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Welcome to online nominations for the 2010 Australian Dance Awards.

You can make nominations here in all categories for professional dance works presented between 1 January and 31 December 2009.

Nominations are open until 28 February 2010.

If you would like to see a reminder list of works presented in the nominations period, click here.

If you would like to read nominations FAQs - including how the selection process works after nominations are received - click here.

Remember: Your nominations cannot be considered without a reason for your nomination (1+ sentences only). These reasons contribute to the citations for the shortlisted nominees.

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    • This award honours the achievements of an outstanding senior figure in the Australian dance community who has dedicated at least 40 years to dance as a performer, choreographer, advocate, educator, administrator or visionary.
    • The nominee's body of work in dance should have clearly earned them national and /or international recognition.
    • Nominees should be recognised as Australian even where they have worked extensively outside Australia.

    Previous Winners: 2009 Lucette Aldous; 2008 Paul Hammond; 2006 Graeme Murphy AM and Janet Vernon AM; 2005 Kathryn Lowe; 2004 Julie Dyson; 2003 Cheryl Stock; 2002 Meryl Tankard; 2001 Shirley McKechnie OAM; 2000 Kira Bousloff OAM; 1999 Keith Bain OAM; 1998 Dame Margaret Scott OBE, Valrene Tweedie OAM; 1997 Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM, Laurel Martyn OBE.


    • This award acknowledges outstanding service by professionals in a dance or dance-related field including, but not limited to, musical composition, lighting design, costume design, set design, photography, writing, administration, criticism, historical research, community dance practice, youth dance practice, health and injury prevention etc.
    • The nominee's body of work should have clearly earned them broad national or international recognition.
    • Nominees should be recognised as Australian even where they have worked extensively outside Australia.

    Previous Winners of the Services to Dance Award: 2009 Lee Christofis; 2008 Dally Messenger and Karen van Ulzen; 2006 Hilary Crampton; 2005 Mark Gordon; 2004 Michelle Saunders; 2003 Michelle Potter; 2002 Ian McRae; 2001 Lucette Aldous OAM; 2000 Julie Dyson; 1999 Kristian Fredrikson; 1998 Tony Geeves; 1997 Jill Sykes AM.


    • This award acknowledges those who have performed an outstanding service to dance education as a studio teacher; a teacher in a school/college/university system; a dance-in-education company; a mentor, advocate or researcher; a youth or community dance practitioner.
    • The nominee's body of work should have clearly earned them a national or international reputation.
    • Nominees should be recognised as Australian even where a part of their career may have taken place outside Australia.

    Previous Winners: 2009 Jeff Meiners; 2008 Helen Cameron; 2006 Buzz Dance Theatre; 2005 Jenny Kinder; 2004 Michelle Saunders; 2003 Keith Bain OAM; 2002 Nanette Hassall; 2001 Margaret Markham; 2000 Martin Rubenstein; 1999 Professor Susan Street; 1998 Joan Halliday OAM, Monica Halliday OAM; 1997 Shirley McKechnie OAM, Ann Roberts OAM.


    • This award honours an outstanding project produced by an individual or team working in youth or community dance.
    • The project must have been produced in the eligible period.
    • Nominees should be recognised as Australian even where they have worked extensively outside Australia.

    Previous Winners: 2009 Tracks for STRUCK.

    Note: Nominations may include work produced in regional and remote communities.


    • This award honours an outstanding achievement by an individual choreographer, or choreographic team, for a particular work.
    • Nominees can be from any field of dance and in any medium (stage, film, video).
    • Nominees should be recognised as Australian even where they have worked extensively outside Australia.

    Previous Winners: 2009 Tanja Liedtke for construct; 2008 Garry Stewart for Honour Bound; 2006 Tanja Liedkte for Twelfth Floor; 2005 Wendy Houston et al for In the Dark and Graeme Murphy for Grand; 2004 Frances Rings for Unaipon; 2003 Graeme Murphy AM for Swan Lake; 2002 Garry Stewart for The Age of Unbeauty; 2001 Graham Murphy AM for Tivoli; 2000 Ted Brandsen for Carmen; 1999 Leigh Warren for Shimmer; 1998 Dein Perry, Stephen Baynes; 1997 Stephen Page, Gideon Obarzanek.


    • This award acknowledges an outstanding performance by a dance company, group or ensemble for a particular work.
    • Nominees can be from any field of dance, eg. ballet, contemporary, music theatre, folkloric, ballroom etc.
    • Nominees should be recognised as Australian even where they have worked extensively outside Australia.
    • Student and youth dance companies are not eligible in this category. However choreographers commissioned by non-professional companies may be nominated in the Outstanding Achievement in Choreography category.

    Previous winners: 2009 Force Majeure for The Age I'm In; 2008 Lucy Guerin Inc. for Structure and Sadness; 2006 Australian Dance Theatre for Devolution; 2005 Force Majeure in Already Elsewhere; 2004 Australian Dance Theatre in Held; 2003 Sydney Dance Company in Underland; 2002 Australian Dance Theatre in The Age of Unbeauty; 2001 The Australian Ballet and Sydney Dance Company in Tivoli; 2000 The Australian Ballet in In the Middle Somewhat Elevated; 1999 Leigh Warren and Dancers in Masterpieces of the 20th Century and Shimmer.


    • This award acknowledges an outstanding achievement by an independent dance artist/s in a particular work including, but not limited to, performance, choreography, movement direction, lighting design, sound design or score.
    • Nominees may be from any areas of independent dance - eg. contemporary, experimental, installation, ballet, site specific, physical theatre, improvisation, film.
    • Nominations should be for work taking place outside a major dance company or arts organisation.
    • Nominees may be project funded, but understood to be non-recipients of long-term funding.
    • Nominees should demonstrate a standard of excellence in performance or realisation.
    • Nominees should be recognised as Australian even where they have worked extensively outside Australia

    Previous Winners: 2009 Tanja Liedtke for construct; 2008 Shaun Parker for This Show Is About People; 2006 Clare Dyson for Churchill's Black Dog; 2005 Julie-Anne Long for The Nun's Picnic; 2004 Kate Denborough for Nowhere Man (Kage Physical Theatre); 2003 Helen Herbertson and Ben Cobham for Morphia Series.


    • This award acknowledges an outstanding performance by an individual dancer in a particular work. (NB: Nominations for 'year's work' or 'body of work' are not eligible)
    • Nominees can be from any dance style/genre.
    • Nominees may work in a company or be an independent artist.
    • Nominees should be recognised as Australian even where they have worked extensively outside Australia.

    Previous Winners: 2009 Kristina Chan in construct; 2008 Lucinda Dunn for After the Rain and Don Quixote, The Australian Ballet; 2006 Kristina Chan for Twelfth Floor, Tanja Liedtke Company; 2005 Margrete Helgeby for Aqueous, co.loaded; 2004 Larissa McGowan for Held, Australian Dance Theatre; 2003 Simone Goldsmith for Swan Lake, The Australian Ballet; 2002 Roz Hervey for Same Same but Different, Force Majeure.

    Winners in the Outstanding Performance by an Individual (previous category):
    2001 Harry Haythorn in Tivoli, Sydney Dance Company; 2000 Stephen Heathcote AM in Don Quixote, The Australian Ballet; 1999 Delia Silvan in Silent Cries, Leigh Warren and Dancers; 1998 Damien Welch, Djakapurra Munyarryun.


    • This award acknowledges an outstanding performance by an individual dancer in a particular work. (NB: Nominations for 'year's work' or 'body of work' are not eligible)
    • Nominees can be from any dance style/genre
    • Nominees may work in a company or be an independent artist.
    • Nominees should be recognised as Australian even where they have worked extensively outside Australia.

    Previous Winners: 2009 Reed Luplau in Sid's Waltzing Masquerade; 2008 Paul White for Construct, Tania Liedkte and Honour Bound, Garry Stewart; 2006 Byron Perry for Headlock, Kage Physical Theatre; 2005 Dein Perry for Tap Dogs; 2004 Patrick Thaiday Unaipon, Bangarra Dance Theatre and Paul Zivkovich for Held, Australian Dance Theatre; 2003 Bradley Chatfield for Underland, Sydney Dance Company; 2002 Dean Walsh for The Age of Unbeauty, Australian Dance Theatre.

    Winners in the Outstanding Performance by an Individual (previous category):
    2001 Harry Haythorn in Tivoli, Sydney Dance Company; 2000 Stephen Heathcote AM in Don Quixote, The Australian Ballet; 1999 Delia Silvan in Silent Cries, Leigh Warren and Dancers; 1998 Damien Welch, Djakapurra Munyarryun.


    • This award acknowledges an outstanding dance performance by an individual, company or ensemble in a particular stage musical.
    • A stage musical is theatre (play or script) that contains a combination of dance, song and dialogue.
    • Nominees can be from any field of dance.
    • Nominees may work in a company or be an independent artist.
    • Nominees should be recognised as Australian even where they have worked extensively outside Australia.

    Previous Winners: 2009 Nick Twiney, Rarmian Newton, Rhys Kosakowski, Lochlan Denholm, Joshua Waiss Gates, Dayton Tavares, Joshua Denyer & Michael Dameski in Billy Elliot The Musical; 2008 Hugh Jackman in The Boy From Oz; 2006 - no nominations; 2005 Josef Brown in Dirty Dancing; 2004 Chloe Dallimore, The Producers; 2003 Joshua Horner in Tivoli, Sydney Dance Company; 2002 Todd McKenny in Singin' in the Rain; 2001 Tracey Carrodus in Tivoli, Sydney Dance Company; 2000 Todd McKenny in Boy from Oz; 1999 Carolyn O'Connor in Chicago.


    • 2009 was the final year of this award. ReelDance is providing an excellent forum for dance screen culture and has a biennial festival including awards.

    Previous Winners of the Dance on Film award: 2009 Chris Scherer for If The Shoe Fits; 2008 Sue Healey for Will Time Tell; 2006 Julie-Anne Long and Sam James for Nun's Night Out; 2004 Cordelia Beresford & Narelle Benjamin for I Dream of Augustine; 2003 Sue Healey for Fine Line; 2002 (no winner selected); 2001 Boro's Ballet; Cordelia Beresford, Narelle Benjamin and Solon Ulbrich; 2000 Sandra Parker/Margie Medlin for In the Heart of the Eye.