One Dance UK, the sector support organisation for dance, is delighted to announce that nominations for the One Dance UK Awards 2019 are now open.
Timed to coincide with International Dance Day, the 24 Awards have been chosen to recognise the outstanding contribution of people working in the dance sector. This annual event is an opportunity for people from across the dance sector to unite, celebrate, acknowledge and reward the people who have made an impact on the vibrant UK dance landscape. Categories for 2019 include:
- Greater Manchester Award – nominate here
- Outstanding Dance Programming Award – nominate here
- Innovation in Dance Award – kindly sponsored by Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance – nominate here
- Dance Writing Award – nominate here
- Dance on Screen – Impact Award – kindlysponsored by Marquee TV – nominate here
- Best Use of Dance by a Brand Award – nominate here
- Outstanding Primary Dance Teaching Award – nominate here
- Outstanding Secondary Dance Teaching Award – nominate here
- Inspirational Community Dance Practitioner Award – nominate here
- Inspirational Work in Education Award (for organisations) – kindly sponso
red by ISTD – nominate here - Inspirational Lecturer at College, University or Conservatoire Award – nominate here
- Most Supportive Senior Leader or Governor Award – nominate here
- Rising Star Award (Dance Teaching) – nominate here
- Dance Healthcare Practitioner Award – nominate here
- Dance Science Award – nominate here
- Dance Healthcare Team Award – nominate here
- Research in Dance – Impact Award – nominate here
- Dance Advocacy Award – nominate here
- People’s Choice Award – nominate here
- Dance Personality of the Year Award – kindly sponsored by The Place – nominate here
- Dance of the African Diaspora Lifetime Achievement Award – kindly supported by Derrick Anderson – nominate here
- Lifetime Achievement in South Asian Dance – kindly sponsored by Akademi – nominate here
- Lifetime Achievement in Dance Education/Participation Award – nominate here
- Jane Attenborough Award – Outstanding Contribution to Dance – nominate here
One Dance UK’s CEO Andrew Hurst comments: We are delighted to be opening nominations for the One Dance UK Awards on International Dance Day. We look forward to seeing a broad range of nominations from all disciplines and dance forms that truly reflects today’s vibrant and diverse dance sector. There is no shortage of exceptional talent in the dance sector, and we have developed these awards to celebrate the unsung heroes of our sector, the remarkable contribution and commitment that is made by so many. We encourage everyone to take a moment to nominate those who inspire them and whose work is enriching the art forms – we want to empower the sector to give recognition to those who really deserve it.
The One Dance UK Awards are made possible by the generous sponsorship from individuals and organisations across the dance sector and we are enormously grateful to everyone who is supporting the One Dance UK Awards 2019. This year our sponsors include ISTD, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, The Place, Marquee TV, Derrick Anderson and Akademi, who have given the following words of support for this pivotal dance sector event.