We are thrilled to extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the 2025 Industry Dance Awards nominees! This year has been truly exceptional in the world of dance, celebrating remarkable talent, innovative choreography, and unforgettable performances. It’s our pleasure to officially unveil the 2025 nominees who have captivated us with their artistry and passion.
As we gear up for an exciting voting season, we invite the dance community and fans everywhere to take part in shaping the outcome of this prestigious event. Starting Wednesday, June 26, 2025, cast your votes and support your favorite nominees. This is your opportunity to help decide who will take home the coveted awards at the most anticipated dance celebration of the year!
Voting Details & Schedule
All voting will be conducted online through our official website: Industry Dance Awards Voting
- Outstanding Performances 2025
Start: Wednesday, June 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM PST
End: Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM PST - Preliminary People’s Choice Nominee Voting
Start: Wednesday, June 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM PST
End: Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM PST - Final People’s Choice Voting
Start: Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM PST
End: Friday, July 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM PST
Event Date
- 2025 Industry Dance Awards: Monday, October 20, 2025 at the Avalon Hollywood
Drumroll please…
Best Jazz Performance of 2025 Nominees
| Applause Talent | Prince | Precision Dance Center | Concord, NC |
| Beyond The Stars | Body Language | Body Language Dance Center | Ewing, NJ |
| Breakout Dance Competition | Backstage Romance | Dance House of Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY |
| Energy | The Devil Went Down To Georgia | The Thomas Dance Studio | Bridgeville, PA |
| Groove | Be Alone | Power Dance Company | West Bloomfield, MI |
| Kids Artistic Revue | Hotel California | The K Project Dance Company | Riverside, CA |
| Leap National Dance Competition | Witchy Woman | The Turning Pointe School For The Arts | St. Clair Shores, MI |
| Masquerade | 4 U | Spotlight Productions | Eagan, MN |
| Rainbow | Small Town | Lana's Dance Studio | Morgan Hill, CA |
| Reverb Dance Competition | Back To Black | AEDE | Park Ridge, NJ |
| Spotlight | To the Money | Vibe Dance Studio | Snohomish, WA |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | 4 Minutes | Rage Box | Forest Hill, MD |
| Ultra | Tell It To My Heart | Miss Donna's School of Dance | Charlotte, NC |
Best Lyrical/Modern/Contemporary Performance of 2025 Nominees
| Applause Talent | In The Moonlight | Center Stage Dance Co. | China Grove, NC |
| Beyond The Stars | The Woods | Dance Elite | Morristown, TN |
| Breakout Dance Competition | Exile | Soul Inspired Dance Complex | Hartville, OH |
| Energy | Tenderness | Power Dance Company | West Bloomfield, MI |
| Groove | Lately | Liza Indiciani Studio of Dance | Beverly, MA |
| Kids Artistic Revue | Love You In My Mind | Signature Dance Academy | Poway, CA |
| Leap National Dance Competition | Empty Tables | Universal Dance Academy | Port Charlotte, FL |
| Masquerade | Cathedrals | K Monique Studio of Dance | Fort Wayne, IN |
| Rainbow | The Only Fault | Veracity Dance Project | Janesville, WI |
| Reverb Dance Competition | An Exercise In Tempo | Gainesville Dance Center | Haymarket, VA |
| Spotlight | Head Under Water | Michelle's Dance X-plosion | Castro Valley, CA |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | Adios | Peaches Dance and Music Orlando | Orlando, FL |
| Ultra | I Am Free | CMC Dance Company | Cicero, NY |
Best Tap Performance of 2025 Nominees
| Applause Talent | Church | The Dance House | Medina, OH |
| Beyond The Stars | Wait For It | Rennaes School of Dance and Acro | Omaha, NE |
| Breakout Dance Competition | Baking The Bread | Center Stage | East Brunswick, NJ |
| Energy | Dracula | The Element Dance Center | La Mesa, CA |
| Groove | Alexander | Broadway Bound Dance Center | Lebanon, NJ |
| Kids Artistic Revue | Swing Machine | Dance Connection | Gilbert, AZ |
| Leap National Dance Competition | In Your Eyes | Eleve Performing Arts Center | Bloomington, MN |
| Masquerade | Birds of a Feather | Dance By Kris | Cottage Grove, MN |
| Rainbow | Proud Mary | Studio Dance Arts | Gwinn, MI |
| Reverb Dance Competition | Definition Of Success | Elements Dance Factory | Huntingdon Valley, PA |
| Spotlight | Can't Hold Us | Westside Dance and Gymnastics Academy | Tigard, OR |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | Satisfied | New Hampshire School of Ballet | Hooksett, NH |
| Ultra | Jumpin' Jack | DNA Dance Collective | Rocklin, CA |
Best Musical Theatre/Novelty/Character Performance of 2025 Nominees
| Applause Talent | Crime Of The Century | Dance Etc | Milford, OH |
| Beyond The Stars | Mein Heir | MidAtlantic Center For The Performing Arts | Middle River, MD |
| Breakout Dance Competition | The Charlie Chaplin Look Alike Contest | Professional Dance Center | St. Louis, MO |
| Energy | Way Down Hadestown | Forever Dance | Carson City, NV |
| Groove | Hit Me With Your Best Shot | The Susten Dance Collective | Red Bank, NJ |
| Kids Artistic Revue | Roxanne | Imperium Dance Company | Duluth, MN |
| Leap National Dance Competition | Singing In The Rain | Urban Dance Productions | White Bear Lake, MN |
| Masquerade | Sing Sing Sing | Stage Door Studios | Sarasota, FL |
| Rainbow | All I Wanna Do Is Eat | The Dream Center Dance Academy | Amityville, NY |
| Reverb Dance Competition | All That Jazz | East Coast Dance Company | Sea Girt, NJ |
| Spotlight | For Your Consideration | Temecula Dance Company | Temecula, CA |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | Tuxedo Junction | Downtown Dance Factory | New York, NY |
| Ultra | Greatest Show | Hart Academy of Dance | La Habra, CA |
Best Hip Hop Performance of 2025 Nominees
| Applause Talent | Like Bruh | Xtreme Dance Force | Naperville, IL |
| Beyond The Stars | Icon | Dancers Edge | Winston Salem, NC |
| Breakout Dance Competition | Timbaland | Jamz Dance Studio | Pasadena, MD |
| Energy | So Excited | Trudance | Union City, CA |
| Groove | Step Up | Dansations School of Dance | Eastampton, NJ |
| Kids Artistic Revue | Best And Baddest | Natalie's Dance Co. | Warren, OH |
| Leap National Dance Competition | 5 Guys Named Bro | KAST Academy of the Arts | Elk Grove, CA |
| Masquerade | Talking Smack | Above the Barre Dance Academy | Davenport, IA |
| Rainbow | Yeti | Inspire Dance Complex | Corona, CA |
| Reverb Dance Competition | Take Your Hand | Inspire School of Dance | Naperville, IL |
| Spotlight | Burn | The Dance Studio 2 | Fresno, CA |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | Crank Dat | City Stage Dance Academy | Bronx, NY |
| Ultra | That's Ludacris | Outlet Dance Complex | Davidsonville, MD |
Best Open/Acro/Ballet Performance of 2025 Nominees
| Applause Talent | Count Dracula | Carolina Dance Capital | Charlotte, NC |
| Beyond The Stars | Heaven Is Here | Centerstage Dance Academy | Rock Hill, SC |
| Breakout Dance Competition | You | The Movement Studios | Springfield, VA |
| Energy | Fireball | NorthPointe Dance Academy | Lewis Center, OH |
| Groove | El Tango De Roxanne | Stagelite Academy of Performing Arts | Bloomingdale, NJ |
| Kids Artistic Revue | Witch Hunt | BSDA | Tampa, FL |
| Leap National Dance Competition | Devil Went Down To Georgia | Studio 320 Dance | Kearney, MO |
| Masquerade | Unchained Melody | Emerge Dance Academy | Harrison, OH |
| Rainbow | Icon | Premier Dance | Olathe, KS |
| Reverb Dance Competition | Cowboy Take Me Away | Boca Dance Studio | Boca Raton, FL |
| Spotlight | Folsom Prison Blues | Impact Dance Center | Los Alamitos, CA |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | Bittersweet Symphony | The Dance Warehouse | Chanhassen, MN |
| Ultra | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Starz Elite Dance Center | High Point, NC |
Choreography of the Year 2025 Nominees
| Applause Talent | Everything In Its Right Place | Just Off Broadway | Cincinnati, OH |
| Beyond The Stars | Jolene | Dance Mechanics | Allison Park, PA |
| Breakout Dance Competition | Heaven is Here | Donnas Danceworks | Elkins Park, PA |
| Energy | The Stroll | Triple Threat Performing Arts | Livermore, CA |
| Groove | Can I Start Over | Synergy Dance Collective | Pawleys Island, SC |
| Kids Artistic Revue | Your Favorite Girl | The Dance Academy of Loudoun | Leesburg, VA |
| Leap National Dance Competition | Naive | Urban Dance Productions | White Bear Lake, MN |
| Masquerade | At Seventeen | Renee Johnson’s Dance Studio | Ellisville, IL |
| Rainbow | Bring The Heat | Reed Performing Arts Company | Lee's Summit, MO |
| Reverb Dance Competition | Dream State | The Dance Workshop | Monroe, CT |
| Spotlight | Where Do Words Go? | The Academy of Dance Arts | Warrenville, IL |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | To Be Loved | The Movement Studios | Springfield, VA |
| Ultra | Dolce E Gabbana | Dance Precisions | Anaheim, CA |
Best Performance of 2025 Nominees
| Applause Talent | Heaven Is Here | Linda Dobbins Dance | Birmingham, AL |
| Beyond The Stars | Satisfaction | Reverie Dance Academy | Buffalo Grove, IL |
| Breakout Dance Competition | Hey Ya | On Edge Movement | Phoenixville, PA |
| Energy | Attack | Pas de Deux Hawai'i | Waipahu, HI |
| Groove | Burn | Seaside Dance Academy | Berlin, MD |
| Kids Artistic Revue | Clap | Central Florida Dance Center | Winter Garden, FL |
| Leap National Dance Competition | Headbanger | Equinox Dance Company | Miami, FL |
| Masquerade | Goddess | Studio 320 Dance | Kearney, MO |
| Rainbow | Toxic | Avi's Dance Project of Corona | Corona, CA |
| Reverb Dance Competition | Girl and the Geese | Studio G Performing Arts Center | Grosse Ile, MI |
| Spotlight | King's and Queens | 24-7 Danceforce | Kaneohe, HI |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | Untamed | Dansations School of Dance | Hainesport, NJ |
| Ultra | Jolene | BPM Dance Complex | Lees Summit, MO |
Preliminary People's Choice of 2025 Nominees
| Applause Talent | |||
| Applause Talent | Have You Ever Seen The Rain | Studio 412 | Bethel Park , PA |
| Applause Talent | Make Me Feel | L.A. Dance | Peoria, AZ |
| Applause Talent | MJ | Studio 5678 | Dubuque, IA |
| Applause Talent | Paul Revere | MAC Dance | Arnold, MO |
| Applause Talent | Transform Ya | Midwest Elite Dance Center | Amelia, OH |
| Beyond The Stars | |||
| Beyond The Stars | 90 Days | East Coast Edge Performing Arts Center | Ashburn, VA |
| Beyond The Stars | At This Table | Starstruck Dance NJ | Gillette, NJ |
| Beyond The Stars | Beau Monde | Mossa Dance Academy | New Hyde Park, NY |
| Beyond The Stars | Nemesis | Woodbridge School of Dance | Avenel, NJ |
| Beyond The Stars | Under The Sea | Dynamite Dance Company | Hampstead, MD |
| Breakout Dance Competition | |||
| Breakout Dance Competition | Come Sail Away | Shannon OBrien School of Dance | Attleboro, MA |
| Breakout Dance Competition | Masquerade | Studio G Dance Center | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Breakout Dance Competition | The Haunted Mansion | A Step In Time Dance Center | Sayreville, NJ |
| Breakout Dance Competition | The Tide | West Michigan Dance Center | Portage, MI |
| Breakout Dance Competition | This Is A War | The Movement Dance Centre | Old Bridge, NJ |
| Energy | |||
| Energy | Bilingual | Platinum Dance Center | Monroe, WA |
| Energy | Fight Night | Soul2Sole Dance Inc. | Highland Park, IL |
| Energy | Jenny of Oldstones | Perrysberg Dance Academy | Perrysberg, OH |
| Energy | Outside of Love | Carlsbad Performing Arts Academy | Carlsbad, CA |
| Energy | Peacocks | Inner Action Dance | Superior Township, MI |
| Groove | |||
| Groove | Catostrophic | Extensions Dance | Glenview, IL |
| Groove | Dream On | Breaking Ground Dance Center | Pleasantville, NY |
| Groove | Hold My Hand | Rockford Dance Company | Rockford, MI |
| Groove | Petals | That’s Dancin | Massapaquea, NY |
| Groove | Unknown | K Moniques Studio of Dance | Fort Wayne, IN |
| Kids Artistic Revue | |||
| Kids Artistic Revue | Bank Heist | Step Up Academy Of The Arts | Henderson, NV |
| Kids Artistic Revue | Its Dark In Here | Haja Dance Company | Newport, MI |
| Kids Artistic Revue | Meeting Of The Minds | Academy of Dance & Fine Arts | Mooresville, NC |
| Kids Artistic Revue | Recovering | A & G Dance Academy | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Kids Artistic Revue | Till The End | Pinnell Dance Centre | New Albany, OH |
| Leap National Dance Competition | |||
| Leap National Dance Competition | Cold Hearted | In The Spotlight Dance Studio | Rogers, MN |
| Leap National Dance Competition | End Of Love | Eva Moore's Performing Arts Center | Pleasant Hill, MO |
| Leap National Dance Competition | Housewives Lament | Tutterow Dance Academy | Largo, FL |
| Leap National Dance Competition | Latin Roots | Miami Dance Company | Miami, FL |
| Leap National Dance Competition | Pompeii | Studio Dans | Fulton, MD |
| Masquerade | |||
| Masquerade | Candle Flame | The Dance Unit | Hugo, MN |
| Masquerade | Great American TV Show | Helmer Dance Studio | Hudson, WI |
| Masquerade | I Beg Your Parton | Storm Dance Alliance | Oswego, IL |
| Masquerade | Money | Mann Dance Studio | Prattville, AL |
| Masquerade | Pitch Perfect | Debut Dance | North Liberty, IA |
| Rainbow | |||
| Rainbow | Man In The Mirror | Studio H Dance Company | Holt, MI |
| Rainbow | Ode To A Lost Love | D.S.A.P.A | Yorba Linda, CA |
| Rainbow | Saturn | Barb's School of Dance | Columbus, NE |
| Rainbow | Sirens; The Final Voyage | Above & Beyond Dance Company | Springfield, IL |
| Rainbow | This Is Ponderous | Dance Street West | Glendora, CA |
| Reverb Dance Competition | |||
| Reverb Dance Competition | Cornerstone | Dance Extensions PAC | Canonsburg, PA |
| Reverb Dance Competition | I Want You To Need Me | Elite Academy of Dance | South Elgin, IL |
| Reverb Dance Competition | Nemme Quitte Pas | Chris Collins Dance Studio | Alexandria, VA |
| Reverb Dance Competition | Pretty Hurts | Art Of Dance Nazareth | Nazareth, PA |
| Reverb Dance Competition | Seasons of Love | Contempro Dance Theatre | Fairless Hills, PA |
| Spotlight | |||
| Spotlight | Be Our Guest | The Pulse Performing Arts Center | Kansas City, MO |
| Spotlight | Encanto | Gotta Dance Academy | Simi Valley, CA |
| Spotlight | From The A | The Platform Dance Studio | Chandler, AZ |
| Spotlight | Mean Girls | Hart Academy of Dance | La Habra, CA |
| Spotlight | Wizard of Oz | South County Dance Company | Coto De Caza, CA |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | |||
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | Leave A Light On | Amanda Page Dance Company | Langhorne, PA |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | Money | MJ's House of Dance | Lindenhurst, NY |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | Rescue | Studio 55 Dance | Marietta, GA |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | Shipwreck | Rise Dance Studio | Staten Island, NY |
| Turn It UP Dance Challenge | The Mind | CMC Dance Company | Cicero, NY |
| Ultra | |||
| Ultra | A-Force | Danse Acad'Amy | Gatineau, QC |
| Ultra | Mission Impossible | Dance E.L.I.T.E. Performance Academy | Columbus, OH |
| Ultra | Party Up | Acapriccio Dance Company | La Vista, NE |
| Ultra | Sirens | JDI Dance Company | Canyon Lake, CA |
| Ultra | Stickup | INSPIRE Entertainment | Mesa, AZ |
Mark your calendars and prepare to join us LIVE for an unforgettable celebration of dance, artistry, and dedication at the historic Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California. Let’s make this year’s Industry Dance Awards a momentous occasion!
We can’t wait to see who will shine the brightest at the 2024 IDA. Remember, every vote counts, so don’t miss your chance to help decide this year’s winners. See you at the polls, and later, at the awards!
