National Dance Awards

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National Dance Award
Awarded forExcellence in dance
Country United Kingdom
Presented byThe Critics' Circle
First awarded2000/2001
Websitenationaldanceawards.com

The National Dance Awards are presented annually in the United Kingdom by The Critics' Circle, and are awarded to recognise excellence in professional dance. They are widely regarded as the most prestigious award presented for dance in the UK, and are considered to be the equivalent of the Laurence Olivier Awards, which are presented for general theatre.

Overview

The National Dance Awards (NDAs), were first presented by The Critics' Circle at the

Sir Kenneth Macmillan
.

Categories

The awards are judged by the critics and journalists who see and review dance companies in performance on a daily basis. There are 11 awards for performances over the preceding year. For most of the awards there are four nominations made in each category.

There are two additional awards for which nominations are not announced in advance: the

Ninette De Valois
Award for Outstanding Achievement and the Jane Attenborough Industry Award.

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