The Dance Awards

The Dance Awards is a national dance competition held annually in Las Vegas and Orlando. Dancers between the ages of five and nineteen are awarded to recognize excellence in dance. TDA is widely regarded as a prestigious award presented for dance in the US, and is considered to be one of the toughest competitions internationally for young pre-professional dancers.

Overview
The Dance Awards (TDA) is a national dance competition that collaborates with JUMP, Nuvo, and 24 Seven Dance, produced by Break the Floor. The Dance Awards was first held in 2011 in New York City, where it continued to be held annually in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, the competition expanded to two locations, Las Vegas and New York City. It continued to be held this way for another year in 2015. However, in 2016 and 2017, the second location was changed to Orlando instead of New York City.

The competition is usually held in the first week of July.

Famous competitors
There have been several competitors that have competed or appeared on several other talent or dancing shows such as America's Got Talent, World of Dance, Dance Moms, Dancing with the Stars, and So You Think You Can Dance. Those competitors include Jenna Johnson, Kalani Hilliker, Briar Nolet, Tate McRae, Brynn Rumfallo, JoJo Siwa, Eva Igo, Maddie Ziegler, Elliana Walmsley, and Mackenzie Ziegler.

New York City
New York City was the original location for the competition in 2011, but it was replaced by Orlando in 2016.

Las Vegas
Las Vegas was introduced as a location in 2014. It is widely considered to be the toughest place to compete as the most prestigious dance companies choose to attend the Las Vegas competition instead of the Orlando or New York City location.

Orlando
In 2016 Orlando replaced New York City as the second competition location.

LIVE
The Dance Awards LIVE was held online in 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two Time Winners

 * Ricky Ubeda: Teen 2011, Senior 2012
 * Jazzmin James: Teen 2012, Senior 2015
 * Kyle Patrick Clarke: Teen 2012, Senior 2015
 * Emma Sutherland: Junior 2014, Teen 2016
 * Lex Ishimoto: Teen 2014, Senior 2016
 * Jonathan Wade: Junior 2011, Senior 2016
 * Avery Gay: Mini 2015, Junior 2017
 * Tristan Ianiero: Mini 2015, Junior 2017
 * Ryan Maw: Junior 2015, Teen 2017
 * Simrin Player: Teen 2014, Senior 2017
 * Jonathan Paula: Mini 2016, Junior 2018
 * Morgan Higgins: Teen 2016, Senior 2018
 * Lucy Vallely: Teen 2015, Senior 2018
 * Stefano Bonomo: Mini 2017, Junior 2019
 * Bostyn Brown: Junior 2016, Teen 2019
 * Holden Maples: Junior 2016, Teen 2019
 * Murphy Lee: Junior 2015, Teen 2019
 * Kelis Robinson: Teen 2018, Senior 2020
 * Kayla Mak: Mini 2014, Senior 2021
 * Keenan Mentzos: Mini 2020, Junior 2022
 * Hailey Bills: Mini 2017, Teen 2022
 * Hudson Pletcher: Mini 2018, Senior 2024
 * Ruby Castro: Teen 2019, Senior 2022
 * Skylar Wong: Mini 2022, Junior 2024
 * Matthew Conway: Mini 2022, Junior 2024
 * Zachary Roy: Junior 2022, Teen 2024

Three Time Winners

 * Jayci Kalb: Junior 2011, Teen 2014, Senior 2016
 * Payton Johnson: Junior 2012, Teen 2015, Senior 2017
 * Tate McRae: Mini 2013, Junior 2015, Teen 2018
 * Findlay McConnell: Junior 2014, Teen 2017, Senior 2019
 * D’Angelo Castro: Junior 2012, Teen 2016, Senior 2019
 * Joziah German: Mini 2014, Teen 2018, Senior 2020
 * Kiarra Waidelich: Mini 2016, Junior 2018, Teen 2020
 * Brady Farrar: Mini 2014, Junior 2017, Teen 2021
 * Crystal Huang: Mini 2019, Junior 2021, Teen 2023
 * Cameron Voorhees: Mini 2018, Junior 2021, Teen 2023
 * Ian Stegeman: Mini 2019, Junior 2021, Teen 2023