Award
Nominations Due
Apr 21, 2021
The de la Torre Bueno® First Book Award
Awarded annually to the best first book in dance studies published in the English language in the previous calendar year.
Awards
The DSA awards contribute not only to the visibility of the individuals and works honored, but also to the visibility of dance research and to our continuing drive for excellence in dance scholarship.
2018 and 2019 DSA award winners in Evanston, IL with DSA President Melissa Blanco Borelli and Mary Bueno
DSA relies on its members to nominate candidates for the Research and Leadership Awards, while the book and publication awards, and graduate student awards can be self-submitted. Please see nomination details under each award.
Annual Book and Publication Awards
Award
Nominations Due
Apr 20, 2021
Gertrude Lippincott Award
Awarded annually to the best English-language article published in dance studies.
Award
Nominations Due
Apr 20, 2021
Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize for Dance Research
Awarded each year to the best book in dance published during the previous three calendar years.
Award
Nominations Due
Apr 20, 2021
The de la Torre Bueno Prize®
Awarded annually to a book published in the English language that advances the field of dance studies.
Research and Leadership Awards
Award
Nominations Due
Apr 20, 2021
Mid-Career Award
This award recognizes the leadership of mid-career scholars in the development of our field.
Award
Nominations Due
Apr 20, 2021
Dance in the Public Sphere Award
The Dance in the Public Sphere Award recognizes renewed & new forms of public access and activism widening the circulation of dance initiatives and resources.
Award
Nominations Due
Apr 20, 2021
Dixie Durr Award for Outstanding Service to Dance Research
This award recognizes the aid rendered the field of dance studies by people who sustain existing structures, institutions, and organizations for dance research.
Award
Nominations Due
Apr 21, 2021
Outstanding Scholarly Research in Dance Award
This award honors an exceptional scholar or leader for sustained contributions to dance research.
Award
Nominations Due
Apr 20, 2021
Distinction in Dance Award
An annual award given to individuals in the annual conference’s host city who have contributed significantly to dance in their home community.
Graduate Student Award and Conference Travel Awards
Award
Nominations Due
Feb 15, 2021
Selma Jeanne Cohen Award
The Selma Jeanne Cohen Award aims to encourage graduate student members of DSA by recognizing excellence in dance scholarship.
Award
Nominations Due
Feb 15, 2021
Graduate Student Travel Awards
Each year, three grants will be made to graduate students to help defray the costs of attending the annual conference.
past award recipients: congress on research in dance
Distinction in Dance Award Recipient Lynn Garafola with Janice Ross at the 2017 DSA Conference. Photo by Jess Cavender.
DSA is proud to acknowledge the many prior award winners from the Congress on Research in Dance. Below is a list of past recipients dating back to 1995.