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!
Filter by Competition
- All (2913)
- Applause Talent (253)
- Beyond The Stars (394)
- Breakout Dance Competition (0)
- Energy (180)
- Groove (455)
- Kids Artistic Revue (545)
- Leap National Dance Competition (0)
- Masquerade (175)
- Rainbow (339)
- Reverb Dance Competition (0)
- Spotlight (357)
- Turn It UP Dance Challenge (215)
- Ultra (0)
Thataway
Beyond The Stars
Best Musical Theatre/ Novelty/Character // THATAWAY- BODY LANGUAGE DANCE CENTER [Atlantic City, NJ April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST MUSICAL THEATRE/NOVELTY/CHARACTER PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Best Musical Theatre/ Novelty/Character // THATAWAY- BODY LANGUAGE DANCE CENTER [Atlantic City, NJ April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST MUSICAL THEATRE/NOVELTY/CHARACTER PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Uncharted
Beyond The Stars
Best Lyrical/ Modern/Contemporary // UNCHARTED- BODY LANGUAGE DANCE CENTER [Atlantic City, NJ April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST LYRICAL/MODERN/CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Best Lyrical/ Modern/Contemporary // UNCHARTED- BODY LANGUAGE DANCE CENTER [Atlantic City, NJ April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST LYRICAL/MODERN/CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Strut Out
Beyond The Stars
Best Jazz / INFINITY– STRUT OUT- BODY LANGUAGE DANCE CENTER [Atlantic City, NJ April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Best Jazz / INFINITY– STRUT OUT- BODY LANGUAGE DANCE CENTER [Atlantic City, NJ April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
How it Ends
Beyond The Stars
Best Tap // HOW IT ENDS– CENTER POINTE PERFORMING ARTS [Lancaster, PA April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST TAP PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Best Tap // HOW IT ENDS– CENTER POINTE PERFORMING ARTS [Lancaster, PA April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST TAP PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Back to Earth
Beyond The Stars
Best Open/Acro/Ballet // BACK TO EARTH– PREMIERE DANCE STUDIO [Lancaster, PA April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST OPEN/ACRO/BALLET PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Best Open/Acro/Ballet // BACK TO EARTH– PREMIERE DANCE STUDIO [Lancaster, PA April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST OPEN/ACRO/BALLET PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Cardi Time
Beyond The Stars
Best Hip Hop // CARDI TIME– CENTER POINTE PERFORMING ARTS [Lancaster, PA April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST HIP HOP PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Best Hip Hop // CARDI TIME– CENTER POINTE PERFORMING ARTS [Lancaster, PA April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST HIP HOP PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Too Darn Hot
Beyond The Stars
Best Musical Theatre/ Novelty/Character // TOO DARN HOT– CENTER POINTE PERFORMING ARTS [Lancaster, PA April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST MUSICAL THEATRE/NOVELTY/CHARACTER PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Best Musical Theatre/ Novelty/Character // TOO DARN HOT– CENTER POINTE PERFORMING ARTS [Lancaster, PA April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST MUSICAL THEATRE/NOVELTY/CHARACTER PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Amen
Beyond The Stars
Best Lyrical/ Modern/Contemporary // AMEN– CENTER POINTE PERFORMING ARTS [Lancaster, PA April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST LYRICAL/MODERN/CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Best Lyrical/ Modern/Contemporary // AMEN– CENTER POINTE PERFORMING ARTS [Lancaster, PA April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST LYRICAL/MODERN/CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Infinity
Beyond The Stars
Best Jazz / INFINITY– THE DANCE ACADEMY [Lancaster, PA April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards
Best Jazz / INFINITY– THE DANCE ACADEMY [Lancaster, PA April]
2021 Industry Dance Awards - Outstanding Performance
Beyond the Stars// BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE///
Congratulations! This performance is now in the running to be nominated for its category in the 2021 Industry Dance Awards.
Visit www.industrydanceawards.com Follow @industrydanceawards