Lifetime Achievement
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2011: Robina Beard OAM
Robina has excelled in many different roles throughout her life as a dancer, performer, director,…
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2010: Bill Akers AM
Bill has made an outstanding contribution to theatre and dance over the last sixty years, not only…
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2008: Paul Hammond OAM
Paul has given fifteen years of dedicated service to The Australian Ballet as an archivist, has served…
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2006: Graeme Murphy AM and Janet Vernon AM
For over 30 years, Graeme and Janet have had an incomparable career creating and performing innovative…
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2005: Kathryn Lowe
Kathryn was a dynamic and influential advocate for Australian dance for many years, especially in…
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2004: Julie Dyson AM
As the National Director of the Australian Dance Council—Ausdance Inc. since the Australia Council…
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2003: Cheryl Stock
Cheryl is a passionate and dedicated dancer, choreographer, teacher and mentor. As the Artistic Director…
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2002: Meryl Tankard
Meryl has earned International acclaim as a choreographer of great invention and emotional impact.…
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2001: Shirley McKechnie OAM
Shirley’s influence as a pioneer and teacher of contemporary dance in Australia spreads far and…
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2000: Kira Bousloff OAM
Kira chose to stay in Australia when she danced here with the Covent Garden Russian Ballet in 1938…
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1999: Keith Bain OAM
As a teacher of dance and movement, Keith has influenced the lives of countless dancers, actors and…
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1998: Dame Margaret Scott DBE
Margaret played a pivotal role in the formation of the Australian Ballet in 1962 and then as Founding…
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1998: Valrene Tweedie OAM
Valrene’s performance career began as a very young dancer with Ballets Russes companies, with whom…
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1997: Laurel Martyn OBE
Laurel had the vision and wisdom to create a system of teaching dance which steered away from the…
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1997: Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM
Elizabeth founded Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) in Adelaide and led the company for ten years as…