National Honor Society for Dance Arts ™ (NHSDA): Secondary Program
(Grades 9-12)
The National Honor Society for Dance Arts™ (NHSDA) is a program of the National Dance Education Organization. Joint Institutional members of NDEO and MDC are eligible to establish a National Honor Society for Dance Arts™ at their school or studio.
The National Honor Society for Dance Arts™ is run on an institutional basis. Chapters at the Junior, Secondary, and Collegiate level are set up at individual schools, and only students who are enrolled at that school may apply for induction. Individual students, not enrolled at a school that hosts a current NHSDA Chapter, are not eligible for induction.
The Secondary Program (grades 9-12) was implemented in 2005. The Collegiate Program was implemented in 2012, and a Junior Program (grades 6-8) was separated out from the Secondary Program and officially launched in 2016.
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The National Honor Society for Dance Arts™ is run on an institutional basis. Chapters at the Junior, Secondary, and Collegiate level are set up at individual schools, and only students who are enrolled at that school may apply for induction. Individual students, not enrolled at a school that hosts a current NHSDA Chapter, are not eligible for induction.
The Secondary Program (grades 9-12) was implemented in 2005. The Collegiate Program was implemented in 2012, and a Junior Program (grades 6-8) was separated out from the Secondary Program and officially launched in 2016.
For More information on the National Honor Society For Dance Arts programs, Click Here
The National Honor Society For Dance Arts Mission
By celebrating the artistic and academic achievements of exceptional dance students, you help create honor and prestige within our field and improve our image to those outside the field. To date, there are close to 400 chapters in the US and almost 3,000 students inducted over the past 3 years. |
Benefits for Students
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Institutional Benefits
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Benefits for the Field of Dance Arts Education
By recognizing outstanding dance students nationwide for their artistic merit, leadership, and academic achievement and providing institutions with a way to promote their dance programs, NHSDA helps to advance the field of dance education centered in the arts.
By recognizing outstanding dance students nationwide for their artistic merit, leadership, and academic achievement and providing institutions with a way to promote their dance programs, NHSDA helps to advance the field of dance education centered in the arts.
Does your school have an NHSDA chapter? Want to start one? If so, your school must become an Institutional Member of NDEO/MDC. For More information on the National Honor Society For Dance Arts™ programs, Click Here
NHSDA is based on the Thespians honor society, and NDEO acknowledges their generosity in allowing dance to follow the lead of theatre arts education.