The Stage reports on the National Dance Awards for 2011, which include the De Valois Award for Outstanding Achievement to Ashley Page and Outstanding (Classical) Female Performance to Sophie Martin, both of Scottish Ballet.

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2011 CRITICS’ CIRCLE NATIONAL DANCE AWARDS WINNERS

The full list of winners as voted by the 60 members of the Dance Section of the UK Critics Circle are as follows:

OUTSTANDING MALE PERFORMANCE (CLASSICAL): Gary Avis / The Royal Ballet
OUTSTANDING FEMALE PERFORMANCE (CLASSICAL): Sophie Martin / Scottish Ballet
OUTSTANDING MALE PERFORMANCE (MODERN): Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui for ‘Dunas’
OUTSTANDING FEMALE PERFORMANCE (MODERN): Sylvie Guillem for ‘6,000 Miles Away’
BEST CLASSICAL CHOREOGRAPHY: David Bintley for ‘Cinderella’ by Birmingham Royal Ballet
BEST MODERN CHOREOGRAPHY: Akram Khan for ‘Vertical Road’
BEST INDEPENDENT COMPANY: Luca Silvestrini’s Protein
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

For more information, including a list of all nominees, click here