“As Long As I’m Dancing, I’ll Be Happy”

When young lil’ Grace Hilarides, aka “Gracie,” started dancing at 3-years-old, the “barre” was set high. As the youngest one in many of her dance classes, she recalls her dad giving her dance teacher a call to see if “she was able to handle it and keep up.” But even at her age, she held her own and proved to her dad and teachers that she nothing was going to stop her. Today, Miss Hilardes is the reigning 2013 Miss Dance America, crowned at our Toledo, OH National Finals. Her award-winning and moving contemporary performance entitled, “She,” was choreographed by her older sister Sarah Hilarides.

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“If there is anything that we love more than dance, it’s giving back and changing lives,” said Noah R Lands, CEO of KAR/Rainbow National Dance Competition.  And it is clear that this is the real drive and passion behind the creation of the Industry Dance Awards and its supporting charity foundations. I was lucky enough to sit-down with Mr. Lands to learn about these philanthropic movements and the ultimate goals for the collective “Industry”. This year, the 2014 Industry Dance Awards hopes to raise more than $100,000 to support selected cancer­-related charity organizations and the Circle of Hope Foundation through the “I’m A Dancer Against Cancer” campaign. Read more

Dear KAR Family,
The following is a brief and factual response surrounding an incident that occurred this past weekend. The most current information is as follows: Read more

For Joey Mato, dance was something that he was surrounded by at a young age. Little did he know that it was going to become his life.  He is now our reigning Mr. Dance America in which he received the honor at our 2013 Kids Artistic Revue National Dance Finals in Las Vegas – Purple. Read more

We know that every dancer that graces the KAR stage puts in endless hours of hard work in the dance studio. We believe that every single one deserves their individual praise.   Read more

At only 12-years-old, Mia Diaz has made her way onto magazine spreads, has performed on stages all over the US, and starred on the popular TV series Dance Moms: Miami. With all of those achievements, the dance world is starting to chant “We Want More Mia!” Well, we are so pleased to announce that this spectacular young dancer is the official spokesmodel of the Heartless Romantics dancewear clothing line! Read more