Young British Dancer of the Year

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The Young British Dancer of the Year Competition began in 2000. It is held annually at the Royal Ballet School, London and the Linbury Studio Theatre, Covent Garden. The competition is open to young British and British-trained classical dancers.[1] The first prize is £3000, second prize £2000 and third prize £1000.[2]

Also presented is the Sibley Dowell Award for Potential, named after Royal Ballet dance partners Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell.[3]

Winners[]

  • 2000 – 1st Jamie Bond (Birmingham Royal Ballet),[4] 2nd Lauren Cuthbertson (Royal Ballet)[5]
  • 2001 – 1st Lauren Cuthbertson
  • 2002 – 1st Anniek Soobroy (Birmingham Royal Ballet until 2011)[6][7]
  • 2003 – 1st Joseph Caley (English National Ballet),[8] 2nd Antoinette Brooks-Daw (Northern Ballet)[9]
  • 2004 – 1st Aaron Robison (San Francisco Ballet),[1] 2nd Xander Parish (Mariinsky Ballet)[10][11]
  • 2005 – 1st Ruth Bailey (Royal Ballet until 2014),[12] 2nd James Barton (Birmingham Royal Ballet)[13]
  • 2006 – 1st James Hay (Royal Ballet),[14] 2nd prize Delia Mathews (Birmingham Royal Ballet),[15] 3rd prize Andrew Peasgood (Scottish Ballet)[16]
  • 2007 – 1st Sergei Polunin,[17] 2nd Delia Mathews (Birmingham Royal Ballet)[15] 3rd Nancy Osbaldeston (Royal Ballet of Flanders)
  • 2008 – 1st William Bracewell (Royal Ballet),[18][19] 2nd Tristan Dyer (Royal Ballet),[18][20] Commendation Brandon Lawrence (Birmingham Royal Ballet)[21]
  • 2009 – 1st Yasmine Naghdi (Royal Ballet),[22] 2nd Sean Bates (NB),[23] 3rd Dominic Whitbrook (National Ballet of Portugal[24]),[2] Sibley Dowell Award Brandon Lawrence (Birmingham Royal Ballet)[21]
  • 2010 – 1st Francesca Hayward (Royal Ballet),[25] 2nd Anna Rose O'Sullivan (Royal Ballet), 3rd Bruno Micchiardi (Estonian National Ballet), Sibley Dowell Award Dominic Whitbrook (NBP[24]), Commendations Sean Bates (Northern Ballet, Roseanna Leney[26](Scottish Ballet)
  • 2011 – 1st Anna Rose O'Sullivan (Royal Ballet), 2nd Teo Dubreuil (Royal Ballet), 3rd Matthew Ball (Royal Ballet), Sibley Dowell Award Reece Clarke (Royal Ballet), Commendations Tierney Heap (Royal Ballet), Greig Matthew[27] (Joffrey Ballet)
  • 2012 – 1st Reece Clarke, 2nd Barnaby Rook Bishop (Scottish Ballet), 3rd James Stephens (Vienna State Ballet), Sibley Dowell Award Suzan Opperman (Vienna State Ballet), Commendations Alexander Bird (Berlin State Ballet), Giorgio Garrett [28] (English National Ballet)
  • 2013 – 1st Chisato Katsura (Royal Ballet), 2nd Isabelle Brouwers (English National Ballet), 3rd Jerome Barnes (Scottish Ballet), Sibley Dowell Award Barnaby Rook Bishop (Scottish Ballet), Commendations Joseph Sissions (Royal Ballet), William Beagley[29] (English National Ballet)
  • 2014 – 1st Erik Woolhouse (ENB), 2nd Joseph Sissens, 3rd Nicholas Landon (Dutch National Ballet, Junior Company), Sibley Dowell Award Ricardo Castellanos (Norwegian National Ballet), Commendations Jerome Barnes, Scott McKenzie[30](Vienna State Ballet)

All of the 1st prize winners are current or former students of the Royal Ballet School.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "The Young British Dancer of the Year Award 2011". Ballet News (Press release). 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. List of winners 2000–2010.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ^ a b Harmon-Beglan, Eilish. "Ballet and Bursaries". Dance Expression Magazine. July & August 2009: 42 – via YUDU. Lists the main prize amounts and 2009 recipients.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (22 June 1981). "Royal Ballet: Sibley-Dowell Duo Graces 'Hamlet'". Arts. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
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  5. ^ "London Ballet Circle talks – Summer 2014". Dance UK. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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  8. ^ Bintley, David (September 2012). "Joseph Caley". Birmingham Royal Ballet. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Antoinette Brooks-Daw". Northern Ballet. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Xander Parish". Mariinsky Ballet. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Soloists of the Ballet Company". Mariinsky Ballet. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Ruth Bailey". Royal Opera House. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014.
  13. ^ "James Barton". Birmingham Royal Ballet. May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014.
  14. ^ "James Hay". Royal Opera House. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Delia Mathews". Birmingham Royal Ballet. May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014.
  16. ^ "Andrew Peasgood". Scottish Ballet. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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  20. ^ "Tristan Dyer". Royal Opera House. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014.
  21. ^ a b "Brandon Lawrence". Birmingham Royal Ballet. October 2013. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014.
  22. ^ "Yasmine Naghdi". Royal Opera House. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014.
  23. ^ "Sean Bates". Northern Ballet. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  24. ^ a b "Cuerpo de Baile" (in Portuguese). Companhia Nacional de Bailado. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  25. ^ "Francesca Hayward". Royal Opera House. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014.
  26. ^ "Young British Dancer of the Year 2010" (Press release). Royal Ballet School. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014.
  27. ^ "Results of Young British Dancer of the Year 2011" (Press release). Royal Ballet School. 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014.
  28. ^ "Young British Dancer of the Year 2012 – Winner Announced" (Press release). Royal Ballet School. 10 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014.
  29. ^ "Young British Dancer of the Year 2013 – results announced". Ballet News. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013.
  30. ^ "Young British Dancer of the Year 2014 winners announced". Royal Ballet School. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014.
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