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 OPEN // Undertow – CARU ENTERTAINMENT [Neptune, NJ]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/3054-undertow.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST OPEN // Undertow – CARU ENTERTAINMENT [Neptune, NJ]
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BEST OPEN // Undertow – 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 // Undertow – 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 MUSICAL THEATER // Press Conference Rag – DANCE ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, NJ]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/3053-press-conference.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST MUSICAL THEATER // Press Conference Rag – DANCE ARTS ACADEMY [East Rutherford, NJ]
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BEST MUSICAL THEATER // Press Conference Rag – 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 MUSICAL THEATER // Press Conference Rag – 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 // Welcome to New York – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, MA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2775-ny.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST OPEN // Welcome to New York – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, MA]
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BEST OPEN // Welcome to New York – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, 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 // Welcome to New York – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, 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 // Coconut – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, MA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2773-coco.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST MUSICAL THEATER // Coconut – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, MA]
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BEST MUSICAL THEATER // Coconut – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, 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 // Coconut – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, 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 CONTEMPORARY // Individuality – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, MA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2771-individuality.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST CONTEMPORARY // Individuality – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, MA]
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BEST CONTEMPORARY // Individuality – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, 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 CONTEMPORARY // Individuality – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, 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 // Money = Happiness – GATE CITY BALLET [Lowell, MA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2769-money.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST HIP HOP // Money = Happiness – GATE CITY BALLET [Lowell, MA]
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BEST HIP HOP // Money = Happiness – GATE CITY BALLET [Lowell, 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 // Money = Happiness – GATE CITY BALLET [Lowell, 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 // Daft Punk – CREATIVE DANCE WORKSHOP OF BOW [Lowell, MA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2767-draft.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST TAP // Daft Punk – CREATIVE DANCE WORKSHOP OF BOW [Lowell, MA]
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BEST TAP // Daft Punk – CREATIVE DANCE WORKSHOP OF BOW [Lowell, 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 // Daft Punk – CREATIVE DANCE WORKSHOP OF BOW [Lowell, 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 // Waiting Room Whimsy – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, MA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2766-waiting-room.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST JAZZ // Waiting Room Whimsy – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, MA]
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BEST JAZZ // Waiting Room Whimsy – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, 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 // Waiting Room Whimsy – CATHY TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE [Lowell, 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 // Somebody I Used to Know – RAGEBOX CONTEMPORARY DANCE CENTER [Lancaster, PA]](https://vote.industrydanceawards.com/upload/images/performances/2019/17/2765-somebody.JPG?width=220&height=165)
BEST OPEN // Somebody I Used to Know – RAGEBOX CONTEMPORARY DANCE CENTER [Lancaster, PA]
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BEST OPEN // Somebody I Used to Know – RAGEBOX CONTEMPORARY DANCE CENTER [Lancaster, PA] 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 // Somebody I Used to Know – RAGEBOX CONTEMPORARY DANCE CENTER [Lancaster, PA] 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