Dance Teacher Awards

Portrait of Ana Marie Forsythe, wearing a white top, leaning against a ballet barre with a view of the city through the windows behind her.

Ana Marie Forsythe, Dance Teacher’s 2023 Awardee of Distinction, on Why Lester Horton’s Technique Continues to Inspire

Marina Harss

Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Dance Teacher Awards!

Chava Pearl Lansky

2022 Dance Teacher Award recipients sitting in the audience

Nominations Are Open for the 2023 Dance Teacher Awards!

Reanne Rodrigues

The 2022 Dance Teacher Awards: In Person, Intimate, Inspiring!

Reanne Rodrigues

Will We See You at the 2022 Dance Teacher Awards This Week?

Dance Teacher

Kay Mazzo sits on a window sill and smiles toward the camera. She wears a white dress and folds her hands in her lap.

Kay Mazzo, Dance Teacher’s 2022 Awardee of Distinction, on Preserving Balanchine’s Legacy

Gavin Larsen

Meet Our 2022 Dance Teacher Awardees!

Dance Teacher

Risa Steinberg, Dance Teacher’s 2022 Awardee of Distinction, Keeps Raising the Bar

Lauren Wingenroth

Yvonne Gutierrez, in all black, poses in the back with her Spanish dancers. The young female dancers are dressed in bright red and black performance dresses, adorned with floral patterns and polka dots. Their hair is pulled back into sleek low buns with adorning flowers. The group poses outside on a wooden patio in front of trees and bushes.

Dance Teacher Award Honoree Yvonne Gutierrez: Force of Empowerment and Connection Through Spanish Dance

Bridgit Lujan

A dance teacher holding a drum teaches a dance class full of moving dancers.

Dance Teacher Award Honoree Ana Nery Fragoso Is a Master at Creating Community

Kathryn Holmes