NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FOR DANCE ARTS
Founded by NDEO in 2005, the National Honor Society for Dance Arts has many exciting benefit for our students. It allows us to celebrate the artistic and academic achievements of exceptional dance students and helps to create honor, prestige and reward.
NHSDA’s Goals
- To promote and honor outstanding artistic achievement in dance students 11-18 years of age.
- To encourage young dance artists to be leaders in their communities.
- To identify honor students of junior and senior high school age for
nomination to theNDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership and Academic Achievement
Award, one of the highest honors programs for dance in the United States.
Benefits for Students
Student induction into the NHSDA is awarded on the basis of points earned for meritorious work in dance. Other factors may include the following: dance class grade point average, cooperative teamwork, motivation, outreach, choreography, performance, teaching and production. Inductees receive a Certificate of Membership, added prestige in scholarship applications and future resumes, wear NHSDA honor cords and gold honor pins during graduation ceremonies and are eligible to apply for theNDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership and Academic Achievement Award.
