BWW is excited to announce the winners for the first annual BWW Dance World Awards! The awards honor professional dance that took place from January 1st to December 31st 2016. Our editors set the categories, our readers submitted the nominees and voted for their favorites!
Now check out the full list of winners below!
Best Artistic Director
Paul Taylor
Best Ballet Company
Texas Ballet Theater
Best Choreographer of a Broadway Musical
Andy Blankenbuehler
Best Composer of a Score Commissioned for Dance
Philip Glass
Best Contemporary Dancer
Melanie Moore
Best Costume Designer
Santo Loquasto, Hello Dolly
Best Dance Teacher
Samantha Gobeille, Arizona Dance Artistry
Best Dancer in a Broadway Musical
Tyler Hanes
Best Dancer in a World Dance Discipline
Masaka Kids Africana
Best Dancer in an Off-Broadway Musical
Sutton Foster - Sweet Charity
Best Emerging Choreographer
Joshua Bergasse
Best Established Choreographer
Andy Blankenbuehler
Best Female Ballet Dancer
Robin Bangert, Texas Ballet Theater
Best Lighting Designer
Kenneth Posner, War Paint
Best Male Ballet Dancer
Robert Fairchild
Best Modern/Contemporary Dance Company
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Best Tap Dance Company
Tapestry
Best Tap Dancer
Gaby Diaz
Best World Dance Company
Masaka Kids Africana