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NHSDF
The largest dance festival in the United States showcasing excellence in high school dance programming. Since 1992.
National High School Dance Festival
Outstanding Student Choreography
2025 NHSDF Winners
2025 Outstanding Student Choreography Award
(Highest Honor)
Diliany Solano
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Right Hemisphere
Meritorious Student Choreography
(2nd Highest Honor)
Christian Kotevski
Newtown High School of the Performing Arts | Sydney, Australia
String Theories
Honorable Mention, Student Choreography
(3rd Highest Honor)
Valeria Perez
Dr. Phillips HS Dance Magnet | Orlando, FL
Incandescence
2025 Adjudication Committee
From left to right
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Carisa Armstrong | Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
Dr. Kathryn Kearns (Chair) | Founder, Executive Director NHSDF
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Kristin Alexander | The College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)
Marc Arentsen | NHSDF Advisor
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Nile H Russell | American Dance Festival (Durham, NC)
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