OUTSTANDING MUSICAL THEATER

Heidi Stafford

Paul Dandridge

Lisa Rumbauska

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OUTSTANDING HIP HOP CHOREOGRAPHY

Chayele Pullen​

Neo Lynch

Faith Helmlinger

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OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL DANCE COMPANY

Conflux Dance Theater

Dogwood Dance Project

PS Project

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OUTSTANDING COLLABORATION

"PETER PAN" (Katie Hamberge & Alexandra Keen)

"Dance as Prose, Prose as Dance" (PS Project & The Greenhouse Gallery)​

"Color Block" (Radar Dance & Eleanor Anderson & Sebastian)

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OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHY

Eric Rivera

Ilana Puglia

Jose Soto

Alex Murphy

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DANCE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Ally Day Photography

Movement in Motion

Narratography

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OUTSTANDING HEELS CHOREOGRAPHY

Devon Custalow

Shartisha White

Cyarrah White​

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OUTSTANDING TAP CHOREOGRAPHY

Brianna Freeman​

Heidi Stafford

Aleece Hurt

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OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC DIRECTION

Christopher Gerard

Eboni Young

Maddie Wells

Katie Hamberger

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OUTSTANDING COLLABORATION

Anaya Scarlett-Davis / Melissa Tiggle

"Boasty"

Brown Ballerinas for Change / Radar Dance / Mending Walls Project

"If Walls Could Dance"

Brittany Diaz Judge / Taylor Black​

"Drifting"

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OUTSTANDING BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY

Angelica Burgos

Jamie Skates

Keyah Robinson

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OUTSTANDING FREESTYLE DANCER

Raven "Seven" Williams

Elijah "X-Glide" Fulgham​

Julika Cuffy​

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OUTSTANDING STUDIO PERFORMANCE COMPANY 

Edge Performance Company

Merge Dance Collective

Momentum Dance Center​

Encore Collaborative 

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OUTSTANDING DANCE FITNESS INSTRUCTOR

Jolly Jess

Me'Kell Williams

Meghan Eggleston​

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CREATIVE DIGITAL CONTENT

Faith Helmlinger

Lindsay Benson Garrett

James Ekemezie (Ezie Media)​

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YOUTH DANCER OF THE YEAR

Amirah Diggs

Abigail Whitehead

Colston Raquet

Braelyn Ramseyer

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OUTSTANDING AFRICAN CHOREOGRAPHY

Ezibu Muntu 

Akoma de Gado Dance

Elegba Folklore Society​

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OUTSTANDING LYRICAL CHOREOGRAPHY

Eboni Young​

Neo Lynch

Noelle Schatzel

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DANCE INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR

Ilana Puglia​

Lauren Niehoff

Shelly Isler

Shannon McConville

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OUTSTANDING JAZZ CHOREOGRAPHY

Cheryl Budimir

Neo Lynch

Taylor Black

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OUTSTANDING LATIN DANCE STUDIO

Mambo Bones Salsa Dance Studio 

Latin Ballet of Virginia

Ferocity Dance Company​

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COMMUNITY DANCER OF THE YEAR

Julika Cuffy

Kevin LaMarr Jones

Marisa Wilson

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OUTSTANDING COLLEGIATE DANCE TEAM

JMU Dukettes

VCU Gold Rush

VSU Essence of Troy​

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OUTSTANDING BALLROOM DANCE STUDIO

Tyson's Ballroom Dance Center

Fred Astaire Dance Studios - VAB

World Class Ballroom ​

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DANCE STUDIO OF THE YEAR

West End Academy of Dance​

Dance Acadmy of Loudon

Releve RVA

Studio 360 Performing Arts

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DANCER OF THE YEAR

Hailey Clevenger

Sandra Milosevic

Toria Donaldson

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CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Katie Hamberger​

Jasmine McKenzie

Lauren Niehoff

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