Courage, creativity & shine!
Dance is a universal language. It transcends location, dialect, and status, freeing artists to share their emotions as an expression of self and uniting them with their audiences in a shared appreciation of movement.
Angel Shine Dance Challenges help to bring our global network together, providing young dancers with a platform to display their talents. The reward? Visibility, accolade, admiration…and of course, scholarships for dance education and expenses!
So…What’s a Dance Challenge?
An Angel Shine Dance Challenge is a fun way for dancers to share their creativity with our social media audience and the world. We post several themed challenges throughout the year on our Instagram page, inviting artists to choreograph and submit a dance video that explores that particular challenge’s theme.
Our board selects the top 3 entries and honorable mentions. We then post three finalist videos on Instagram and let the public select a winner! Every dancer under 18 years old is encouraged to submit a themed video to share their love of dance with our community!
Qualifications
All dancers under the age of 18 are encouraged to participate. Share your gifts with a global dance community, and encourage others to join!
Questions? Please email us or message us on Instagram.
Rules
All entries must be submitted by the posted deadline.
Please include the name and age of the participant. Previous challenge winners and Angel Scholars are eligible to apply.
Instructions
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Submit your video to Angel Shine’s portal.
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Submission choreography & music: Please see challenge details.
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Submission format: .MP4 or .MOV Please convert any Youtube videos to these formats
Watch the inspirational video of Tiler Peck (NYCB Principal Dancer and Angel Shine board member) and Roman Mejia (NYCB Principal Dancer) perform as Frances “Baby” and Johnny in Dirty Dancing!
Finalists
For this dance challenge, we invite dancers to bring movie magic to life by choosing their favorite
dance scene from TV, film, or Broadway and stepping into that dance in costume!
Ambassador Award Winners
Mighty Angel Award Winners
Tiny Angel Award Winners
Congratulations and welcome to the Angel Shine family:
Ambassador Angel Winners:
1st Prize: Lauren Li (Matilda the Musical)
2nd Prize: Nali Dobrin (Flashdance)
3rd Prize: Crystal Huang (Newsies)
4th Prize: Eric Poor (Dancing Through Life / Wicked)
Mighty Angel Winners:
1st Prize: Emmalynne Brown and Jonah Bowie (Gilmore Girls)
2nd Prize: Sofiia Cherkasy (La La Land)
3rd Prize: Lila Forkes (A Chorus Line)
Tiny Angel Winners:
1st Prize: Clarice Rolo Reis (Lion King)
2nd Prize: Daisy Wong (Popular / Wicked)
Honorable Mentions:
Rebeca Obando, Polina Pikiner, Finlay Ratcliffe, Yun Qian, Bohdana Stoikova, Maiia Badakva
Scholarship awards:
Ambassador (ASF scholars): 1st Prize: $2,500, 2nd Prize: $1,500, 3rd Prize: $500, 4th Prize: $500
Mighty Angel (age 12-17): 1st Prize: $2,500, 2nd Prize: $1,500, 3rd Prize: $500
Tiny Angel (age 11 and under): 1st Prize: $2,500, 2nd Prize: $1,000
Honorable Mentions: $250
