A competition for young British and British-trained classical dancers
The Young British Dancer of the Year Competition began in 2000. It is held annually at the
Royal Ballet School,
London and the
Linbury Studio Theatre,
Covent Garden. The competition is open to young British and British-trained classical dancers.[1] The first prize is £3000, second prize £2000 and third prize £1000.[2]
Also presented is the Sibley Dowell Award for Potential, named after Royal Ballet dance partners
Antoinette Sibley and
Anthony Dowell.[3]
2010 – 1st
Francesca Hayward (Royal Ballet),[25] 2nd
Anna Rose O'Sullivan (Royal Ballet), 3rd Bruno Micchiardi (Estonian National Ballet), Sibley Dowell Award Dominic Whitbrook (NBP[24]), Commendations Sean Bates (Northern Ballet, Roseanna Leney[26](Scottish Ballet)
2011 – 1st
Anna Rose O'Sullivan (Royal Ballet), 2nd Teo Dubreuil (Royal Ballet), 3rd Matthew Ball (Royal Ballet), Sibley Dowell Award
Reece Clarke (Royal Ballet), Commendations Tierney Heap (Royal Ballet), Greig Matthew[27] (Joffrey Ballet)
2012 – 1st Reece Clarke, 2nd Barnaby Rook Bishop (
Scottish Ballet), 3rd James Stephens (
Vienna State Ballet), Sibley Dowell Award Suzan Opperman (Vienna State Ballet), Commendations Alexander Bird (Berlin State Ballet), Giorgio Garrett [28] (English National Ballet)
2013 – 1st Chisato Katsura (Royal Ballet), 2nd Isabelle Brouwers (English National Ballet), 3rd Jerome Barnes (Scottish Ballet), Sibley Dowell Award Barnaby Rook Bishop (Scottish Ballet), Commendations Joseph Sissions (Royal Ballet), William Beagley[29] (English National Ballet)
2014 – 1st Erik Woolhouse (ENB), 2nd Joseph Sissens, 3rd Nicholas Landon (
Dutch National Ballet, Junior Company), Sibley Dowell Award Ricardo Castellanos (Norwegian National Ballet), Commendations Jerome Barnes, Scott McKenzie[30](Vienna State Ballet)
All of the 1st prize winners are current or former students of the Royal Ballet School.
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abHarmon-Beglan, Eilish.
"Ballet and Bursaries". Dance Expression Magazine. July & August 2009: 42 – via YUDU. Lists the main prize amounts and 2009 recipients.{{
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