2019 OFFICIAL INDUSTRY DANCE AWARDS NOMINEES
COMPLETE LIST
Monday – June 24 – Wednesday – July 31, 2019 – Online Voting Outstanding Performance & Best Convention Teacher
Monday – June 24 – Friday – July 12, 2019 – Online Voting Preliminary People’s Choice Nominee
Monday – July 15 – Wednesday – July 31, 2019 – Online Voting Final People’s Choice Winner
| BEST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BEST JAZZ NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | “House of CK” | CK DanceWorks | Dallas, GA |
| BEYOND THE STARS | “Breakaway” | North East Dance Academy | Commack, NY |
| COUNTDOWN | “Ain’t No Sunshine” | Dancers Edge | Visalia, CA |
| GROOVE | “Hustler” | Backstage Dance Studio | Columbia, MD |
| KAR | “Fame” | Ultimate Dance Complex | McMurray, PA |
| MASQUERADE | “Work” | Spotlight Productions Dance Studio | Eagan, MN |
| RAINBOW | “Body Language” | Gotta Dance Academy | Simi Valley, CA |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | “Limit To Your Love” | South County Dance Company | Coto De Caza, CA |
| STARQUEST | “Shut Up And Dance” | PowerWorx Dance | Chantilly, VA |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | “Man’s World” | Dance Mixx Studio | Shrewsbury, NJ |
| BEST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BEST LYRICAL/MODERN/CONTEMPORARY NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | “5 Stages of Grief” | Panama City Dance Academy | Panama City, FL |
| BEYOND THE STARS | “I’ll Never Love Again” | The Fuse Dance Center | Binghamton, NY |
| COUNTDOWN | “Atom Dance” | Evoke Dance Movement | Carlsbad, CA |
| GROOVE | “Chaos” | Masters Upper Level | Stafford, TX |
| KAR | “The Moment I Said It” | Triple Threat Performing Arts | Livermore, CA |
| MASQUERADE | “Obsolete” | Renee Johnson’s Dance Studio | Ellisville, MO |
| RAINBOW | “Tell Him” | Avi’s Dance Project | Corona, CA |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | “Let Go” | K2 Studios | Corona, CA |
| STARQUEST | “Piano Man” | Yackel Dance Studio | Woodbury, MN |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | “Betty Jane” | The Rage Box Dance Center | Forest Hill, MD |
| BEST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BEST TAP NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | “Blooming” | Premiere Dance Academy | Prior Lake, MN |
| BEYOND THE STARS | “White Keys” | Michelle Ferraro’s Dance USA | Coram, NY |
| COUNTDOWN | “Saturday Night” | Simi Dance Center | Simi Valley, CA |
| GROOVE | “In Remembrance” | Expressions Dance Theatre | Crescent Springs, KY |
| KAR | “This Is Our Element” | The Element Dance Center | La Mesa, CA |
| MASQUERADE | “Diablo Rojo” | Premiere Dance | Prior Lake, MN |
| RAINBOW | “Concerto No. 6” | Center Stage Dance Studio | Bloomingdale, IL |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | “A Composition” | Nolte Academy | Coralville, IA |
| STARQUEST | “Consequence Of Sound” | Miller Street Dance Academy | Charlotte, NC |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | “Saxxy Ladies” | Performing Arts Academy | Pompton Lakes, NJ |
| BEST OUTSTANDING BEST MUSICAL THEATRE/NOVELTY/CHARACTER NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | “All That Jazz” | Laura Cote’ School of Dance | Wilmot, WI |
| BEYOND THE STARS | “Sit Down” | Body Language Dance Center | Ewing, NJ |
| COUNTDOWN | “One Jump” | CanDance Studios | Gilbert, AZ |
| GROOVE | “Sweet Charity” | The Dance Refinery | Indianapolis, IN |
| KAR | “Rollin” | Talent Factory | Chino, CA |
| MASQUERADE | “He Had It Coming” | Storm Dance Alliance | Oswego, IL |
| RAINBOW | “Nobody” | Ms. Karen’s Dance Studio | North Little Rock, AR |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | “Slap That Bass” | Allegro Performing Arts Academy | Kent, WA |
| STARQUEST | “Golden Girls” | For Dancers Only | Little Falls, NJ |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | “What You Want” | Pat’s School of Dance | Hendersonville, NC |
| BEST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BEST HIP HOP NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | “Woman is a Word” | Dancers Corner | Greer, SC |
| BEYOND THE STARS | “Bring Em Out” | Jamie’s Dance Odyssey | Deptford, NJ |
| COUNTDOWN | “Master Piece” | Temecula Dance Company | Temecula, CA |
| GROOVE | “Scenario” | ICON Dance Complex | Englishtown, NJ |
| KAR | “Uproar” | T J E Dance Force | Holbrook, NY |
| MASQUERADE | “It” | Dance Force | Clarksville, TN |
| RAINBOW | “Fraternity” | Above The Barre | Berea, OH |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | “Requiem” | Steps Dance Center | Aurora, IL |
| STARQUEST | “Like This” | Fusion Dance Force | Halbrook, NY |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | “This Is How We Do”It | The Dancer’s Workshop | Wall, NJ |
| BEST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BEST OPEN/BALLET/ACRO NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | “Nicest Thing” | Centerstage Dance Company | Dixon, IL |
| BEYOND THE STARS | “The Village” | Once Upon A Dream | Wadsworth, OH |
| COUNTDOWN | “Swim Good” | Adage Dance Center | Pomona, CA |
| GROOVE | “Survivor” | iMpact Dance Project | Alexandria, VA |
| KAR | “Somebody to Love” | Dance Arts Centre | Chanhassen, MN |
| MASQUERADE | “The Empress” | The Dance Complex | Maple Grove, MN |
| RAINBOW | “When The Party’s Over” | BPM Dance Complex | Lees Summit, MO |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | “Welcome to Bates Motel” | Infinity Dance | Brigham City, UT |
| STARQUEST | “Red Football” | Spotlight Productions Dance Studio | Eagan, MN |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | “Drallion” | McKeon Dance and Gymnastics Center | Hopedale, MA |
| BEST CHOREOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | “I Got You” | The WRK.PLC | Hendersonville, TN |
| BEYOND THE STARS | “Lessons” | Dancin’ In The Spotlight | Iselin, NJ |
| COUNTDOWN | “Feelin Good” | So Cal Dance | Poway, CA |
| GROOVE | “Free to Fly” | Steps Dance Center | Naperville, IL |
| KAR | “Used to Be Mine” | Cutting Edge Dance Center | Phillips Ranch, CA |
| MASQUERADE | “Flying” | Woodbury Dance Center | Woodbury, MN |
| RAINBOW | “Run From Me” | Ignite | North Bend, WA |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | “Leave the Light On” | Carlsbad Dance Centre | Carlsbad, CA |
| STARQUEST | “Yellow Suit Symphony” | Mary Alice’s Dance Studio | Orchard Park, NY |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | “Individuality” | Cathy Taylor School of Dance | Auburn, MA |
| BEST PERFORMANCE OF 2019 NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | “The Climb” | Shooting Stars School of Performing Arts | Ocoee, FL |
| BEYOND THE STARS | “NASA” | Creative Edge Dance Academy | Emerson, NJ |
| COUNTDOWN | “I Surrender” | Dancers Edge | Visalia, CA |
| GROOVE | “Thataway” | Cutting Edge Dance Center | Phillips Ranch, CA |
| KAR | “Louder” | Dancer’s Edge Studio | Macomb, MI |
| MASQUERADE | “Can You Feel It” | Summit Dance Shoppe | Plymouth, MN |
| RAINBOW | “Perception” | Studio 19 | Mars, PA |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | “Peter Pan” | Hart Academy of Dance | La Habra, CA |
| STARQUEST | “All Stars” | The Academy Of Dance | Newport News, VA |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | “Whoa Now” | Precision Dance Center | Charlotte, NC |
PRELIMINARY PEOPLE’S CHOICE
| APPLAUSE TALENT | ||
| “Leave a Light On” | Prestige Dance Company | Murietta, CA |
| “The Greatest Show” | Ultimate Dance Complex | McMurry, PA |
| “Father” | Dance Specialties, Ltd | Belmont, NC |
| “Love Shack” | Smartt Steps | Hendersonville, TN |
| “Leave Your Mark” | Dance Plus | Florissant, MO |
| BEYOND THE STARS | ||
| “Hurt For Me” | Dance Dimensions | Grand Rapids, MI |
| “Cleopatra” | Studio E Dance | Glen Carbon, IL |
| “Worth Holding On To” | Loren Fenerty’s Dance Factory | Saint Rose, LA |
| “This Is Me” | Tawn Marie’s Dance Centre | Liverpool, NY |
| “The Web” | Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts | Berwyn, PA |
| COUNTDOWN | ||
| “Cell Block Tango” | The Rage | Granada Hills, CA |
| “Remember The Time” | Temecula Dance Company | Temecula, CA |
| “We Did What We Could” | Innovation Dance Company | Las Vegas, NV |
| “Wings” | Evoke Dance Movement | Carlsbad, CA |
| “Cool Party” | Elements Dance Space | Pasadena, CA |
| GROOVE | ||
| “I Am Here” | Seaside Dance Academy | Berlin, MD |
| “The Chain” | The King Centre For The Performing Arts | Wanaque, NJ |
| “Come to the Table: A Story of Conflict and Resolution” | Move Dance and Fitness | Rosenberg, TX |
| “Conformed to Society” | Revolution Dance Center | Pasadena, CA |
| “If” | Studio West Dance Center | Fort Collins, CO |
| KAR | ||
| “The Greatest Show” | Leisa Payne School of Dance | Mackay, Queensland Australia |
| “Broken Vow” | East Coast Artists Dance Center | Islip Terrace, NY |
| “Game Time” | Intensity Dance Academy | Valencia, PA |
| “I Am What I Am” | Jordan Center Dance | Solon, OH |
| “Next To You” | Triple Threat Dance Company | Wolcott, CT |
| MASQUERADE | ||
| “Beats” | Stage Door Studios | Sarasota, FL |
| “It’s Beginning” | LeDance Studio | Overland Park, KS |
| “Heartbreak Hotel” | South Metro Dance Academy | Lakeville, MN |
| “Get Low” | Emerge Dance Academy | Cincinnati, OH |
| “Fix You” | All That Dance | Springboro, OH |
| RAINBOW | ||
| “Queen Forever” | Studio C | Arnold, MO |
| “Lose My Mind” | Signature Dance Academy | Poway, CA |
| “Army” | All That Dance | Bentonville, AR |
| “Bring It Back” | Haja Dance Company | Newport, MI |
| “You Will Be Found” | Jazz N Taps | Pleasanton, CA |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | ||
| “Coco” | The Dance Vault | Magnolia, TX |
| “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown” | Best Foot Forward | Escondido, CA |
| “Welcome to the Jungle” | Elite Dance Studios | Valencia, CA |
| “Pixar” | The Talent Planet | Victorville, CA |
| “Frozen” | Forever Dance Lake Tahoe | Zephyr Cove, NV |
| STARQUEST | ||
| “Gone” | Performers Edge Dance Center | Davenport, FL |
| “Green Triangles” | Sally McDermott Dance Centers | Auburn, MA |
| “Dream State” | Barton And Williams School of Dance | Stafford, VA |
| “Sculpt” | Concord Dance Academy | Concord, NH |
| “The Things We Don’t Talk About” | On Your Toes Academy of Dance | Buffalo Grove, IL |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | ||
| “The Day That Never Came” | Step Ahead School of Dance | Rehoboth, MA |
| “French Revolution” | Tippy Toes Dance Studio | Princeton, NC |
| “The Broken” | TURN IT OUT Dance Academy | Bellaire, OH |
“Ashes” |
Artistic Designs Dance Company | Liverpool, NY |
| “Fear Is A Liar” | Parker Dance Company / Carrollton Academy of Dance | Carrollton, GA |
2019 BEST CONVENTION PERFORMANCE WINNERS
| LA DANCE MAGIC | “Send In the Clowns” | Mary Skiba School of Dance | Clinton Township, MI |
| HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION | “Hogwarts” | Jazz Dancer Studio | Layton, Utah |
| HOLLYWOOD VIBE | “Life” | Steps Dance Center | Chicago, IL |
| TREMAINE DANCE CONVENTION | “Nostalgia” | G. Scotten Talent Center | Fishers, IN |
2019 FAVORITE CONVENTION TEACHER NOMINEES
| LA DANCE MAGIC | Julie Kay Stallcup |
| Albert Blaise Cattafi | |
| HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION | Mitchel Federan |
| Bonnie Story | |
| HOLLYWOOD VIBE | David Moore |
| Alexa Anderson | |
| TREMAINE DANCE CONVENTION | Keri LaGrand |
| Emily Zachary |