CenterStage Performing Arts Academy is an established Secondary Chapter of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts accessible to 9th-12th grade students studying dance who meet the requirements for induction. CenterStage seeks to ensure that excelling dance students within Middle Tennessee area have every opportunity to grow and succeed. This means that students attending a high school without a dance program or whose high school or dance studio are not current chapters, can still be inducted through CenterStage Performing Arts Academy. 

What is NHSDA?
The primary mission of the NHSDA is to promote and honor outstanding dance achievement and to encourage well-rounded dance artists to become leaders in their communities after high school graduation.

What are the goals of NHSDA?
  • To promote a desire for life-long learning in the field of dance
  • To encourage an understanding of, and an appreciation for, dance as an art form and develop knowledgeable audiences for tomorrow
  • To identify honor students (grades 11 & 12) for nomination to the NDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership and Academic Achievement Award, one of the highest honor programs for dance in the United States

What do 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 (provided your school will approve them)
  • Acknowledged on the CS website and yearbook
  • Are eligible to apply for the NDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership and Academic Achievement Award.

What do I need to know before I sign up?
  • CenterStage should be considered the "home studio" with an inductee taking at least one weekly class
  • Most points, except those noted, can be counted starting at the beginning of the student's freshman year
  • 20 out of the 30 points must have been at or with CenterStage Performing Arts Academy

Each student seeking Induction will be assigned a CS Staff member to guide them through the process. If you have questions regarding NHSDA or are interested in being inducted, please email us!

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