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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2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Best Hip Hop // #Fromthelouandimproud - Dynamic Egde DanceCenter [St Louis, MO-SOLD OUT!]
Den Of Thieves
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Best Ballet / Open / Acro / Gym // Den Of Thieves - Studio E Dance [St Louis, MO-SOLD OUT!]
Bring On The Men
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Best Novelty / Character / Musical Theatre // Bring On The Men - Dynamic Egde DanceCenter [St Louis, MO-SOLD OUT!]
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BEST CONTEMPORARY // Slide – JAGGED EDGE DANCE ACADEMY [Chicago, IL]
BEST CONTEMPORARY // Slide – JAGGED EDGE DANCE ACADEMY [Chicago, IL] 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
Aladdin
Best Musical Theatre // Broadway Dance Theatre [Manahawkin, NJ]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Groove Dance Competition // Best Musical Theatre
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Bolero
Best Jazz // The King Centre For The Performing Arts [Manahawkin, NJ]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Groove Dance Competition // Best Jazz
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All We Wanna Do Is Party
Best Hip Hop // The Jill Justin Dance Alliance [Manahawkin, NJ]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Groove Dance Competition // Best Hip Hop
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Pay It Forward
Best Acro/Ballet/Open // Encore Performing Arts Center [Manahawkin, NJ]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Groove Dance Competition // Best Acro/Ballet/Open
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Aladdin
Best Tap/Clogging // Broadway Dance Theatre [Manahawkin, NJ]
2019 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Groove Dance Competition // Best Tap/Clogging
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