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National Dance Awards 2026: Winners in Full!
See the full list of winners from the 26th annual National Dance Awards that took place on Monday 15 June 2026, at the Coronet Theatre in London
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The National Dance Awards - now in their 26th year - took place on Monday 15 June 2026, with nominees attending the event at the Coronet Theatre in London.
Presented by the dance section of the Critics’ Circle and celebrating productions that took place in 2025, winners were voted for by a panel of 60 dance critics who are all part of the Critics’ Circle.
WINNERS
De Valois award for outstanding achievement
Russell Maliphant
Dancing Times award for best male dancer
William Bracewell
Best female dancer
Lauren Cuthbertson
Stef Stefanou award for outstanding company
National Ballet of Japan
Best mid-scale company
Scottish Dance Theatre
Best independent company
London City Ballet
Best classical choreography
Sophie Laplane for Mary, Queen of Scots
Best modern choreography
Kim Brandstrup for Breaking Bach
Emerging artist award
Liam Francis
Outstanding female modern performance
Cordelia Braithwaite in The Red Shoes
Outstanding male modern performance
Paris Fitzpatrick in Quadrophenia
Outstanding female classical performance
Roseanna Leney in Mary, Queen of Scots
Outstanding male classical performance
Ryoichi Hirano in Onegin
Outstanding creative contribution
Maria Seletskaja
Best dance film
On the Other Earth
Best short dance film
La Fée Électricité