Towradgi teenager Benjamin Wilson has won Most Outstanding Male at Sydney’s annual Sharp Short Dance festival.
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He also won the secondment at dance collective Flatline.
This year, 45 choreographers and 114 dancers took part in the festival performing short, new and innovative dance works.
“All the judges expressed their excitement at the uniqueness of the festival which gave young people a chance not only to perform, but to develop and present an idea in a professional setting, to connect with other like-minded creatives and really feel part of the dance industry,” festival co-ordinator Carl Sciberras said.
Wilson, 16, studies at the Joanne Grace School of Dance, and is also a state finalist for the National Genee Dance Challenge next month.
Sharp Short Dance, presented by FORM Dance Projects at Riverside Theatres, is an annual celebration of talented young dancers and choreographers under the age of 21.
2016 Sharp Short Dance award winners:
- Most Innovative Choreography – Sophie Carter for her duet Jewellery Box
- Outstanding Male Dancer – Benjamin Wilson
- Outstanding Female Dancer – Hannah Reimer
- Outstanding Solo Performance – Naomi Lum
- Outstanding Duet Performance – Jazlyn Richards and Brett Hartnett
- Outstanding Ensemble Performance – Down the Rabbit Hole, choreographed by Emily Perry
- Sydney Dance Company, Pre Professional Program Secondment – Pia Hagberg
- Bangarra Dance Theatre Secondment – Jordan Hodges
- Phly Crew Secondment – Nicco Olegario
- Dream Dance Company Secondment – Emily Perry
- Flatline Secondments – Naomi Lum and Benjamin Wilson
- Audience Choice Award – The Waiting Game, choreographed by Alyssa Milanovic