The 13th NATIONAL DANCE AWARDS 2012
The presentation of the Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for 2012 took place in London at The Place’s Robin Howard Dance Theatre on 28 January.
The awards are decided by the 60 members of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle after an extensive round of nominations and voting. To be eligible, performances had to take place in the UK between 1st September 2011 and 31st August 2012
The award winners for 2013 were:
Dancing Times Award For Best Male Dancer
Akram Khan
Grishko Award For Best Female Dancer
Marianela Nuñez
Stef Stefanou Award For Outstanding Company
Royal Ballet Flanders
Best Classical Choreography
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (A Streetcar Named Desire)
Best Modern Choreography
Arthur Pita (The Metamorphosis)
Outstanding Female Performance (Classical)
Ksenia Ovsyanick
Outstanding Male Performance (Classical)
Zdenek Konvalina
Dancers Pro Award For Outstanding Modern Performance (Female)
Teneisha Bonner
Dancers Pro Award For Outstanding Modern Performance (Male)
Tommy Franzén
Grishko Award For Best Independent Company
Ballet Black
De Valois Award For Outstanding Achievement
Robert Cohan
Dance UK Industry Award
Jeanette Siddall