Awards and Honors

HSArts is proud to be the recipient of numerous awards and honors at regional and national competitions. 

2023

Applause Dance Competition 

  • Highest Score of the Day Studio Award
  • Best Choreography Award for group dance, “Calligraphy” out of 200+ entries of the day (choreographer: Ms.Hanna Zhang) 
  • 1st Place Overall and Elite Platinum Award for senior small group dance, “Butterflies”
  • 1st Place Overall and Elite Platinum Award for teen small group dance, “Calligraphy”
  • Best Costume Award for “Calligraphy” 
  • 1st Place Overall and Elite Platinum Award for junior solo, “Ode to Lotus”
  • Junior Applause Title Winner (Abigail Wong) 
  • 1st Place Overall and Double Platinum Award for teen solo, “Dancing in the Rain” (Emilie Fu)
  • Special Judges’ Award (Emilie Fu)
  • 1st Place Overall and Double Platinum Award for junior duet, “Together We Stand” (Abbie Tanabe, Kylie Tang)
  • 3rd Place Overall and Double Platinum Award for junior solo, “Remembrance” (Kylie Tang)
  • 4th Place Overall and Double Platinum Award for junior solo, “Courage” (Andy Ispas)

Starbound Competition

  • 1st Place Overall and Elite Gold for teen group dance, “Calligraphy”
  • Special Judges’ Award (Precision Award) for “Calligraphy”
  • 1st Place Overall, Elite Gold, and Judges’ Award (“Dynamic Duo”) for duet, “Chasing Light” (Abigail Wong, Andy Ispas)
  • 1st Place Overall, 1st Place in Folkloric category, and Elite Gold award for junior solo, “Ode to Lotus” (Abigail Wong)
  • Golden Ticket (Abigail Wong)
  • 1st Place Overall and Elite Gold for preteen duet, “Together We Stand” (Abbie Tanabe, Kylie Tang)
  • 2nd Place Overall and Judges’ Award (“Engaging Performance”) for junior solo “Paper Route” (Isabelle Tseng)
  • 4th Place Overall, Elite Gold, and Judges’ Award (“Powerhouse Award) for preteen solo “Courage” (Andy Ispas)
  • 4th Place Overall and High Gold for junior solo, “Teahouse Waiter” (Madeleine Chan)
  • 6th Place Overall and Elite Gold for preteen solo “Remembrance” (Kylie Tang)
  • Top Winner and Elite Gold for senior solo “Sounds of Snowfall” (Daphne Ng, John Wu)
  • Elite Gold for teen group dance, “Butterflies”
  • High Gold for teen solo, “Dancing in the Rain” (Emilie Fu)

Epic Dance Competition

  • 1st Place and Platinum Award for junior duet, “Chasing Light (Andy Ispas, Abigail Wong)
  • 2nd Place and Epic Platinum Award for junior solo, “Out of My Mind” (Abigail Wong)
  • 2nd Place and Platinum Award for teen solo, “Dancing in the Rain” (Emilie Fu)
  • 3rd Place and Platinum Award for duet, “Together We Stand” (Abbie Tanabe, Kylie Tang)
  • 8th Place and Platinum Award for junior solo, “Courage” (Andy Ispas)
  • 9th Place and Platinum Award for junior solo, “Remembrance” (Kylie Tang)
  • 10th Place and Platinum Award for junior solo, “Teahouse Waiter” (Madeleine Chan) 
  • Platinum Award for junior solo, “Ode to Lotus” (Abigail Wong)

KAR Dance Competition

  • February – Miss Junior Dance (Abigail Wong) and Mr. Junior Dance (Andy Ispas)
  • February – 2nd Place for primary junior duet, “Ode to Lotus” (Abigail Wong)
  • February – 5th Place for primary junior duet,  “Courage” (Andy Ispas)

Leap Dance Competition

  • 6th Place for junior solo, “Remembrance” (Kylie Tang)
  • 8th Place for junior solo, “Teahouse Waiter” (Madeleine Chan)
  • Judges’ Award “Future Cirque du Soleil” (Madeleine Chan)
  • “Together We Stand”

2022

  • July – 10th Place at Starbound Nationals for junior duet, “A Dancer’s Journey” (Kylie Tang, Joan Etheridge)
  • May – 2nd Place at Starbound Competition for junior duet, “A Dancer’s Journey” (Kylie Tang, Joan Etheridge)
  • May – 10th Place at KAR Dance Competition for intermediate senior solo, “Variation from Raymonda” (Carmen Dettmer)
  • April – 6th Place at Nexstar Dance Competition for senior solo, “Variation from Raymonda” (Carmen Dettmer)
  • April – 2nd Place at Applause Dance Competition for junior duet, “A Dancer’s Journey” (Kylie Tang, Joan Etheridge)
  • February – 2nd Place at Leap Dance Competition for junior duet, “Flute Melody” (Abigail Wong)

2021 & before

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