCE [Neptune, NJ] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
BEST TAP // Body Language – FIRST POSITION SCHOOL OF DANCE [Neptune, NJ] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
![BEST JAZZ // Shebeasts – CARU ENTERTAINMENT [Neptune, NJ]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2166-beast.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST JAZZ // Shebeasts – CARU ENTERTAINMENT [Neptune, NJ]
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BEST JAZZ // Shebeasts – CARU ENTERTAINMENT [Neptune, NJ] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
BEST JAZZ // Shebeasts – CARU ENTERTAINMENT [Neptune, NJ] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
![BEST OPEN // Charlie – DANCE THEATER OF RHODE ISLAND [Sturbridge, MA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2163-charlie.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST OPEN // Charlie – DANCE THEATER OF RHODE ISLAND [Sturbridge, MA]
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BEST OPEN // Charlie – DANCE THEATER OF RHODE ISLAND [Sturbridge, MA] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
BEST OPEN // Charlie – DANCE THEATER OF RHODE ISLAND [Sturbridge, MA] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
![BEST MUSICAL THEATER // Omigod You Guys – ARTS EDGE DANCE COMPANY [Sturbridge, MA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2162-omigod.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST MUSICAL THEATER // Omigod You Guys – ARTS EDGE DANCE COMPANY [Sturbridge, MA]
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BEST MUSICAL THEATER // Omigod You Guys – ARTS EDGE DANCE COMPANY [Sturbridge, MA] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
BEST MUSICAL THEATER // Omigod You Guys – ARTS EDGE DANCE COMPANY [Sturbridge, MA] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
![BEST LYRICAL // To Build A Home – ARTS EDGE DANCE COMPANY [Sturbridge, MA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2161-homle.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST LYRICAL // To Build A Home – ARTS EDGE DANCE COMPANY [Sturbridge, MA]
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BEST LYRICAL // To Build A Home – ARTS EDGE DANCE COMPANY [Sturbridge, MA] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
BEST LYRICAL // To Build A Home – ARTS EDGE DANCE COMPANY [Sturbridge, MA] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
![BEST HIP HOP // Christmas Queens – HOT STEPZ DANCE ACADEMY [Sturbridge, MA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2160-christmas.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST HIP HOP // Christmas Queens – HOT STEPZ DANCE ACADEMY [Sturbridge, MA]
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BEST HIP HOP // Christmas Queens – HOT STEPZ DANCE ACADEMY [Sturbridge, MA] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
BEST HIP HOP // Christmas Queens – HOT STEPZ DANCE ACADEMY [Sturbridge, MA] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
![BEST TAP // Prayin' – DANCE CITY AND THE ARTS [Sturbridge, MA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2159-prayin.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST TAP // Prayin' – DANCE CITY AND THE ARTS [Sturbridge, MA]
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BEST TAP // Prayin' – DANCE CITY AND THE ARTS [Sturbridge, MA] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
BEST TAP // Prayin' – DANCE CITY AND THE ARTS [Sturbridge, MA] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
![BEST JAZZ // I Love You, Always Forever – ARTS EDGE DANCE COMPANY [Sturbridge, MA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2158-forevr1.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST JAZZ // I Love You, Always Forever – ARTS EDGE DANCE COMPANY [Sturbridge, MA]
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BEST JAZZ // I Love You, Always Forever – ARTS EDGE DANCE COMPANY [Sturbridge, MA] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed
BEST JAZZ // I Love You, Always Forever – ARTS EDGE DANCE COMPANY [Sturbridge, MA] Congrats! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2019 Industry Dance Awards. Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards and @turnitupdance *We do not own the copyrights to the audio in this video. Please contact us at info@turnitupdance.com if you are the artist or management and would like to have your music removed