The winners of the first ever dance sector-wide awards from One Dance UK were announced at a ceremony at The Great Hall at Leeds Beckett University on 24 November 2018.
The winners in the 23 categories were:
- Dance Personality of the Year Award: Susan Calman
- Best use of Dance by a Brand Award: Reed – Love Mondays
- Jane Attenborough Award: Jacky Lansley
- Dance of the African Diaspora Lifetime Achievement Award: Maxine Brown
- People’s Choice Award: Dance Action Zone Leeds
- Lifetime Achievement in Dance Education and Learning Award: Marion Gough
- Outstanding Dance Programming Award: Serendipity – LDIF
- Research in Dance – Impact Award: Professor Matthew Wyon - Dance Science at University of Wolverhampton
- Dance Healthcare Team Award: London Contemporary Dance School
- Dance Healthcare Practitioner Award: Karolin Krell – Osteopath and Physiotherapist
- Dance Science Award: Professor Matthew Wyon – Dance Science at University of Wolverhampton
- Inspirational Community Dance Practitioner Award: Rachel Liggitt - Shropshire
- Dance Advocacy Award: Caroline Bowditch - Advocate and agent for change for access for disabled people in dance
- Leeds Dance Partnership Award: Ian Rodley – Dance Action Zone Leeds
- Outstanding Primary Dance Teaching Award: Lucy Seymour - Tannery Drift First School
- Outstanding Secondary Dance Teaching Award: Geoff Lake - LeAF Studio School Bournemouth
- Rising Star Award for Dance Teaching: Shaun Dillon – Suffolk
- Dance Writing Award: Judith Mackrell
- Innovation in Dance Award: Step Change Studios
- Dance on Screen – Impact Award: Candoco Dance Company
- Most Supportive Senior Leader or Governor Award: David Stewart – Oak Field School, Nottingham
- Inspirational Lecturer at College, University or Conservatoire: Rosemary Brandt - Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
- Inspirational work in Education (organisations): YDance