Nationals Solo Rules + Awards

DANCERS PERFORMING BY THEMSELVES WILL BE PLACED IN THE SOLO DIVISION. ALL COMPETITIVE & RECREATIONAL SOLOS – All top REGIONAL solos from each category, within each Competitive or Recreational Division, and within each age group will represent themselves as DANCERS EAST, DANCERS WEST, DANCERS NORTH, and DANCERS SOUTH at NATIONALS.

PERFORMERS CAN PERFORM AS MANY DANCES AS THEY QUALIFIED AT REGIONALS. EACH SOLOIST MUST PERFORM WITHIN THE SAME STYLE OF DANCE IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS QUALIFIED AT REGIONALS BUT CAN VARY THE ROUTINE.

THE FOLLOWING BREAKDOWN WILL OCCUR AT NATIONALS:

• DAY 1 OF NATIONALS ALL DANCES WILL BE SCORED FOR ADJUDICATION AND THEN PLACED IN OUR FINAL TOP 5 ROUND BY AGES AND PERFORMANCE LEVEL. TOP 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE AT OUR NYLA DANCE PARTY.

• DAY 2 OF NATIONALS IS OUR FINAL TOP 5 ROUND, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, AND THEN AWARDS.

EVERYONE RECEIVES AN AWARD FOR ENTERING. ALL SOLOISTS WILL RECEIVE A MEDAL AND PIN FOR ADJUDICATION NATIONAL OVERALL HIGH SCORE WINNERS: GIVEN TO SOLOISTS IN THEIR DIVISION PER AGE GROUP AND PERFORMANCE LEVEL

• $25 IN NYLA REWARDS FOR OHS SOLOISTS (VALID FOR 1 YEAR)

• BOTH PERFORMANCE LEVELS WILL RECEIVE A NATIONAL OHS TROPHY NATIONAL TITLES FOR DANCE & T3 SOLOS: MISS AND/OR MR. NATIONAL NYLA DANCE AS WELL AS MISS OR MR. NATIONAL NYLA TRIPLE THREAT IN EACH AGE GROUP AND PERFORMANCE LEVEL

• ALL NATIONAL TITLE WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL SASH, CROWN FOR FEMALE DANCERS AND TROPHY FOR MALE DANCERS

• NO CASH AWARDS FOR TITLE WINNERS NATIONAL TITLES FOR PHOTOGENIC: MISS AND/OR MR. NATIONAL NYLA PHOTOGENIC DANCER IN EACH AGE GROUP

• ALL NATIONAL TITLE WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL SASH, CROWN FOR FEMALE DANCERS AND TROPHY FOR MALE DANCERS NYLA NATIONAL DANCER OF THE YEAR: WILL BE GIVEN TO SOLOISTS IN 11&UNDER AND 12&OVER IN BOTH PERFORMANCE LEVELS WITH THE HIGHEST SCORES OF THE COMPETITION

• TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD SOLOISTS MUST MAKE THE TOP 5 ROUND OF OUR COMPETITION NATIONAL AWARDS FOR MAKING TOP 5 ROUND: TOP 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE ON THE FIRST DAY AT THE END OF COMPETITION AT OUR THEMED NYLA NATIONALS DANCE PARTY. THOSE THAT MAKE THE TOP 5 ROUND WILL RECEIVE A RECOGNITION AWARD AND FUN PRIZES.

• JUDGES CHOICE AWARDS - JUDGES PICK OUT THEIR FAVORITE DANCES FROM THE COMPETITION

• PROPS AWARD, COSTUME AWARD, AND CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD

• NEW YORK AWARD - BEST NEW YORK STYLE DANCE

• LOS ANGELES AWARD - BEST LA STYLE DANCE

• NYLA DANCE AWARD - MOST ENTERTAINING GROUP

• PERFECT SCORE AWARD - GIVEN TO DANCES THAT RECEIVE A PERFECT 100 SCORE

* RECEIVING NATIONAL DANCER OF THE YEAR TITLE AND BEING PART OF OUR BRAND BY INCLUDING ALL DANCER OF THE YEAR WINNERS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES.

* PERFORMING AT NATIONALS WITH ENTRIES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

* SPECIAL CHOREOGRAPHY PERFORMED DURING NYLA NATIONALS SHOWCASE OF STARS BY ALL REGIONAL OVERALL HIGH SCORE AND TITLE WINNERS.

STEVE BIELECKI EMOTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARD: NOMINEES FROM REGIONALS WILL COMPETE FOR THE NATIONAL TITLE.

• THE STEVE BIELECKI WINNER AT NATIONALS WILL RECEIVE A FREE SOLO ENTRY AND CONVENTION ENTRY AT ANY OF OUR EVENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

RITA HEWITT AWARD FOR INSPIRED CHOREOGRAPHY: SPECIAL AWARD GIVEN TO A CHOREOGRAPHER AT NATIONALS WHOSE DANCE INSPIRED US ALL THROUGH ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR DANCERS PERFORMANCE.