Dance
About Dance
Movement can tell a story, express an emotion, explore an idea, or communicate what words cannot. The Dance discipline celebrates young choreographers creating original work across every style and approach, from solo performances to collaborative pieces. Whether your choreography is bold and energetic, quiet and precise, rooted in tradition, or entirely your own, we want to see what you have to say through movement.
Meet some review panelists!
Creative Youth Award submissions are reviewed by accomplished choreographers, performers, educators, artistic directors, and multidisciplinary dance artists who bring a wide range of creative perspectives and professional experience to the process. Meet a few of the Dance panelists who help recognize and celebrate the creativity of young choreographers across the Bay Area:
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Nadia Adame is a Spanish award-winning multidisciplinary artist and performer. Trained at the Royal Dance Conservatory of Madrid, she holds a BA in Theatre from the University of Colorado. She has worked with renowned choreographers like Stephen Petronio, Bill T. Jones, Asun Noales, and Rafael Bonachela across the UK, Spain, the US, and Canada. Nadia is the Artistic Director and Choreographer at AXIS Dance Company.
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Ronnie Reddick is a San Francisco-based choreographer known for blending hip-hop, jazz, fashion, and theatrics to create a very dynamic and explosoive style of dance. His innovative approach has made him one of the most sought-after choreographers andn dancers in the Bay Area and beyond, working with artists, designers, and fashion brands worldwide.
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Raissa Simpson is an award-winning choreographer, artistic director of PUSH Dance Company, and an arts educator at Stanford University. Her choreography has toured to over 50 venues across the United States including Ferst Center for the Arts, Aspen Fringe Festival, Joyce SoHo and many more. As an administrator, Raissa operates the Sanctuary, a dance studio in downtown San Francisco.
Awardee Highlights
