Services to Dance
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2011: Ruth Osborne
For her superlative teaching and wide-ranging services to dance for over four decades; for an outstanding…
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2010: Stephen Page
For making Indigenous dance such a vital part of our culture by telling the stories of his people…
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2009: Lee Christofis
Lee has shared his love of dance and his extraordinary insight with a wide audience over many decades.…
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2008: Dally Messenger and Karen van Ulzen
Dally and Karen have made their mark on the Australian dance sector through one of the world’s best…
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2006: Hilary Crampton
Hilary has been engaged with local and international dance practice as a writer, teacher, administrator…
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2005: Mark Gordon
As Director of the Australian Choreographic Centre, Mark has been instrumental in facilitating numerous…
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2003: Michelle Potter
Michelle has been a leader in the field of dance writing and criticism for many years. She has contributed…
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2002: Ian McRae AO
Ian has served the dance and performing arts sector as an administrator, manager and cultural leader.…
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2001: Lucette Aldous
Lucette was an internationally acclaimed ballerina with the Ballet Rambert, The Royal Ballet and The…
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2000: Julie Dyson AM
Julie was a ballet teacher before her role as Executive Officer of Ausdance National. She has been…
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1999: Kristian Fredrikson
Kristian has had a long and distinguished career as a costume designer and is well known for his stunning…
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1998: Tony Geeves
A dancer and physiotherapist, Tony undertook extensive and valuable research on dance injury, prevention…
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1997: Dally Messenger
Dally had the vision and determination to publish the first dance magazine in Australia. In 1980 he…
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1997: Jill Sykes AM
Jill has been the long-standing dance writer and critic for the Sydney Morning Herald and is made…