2010 Finalists

Outstanding Individual Performance

Edwin Aparicio in "Flamenco Deconstructed/Alegrias" at Gala Hispanic Theater, December 5, 2009

Ryan Johnson in The Washington Ballet's "The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center, February 28, 2010

Sona Kharatian in The Washington Ballet's "Cor Perdut" at Sidney Harman Hall: Harman Center for the Arts, May 20, 2010

Jared Nelson in The Washington Ballet's "Cor Perdut" at Sidney Harman Hall: Harman Center for the Arts, May 20, 2010

Maki Onuki in The Washington Ballet's "Wunderland" at Sidney Harman Hall: Harman Center for the Arts, April 15, 2010

Dr. Janaki Rangarajan in "Jathiswaram" at Dance Bethesda Round House Theater, February 27, 2010

Outstanding Group Performance

Step Afrika! in Step Afrika's "Celebrating 15 years" at Atlas Performing Arts Center June 1, 2009

CityDance Ensemble in Christopher K Morgan's "Catalyst" at The Lansburgh Theatre March 13-14, 2010

Daniel Burkholder/The PlayGround, Arachne Aerial Arts, Coyaba Dance Theater and Devi Dance Theater in "My Ocean Is Never Blue" at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland October 8 & 9, 2009

Outstanding Youth Performance

Maryland Youth Ballet in "Caroline Goes to the rodeo" at Wolf Trap Theatre - in - the - Woods, July 29, 2009

Ellen Overstreet, Ballet Nova's "Sugar Plum Fairy in "The Nutcracker" at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, December 5, 2009

Renegade Dance Company in "This Street" at Figge Theater, February 14, 2010

Tappers With Attitude in "Tap into the Energy" at Atlas Performing Arts Center, June, 2009

Outstanding New Work

Kimmie Dobbs Chan & Enoch Chan for "Sway" at American Dance Institute, May 2, 2010

Clancy Works for "4 women" at Dance Bethesda

Christopher Doyle for "Bach Suite" at Takoma Park/ Silver Spring Performing Arts Center

Christopher K Morgan for "Catalyst" at The Lansburgh Theatre, March 13 & 14, 2010

The Washington Ballet for The Washington Ballet's The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center, February 25, 2010

Emerging Performer or Group

Ryan Johnson in "Leave it on the Floor" at National Earth Day at the National Mall,April 18, 2010

Andile Ndlovu in "Barbara Liotta: Icarus" at Phillips Collection , Main Gallery, January 14, 2010

Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble in "Tap Medley: Passig the Buck…and Wing, Drumadics getting to it" at World Dance Showcase , Publick Playhouse, March 20, 2010

Emerging Choreographer

Andile Ndlovu for "Yinka Shonibare Reinterpreted" at Smithsonian National Museum of Afrian Art, March 6, 2010

Dr. Janaki Rangarajan in "Jathiswaram" at Dance Bethesda - Round House Theater, February 27, 2010

Jakari Sherman for Step Afrika's "Trane" at Atlas Performing Arts Center, June 1, 2009

Excellence In Costume Design

Reed Griffith, La Tasha Barnes, Rashaad Pearson for Urban Artistry's "Digital Funk 5002" at Montgomery County Performing Arts Center, February 20-21, 2010

Judy Hansen & Tensia Fonseca for Maryland Youth Ballet's "Caroline Goes to the Rodeo" at Wolf Trap Theatre in the Woods, July 28 - August 1, 2009

Adriane Whalen, Christel Stevens, Mindy Russell, Marian Norris Nomad Dancer's for "Inside/Out Joy of Motion on Stage" at Atlas Performing Arts Center, October 17, 2009

Excellence In Lighting Design

Brian Allard for Dakshina Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company's recreation of Anna Sokolow's "Rooms " at Dance Place, May 1-2, 2010

Jeff Bruckerhoff for The Washington Ballet's "The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center, February 25, 2010

Daniel Burkholder for "the places In Between" at Reston Center Stage , December 17, 2009

Enoch Chan for Deviated Theatre's "Sway" at American Dance Institute, May 1-2, 2010

Stefan Johnson for "My Ocean is Never Blue" at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, October 8, 2009

Excellence in Sound/Composition

Guillermo Christie for "Romance Sonambulo" at Metro DC Danc eAwards Ceremony, Kennedy Center, September 19, 2009

Jakari Sherman for Step Afrika's "466(nine)4" at Atlas Performing Arts Center, June 1, 2009

Outstanding Overall Production Small Venue

Arachne Aerial Art's in "The Places In Between featuring the Kenyon Piano Quartet" at Reston CenterStage, December 17, 2009

Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co in "Hyphen & Island" at Dance Place, October 9-11, 2009

Deviated Theater in "Sway" at American Dance Institute, May 2, 2010

Step Afrika in "Celebrating 15 Years" at Atlas Performing Arts Center, June 1, 2009

Outstanding Overall Production Large Venue

M-NCPPC, Arts and Cultural Heritage Division for "8th Annual World Dance Showcase" at Publick Playhouse, Mar 20 , 2010

The Washington Ballet for "Don Quixote" at The Kennedy Center, October 15, 2009

The Washington Ballet for "The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center, February 25, 2010



Nominees for 2010

Outstanding Individual Performance

Christopher Morgan in "The Measure of a Man" at Music Center at Strathmore
May 23, 2010

Shalini Goel Agarwal in "Radha Badana Lila: The Love Song of Radha & Krishna" at The Apothecary, Capital Fringe Festival
July 18, 2009

Dr. Janaki Rangarajan in "Jathiswaram" at Dance Bethesda Round House Theater
February 27, 2010

Tzveta Kassabova in "Letter (to Ed)" at Choreographers Showcase, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
January 29, 2010

Benjamin Wegman in "Blueprints of Relentless Nature" at Olney Theatre Center
May 15, 2010

Sarah Levitt in "Blueprints of Relentless Nature" at Olney Theatre Center
May 15, 2010

Ryan Johnson in The Washington Ballet's "The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center
February 28, 2010

Edwin Aparicio in "Flamenco Deconstructed/Alegrias" at Gala Hispanic Theater
December 5, 2009

Brooklyn Mack in The Washington Ballet's "The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center
February 25, 2010

Sona Kharatian in The Washington Ballet's "The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center
February 25, 2010

Luis Torres in The Washington Ballet's "The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center
February 25, 2010

Jared Nelson in The Washington Ballet's "The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center
February 25, 2010

Jonathan Jordan in The Washington Ballet's "Don Quixote" at The Kennedy Center
October 15, 2009

Maki Onuki in The Washington Ballet's "Don Quixote" at The Kennedy Center
October 15, 2009

Brooklyn Mack in The Washington Ballet's "Don Quixote" at The Kennedy Center
October 15, 2009

Sona Kharatian in The Washington Ballet's "Cor Perdut" at Sidney Harman Hall: Harman Center for the Arts
May 20, 2010

Jared Nelson in The Washington Ballet's "Cor Perdut" at Sidney Harman Hall: Harman Center for the Arts
May 20, 2010

Maki Onuki in The Washington Ballet's "Wunderland" at Sidney Harman Hall: Harman Center for the Arts
April 15, 2010

Jonathan Jordan in The Washington Ballet's "Push Comes to Shove" at The Kennedy Center
May 20, 2010

Outstanding Group Performance

Dakshina Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company's in the Reconstruction of Anna Sokolow's "Rooms" at Dance PlacePerson
May 1-2, 2010

Deviated Theatre in "Sway" at American Dance Institute
May 1-2, 2010

CityDance Ensemble in Christopher K Morgan's "Catalyst" at The Lansburgh Theatre
March 13-14, 20010

Dhoonya Dance Performance Group in Best Actress at BollyB!end2: A Night at the Bollywood Film Awards at Takoma Park/Silver Spring Performing Arts Center
November 7, 2009

Jayantika Dance Company in "Nachanti Range Lila: The love Song of Radha & Krishna" at The Apothecary, Capitol Fringe Festival
July 18, 2010

"My Ocean Is Never Blue" in "My Ocean Is Never Blue" at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland
October 8 & 9, 2009

Nomad Dancers in "Inside/Out Joy of Motion On Stage" at The Lang Theater, Atlas Performing Arts Center
October 17, 2009

Nrityanjali in "Ritu Samharam" at Bullis High School Performing Arts Center
Sept 12, 2009

The Washington Ballet in The Washington Ballet's "The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center
February 25, 2010

Step Afrika! in Step Afrika's "Celebrating 15 years…" at Atlas Performing Arts Center
June 1, 2009

The Washington Ballet in The Washington Ballet's "Genius 3" at Sidney Harman Hall: Harman Center for the Arts
May 20, 2010

The Washington Ballet in The Washington Ballet's "Don Quixote" at The Kennedy Center
October 15, 2009

Outstanding Youth Performance sponsored by The Sprenger Lang Foundation

Raqs Jameel, Joy of Motion Youth World Dance Company in "Raqs the Jazz Factor" at The Jack Guidone Theater
May 8, 2010

Tappers With Attitude in "Tap into the Energy" at Atlas Performing Arts Center
June, 2009

Taratibu Youth Association in "Young Revolutionaries: Conscious and Committed" at Joe's Movement Emporium
February 20, 2010

Dance Dimensions in "It's a Man's World" at Charles Herbert Flowers High School
June 27, 2009

Dance Dimensions in "Dear Rosa" at Charles Herbert Flowers High School
February 27, 2010

Maryland Youth Ballet in "Caroline Goes to the rodeo" at Wolf Trap Theatre - in - the - Woods
July 29, 2009

Renegade Dance Company in "This Street" at Figge Theater
February 14, 2010

Metropolitan Ballet Theater in "Metropolitan Ballet Theatre's Spring Dance Collection" at Robert E Parilla Performing Arts Center, Montgomery College
March 20, 2010

Ellen Overstreet, Ballet Nova's "Sugar Plum Fairy in "The Nutcracker" at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre
December 5, 2009

The Washington School of Ballet @ The ARC in "The Washington School of Ballet @ The ARC 2009.10 Showcase" at THEARC
May 20, 2010

Joy of Motion Dance Center's Youth Dance Ensemble in "Joy of Motion Dance Center's Youth Dance Ensemble In Concert" at The Greenberg Theater at AU
May 15, 2010

Outstanding New Work

Shailee Adinolfi for "Best Costume at BollyB!end2: A Night at the Bollywood film awards" at Takoma Park/Silver Spring Performing Arts Center
November 7, 2009

Christopher K Morgan for "Catalyst" at The Lansburgh Theatre
March 13 & 14, 2010

Dr. Janaki Rangarajan in "Jathiswaram" at Dance Bethesda - Round House Theater
February 27, 2010

Lucy Bowen McCauley for "Lucy's Playlist" at Signature Theatre
June 13, 2009

Lucy Bowen McCauley for "Novellette No . 8" at The Kennedy Center
November 15, 2009

Lucy Bowen McCauley for "Haiku Suite " at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall
March 14, 2010

Lucy Bowen McCauley for "Stravinsky's Mass" at The Kennedy Center
April 24, 2010

Christopher K Morgan for "Bach Suite" at Takoma Park/ Silver Spring Performing Arts Center
March 4, 2010

Makeda Abraham, Mfoniso Akpan, Aseelah Shareef for Step Afrika's "Umngane" at Atlas Performing Arts Center
June 1, 2009

Urban Artistry for "Digital Funk 5002" at MRP Hip Hop Festival
February 20 & 21, 2010

Bettmann Dances for "The Fun House" at The Hamiltonian Gallery
October 28, 2009

Kimmie Dobbs Chan & Enoch Chan for "Sway" at American Dance Institute
May 2, 2010

Nancie Woods for Ballet Nova's "Peter and the Wolf" at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre
April 30, 2010

The Washington Ballet for The Washington Ballet's The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center
February 25, 2010

Clancy Works for "4 women" at Dance Bethesda

Christopher Doyle for "Bach Suite" at Takoma Park/ Silver Spring Performing Arts Center

Emerging Performer or Group

Bettmann Dances in "The Fun House" at The Hamiltonian Gallery
October 28, 2009

Dr. Janaki Rangarajan in "Jathiswaram" at Dance Bethesda- Round House Theater
February 27, 2010

Ryan Johnson in "Leave it on the Floor" at National Earth Day at the National Mall
April 18, 2010

Dudha Radhakrishnan in "Javali" at Dance Place
May 1-2, 2010

Dhoonya Dance Performance Company in "BollyB!end2:A night at the Bollywood film awards" at Takoma Park/Silver Spring Performing Arts Center
November 7, 2009

Andile Ndlovu in "Barbara Liotta: Icarus" at Phillips Collection , Main Gallery
January 14, 2010

Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble in "Tap Medley: Passig the Buck…and Wing, Drumadics getting to it" at World Dance Showcase , Publick Playhouse
March 20, 2010

Emerging Choreographer

Kimmie Dobbs Chan & Enoch Chan for Deviated Theatre's "Sway" at American Dance Institute
May 1 & 2, 2010

Kelly Bond for "Splitting the Difference" at The Shop @ Fort Fringe
Nov 21, 2009

Jakari Sherman for Step Afrika's "Trane" at Atlas Performing Arts Center
June 1, 2009

Jakari Sherman for Step Arika's "466(nine)4" at Atlas Performing Arts Center
June 1, 2009

Dr. Janaki Rangarajan in "Jathiswaram" at Dance Bethesda - Round House Theater
February 27, 2010

Rob Bettman Bettmann Dances's for "The Fun House" at The Hamiltonian Gallery
October 28, 2009

Adin Walker for "This Street" at Figge Theater
February 14, 2010

Andile Ndlovu for "Yinka Shonibare Reinterpreted" at Smithsonian National Museum of Afrian Art
March 6, 2010

Excellence in Costume Design

Reed Griffith, La Tasha Barnes, Rashaad Pearson for Urban Artistry's "Digital Funk 5002" at Montgomery County Performing Arts Center
February 20-21, 2010

Adriane Whalen, Christel Stevens, Mindy Russell, Marian Norris Nomad Dancer's for "Inside/Out Joy of Motion on Stage" at Atlas Performing Arts Center
October 17, 2009

Judy Hansen for Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co's "Island" at Dance Place
October 9-11, 2009

Judy Hansen & Tensia Fonseca for Maryland Youth Ballet's "Caroline Goes to the Rodeo" at Wolf Trap Theatre in the Woods
July 28 - August 1, 2009

Judy Hansen for Dakshina Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company's recreation of Anna Sokolow's "Rooms" at Dance Place
May 1 & 2, 2010

Amelia Solon and Maria Solon for Ballet Nova's "Peter and the Wolf" at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre
April 30, 2010

Excellence in Lighting Design

Stefan Johnson for "My Ocean is Never Blue" at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
October 8, 2009

Daniel Burkholder for "the places In Between" at Reston Center Stage
December 17, 2009

Klyph Stanford for Step Afrika's "466(nine)4" at Atlas Performing Arts Center
June 1, 2009

Cheryl Lee for 8th Annual World Dance Showcase at The Publick Playhouse
March 20, 2010

Brian Allard for Dakshina Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company's recreation of Anna Sokolow's "Rooms " at Dance Place
May 1-2, 2010

Enoch Chan for Deviated Theatre's "Sway" at American Dance Institute
May 1-2, 2010

Enoch Chan for American Dance Institute's "The Chamber Ballet in "Spring Fever" at American Dance Institute
April 10, 2010

Stefan Johnson for "Fresh Takes" at George Washington Middle School
April 24, 2010

Jeff Bruckerhoff for The Washington Ballet's "The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center
February 25, 2010

Excellence in Sound Design/Original Composition

Jakari Sherman for Step Afrika's "466(nine)4" at Atlas Performing Arts Center
June 1, 2009

Billy Novick for The Washington Ballet's "The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center
February 25, 2010

Guillermo Christie for "Romance Sonambulo" at Metro DC Danc eAwards Ceremony, Kennedy Center
September 19, 2009

Excellence in Stage Design/Multimedia

Outstanding Overall Production - Small Venue

Step Afrika in "Celebrating 15 Years" at Atlas Performing Arts Center
June 1, 2009

Dance Bethesda Dance Concert in "Dance Bethesda Dance Concert" at Round House Theatre
February 27, 2010

Bettmann Dances in "The Fun House" at The Hamiltonian Gallery
October 28, 2009

My Ocean is Never Blue in "My Ocean Is Never Blue" at Clarice Smith Performing Arts
Center at University Maryland October 8 & 9 2009

Lucy Bowen McCaley Dance in "Lucy Bowen McCAuley Dance" at The Kennedy Center
November 15, 2009

Deviated Theater in "Sway" at American Dance Institute
May 2, 2010

Arachne Aerial Art's in "The Places In Between featuring the Kenyon Piano Quartet" at Reston CenterStage
December 17, 2009

Christopher K. Morgan in "Multiple Personalities - An evening of dances by Christopher K Morgan" at The Music Center at Strathmore
May 22 & 23, 2010

Deborah Riley Dance Projects in "Chew On This " at Dance Place
April 17, 2010

The Washington Ballet in "Shoogie : The Tail of my Wiener Dog" at The Washington Ballet's England Studio
April 22, 2010

Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co in "Hyphen & Island" at Dance Place
October 9-11, 2009

Pearsonwidrig DanceTheater in "Unmorred(Love Letters to New Orleans)" at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
December 4 & 5, 2009

Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company in "Flamenco Deconstructed/Alegrias" at Gala Hispanic Theater
December 5, 2009

Jayantika Dance company in "Lila: The Love Song of Radhaand Krish" at The Apothecary, Capital Fringe Festival
July 18, 2009

Outstanding Overall Production - Large Venue

M-NCPPC, Arts and Cultural Heritage Division for "8th Annual World Dance Showcase" at Publick Playhouse
Mar 20 , 2010

The Washington Ballet for "Genius 3" at The Kennedy Center
May 20, 2010

The Washington Ballet for "The Great Gatsby" at The Kennedy Center
February 25, 2010

The Washington Ballet for "Don Quixote" at The Kennedy Center
October 15, 2009

Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education
Honor will be given at Awards Ceremony

Alan M. Kriegsman Award
Honor will be given at Awards Ceremony

Founders Award for Innovation in Dance

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