Australian Dance Awards 2017 Announce Full Line Up Of Performances, Presenters and Hosts

Ausdance Victoria has just announced the stellar line up of performances, presenters and hosts for the 2017 Australian Dance Awards, taking place at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne on Sunday 24 September.

Celebrating twenty years in 2017, the Awards are the pre-eminent event on the dance industry calendar. They recognise and honour dance artists, educators and administrators in 12 categories of achievement.

Performances at the Australian Dance Awards include excerpts from Sleeping Beauty by the Australian Ballet; Pile of Bones by the Stephanie Lake Company; Quark by youth dance company Yellow Wheel; Days Like These by integrated performance company Murmuration; Hopak-Kalyna by Lehenda Ukrainian Dance Company; a performance by Melbourne's inner west hip hop crew Raw and Rugged Dance Crew, ranked number 14 in the 2017 World Hip Hop Dance Championships, and the all-female Wurundjeri dance group, Djirri Djirri Dance Group.

Announcing the performance line up Ausdance NSW and VIC Director Michelle Silby said, "Ausdance Victoria is a passionate advocate for dance and believes that 'dance is for everyone'. This awards ceremony is an important celebration of the dance industry and the performances reflect the wide diversity of dance in this country. From the urban stylings of Raw and Rugged, to the Ukrainian artistry of Lehenda, the sublime ballet of The Australian Ballet, to the unique contemporary dance works from multiple companies. With performers aged 15 years to 75 years old, the audience will see an array of dancers that will leave you moved and entertained."

Hosting this year's awards are cabaret star Yana Alana and dance sensation and 2017 ADA-nominee Benjamin Hancock.

The star array of presenters includes David McAllister AM, Jonathan Holloway, Wesley Enoch, Jason Coleman, Lucy Guerin, Stephanie Lake, Jasmine Moseley, Sue Healy, Helen Simondson, Jerry Remkes, Jane Crawley, Tony Grybowski, Jenny Kinder, Emma Cochran, Paul Selwyn Norton, Angharad Wynne Jones, Angela Conquet, Merindah Donnelly, Carla McGrath, Robina Beard OAM and Julie Dyson AM.

The gala awards presentation is a public, ticketed event, giving anyone with a passion for dance the opportunity to enjoy a night of incredible dance entertainment. Tickets on sale now.

Open concurrently with the Awards will be Ancestors and Anecdotes, 40 years of Australian Contemporary Dance, an Ausdance Victoria exhibition paying homage to the invaluable work of Australia's dance pioneers and the manner in which their legacy endures today, at Lulu Cáfe and Gallery from Thursday 21 September.

2017 Australian Dance Awards

Sunday 24 September The Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne

Bookings: artscentremelbourne.com.au or 1300 182 183

The Australian Dance Awards will be Auslan interpreted

www.ausdancevic.org.au/ada2017