American Choreography Awards

The American Choreography Awards was a ceremony and show that honored outstanding

Wilshire Ebell Theatre, The Hollywood Palace, The Museum of Flying, The Century Club

History

The template for American Choreography Awards was created in 1994 (as the L.A. Dance Awards) by the Choreographers Resourcenter, a group of individuals led by Grover Dale, who were determined to expose and get recognition for the art of choreography for the camera. Due to a generous grant from the Bob Fosse Foundation, they were titled the Fosse Awards for two years(1996-'97)and in 1998 became the American Choreography Awards. The decade of accumulative awards were eventually recognized as one of the highest standards of achievement in choreography throughout the

entertainment industry

.

Choreographers were nominated in eight different categories of choreography. These include feature film,

fight choreography

, commercials, and music videos. In addition to awards within each category, honorary awards were given by the event production team such as the Governor’s Award, the Educator’s Award, the Innovator Award, the Career Achievement Award and/or the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The way in which the nominations were determined was through ballots mailed to membership mailing lists. After calculation by the event team, the top five in each category were then screened by seven individual panel committees, composed of producers, directors,

casting directors

, and media choreographers. The committee members then selected the winner (and often ties) in each category.

Billman collection of memorabilia

For the last five years of the event (2000-'04) The Academy of Dance on Film (DOF) presented and was the beneficiary of these prestigious awards. Larry Billman founded the Academy in 1998. He was a former tapper who turned stage writer, researcher, and director. He created a

swordplay, gymnastics, acrobatic and circus technique, silent film

comedy, created for the camera. Many of the holdings have found new homes at the libraries at Chapman University. the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and San Diego State University. Conversations are ongoing with the Billy Rose theater and Jerome Robbins dance collections at Lincoln Center, The Smithsonian and other archives to assure that all of DOF's "treasures" will have new homes.

Award ceremonies

Year	Date	Venue	City
1994	September 18, 1994	Club Tatou	Beverly Hills
1995	October 15, 1995	Century City Club	Century City
1996	September 30, 1996	The Museum of Flying	Santa Monica
1997	November 9, 1997	The Hollywood Palace	Hollywood
1998	October 18, 1998	Wilshire Ebell Theatre	Los Angeles
2000	September 13, 2000	Alex Theatre	Glendale
2001	October 14, 2001	El Capitan Theatre	Hollywood
2002	October 20, 2002	El Capitan Theatre	Hollywood
2003	November 9, 2003	Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles
2004	October 17, 2004	Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles

References

The Academy of Dance on Film. 2004. 9 Apr. 2009 <http://www.danceonfilm.org Archived 2009-01-11 at the Wayback Machine>.
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"IMDb: American Choreography Awards, USA." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). 9 Apr. 2009 <https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/American_Choreography_Awards_USA/>.
Information Site - International Index to Performing Arts. 9 Apr. 2009 <http://iipa.chadwyck.com/quick/displayMultiItem.do?>.
"Kylie Video Up For American Choreography Award." Welcome to tourdates, where music is unleashed. 19 Aug. 2004. 13 Apr. 2009 <https://web.archive.org/web/20110429162447/http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/4431-kylie-video-up-for-american-choreography>.