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 CONTEMPORARY // 7 Birds – DANCE ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, NJ]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2156-birds.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST CONTEMPORARY // 7 Birds – DANCE ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, NJ]
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BEST CONTEMPORARY // 7 Birds – DANCE ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, 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 CONTEMPORARY // 7 Birds – DANCE ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, 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 // Sava – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, NJ]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2155-sava.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST OPEN // Sava – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, NJ]
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BEST OPEN // Sava – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, 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 // Sava – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, 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 // House Party – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, NJ]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2154-house-party.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST HIP HOP // House Party – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, NJ]
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BEST HIP HOP // House Party – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, 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 // House Party – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, 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 // Saxxy Ladies – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, NJ]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2153-saxxy.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST TAP // Saxxy Ladies – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, NJ]
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BEST TAP // Saxxy Ladies – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, 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 // Saxxy Ladies – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, 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 // Crown – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, NJ]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2152-crown.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST JAZZ // Crown – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, NJ]
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BEST JAZZ // Crown – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, 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 // Crown – PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, 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 // Iceberg, Right Ahead – BREAKING GROUND DANCE CENTER [East Haven, CT]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2097-iceberg.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST OPEN // Iceberg, Right Ahead – BREAKING GROUND DANCE CENTER [East Haven, CT]
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BEST OPEN // Iceberg, Right Ahead – BREAKING GROUND DANCE CENTER [East Haven, CT] 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 // Iceberg, Right Ahead – BREAKING GROUND DANCE CENTER [East Haven, CT] 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 // You Gotta Be A Rug Cutter - CONNECTICUT DANCE THEATER & THE ARTS [East Haven, CT]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2096-rug-cutter.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST MUSICAL THEATER // You Gotta Be A Rug Cutter - CONNECTICUT DANCE THEATER & THE ARTS [East Haven, CT]
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BEST MUSICAL THEATER // You Gotta Be A Rug Cutter - CONNECTICUT DANCE THEATER & THE ARTS [East Haven, CT] 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 // You Gotta Be A Rug Cutter - CONNECTICUT DANCE THEATER & THE ARTS [East Haven, CT] 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 CONTEMPORARY // Avant Gardner– THRIVE: THE ESSENCE OF DANCE [East Haven, CT]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2095-avant.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST CONTEMPORARY // Avant Gardner– THRIVE: THE ESSENCE OF DANCE [East Haven, CT]
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BEST CONTEMPORARY // Avant Gardner– THRIVE: THE ESSENCE OF DANCE [East Haven, CT] 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 CONTEMPORARY // Avant Gardner– THRIVE: THE ESSENCE OF DANCE [East Haven, CT] 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 // Bills – CONNECTICUT DANCE THEATER & THE ARTS [East Haven, CT]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2094-bills.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST HIP HOP // Bills – CONNECTICUT DANCE THEATER & THE ARTS [East Haven, CT]
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BEST HIP HOP // Bills – CONNECTICUT DANCE THEATER & THE ARTS [East Haven, CT] 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 // Bills – CONNECTICUT DANCE THEATER & THE ARTS [East Haven, CT] 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