List of dance awards

Gold medal of the National Association of Teachers of Dancing, UK

This list of dance awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards for dance, including classical and contemporary dance on stage and in films or television shows. It also includes lists of awards for choreography and dance studies. The lists are organized by the country of the sponsoring organization, and most awards are limited to artists in that country.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Dance

Country Award Sponsor Notes
Argentina Clarín Awards Clarín newspaper Argentine achievements in entertainment, sports, literature, and advertising[1]
Australia Australian Dance Awards Australian Dance Council Excellence in dance in Australia[2]
Australia Helpmann Award for Best Ballet or Dance Work Live Performance Australia Ballet or dance (2001–2016)[3]
Bulgaria Grand Prix Varna International Ballet Competition Dance
Canada Rolex Dancers First Award National Ballet of Canada Dance
Germany Deutscher Tanzpreis Dachverband Tanz Deutschland Artistic dance[4]
India Kalidas Samman Government of Madhya Pradesh Classical dance[5][6]
India Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti Ram Krishan & Sons Charitable Trust Services rendered in music and dance[7]
India Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Contributions to Performing arts[8][9][10]
India Tagore Ratna and Tagore Puraskar Sangeet Natak Akademi Performing arts.[11][12]
Norway Norwegian Dance Critics Award Norwegian Critics' Association Dance[13]
Russia Prix Benois de la Danse Russia Dance
Spain National Dance Award (Spain) Ministry of Culture and Sport (Spain) Creation and performance of dance works[14][15][16]
Switzerland Prix de Lausanne Switzerland Dance
Switzerland Swiss Dance Awards Switzerland Dance
Thailand Silpathorn Award Ministry of Culture Thai contemporary artists
United Kingdom Carl Alan Awards International Dance Teachers Association People who have made a significant contribution to the dance and theater industry, such as teachers, performers and choreographers
United Kingdom Dance Master UK International Dance Teachers Association Theater dance competition for boys
United Kingdom Dance and Drama Awards Learning and Skills Council Professional vocational training
United Kingdom Miss Dance of Great Britain International Dance Teachers Association Stage dance competition for girls
United Kingdom National Dance Awards The Critics' Circle Excellence in professional dance
United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award Royal Academy of Dance Contributions to ballet and dance
United Kingdom The Place Prize The Place Contemporary dance
United States Grand Prix USA International Ballet Competition Dance
United States Capezio Dance Award Capezio Foundation Significant achievements in dance
United States Hall of fame National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame Individuals from the dance world
United States Bessie Awards Dance/NYC Exceptional achievement by independent dance artists presenting their work in New York City
United States Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography American Dance Machine Outstanding dance in theater, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway and in film
United States Dance Magazine Award Dance Magazine Leading senior dancers, choreographers and ballet personalities
United States Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch" Dance Magazine Leading young dancers and choreographers
United States Doris Duke Performing Artist Award Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Empower, invest in and celebrate artists in jazz, theatre, and dance
United States Feather Award Dance Action magazine All dances and styles (defunct)
United States Flo-Bert Award New York Foundation for the Arts Outstanding figures in the field of tap dance
United States Isadora Duncan Dance Awards Bay Area National Dance Week San Francisco Bay Area dance artists
United States Youth America Grand Prix United States outstanding dance students
United States The Dance Awards United States Dance

Choreography

The following awards are given for choreography in Concert dance performance, musical theatre, plays, films and television shows.

Country Award Sponsor Medium
Australia Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical Live Performance Australia Musicals[17]
India Filmfare Award for Best Choreography Filmfare magazine Bollywood films[18]
India Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer – South Filmfare magazine South Indian films[19]
India IIFA Award for Best Choreography International Indian Film Academy Awards Film[20]
India Nandi Award for Best Choreographer Government of Andhra Pradesh Telugu cinema, drama, television[21]
India National Film Award for Best Choreography Directorate of Film Festivals Feature film song[22]
India Zee Cine Award for Best Choreography Zee Entertainment Enterprises Bollywood film
Portugal Prémio Autores Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores Choreography
United Kingdom The Place Prize The Place Contemporary dance
India Ramana Rammy traditional dance Choreography Awards The Academy of Dance on schools, colleges Feature film, television, music videos, and commercials (2016–2024)
United States Bollywood Movie Award – Best Choreography The Bollywood Group Bollywood films
United States Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography American Dance Machine Theatre, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, and film
United States Elan Award Dance Spirit and Capezio Opportunity for up-and-coming choreographers to present original work
United States Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography ATAS, NATAS, IATAS Television shows
United States Tony Award for Best Choreography 2024 American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League Musicals and plays

Dance studies

Country Award Sponsor Notes
United States Dance Research Awards Congress on Research in Dance Dance historians[23]
United States De la Torre Bueno Prize Dance Studies Association Best book published in English in the field of dance studies[24][25]
United States Gertrude Lippincott Award Dance Studies Association Best English-language article in the field of dance studies[26]
United States Selma Jeanne Cohen Award Dance Studies Association Best graduate student paper submission[27]

See also

References

  1. ^ Clarín Awards at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ Australian Dance Awards, The (1997 - ) at Australia Dancing
  3. ^ Helpmann Awards, Helpmann Award, retrieved 4 February 2020
  4. ^ Website des Fördervereins Tanzkunst Deutschland e.V.
  5. ^ "Kalidas Award Holders (Classical Dance)". Department of Culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Rashtriya Kalidas Samman (in Hindi)". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh Government. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  7. ^ Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti
  8. ^ United News of India, Press Trust of India (1 March 2007). "Gursharan gets 'Akademi Ratna'". The Tribune. Chandigarh. Archived from the original on 4 March 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  9. ^ "Guidelines for Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna and Akademi Puraskar". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  10. ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi honour for Jasraj, Shreeram Lagoo". The Hindu. PTI. 17 February 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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  13. ^ "Mottakere av Dansekritikerprisen". Norwegian Critics' Association (in Norwegian)
  14. ^ "Orden de 22 de junio de 1995 por la que se regulan los Premios Nacionales del Ministerio de Cultura y se convocan los correspondientes al año 1995" [Order of 22 June 1995 By Which the National Awards of the Ministry of Culture are Regulated and Those Corresponding to the Year 1995 are Convened]. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (154): 19768–19769. 29 June 1995. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Orden CUL/2735/2010, de 14 de octubre, por la que se modifica la Orden de 22 de junio de 1995, por la que se regulan los Premios Nacionales del Ministerio de Cultura" [Order CUL/2735/2010, of 14 October, Which Modifies the Order of 22 June 1995, Which Regulates the National Awards of the Ministry of Culture]. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (257): 89904–89905. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Orden CUL/3009/2011, de 3 de noviembre, por la que se modifica la Orden de 22 de junio de 1995, por la que se regulan los Premios Nacionales del Ministerio de Cultura" [Order CUL/3009/2011, of 3 November, Which Modifies the Order of 22 June 1995, Which Regulates the National Awards of the Ministry of Culture]. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (269): 116575–116577. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  17. ^ "About". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  18. ^ "Best Choreographer Official Listing". Indiatimes, Filmfare Awards s. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  19. ^ "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  20. ^ Wizcraft. "IIFA - International Indian Film Academy". IIFA - International Indian Film Academy. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners". 1 March 2017.
  22. ^ "66th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  23. ^ CORD award recipients. http://congressonresearchindance.camp7.org/pastwinners Archived 2018-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ Dance Perspectives Foundation records 1966-2003 held in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library. http://archives.nypl.org/dan/18490
  25. ^ The de la Torre Bueno Prize, Dance Studies Association. https://dancestudiesassociation.org/awards/the-de-la-torre-bueno-prize
  26. ^ Gertrude Lippincott Award, Dance Studies Association, retrieved 4 February 2020
  27. ^ Selma Jeanne Cohen Award, Dance Studies Association, retrieved 4 February 2020