HONORS & AWARDS
2025
KAR Dance Competition Awards
“Magnolia Embrace”
Overall High Point & Judge’s Choice
“Blue” – Judge’s Choice
Spotlight Dance Cup Regional Awards
Level Spotlight 4 Performance Class Chinese classical dance
“Spring Stroll in a Raining Gorge”
First Place, Diamond Award Winner
Best Choreography Award Winner
Level 5 Class competed in Future Gem
Intermediate Group category
Performed contemporary dance “Blue”
Diamond Highest Score Winner
1st Place, Contemporary Dance category
1st Place, Diamond Award
Level 5 student Jacqueline Chinese classical dance solo
“Mountain Spirit”
Elite (highest level) category
First Place Winner, Diamond Award
Best Costume Award Winner
Team A's Chinese classical dance
“Magnolia Embrace”
Future Gem Intermediate Group category
Winner, Future Gem Small Group Diamond
1st place overall, Intermediate group
A Cut Above Winner, Excellence Award
First Place, Diamond Award Winner
2024
Taoli World Cup Dance Competition
"The Little Chinese Opera Troupers"
Platinum Award
Taoli World Cup Dance Competition
"Flying Apsara"
Gold Award
Spotlight Dance Cup Regional Awards
"Flying Apsara" solo
Judge's Choice Winner Award
Diamond Award
Category Winner
Best Overall Award
Best Costume
(Age 13-15)
"The Beauties From the Dali Village"
(Small Group)
Overall Winner Award
Judges Choice Award
Diamond Award
"A Bright Summer Day"
(Large Group)
Diamond Award
"The Little Chinese Opera Troupe"
(Small Group)
Diamond Award
"A Love Letter" (Solo)
Diamond Award
Best Costume Award
Best Technique Award
2023-2024
Taoli World Cup Dance Competition: Preliminary-Spring
"Flying Apsara"
Platinum Award
Highest Overall
(Age 13-15)
Taoli World Cup Dance Competition: Preliminary-Spring
"The Little Chinese Opera Troupe"
Platinum Award
(Age 7 & Under)
2022-2023
Taoli World Cup Dance Competition
Grand Final "Reverie" Platinum Award
Judge's Choice Award
(Age 11-13)
2022-2023
Taoli World Cup Dance Competition: Preliminary-Summer
"Reverie"
First Place Award
Platinum Award
Highest Overall Intermediate Level
(Age 11-13)
2023
Spotlight Dance Cup Regional Awards
Reverie (solo)
Diamond Award
Tang Fantasy (large group)
Diamond Award
Paper-Cut-Girls (large Group)
Ruby Award
Wonderful (solo)
Emerald Award
2022-2023
Taoli World Cup Dance Competition: Preliminary
"Reverie"
Highest Overall in age/level group
Platinum Award
2019
Spotlight Dance Cup Regional Awards
"Mulan Expedition"
Overall Winner Award, Diamond Award
Since 1st Position Dance Academy was founded, our students have participated in annual on-stage performances and competitions, local, regional, national, and international. These events enrich their experience, giving them the opportunity to interact with dance groups of all levels from around the world and to establish external milestones for their mastery.
The presence of family and friends in the audience also reaffirms how the rigorous dance training program is enhanced by such support and encouragement and is a source of pride and excitement for the students as well as for their supporters.
