09 Sep 2014
Three of our former prize winners won an award at the famous Positano Premia la Danza Léonide Massine in Italy last Saturday.
Christopher Wheeldon, Prix de Lausanne Prize winner in 1991 received the Choreographer of the Year Prize. The prize as Dancer of the Year on the International Scene went to Steven McRae, Prix de Lausanne laureate in 2003 and Principal dancer with the Royal Ballet. Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 2000 and Principal dancer with the Royal Swedish Ballet, Mariko Kida was presented with the first Benois-Massine Mosca-Positano Prize by the current Director of the Positano Awards, Daniele Cipriani.
http://www.thewonderfulworldofdance.com/dancer-of-the-year-gala-performance