NHSDA Induction Ceremonies

The NHSDA, is designed for dance education students, dance educators and professional dancers to express their devotion to the art form by sharing, recognizing, and promoting dance education within schools and communities. NHSDA chapters are designed for students in high school who are receiving their dance training in public or private dance schools. 

We are so excited to announce that All That & Jazz! is now a National Honor Society for Dance Arts Chapter! Pledges and inductees will earn society points through dance and their community involvement, as well as maintaining high academic standards. Pledges will earn honor cords for their graduations and will be able to have the honor on all college applications.  

• Recognition of students and advisors for outstanding artistic and academic achievement.
• Educational development opportunities
• Networking with dance students and professionals
• Leadership activities
• Induction and other recognition ceremonies
• Special awards presented to outstanding senior graduates
• Outreach programs to the community
• And much more!

• Candidate must maintain and show proof of a 3.0 GPA
• Candidate must participate in at least 2 dance All That & Jazz! dance classes per week
• Candidates must be in grades 6-8 for the Junior Chapter and grades 9-12 for the Senior Chapter
• Complete the NHSDA Program Interest Form https://forms.gle/bczad5vxjjes2ATF9.

Members must achieve 15 points (Junior Chapter) or 30 points (Senior Chapter) for induction. Members are responsible for tracking their own points and will be expected to show proof of points achieved by November 1st.

Dance
Enrolled weekly in at least two All That & Jazz! dance classes for the season= 2 points
Each additional dance class= 1 point
Participate in school dance team/program= 2 points
Participate in non-competitive dance performance= 2 points
Participate in dance competition= 2 points
Attend a live dance performance= 2 points
Participate in a summer dance convention= 2 points
Participate in a summer program (non-competition/convention)= 3 points

Work with staging duties, sets, costumes, props, sound, rehearsal director or dance captain, publicity, videography, per activity= 2 points

Choreograph a dance performance piece: (2+ minutes in length)= 4 points per piece 

Community
Participate in AT&J! Teacher Training or Intern Program= 3 points
Volunteer at All That & Jazz event= 3 points
Volunteer at a non-All That & Jazz community service event= 2 points
Advocate for dance in the community= 2 points
Organize and produce community service event= 5 points

Academic
Receive academic award at your school= 2 points
Achieve honor roll at your school= 2 points
Maintain a 3.5 GPA or higher= 3 points
Write historical paper on a dance related topic= 4 points
(Min 300 words with three sited references)