Awards

  • 2025 Spotlight Dance Cup (Las Vegas)

    • National Grand Champion

      • Diamond - “Barbie Girl“

      • Diamond - “Sacred“

    • National 2nd Overall

      • Diamond, Category 1st, Technical Award, Spotlight Award - “Count On Me“

    • National 3rd Overall

      • Diamond - “Somewhere Only We Know“

      • Diamond, Technical Award, Spotlight Award - “Over The Rainbow“

      • Diamond, “Show Yourself“

    • National 4th Overall

      • Diamond, Technical Award, Spotlight Award - “Sweet Child O' Mine“

      • Diamond - “All Is Found“

    • National 5th Overall

      • Diamond - “Revel“

    • Judge’s Choice - Fabulously Fun

      • Diamond - “Bad Idea“

    • Category 1st

      • Diamond, Technical Award, Spotlight Award - “Deadcrush“

    • Diamond

      • “A Little Party“

      • “Not About Angels“

    • Ruby

      • “My Sweet Baby“

  • 2025 24 SEVEN Dance Convention

    • ADJUDICATED AWARDS

      • STOP THE CLOCK!! - “Over The Rainbow“

      • STOP THE CLOCK!! - “Barbie Girl“

      • STOP THE CLOCK!! - “All Is Found“

      • STOP THE CLOCK!! - “Near Light“

      • High Gold - “Bangalore Whispers“

      • Palladium - “Count On Me“

      • Palladium - “Deadcrush“

      • Palladium - “Mui“

      • Palladium - “My Sweet Baby“

      • Palladium - “Omoi“

      • Palladium - “Revel“

      • Palladium - “Sacred“

      • Palladium - “Snowfall“

      • Palladium - “Somewhere Only We Know“

      • Palladium - “Suppress“

      • Palladium - “Sway Drift“

    • SPECIAL AWARDS

      • 11 O'Clock (Sidekicks) - “Barbie Girl“

      • 11 O'Clock (Mini) - “Over The Rainbow“

    • HIGH SCORE BY AGE

      • 1st Place (Mini Duo/Trio) - “All Is Found“

      • 1st Place (Sidekick Line) - “Barbie Girl“

      • 2nd Place (Sidekick Duo/Trio) - “Count On Me“

      • 8th Place (Junior Solo) - “Near Light“

      • 10th Place (Junior Solo) - “Mui“

    • HIGH SCORE BY PERFORMANCE DIVISION

      • 1st Place (Sidekick Jazz) - “Barbie Girl“

      • 3rd Place (Mini Lyrical) - “Over The Rainbow“

  • 2025 Spotlight Dance Cup (San Francisco)

    • Judges Choice Awards

      • Bright Beginning - “Count On Me“

      • Left Us Wanting More - “Sweet Child O' Mine“

      • Complete Control - “The Thing“

    • Spotlight Awards

      • Technical Award - “Revel“

      • Embrace What Makes You Unique - “Not My Job“

      • Choreography Award - “Insomnia“

      • Technical Award - “Mui“

    • Industry Dance Awards

      • Outstanding Performance - “Sway Drift“

    • Elite Gems ~ Teen ~ Small Group

      • DIAMOND - "SWAY DRIFT" (Choreographer - Nan Hao)

      • EMERALD - "BANGALORE WHISPERS"

    • Elite Gems ~ Teen ~ Solo

      • DIAMOND - "THE THING"

      • SAPPHIRE - "SNOWFALL"

      • 8th Place - "SUPPRESS"

    • Elite Gems ~ Teen ~ Title Winner

      • WINNER - Stephanie Xu

    • Senior Dance Down

      • SAPPHIRE

    • Future Gems ~ Petite ~ Duo/Trio

      • DIAMOND - "ALL IS FOUND"

      • RUBY - "MY SWEET BABY"

    • Future Gems ~ Teen ~ Solo

      • EMERALD - "INSOMNIA"

      • 5th Place - "NEAR LIGHT"

      • 6th Place - "MUI"

    • Novice Gems ~ Petite ~ Large Group

      • RUBY - "BARBIE GIRL"

    • Novice Gems ~ Junior ~ Small Group

      • EMERALD - "SACRED"

    • Novice Gems ~ Petite ~ Duo/Trio

      • EMERALD - "COUNT ON ME"

    • Novice Gems ~ Petite ~ Solo

      • SAPPHIRE - "A LITTLE PARTY"

      • 7th Place - "SWEET CHILD O' MINE"

    • Novice Gems ~ Junior ~ Solo

      • RUBY - "REVEL"

  • 2025 Believe Dance Competition

    • Solo Awards ~ Level1~ 8 & Under

      • 1st - “Sweet Child O' Mine” (Lynthia, Choreo: Nan Hao)

      • 2nd - “A Little Party” (Jade, Choreo: Catherine Xu/Julia McCullock) 

    • Solo Awards ~ Level1~ 12-14

      • 6th - “Bad Idea” (Eleanor, Choreo: Lauren Do)

    • Solo Awards ~ Level2 ~ 8 & Under

      • 1st - “Not About Angels” (Eugena, Choreo: Nan Hao)

        • Petite Miss Believe Winner 👑

        • Costume award: 3rd place 👗

      • 2nd - “Show Yourself” (Hannah, Choreo: Catherine Xu/Nan Hao)

        • 1st Runner Up Petite Miss Believe

    • Solo Awards ~ Level2 ~ 12-14

      • 1st - “Insomnia” (Katy, Choreo: Nan Hao)

        • Teen Miss Believe 👑

      • 3rd - “Mui” (Lola, Choreo: Julia McCullock)

      • 2nd Runner Up Teen Miss Believe 

      • 7th - “Waves” (Sarah, Choreo: Catherine Xu)

    • Solo Awards ~ Level3 ~ 12 -14

      • 1st - “Suppress“ (Christina, Choreo: Nan Hao) 

        • Teen Miss Believe 👑 (Everything Must Change, Choreo: Julia McCullock) 

      • 2nd - “Omoi“ (Stephanie, Choreo: Nan Hao) 

      • 1st Runner Up Teen Miss Believe 

      • Power Pak Scholarship $250 

      • 3rd - “Meds“ (Jennifer H, Choreo: Shahar Biniyani/Nan Hao)

        • 2nd Runner Up Teen Miss Believe 

    • Solo Awards ~ Level3 ~ 15 -19

      • 6th - “I Hear Your Voice“ (Xiangting, Choreo: Nan Hao)

    • Duet/Trio Awards ~ Level1 ~ 8 &Under

      • 1st - “Count On Me“ (Audrey/Ellie/Jade, Choreo: Nan Hao)

      • 4th - “My Sweet Baby“ (Chloe/Sophie, Choreo: Lauren Do)

    • Duet/Trio Awards ~ Level1 ~ 12 - 14

      • 5th - “Deadcrush“ (Annie/Jennifer J, Choreo: Julia McCullock)

    • Duet/Trio Awards ~ Level2 ~ 8 &Under

      • 1st - “All Is Found“ (Brooke/Eugena, Choreo: Nan Hao)

    • Small groups ~ Level1 ~ 9 - 11

      • 2nd - “Sacred“ (Junior Team, Choreo: Nan Hao)

        • Golden Ticket 🎟️

    • Small groups ~ Level2 ~ 8 &Under

      • 2nd - “Somewhere Only We Know“ (Choreo: Catherine Xu/Julia McCullock) 

        • Golden Ticket 🎟️

    • Small groups ~ Level2 ~ 12 - 14

      • 2nd - “Not My Job“ (The Girlies Intermediate, Choreo: Madi Leong) 

        • Golden Ticket 🎟️

    • Small groups ~ Level3 ~ 12 - 14

      • 1st - “Bangalore Whispers“ (Senior Team, Choreo: Nan Hao) 

        • Golden Ticket 🎟️

        • StarDance Alliance Regional Champion 🏆

      • 2nd - “Sway... Drift“ (Senior Team, Choreo: Nan Hao) 

      • Costume Award: 3rd place 👗

      • $300 Scholarship to Wild About Dance

      • Golden Buzzer 🤩

    • Small groups ~ Level3 ~ 15 - 19

      • 2nd - “Say My Name“ (The Girlies Advanced, Choreo: Madi Leong, Justin Isbitz)

        • Excellence In Technique ⭐

        • Entertainment Award 🎆

        • Golden Ticket 🎟️

    • Large groups ~ Level1 ~ 8 &Under

      • 1st - “Barbie Girl“ (Rookie Team, Choreo: Nan Hao)

        • Entertainment Award 🎆

        • Golden Ticket 🎟️

        • StarDance Alliance Regional Champion 🏆

    • Large groups ~ Level2 ~ 8 &Under

      • 2nd - “Over The Rainbow“ (Mini Team, Choreo: Nan Hao)

    • Premier Title Awards

      • Petite Miss Believe:
        1st - “Not About Angels“
        2nd - “Show Yourself“

      • Teen Miss Believe:
        1st - “Insomnia“
        3rd - “Mui“

      • Title - Teen Miss Believe:
        1st - “Everything Must Change“
        2nd - “Omoi“
        3rd - “Meds“

    • Costume Awards

      • 11 & Under Solo:
        2nd - “A Little Party“
        3rd - “Not About Angels“

      • Group Costume 12+:
        3rd - “Sway... Drift“

    • Golden Tickets

      • “Barbie Girl“ (8 & Under Level 1)

      • “Sacred“ (9-11 Level 1)

      • “Somewhere Only We Know“ (8 & Under Level 2)

      • “Not My Job“ (12-14 Level 2)

      • “Bangalore Whispers“ (12-14 Level 3)

    • SDA Champions

      • “Barbie Girl“ (Level 1 8 & Under)

      • “Bangalore Whispers“ (Level 3 12-14)

    • Special Awards

      • Entertainment:

        • “Barbie Girl“ (11 & Under, 1st)

        • “Say My Name“ (12 & Over, 2nd)

      • Golden Buzzer: “Sway... Drift“

      • Power Pak Scholarship $250: “Omoi“ (Stephanie Xu)

      • Wild $300: “Sway... Drift“

  • 2025 California Dance Classics

    • Contemporary Special Honorable Mention (Age 11-12)

      - “Near Light” performed by Sarah Xue

      - “Mui” performed by Lola Xu

    • Classical Honorable Mention (Age 11-12)

      - “Gulnara” performed by Sarah Xue

    • Classical Honorable Mention(Age 13-14)

      - “Coppelia” performed by Stephanie Xu

  • 2025 KAR

    • Elite 2nd Overall

    • Miss Dance 1st Runner-Up

  • 2025 Monsters

    • 3rd Overall in the Small Group Age 13-16 category

  • 2025 YAGP San Francisco

    • Top 12, Contemporary Solo “Omoi”

    • Top 24, Classical Variation Solo “Giselle”

  • 2025 Starbound Hayward

    • Intermediate 1st Overall, 1st in Category, “Breathe”

    • Intermediate 2nd Overall, 1st in Category, “I Hear Your Voice”

  • 2024-2025 ADCIBC

    • Top 4, Classical Variation Solo “Coppelia”

    • Top 12, Contemporary Solo “Omoi”

    • Top 12, Contemporary Solo “Near Light”

  • 2024 Jump Santa Clara

    • BEST OF JUMP - Choreography for “Nightingale”

    • 1st Place Jumpstart Category Winner

    • 1st Place Jumpstart Overall Winner

  • 2024 California Dance Classics

    • Contemporary solo 1st Gold Award “Insomnia”

  • 2024 YAGP SAN FRANCISCO 

    • Contemporary solo Hope award “Higan”

    • Contemporary duet Top 3 “Beautiful thing”

    • Large ensembles: 3rd place “Strength of Qin”, “Tranquil Autumn”, “The Crimson Wing”

    • Contemporary solo Top 12 “Ocean Diary”

    • Contemporary solo Top 24 “Ashita”

    • YAGP FINALIST - “Higan”, “Beautiful Thing”, “Strength of Qin”, “Ashita”

  • 2024 NUVO - Contemporary solo 6th place “Licuadora”

  • 2024 Spotlight - Small group Overall 1st  “Ome Kayo”

  • 2024 NYCDA - Contemporary solos: 11th “The Rose”, 13th “Licuadora”,19th “Bird of Paradise”, 20th “Fly On”

  • 2024 KAR - Contemporary solo Overall 4th “Bird of Paradise”

  • 2024 Starbound - Contemporary solo competitive level 5th Overall “Licuadora”

  • 2023 RADIX San Francisco - Contemporary solo Top 3 “nocturnal reverie”

  • 2023 24SEVEN - Contemporary solo Top 10 “Licuadora”

  • 2023 - YAGP SAN FRANCISCO

    • Contemporary Ensembles: 3rd place “Fairyland”, “Sand”

    • Contemporary Solo Top 2 “Revel”

    • YAGP FINALIST - “Fairyland”, “Sand”, “Revel”

  • 2023 RADIX Santa Clara - Choreography: "Best of Radix" award - “Myth of the cave”

  • 2023 RADIX Santa Clara

    • Contemporary solo Mini Top 5 “Revel”

    • Contemporary solo Junior Top 10 “Arrival of the Bird”

    • Contemporary duet  Top 2 “Beautiful Thing”

  • 2023 Jump Dance Convention

    • contemporary Solo: Top 4 “Revel”,

    • small group top 2 “Myth of the Cave”

  • 2023 Starquest - Elite 1st Runner Up, Judge’s Special Award “Arrival of the Bird”

  • 2023 Starquest - Elite Title Winner “Revel”

  • 2023 Revolution - Intermediate level Overall 1st, Title Winner “Arrival of the Bird”

  • 2023 CCTV - 1st place in Junior Dance North America Division - “Arrival of the Bird”

  • 2023 Spotlight National

    • Large Group - Top 4 “Fairyland”

    • Contemporary solo Intermediate Senior - 2nd Place “Journey”

    • Contemporary solo Intermediate Junior - 19th “Arrival of the Bird”

  • 2022 KAR Choreographer of the Year 2023 - Nan Hao

  • 2019 Starpower Choreographer of the Year 2019 - Nan Hao

  • 2019-2023 Various Dance Competitions - Choreographic Works: Consistent recognition, including Elite Top First, Overall High Point, and Overall First Place