2011 Australian Dance Award Winners
The winners of this year’s Australian Dance Awards were announced last night (Sunday 24 July) in a ceremony at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre. The annual Australian Dance Awards recognise and reward professional Australian dance artists who have made an outstanding contribution to dance in the previous year. Ten Awards were given, as well as the special induction of Keith Bain OAM into the Hall of Fame.
The winners of a 2011 Australian Dance Awards are:
Lifetime Achievement
Robina Beard OAM
Services to Dance
Ruth Osborne, Artistic Director – QL2 Dance in Canberra
Services to Dance Education
Valda Craig, one of Australia’s leading dance educators and advocates for over 40 years
Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance
QL2 Dance for Hard Yards
Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
Rafael Bonachela for 6 Breaths [Sydney Dance Company]
Outstanding Performance by a Company
Expressions Dance Company for Where the Heart Is
Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance
Narelle Benjamin for In Glass
Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer
Amy Hollingsworth for Irony of Fate [Sydney Dance Company]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer
Daniel Gaudiello for Coppelia [The Australian Ballet]
Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical
Alinta Chidzey for West Side Story