Winners of The 18th National Dance Awards
Published:
19 February 2018
Reporter:
Vera Liber
The winners of The Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards 2017 were announced at a ceremony at London’s Barbican Centre on 19 February 2018 hosted by award-winning choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Rambert dancer and choreographer Dane Hurst.
The winners were:
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De Valois Award for Outstanding Achievement: Lez Brotherston
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Dancing Times Award for Best Male Dancer: Liam Riddick
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Grishko Award for Best Female Dancer: Zenaida Yanowsky
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Stef Stefanou Award for Outstanding Company: 42nd Street
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Best Independent Company: Headspacedance
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Best Classical Choreography: Akram Khan for Akram Khan’s Giselle
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Best Modern Choreography: Michael Keegan-Dolan for Swan Lake/Loch na hEala
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Emerging Artist Award: Harry Alexander
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Outstanding Female Performance (Classical): Alina Cojocaru as Giselle in Akram Khan’s Giselle
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Dance Europe Award for Outstanding Male Performance (Classical): Marcelino Sambé as Colas in La Fille mal gardée
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Outstanding Female Performance (Modern): Ashley Shaw as Vicky Page in The Red Shoes
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Outstanding Male Performance (Modern): Robert Fairchild as Jerry Mulligan in An American in Paris
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Jane Attenborough One Dance UK Industry Award: Mary Brennan