The abundance of dance competitions around the country does not even go someway in measuring against those taking place in the United States. One particular example is The Dance Awards, presented by Break the Floor Productions. Occurring during the summer season, it is a prestigious awards ceremony that recognises excellence in the past year of dance. Competitors from all the Break the Floor events, such as Jump and 24Seven, are invited to gather in one of two entertainment capitals—Las Vegas or New York City.
This year, The Dance Awards celebrates its 5th year, hosting the Las Vegas event from 26 June-3 July, and the NYC event from 5-12 July. As part of this annual celebration of dance, there will be over $100,000 in cash and prizes awarded to dancers and dance training studios. Set in a prestigious theatre, awards are presented for outstanding individual or collective efforts in up to 30 categories. The events are like no other and are a fantastic celebration of talent. The high standards of the events are maintained by the scores for The Dance Awards, monitored by an international auditing firm.
In addition to The Dance Awards being transparent and ethical, it also gives its dancers who are taking part the chance to participate in workshops with iconic professionals: favourite dancers and choreographers. Faculty and judges include big names such as Mia Michaels, Mandy Moore, Travis Wall, Stacey Tookey, Kenny Wormald, Sonya Tayeh and tWitch. The huge events are great participatory events for aspiring dancers, inviting them to make new dance friends and to push themselves as dancers.
For more information on the 2015 Dance Awards, visit www.thedanceawards.com.