National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) Mission Statementprtmuser02prtmuser02112006-08-05T18:57:00Z2006-08-05T18:58:00Z12111205 102141411.5604National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) Mission StatementThe primary mission of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) is to promote and honor outstanding dance achievement in middle and high school level students (11-18 years of age). Further, NHSDA hopes to encourage well-rounded dance artists to become leaders in their communities after high school graduation. The National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) serves to identify those honor students of junior and senior high school age for nomination to the National Dance Education Organization’s (NDEO) Artistic Merit, Leadership and Academic Achievement Award, the highest dance award in the nation. Student membership in the NHSDA is awarded on the basis of points earned for meritorious work in dance that meet the honor society’s general guidelines and when appropriate, on the basis of dance class grade point average. In addition, the prospective member’s demonstration of collaborative teamwork, motivation, and participation in the many aspects of dance (choreography, performance, teaching, production, etc.) is a factor in the determination of eligibility for membership. All junior and senior high school age students (16-18 years of age) inducted into a NHSDA Student Chapter are eligible for nomination, by the Chapter Sponsor, to receive the NDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement Award.