Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award
Awarded for	Contributions to ballet and dance
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	Royal Academy of Dance
First awarded	1953
Official website	http://www.rad.org.uk

The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award is an honour presented annually by the Royal Academy of Dance, to people who have made a significant contribution to the ballet and dance industry. The award was instituted by Dame Adeline Genee in 1953, to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and her appointment as Royal Patron of the Academy. The first winner of the award was Dame Ninette de Valois, founder of the Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Royal Ballet School. The award has since been presented to a number of notable people, and is recognised as the highest honour awarded by the Academy.

Winners

1953 - Dame Ninette de Valois, DBE, OM, CH [1] 1970 - John Hart CBE[2] 1974 - Norman Morrice[3] 1976 - Pamela May, OBE [4] 1984 - Sir Frederick Ashton, OM, CH, CBE [5] 1994 - Julia Farron, FRAD [6] 2001 - Gillian Lynne, CBE [7] 2009 - Victor Hochhauser, CBE [8] 2009 - Lilian Hochhauser, FRCM [8] 2010 - Rachel Cameron [9]

Dame Beryl Grey[7] Sir Anthony Dowell[7] Maina Gielgud[7] Sir Kenneth MacMillan[7] Dame Alicia Markova[7]

Rudolf Nureyev[7] Dame Marie Rambert[7] Anya Linden, Lady Sainsbury[7] Sir Peter Wright[7] Dame Marie Rambert

References

1. Royal Opera House Collections - Ninette de Valois
2. Adams, Kathy (13 February 2015). "1921-2015: John Hart brought English traditions of Royal Ballet to Utah’s Ballet West". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
3. Meisner, Nadine (16 January 2008). "Norman Morrice: Modernising director of Rambert and the Royal Ballet". The Independent. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
4. 1976 Award - Pamela May
5. 1984 Award - Frederick Ashton
6. 1994 Award, Julia Farron
7. Royal Academy of Dance - Chronology
8. 2009 Award, Victor and Lilian Hochhauser
9. http://www.rad.org.uk/article.asp?id=376 2010 Award