Congratulations to all the 2022 Industry Dance Awards Nominees! What an incredible and exciting year of dance. We are proud to officially announce the 2022 Nominees. Starting Friday – August 19, 2022 it’s time to VOTE for your favorite. Help decide this year’s winners for the Most Prestigious Dance Event of the Year! Coming to you LIVE from the world famous AVALON HOLLYWOOD – mark your calendars for October 12, 2022!
IMPORTANT Voting dates and details:
All voting takes place online. http://www.industrydanceawards.com
Friday – August 19, 2022 – Friday – September 2, 2022 – Online Voting Outstanding Performances – VOTING OPENS 8/19 @ 6AM PST / CLOSES 9/2 @ 9PM PST
Friday – August 19, 2022 – Friday – August 26, 2022 – Online Voting for the Preliminary People’s Choice Nominee to represent each Sponsored Competition – VOTING OPENS 8/19 @ 6AM PST / CLOSES 8/26 @ 9PM PST
Monday – August 29, 2022 – Friday – September 2, 2022 – FINAL Online Voting for the 2022 People’s Choice Winner – VOTING OPENS 8/29 @ 6AM PST / CLOSES 9/2 @ 9PM PST
Wednesday – October 12, 2022 – Industry Dance Awards & Cancer Benefit Show
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Congratulations to our FAVORITE CONVENTION TEACHER NOMINEES & BEST CONVENTION PERFORMANCE WINNERS!
Friday – August 19, 2022 – Friday – September 2, 2022 – Online Voting Favorite Convention Teacher – VOTING OPENS 8/19 @ 6AM PST / CLOSES 9/2 @ 9PM PST
| FAVORITE CONVENTION TEACHER NOMINEES |
| ADRENALINE DANCE – Caroline Lewis-Jones |
| ADRENALINE DANCE – Nick Bass |
| HOLLYWOOD VIBE – Angel Mammoliti |
| HOLLYWOOD VIBE – Kevin Maher |
| LA DANCE MAGIC – Brandon Leffler |
| LA DANCE MAGIC – Jason Bernard |
| REVIVE DANCE – Matt Aylward |
| REVIVE DANCE – Jeremy Arnold |
| CONVENTION PERFORMANCE WINNERS | |||
| BEST CONVENTION PERFORMANCE – ADRENALINE DANCE | It’s My Parade | Bunker Dance Center | Las Vegas, NV |
| BEST CONVENTION PERFORMANCE – HOLLYWOOD VIBE | Chicago | Elements Dance Space | Pasadena, CA |
| BEST CONVENTION PERFORMANCE – LA DANCE MAGIC | Rumor Has It | Melodic Remedy Dance Studio | San Carlos, CA |
| BEST CONVENTION PERFORMANCE – REVIVE DANCE | The Truth Will Set You Free | Columbia Performing Arts Centre | Columbia, MO |
| BEST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE JAZZ NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | Nasty | The Dance Connection | Canton, MI |
| BEYOND THE STARS | Bury a Friend | On Edge Movement Dance Studio | Oaks, PA |
| ENERGY | Haunted | Republic Edge Dance | Cypress, TX |
| GROOVE | Do It To It | Artistic Edge Dance Centre | Wales, WI |
| KAR | Debut | Above The Barre | Berea, OH |
| MASQUERADE | It’s My Party | Storm Dance Alliance | Oswego, IL |
| RAINBOW | Are You That Somebody | Miss Donna’s School of Dance | Waxhaw, NC |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | Let Me Think About It | Bunker Dance Center | Las Vegas, NV |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | The Rain | The Movement Studios | Springfield, VA |
| BEST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE LYRICAL/MODERN/CONTEMPORARY NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | Snowing | New Dimensions | Oveido, FL |
| BEYOND THE STARS | Is That Alright | Dance Dynamics Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| ENERGY | Remains | The Academy of Dance Arts | Warrenville, IL |
| GROOVE | Helium | Seaside Dance Academy | Berlin, Maryland |
| KAR | Trembling Heart | DANCE ATTACK | Miami, FL |
| MASQUERADE | Evermore | Le Dance Studio | Overland Park, KS |
| RAINBOW | Next to you | Center Stage Dance Studio | Bloomingdale, IL |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | Wild is the Wind | True Dance & Company | Lincoln, NE |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | Why Can’t We Live Together | Project T | Lignum, VA |
| BEST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE TAP NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | Rockabel’s Canon | C.T Dance Theatre and the Arts | Prospect, CT |
| BEYOND THE STARS | The Day the Music Died | Jamie’s Dance Odyssey | Sewell, NJ |
| ENERGY | Stairway To Heaven | The Movement Center | Canal Winchester, OH |
| GROOVE | Pass The Beat | Auburn Dance Academy | Aurburn, Washington |
| KAR | I Got Rhythm | NorthPointe Dance Academy | Lewis Center, OH |
| MASQUERADE | Club Mono | Premiere Dance Academy | Prior Lake MN |
| RAINBOW | Smooth Criminal | The Element Dance Center | La Mesa, CA |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | Salt | Nolte Academy of Dance | Coralville, IA |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | One | New Hampshire School of Ballet | Hooksett, NH |
| BEST OUTSTANDING MUSICAL THEATRE/NOVELTY/CHARACTER NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | Bad Romance | Havilah Dance Company | Matthews, NC |
| BEYOND THE STARS | Blackbird | Body Language Dance Center | Ewing, NJ |
| ENERGY | My Favorite Son | Temecula Dance Company | Temecula, CA |
| GROOVE | Mama Mia | Touch of Class | El Cajon, California |
| KAR | Omg Becky | Talent Factory | Chino, CA |
| MASQUERADE | Follies | Professional Dance Center | St. Louis, MO |
| RAINBOW | Step In Time | Creative Dance | Slidell, LA |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | Me & My Shadow | Allegro Performing Arts Academy | Kent, WA |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | Doctor Jazz | Dance Extreme Academy | Trinity, FL |
| BEST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE HIP HOP NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | Overnight Celebrity | Pinnell Dance Centre | Gahanna, OH |
| BEYOND THE STARS | Money Heist | Creative Edge Dance Academy | Emerson, NJ |
| ENERGY | Runway | Forever Dance | Zephyr Cove, NV |
| GROOVE | Shes Gone | Steps Dance Center | Naperville, IL |
| KAR | It’s Going Down | The Dance Complex | Maple Grove, MN |
| MASQUERADE | Party with Roman | Xtreme Level Dance Studio | Houston, TX |
| RAINBOW | Diva | South Carolina Dance Company | Lexington, SC |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | Are You That Somebody | Westlake School for the Performing Arts | Daly City, CA |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | From Our Hood | Precision Dance Center | Cornelius, NC |
| BEST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OPEN/BALLET/ACRO NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | All Goes Wrong | Studio E Dance | Glen Carbon, IL |
| BEYOND THE STARS | Come On Eileen | Reach For The Stars Dance Studio | Ambridge, PA |
| ENERGY | Big God | West Valley Dance Company | San Jose, CA |
| GROOVE | Otto | The Dance Collective LLC | Winter Garden, FL |
| KAR | 19Th Amendment | Intensity Dance Academy | Valencia, PA |
| MASQUERADE | Voice of God | Studio 4 | Burnsville, MN |
| RAINBOW | I | South County Dance Company | R.Santa Margarita, CA |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | Mystic Red | Jun Lu Performing Arts Academy | San Jose, CA |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | Maybe We’ll See | iMpact Dance Project | Springfield, VA |
| BEST CHOREOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | Cold Hands | Barre Dance Center | Riverside, CA |
| BEYOND THE STARS | Run | The King Centre for the Performing Arts | Wanaque, NJ |
| ENERGY | Thistle and Weeds | Ms. Bridget’s School of Dance | Fenton, MI |
| GROOVE | The Earth from the Sky | Laura Cote School of Dance | Spring Grove, IL |
| KAR | Color Blind | Triple Threat Performing Arts | Livermore, CA |
| MASQUERADE | My Way | Woodbury Dance Center | Woodbury, MN |
| RAINBOW | Just Say | Elite Dance of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | Messi | Impact Dance Center | Los Alamitos, CA |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | Solitary | Essex Dance Academy | Fairfield, NJ |
| BEST PERFORMANCE OF 2022 NOMINEES | |||
| APPLAUSE | War | Dancers Edge Studio | Shelby Twp, MI |
| BEYOND THE STARS | Goliath | Dance Expressions by Erica | Irwin, PA |
| ENERGY | Cringe | Stage One Dance Studio | Brea, CA |
| GROOVE | The Chain | Ultimate Dance Complex | McMurray, PA |
| KAR | Marry The Night | Z Company Arts | Monroe, OH |
| MASQUERADE | Funk and Soul | Summit Dance Shoppe | Plymouth, MN |
| RAINBOW | When The Party’s Over | Dance Dynamics | Little Rock, AR |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | Wicked | Hart Academy of Dance | La Habra, CA |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | I’m Out | All That & Jazz | Dumfries, VA |
PRELIMINARY PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Friday – August 19, 2022 – Friday – August 26, 2022 – Online Voting for the Preliminary People’s Choice Nominee to represent each Sponsored Competition – VOTING OPENS 8/19 @ 6AM PST / CLOSES 8/26 @ 9PM PST
Monday – August 29, 2022 – Friday – September 2, 2022 – FINAL Online Voting for the 2022 People’s Choice Winner – VOTING OPENS 8/29 @ 6AM PST / CLOSES 9/2 @ 9PM PST
| APPLAUSE TALENT | |||
| APPLAUSE TALENT | Brown Derby Jump | Miller Street Dance Academy | Charlotte, NC |
| APPLAUSE TALENT | Vegas | Fusion Dance Company | Canton, GA |
| APPLAUSE TALENT | Zappaguri | Angie Hahn’s Academy of Dance | South Lion, MI |
| APPLAUSE TALENT | Lazarus | Mpower Dance Company | Hamilton, OH |
| APPLAUSE TALENT | Ghost | Dance Extreme Academy | Trinity, FL |
| BEYOND THE STARS | |||
| BEYOND THE STARS | What Happened to my Hair | Elite Dance Academy | Richboro, PA |
| BEYOND THE STARS | Above The Clouds | Starstruck Dance NJ | Gillette, NJ |
| BEYOND THE STARS | The Greatest Show | Performing Arts Studio BE | North Haven, CT |
| BEYOND THE STARS | In Case You Dont Live Forever | All That Dance | Springboro, OH |
| BEYOND THE STARS | Feel Good | Empire of the Performing Arts | Totowa, NJ |
| ENERGY | |||
| ENERGY | Lonely | Captivation Dance Affiliates | Henderson, NV |
| ENERGY | Jaiho | Deborah’s Stage Door | Rochester Hills, MI |
| ENERGY | I’m In Here | Vibe Dance Company | Temperance, MI |
| ENERGY | What We Carry | Carlsbad Performing Arts Academy | Carlsbad, CA |
| ENERGY | The Promise | In Motion Dance Center | Martinez, CA |
| GROOVE | |||
| GROOVE | Mein Herr | Cheryls School of Dance | North Providence, RI |
| GROOVE | The Village | Northern Lights Dance Academy | Frazee, MN |
| GROOVE | We Are The Champions | The Dance Refinery | Inidanapolis, IN |
| GROOVE | Rocketman | Karl and DiMarco School of Theatre and Dance | Tampa, FL |
| GROOVE | Whip It | Artistry Dance Company | Carpentersville, IL |
| KAR | |||
| KAR | Last Dance Last Chance | Dance Arts Centre | Chanhassen, MN |
| KAR | Believer | Adage Dance Center | Pamona, CA |
| KAR | Ode To A Love Lost | DanceWorks | Lakeville, MN |
| KAR | Bag Lady | Define Dance Space | Riverside, CA |
| KAR | Donda | Rising Stars Dance Academy | Providence, RI |
| MASQUERADE | |||
| MASQUERADE | I Surrender | Stage Door Studios | Sarasota, Fl |
| MASQUERADE | Proud Mary | Emerge Dance Academy | Cincinnati, OH |
| MASQUERADE | Oz | Above the Barre Dance Academy | Davenport, IA |
| MASQUERADE | Red Right Hand | All That Dance | Bentonville, AR |
| MASQUERADE | Rock of Ages | Boni’s En Toure | The Woodlands, TX |
| RAINBOW | |||
| RAINBOW | Piano Man | Centrestage Dance Studio | Scottsdale, AZ |
| RAINBOW | Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing | North Shore Dance | Huntington Station, NY |
| RAINBOW | In This Shirt | Signature Dance Academy | Poway, CA |
| RAINBOW | We Both Reached For The Gun | The Studio of Dance Kentucky | Flatwoods, KY |
| RAINBOW | Closure | Xtreme Force Dance Company | Livermore, CA |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | |||
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | Mulan | CODE Dance Studio | Liberty, MO |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | The Greatest Showman | Gotta Dance Academy | Simi Valley, CA |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | Squawk It Out | Dance Dimensions | Grand Rapids, MI |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | Friend Like Me | The Pulse Performing Arts Center | Kansas City, MO |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE CUP | From Now On | Dance Network | Collinsville, IL |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | |||
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | Otto | New Hampshire School of Ballet | Hookset, NH |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | Wepa | Broadway Bound Dance Center | Garden City, NY |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | Queen B | Stage Door School Of Dance | Patchogue, NY |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | The Little Mermaid | Regan Mason Haley Dance Company | Fredericksburg, VA |
| TURN IT UP DANCE CHALLENGE | Why We Dance | The Greater Boston School of Dance | Natick, MA |