2025 National Finals Opportunities
Dancers Inc. is thrilled to present the following recognitions at our National Finals event! We will be recognizing outstanding talent and dedication with these exclusive scholarship and award opportunities. Graduating seniors can apply for our Dancers Inc Foundation Scholarship for Leadership in Dance , and one inspiring educator will be recognized with our Dancers Inc Foundation Prize for Excellence in Dance Education.
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Applications close at 11:59 PM on June 30, 2025.
Dancers Inc Foundation Scholarship for Leadership in Dance
Given annually, this scholarship is awarded to graduating high school seniors in recognition of their contributions to their community using the art of dance.
This annual scholarship will be awarded to one graduating senior at each national finals for purposes of pursuing a degree from an accredited two- or four-year institution of higher education regardless of major. The scholarship is in recognition of an individual’s contribution to the advancement of the art form of dance or the use of dance to advance a social cause impacting their community.
The award will be annually, adjudicated by a panel of leaders affiliated with Dancers Inc including faculty or judges, past titlists, or master teachers. Applicant responses, no longer than 1,000 words, alongside evidence of their arts of dance and community leadership will be submitted for review on a predetermined timeline. The scholarship will be awarded at the recognition events of each Dancers Inc national finals.
This scholarship is made possible by the generosity of past national title award winners and other members of the Dancers Inc Family in honor of the confidence instilled in them through the programs and people of Dancers Inc and many others who believe that together we can revolutionize the dance industry as a force of hope in the world.
Dancers Inc Foundation Prize for Excellence in Dance Education
Given annually, this recognition illuminates the outstanding practice of dance educators who are focused on the development of the whole child through the creative art of dance.
This annual prize will be awarded to one dance educator at each national event for purposes of illuminating outstanding dance education practice focused on the development of the whole child through the creative art of dance.
This award will be annually adjudicated by a panel of dance education professionals affiliated with Dancers, Inc. Written responses or video testimonial may be made by students and families in honor of their dance teacher or studio director and submitted through a predetermined timeline. The prize will be awarded at the closing event of each Dancers Inc. Nationals event.