2017 Award Winners
November 14, 2017

Dance Studies Association is proud to recognize the following scholars for their work and service to the field. Pictured above left to right:
Royona Mitra
de la Torre Bueno© First Book Award for Akram Khan: Dancing New Interculturalism
Kate Elswit
Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize for Dance Research for Watching Weimar Dance
Ann Cooper Albright
Dixie Durr Award for Outstanding Service to Dance Research
Lynn Garafola
Distinction in Dance Award
Kareem Khubchandani
Gertrude Lippincott Award
Thomas DeFrantz
Outstanding Scholarly Research Award
Rebekah Kowal, DSA Vice-President for Awards
Not pictured:
Elyan Hilland & Laura Quinto
Graduate Student Travel Awards
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The de la Torre Bueno® First Book Award
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Gertrude Lippincott Award
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Dixie Durr Award for Outstanding Service to Dance Research
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Distinction in Dance Award
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Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize for Dance Research
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The de la Torre Bueno Prize®
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