2026 RULES & REGS
NATIONAL DANCE HONORS
HONORED DANCER EXPERIENCE
Honored Dancer Fee - $495
All Honored Dancer auditions are closed to Studio Directors and Teachers” need to change to Honored Dancer auditions are open to registered studio directors and teachers to observe. Studio representatives are not permitted.
INCLUDED IN HONORED DANCER CREW REGISTRATION:
Honored Crew Rehearsals & Performance
Honored Crew T-Shirt & Jacket
Honored Crew Bag
Honored Dancer Solo Entry
HONORED DANCER CRITERIA
SOLO SCORE
25% of total weighted score
JAZZ AUDITION
15% of total weighted score
TAP AUDITION
15% of total weighted score
CONTEMPORARY AUDITION
15% of total weighted score
HIP HOP AUDITION
15% of total weighted score
BALLET AUDITION
15% of total weighted score
HONORED DANCER FINAL COMPETITION
The top 10 Honored Dancer finalists will re-compete their solo for the NDH Faculty in the Honored Dancer Final Competition. Scores will be wiped clean giving all dancers a chance at the title.
All Honored Dancer Nominees who re-compete their solos will receive unlimited free tuition to all Adrenaline and Revive 26-27 regional events!
HONORED DANCER WINNERS
Our Mini, Junior, Teen, and Senior Honored Dancer Winners receive TWO FULL YEARS of unlimited Adrenaline and Revive Workshops as well as a chance to assist our faculty during the 2026-27 regional season! Winners in the Senior age division receive a LIFETIME of free Adrenaline and Revive workshop tuition. Winners in all age divisions receive free workshop tuition to National Dance Honors 2027.
Dancers may only win the title of Honored Dancer once in an age category, and they are ineligible to recompete until they age up into the next category.
VIDEO CREW
The NDH Video Crew experience is overseen by the Amplified Media Team and select Faculty members. This exciting opportunity is open to all Mini, Junior, Teen, and Senior dancers not participating in the Honored Dancer Crew Experience.
The fee to participate in the Video Crew is $275. Regional Video Crew scholarships may be applied towards this fee, however a scholarship is not required for participation in Video Crew.
Video Crew is designed to give participants a sampling of what it's like to be on set for a professional video shoot. The experience will involve dance and movement on camera, as well as acting, and lessons in camerawork, shot selection, blocking, lighting, etc. and is open and welcome to all dancers: Mini, Junior, Teen and Senior. The Video Crew will be filmed over the course of the week during dedicated shooting blocks that can be found on the NDH event schedule. There will be an edited feature for both Las Vegas and Orlando, as well as a combined deliverable following both NDH events. Those involved in the shoot will be granted access to the edited Video Crews as well as behind the scenes photographs.
Dancers are unable to participate in both the Video Crew and Honored Dancer Experience as rehearsals overlap.
GRADUATING SENIOR EXPERIENCE
All dancers from the graduating class of 2025 are invited to perform during the NDH Gala in both Las Vegas and Orlando! Dancers must be registered for the full workshop and attend all scheduled rehearsals to participate. There is no fee to be part of this experience and this can be combined with either Video Crew or the Honored Dancer Experience.