AWARDS SHOW

The Awards Show is the culmination of an incredible week of dance! This formal Awards Show will include several performances and awards throughout the night. Awards will be presented for individual and collective efforts in over 30 categories. Join us for an unforgettable evening of dance!

GALA LOCATION

Las Vegas

Saturday, July 6th
Palazzo Ballroom
6pm

Orlando

Friday, July 19th
Windermere Ballroom
6pm

Tickets will go on sale at thedanceawards.com starting on June 4th at 11am PST. Tickets are $75. As a reminder, everyone will be required to have a ticket that is inside the show. If a dancer wants to come into the audience before or after they perform, they will be required to have a ticket. Otherwise, they can wait in the dressing room.

WHAT’S IN THE SHOW?

Gala Performances

Best Performance Nominees

• The top FIVE overall high scores out of all the Group, Line, Extended Line, and Production divisions from each of the Mini, Junior, Teen and Senior age divisions are eligible for the Best Performance Award.
• The top five highest scoring Finals group routines, in each age division, will be announced during each individual Finals group award ceremonies. These top five routines, in each age division, are the Best Performance Nominees and will re-compete during the Awards Show.
• PLEASE NOTE: A Studio may be represented by only ONE number in each of the Mini, Junior, Teen and Senior divisions. If a particular studio were to have the top two or three scores in a division, we would then go down the list to find the next highest score with a different studio name.
• The overall highest scoring PeeWee routine (out of all of the Group, Line, Extended Line and Production divisions) will be announced at the PeeWee group routine awards. That routine will be the PeeWee Best Performance Winner and perform in the Awards Show!
• The overall highest scoring Open routine (out of all of the Group, Line, Extended Line and Production divisions) will be announced at the Open group routine awards. That routine will be the Open Best Performance Winner and perform in the Awards Show!

Best In Studio Award Winners

• Studios that bring 50+ dancers and 30+ routines (10 or more which must be group routines) will qualify for a “Best In Studio” award, which will be chosen by consensus of the judges. Best In Studio Award Winners will be announced at the last group finals awards ceremony.
• Best In Studio routines will re-perform during the Awards Show.
• If a studio’s Best In Studio routine is different than a studio’s Best Performance nominated routine(s) then they will be invited to also perform their Best In Studio routine during the Awards Show. However, if a studio’s Best In Studio routine is the same as one of their Best Performance nominated routines, then that routine will only re-compete during the Best Performance competition during the show.

Senior Male & Female Best Dancer Winner Solos

Opening Number featuring the Senior Best Dancer Finalists

Closing Number featuring the Teen Best Dancer Finalists

Special Guest Performances

Awards Presentations