The annual Australian Dance Awards recognise and honour professional Australian dance artists who have made an outstanding contribution to Australian dance.
The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016 will be announced in August.
Presented by Ausdance and Harlequin Floors, the 2016 Australian Dance Awards will be held at The State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, Perth, Sunday 18 September at 6.30pm as part of the MoveMe Festival 2016. Congratulations to all the shortlisted nominees!
Services to Dance
Geoff Cobham
Jennifer Irwin
Djakapurra Munyarryun
David Page
Services to Dance Education
Sally Chance
Joan Pope OAM
Katrina Rank
Kim Walker
Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance
Bangarra Dance Theatre for Rekindling Youth Program
Dancenorth for Twilight
TRACKSUIT (DADAA WA) for Small Fortunes
Rawcus for Catalogue
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Dance
Catapult Dance for The Flipside Project
Force Majeure & Powerhouse Youth Theatre for Jump First, Ask Later
QL2 Dance for Reckless Valour
Slide Youth Dance Theatre for Time
Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
Deborah Brown & Waangenga Blanco for I.B.I.S [Bangarra Dance Theatre]
Force Majeure, Kate Champion & Ghenoa Gela for Nothing to Lose [Force Majeure]
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