Australian Dance Awards

2016 Australian Dance Awards Winners

Lore by Bangarra Dance TheatreThe 2016 Australian Dance Awards were presented to a packed and enthusiastic audience in the Heath Ledger Theatre of the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia on Sunday night, September 18. Amidst a full performance program, with West Australian dance companies featuring strongly, MC and Local ABC newsreader Briana Shepherd guided the presentation of 12 awards.

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Harlequin Floors hints at ‘exciting plans’

Harlequin Floors in AustraliaHarlequin Floors has confirmed it will be supporting the Australian Dance Awards as a partner for a third successive year alongside Ausdance NSW and the Sydney Opera House. The Awards will take place on Sunday, November 9 when professionals from the Australian dance community gather at the Sydney Opera House. Officials suggest that there are "some exciting plans for the evening!”

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Longlist announced for 2016 Dance Awards

2016 Australian Dance AwardsAusdance has announced that the Australian Dance Awards Selection Panel has narrowed the extensive list of nominations for the 2016 Dance Awards. The official shortlist will be announced in July, with final winners being formally announced at the 2016 Australian Dance Awards Ceremony in Perth on Sunday, September 18.

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2015 Lifetime Achievement Award announced

Australian Dance Awards 2015 Lifetime Achievement AwardThe Australian Dance Awards Committee recently announced that the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2015 will be presented to Marilyn Rowe OBE in recognition of a lifetime dedicated to dance. After an outstanding career as an internationally acclaimed principal artist with The Australian Ballet, Rowe dedicated her life to The Australian Ballet School and its students.

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Australian Dance Awards headed for Adelaide

2015 Australian Dance AwardsThe Australian Dance Awards are bound for Adelaide for the very first time in 2015. The Awards celebrate the achievements of Australian dance companies and dancers in a night-of-nights event combining performances and Award presentations, and will feature past winners and notable guests hosted by well-known Adelaide identity Jane Doyle.

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Aus Dance Awards confirm performances

Australian Dance Theatre in BirdbrainThe Australian Dance Awards have secured a stellar line-up of performances to guarantee the success of the first-time-ever presentation of the Australian Dance Awards in Adelaide. The line-up includes Australian Dance Theatre, Dancenorth, Melbourne City Ballet, Restless Dance Theatre and student dancers from Adelaide College of the Arts, Kurruru Youth Arts and the ADT Youth Ensemble.

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