Winners of the 2011

Australian Dance Awards

24 July 2011

The winners of the 2011 Australian Dance Awards were announced on Sunday 24th July in a ceremony at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

Ten awards were given, as well as the special induction of Keith Bain OAM into the Hall of Fame. An outstanding teacher and performer, Keith danced and choreographed with the Bodenwieser Ballet and Ballet Australia, founded the Australasian Teachers of Contemporary Dance (CDA), the Society of Dance Artists (SODA), the Dancer’s Picnic (forerunner to the Australian Dance Awards), and is a founding member of Ausdance. Keith is a previous recipient of two Australian Dance Awards, a Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Medal for services to dance and theatre and an OAM (1988). A much-loved and respected teacher and mentor to many fine dancers and actors, Keith established, and was for many years, Head of Movement Studies at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA).

• Lifetime Achievement Award Robina Beard OAM
• Services to Dance Ruth Osborne, Artistic Director - QL2 Dance (Canberra)
• Services to Dance Education Valda Craig, one of Australia’s leading dance educators and advocates for over 40 years
• Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance QL2 Dance for Hard Yards
• Outstanding Achievement in Choreography Rafael Bonachela for 6 Breaths [Sydney Dance Company]
• Outstanding Performance by a Company Expressions Dance Company for Where the Heart Is
• Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance Narelle Benjamin for In Glass
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer Amy Hollingsworth for Irony of Fate [Sydney Dance Company]
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer Daniel Gaudiello for Coppelia [The Australian Ballet]
• Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical Alinta Chidzey for West Side Story