Distinction in Dance Award

Nominations will be accepted from the conference committee, local planning committee, and/or host institution. The nominator and the awardee need not be DSA members, although DSA members are welcome to make nominations, provided they are part of the conference planning process.

Please submit a one-page statement that describes the distinctive scholarly, artistic or professional contribution to the field of dance; the name and contact details of the person submitting the nomination; the name and contact details of the nominee. Email to: awards@dancestudiesassociation.org with Distinction in Dance in the subject line.

We welcome nominations on behalf of casualized scholars, emerita/emeritus professors, and independent artists.

Nominations will be adjudicated by the Standing Committee on Awards. This award does not carry a monetary award. It does, however, include gratis conference registration. Any financial award, including gratis registration, can be donated to the support fund for casualized professionals and/or for students. We realize that many leaders in our field are also major donors to our organization and that many senior scholars struggle with the same precarities as more junior researchers. As such, we leave this decision to the discretion of individual awardees.