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
- to be posted soon