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Past Winners

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Outstanding Individual Performance
Gesel Mason in Gesel Mason Performance Projects's "No Boundaries" at Dance Place, October 21-22, 2006

Outstanding Group Performance
EDGEWORKS Dance Theater in "Cold Case" at Dance Place, March 10-11, 2007

Outstanding Youth Performance
Tappers With Attitude in "15 Years of Rhythm" at The Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Ina Kay Theatre, June 10, 2006

Outstanding New Work
Helanius J. Wilkins's "Cold Case" performed by EDGEWORKS Dance Theater at Dance Place, March 10-11, 2007

Emerging Performer or Group
Arachne Aerial Arts in "Luxury Lofts Coming Soon!" at Woolly Mammoth Theater, July 22-23, 2006

Emerging Choreographer
Lesole Z. Maine for "Setso Sa Rona(Our Culture)" & "Rewind Take It Back" at The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, April 18, 2007

Excellence in Costume Design
Judith Hansen for Maryland Youth Ballet's "Spring Concert" at The Parilla Performing Arts Center, May 12-13, 2007

Excellence in Lighting Design
Cheles Rhynes for EDGEWORKS Dance Theater's "Cold Case" at Dance Place, March 10-11, 2007

Excellence in Sound Design/Original Composition
Malcolm Shute for Human Landscape Dance's "Leaving Home" at The Jack Guidone Theater, March 24-25, 2007

Excellence in Stage Design/Multimedia
Liz Lerman, John Boesche and Logan Kibens for Liz Lerman Dance Exchange's "Ferocious Beauty: Genome" at The Atlas Performing Arts Center, April 27, 2007

Outstanding Overall Production: Small Venue
Gesel Mason's "No Boundaries" at Dance Place, October 21-22, 2006

Outstanding Overall Production: Large Venue
Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. in "Images from the Embers" at George Mason University Center for the Arts, October 25, 2006

Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education
Alvin Mayes

Alan M. Kriegsman Award
George Jackson
Mr. Jackson has been a major force in Metro DC dance for many years. He has been a critic, mentor, supporter, advisor, and organizer. He attends numerous performances, helps many chorographers, is a brilliant writer, and is ever present and ever ready to help. Washington and the metro area would not be the same if George Jackson had not been there to help, cheer, critique, and support. Many have benefited from his activities and presence, and many more will do so in the future. He does all this with humility and integrity, and a strong passion for dance. He is one of a kind, and should be honored for his vast impact on dance in our community.

Founder's Award for Innovation in Dance
Daniel Phoenix Singh

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Outstanding New Work
"Grandmother Project" by Vincent E. Thomas

Emerging Choreographer
Vincent E. Thomas of VTDance for "Grandmother Project"

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Dance Production
Nejla Yatkin in "De/Reconstructing Mata Hari"

Outstanding Overall Production in a Large Venue
"Thresholds Crossed" by The Dance Construction Company

Outstanding Youth Performance
Joy of Motion Youth Dance Ensemble

Outstanding Overall Prodcution in a Small Venue
Nejla Yatkin in "De/Reconstructing Mata Hari"

Excellence in Stage Design/Multimedia
Joyce Ellen Weinstein for "Cold Case" performed by EDGEWORKS Dance Theatre

The Pola Nirenska Award, given by the Washington Performing Arts Society
Hedi Pope and Paul Gordon Emerson

Alan M. Kriegsman Award
Carla Perlo

Outstanding Group Performance in a Dance Production
Daniel Burkholder/The PlayGround in “together/apart”

Excellence in Sound Design or Original Composition
Sven Abow for "Cold Case" performed by EDGEWORKS Dance Theatre

Emerging Performer or Group
Culture Shock DC

Excellence in Costume Design
Laurel Victoria Gray for “Guldasta, Samarkand Ushori, Darya Toshkin” performed by Silk Road Dance Company

Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education
Yvonne Edwards

Excellence in Lighting Design
Enoch Chan for "Mermaids and Other Tales of Truth" performed by ClancyWorks Dance Company

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Outstanding New Work
Meisha Bosma for Blind Spot.

Emerging Choreographer
Meisha Bosma

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Dance Production
Meisha Bosma

Outstanding Overall Production in a Large Venue
The Washington Ballet for Septime Webre's The Nutcracker

Outstanding Youth Performance
The Washington School of Ballet for their Annual Spring Performance

Outstanding Overall Prodcution in a Small Venue
The Washington Ballet for 7x7

Excellence in Stage Design/Multimedia
Nicholas Phillips for The Washington Ballet's Rite of Spring

The Pola Nirenska Award, given by the Washington Performing Arts Society
Jean Battey Lewis and Ed Tyler

Alan M. Kriegsman Award
Beth Davis

Outstanding Group Performance in a Dance Production
Step Afrika!

Excellence in Sound Design or Original Composition
Naoko Maeshiba

Emerging Performer or Group
Eileen Schwartz

Excellence in Costume Design
Balafon West African Dance Ensemble

Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education
Naima Prevots

Excellence in Lighting Design
Catherine Eliot

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Emerging Choreographer
Jessica Marchant

Excellence in Stage Design/Multimedia
Nejla Y. Yatkin

Excellence in Sound Design or Original Composition
Charlie Barnett for DanceSmith

Outstanding Group Performance in a Dance Production
Coyaba Dance Theater for its February 2004 Dance Place performance

Outstanding Youth Performance
Tappers With Attitude for its May 2004 Millennium Stage performance

Excellence in Costume Design
Judy Hansen for Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Company

Emerging Performer or Group
Pinling Lin for NY2 Dance

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Dance Production
Connie Fink for Jane Dudley's Harmonica Breakdown with CityDance Ensemble

Excellence in Lighting Design
Robin Lyttle for Deborah Riley Dance Projects

Outstanding New Work
Meisha Bosma for I Love, I Don't

Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education
Lynn Welters

Outstanding Overall Production in a Small Venue
The Washington Ballet for 7x7

Outstanding Overall Production in a Large Venue
Dana Tai Soon Burgess for Tracings

Alan M. Kriegsman Award
Liz Lerman

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Emerging Choreographer
Ludovic Jolivet

Excellence in Scenic Design
Nejla Y. Yatkin

Excellence in Sound Design or Original Composition
Alex Muzio for Tiempo de Tango

Outstanding Group Performance in a Dance Production
The Washington Ballet for Carmina Burana

Emerging Performer or Group
Connie Fink for CityDance Ensemble

Excellence in Costume Design
Judy Hansen for CityDance Ensemble

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Dance Production
Miyako Nitadori for Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Company

Excellence in Lighting and/or Technical Design
Robin Lyttle for Lesa McLaughlin Dance

Outstanding New Work
Sharon Mansur/impact for trajectory altered slightly

Outstanding Youth Performance
Young Dancers of the Washington Ballet

Outstanding Artistic Direction
Dana Tai Soon Burgess

Outstanding Overall Production in Concert Dance
Washington Ballet for Carmina Burana and Serenade

Alan M. Kriegsman award
Douglas Wheeler

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Dance writer Suzanne Carbonneau and choreographer Deborah Riley presented former Washington Post critic Alan M. Kriegsman with a special citation for his longstanding dedication to nurturing dance in the region. This award is now the Kriegsman Award.

Outstanding Overall Production
Dana Tai Soon Burgess for Helix, Gandhara and The Silk Roads

Outstanding Artistic Direction
Gesel Mason's Sally Hemings Project

Outstanding Group Performance in a Dance Production
The Washington Ballet for Septime Webre's Journey Home

Excellence in Costume Design
The Washington Ballet for Septime Webre's Journey Home

Excellence in Scenic Design
Ed Tyler's Expose

Outstanding New Work
Ed Tyler's Expose

Emerging Choreographer
Adrienne Clancy

Excellence in Sound Design or Original Composition
Francesca Jandasek for Prism, CityDance Ensemble

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Dance Production
Nejla Yatkin

Emerging Performer or Group
The Playground

Excellence in Lighting and/or Technical Design
Helena Kuukka for Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Company

Outstanding Youth Performance
Maryland Youth Ballet

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Best Full-Evening Production
Dana Tai Soon Burgess/Moving Forward at Dance Place, November 2000

Best Production in Classical Dance
Maryland Youth Ballet

Best Production in Contemporary Dance
Gesel Mason for Back in the Day

Best Production in World Dance
Ziva's Spanish Dance Ensemble at Alden Theater, March 2001

Artistic Direction
Dana Tai Soon Burgess

Emerging Choreographer
Adrienne Clancy

Emerging Performer or Group
Reggie Glass

Group Performance in a Dance Production
Daughters of Coyaba at Dance Place, February 2001

Individual Performance in a Dance Production
Reggie Glass for Yes at Jack Guidone Theater, November 2000

Lighting & Technical Design
Cheles Rhynes for CrossCurrents Dance Company at Jack Guidone Theater, January 2001

Original Sound
Alejandro Muzio music for CityDance Ensemble's Salaam

Capitol Movement, Inc.
Capitol Movement, Inc is a non-profit organization serving the following mission: To provide an outlet for Washington DC area artists to train, dance and perform with top choreographers in the field at prominent venues. Our objectives are to enable students the ability to pursue their dreams in the arts by providing scholarships to university performing arts programs and elite training centers in addition to having the opportunity to perform in our annual dance concert. Photo by Anthony Vazquez.
www.capitolmovement.org

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