Emerging Dancer Award

Celebrating the talent of up-and-coming dancers

The Emerging Dancer Award 2010 has been won by Anais Chalendard and the People's Choice Award was won by Crystal Costa. The award was generously supported in its inaugural year by Talbot Hughes McKillop, the restructuring experts.

The Emerging Dancer Award is an annual competition for English National Ballet to recognise and nurture the phenomenal talent of our up-and-coming dancers. The Award encourages excellence and potential within the Company, with the winner being awarded a £5,000 cash prize.

During the Summer English National Ballet’s artistic, musical, administrative staff and Principal dancers have been voting for their Emerging Dancer and the top six nominated dancers are Esteban Berlanga, Anais Chalendard, Crystal Costa, Ksenia Ovsyanick, Junor de Oliveira Souza and Venus Villa.

Throughout the Autumn Tour of Giselle and the Christmas Season audiences voted for their favourite of the six nominees. The dancer with the most public votes won The People’s Choice Award.

The Awards Evening on the 24 February 2010 announced the winner of both The Emerging Dancer Award and The People’s Choice Award.