The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle recently announced the winners of the 17th National Dance Awards, with many successes. Legendary ballet dancer Dame Beryl Grey won the De Valois award for outstanding achievement, and English National Ballet won the outstanding company prize. With so many up and coming dancers included in the nominations list the decisions must have been difficult ones. Other successes included the following:
DANCING TIMES AWARD FOR BEST MALE DANCER – Chase Johnsey
Nominated:
Tobias Batley (Northern Ballet)
Alexander Campbell (The Royal Ballet)
Chase Johnsey (Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo)
Vadim Muntagirov (The Royal Ballet)
Liam Riddick (Richard Alston Dance Company)
GRISHKO AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE DANCER – Francesca Hayward
Nominated:
Francesca Hayward (The Royal Ballet)
Ekaterina Krysanova (Bolshoi Ballet)
Laura Morera (The Royal Ballet)
Tamara Rojo (English National Ballet)
Zenaida Yanowsky (The Royal Ballet)
OUTSTANDING FEMALE PERFORMANCE (MODERN) – Ching-Ying Chien
Nominated:
Ching-Ying Chien (for Akram Khan Company)
Marivi Da Silva (for Denada Dance Theatre)
Christine Joy Ritter (for Akram Khan Company)
Hannah Kidd (for Mark Bruce Company)
Vidya Patel (for Richard Alston Dance Company)
OUTSTANDING MALE PERFORMANCE (MODERN) – Jonathon Young
Nominated:
Miguel Altunaga (for Rambert)
Daniel Collins (for The Old Vic/The Mconie Company)
Akram Khan (for Akram Khan Company)
Liam Riddick (for Richard Alston Dance Company)
Jonathon Young (for Kidd Pivot/Electric Company Theatre
OUTSTANDING FEMALE PERFORMANCE (CLASSICAL) – Zenaida Yanowsky
Nominated:
Francesca Hayward (for The Royal Ballet)
Ekaterina Krysanova (for Bolshoi Ballet)
Martha Leebolt (for Northern Ballet)
Tamara Rojo (for English National Ballet)
Zenaida Yanowsky (for The Royal Ballet)
OUTSTANDING MALE PERFORMANCE (CLASSICAL) – Cesar Corrales
Nominated:
Tobias Batley (for Northern Ballet)
Cesar Corrales (for English National Ballet)
Chase Johnsey (for Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo)
Vladislav Lantratov (for Bolshoi Ballet)
Irek Mukhamedov (for English National Ballet)