2011 Critics' Circle National Dance Award Winners Announced

The Critics' Circle National Dance Awards for 2011 took place today in London at The Place's Robin Howard Dance Theatre.

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 be given in the UK between 1st September 2010 and 31st August 2011

The 2011 Critics' Circle National Dance Awards winner are:

OUTSTANDING MALE PERFORMANCE (CLASSICAL) - Gary Avis / The Royal Ballet

OUTSTANDING FEMALE PERFORMANCE (MODERN) - Sylvie Guillem for '6,000 Miles Away'

BEST INDEPENDENT COMPANY - Luca Silvestrini's Protein

BEST CLASSICAL CHOREOGRAPHY - David Bintley for 'Cinderella' by Birmingham Royal Ballet

BEST MODERN CHOREOGRAPHY - Akram Khan for 'Vertical Road'

OUTSTANDING FEMALE PERFORMANCE (CLASSICAL) - Sophie Martin / Scottish Ballet

OUTSTANDING MALE PERFORMANCE (MODERN) - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui for 'Dunas'

John Doyle CONSTRUCTION AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING COMPANY - Mariinsky Ballet

JANE ATTENBOROUGH DANCE UK INDUSTRY AWARD - David Burnie / Director of Administration and Finance, The Place

THE DANCING TIMES AWARD FOR BEST MALE DANCER - Steven McRae / The Royal Ballet

GRISHKO AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE DANCER - Daria Klimentová / English National Ballet

DE VALOIS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT - Ashley Page / Artistic Director, Scottish Ballet

A full list of dancers, choreographers and companies nominated for National Dance Awards can be found at www.criticscircle.org.uk.

The 2011 National Dance Awards Sponsors are: Grishko, Dancing Times, John Doyle Construction, The Ballet Association, Lee McLernon, Paul & Shirlie Morrell, The Critics' Circle and Dance UK for the Jane Attenborough Dance UK Industry Award.

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