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Photo Coverage: Dancers Unite on the Red Carpet at the 2016 Astaire Awards!

By: May. 17, 2016
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The 2016 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards gala was held just last night, May 16, to honor outstanding dance and choreography on Broadway, off-Broadway, and in film, at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place).

Broadway's SHUFFLE ALONG and SHE LOVES ME's Jane Krakowski led the pack. CLICK HERE for a full list of winners!

For the first time, the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards have explored recognizing excellence in dance, movement, and choreography off-Broadway. Twenty eligible shows in the non-profit and commercial off-Broadway arenas met the eligibility requirements and were considered.

Established in 1982, The Fred and Adele Astaire Awards recognize outstanding achievement in dance on Broadway each season. The award was established with the cooperation of Fred Astaire to honor him and his sister, Adele, who starred with her brother in ten Broadway musicals between 1917 and 1931. The awards remain the gold standard for excellence in dance and choreography on Broadway. Since 1982, additional awards have been added to the lineup, including an award for choreography in film, a lifetime achievement award, and a unique award determined annually for exceptional contribution to the field.

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy

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Giuseppe Bausilio

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Studio Blue Dance Center

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Justin Lewis and Mark Osborn

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Fred Astaire School of Dance

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Jared Parker and Dante Melucci

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Phillip Attmore and his wife Joy

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Joseph Wiggan, Jason Holley and Phillip Attmore

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Betsy Struxness

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Dave Scott

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Josh Rhodes

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Rumi Oyama

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Andy Blankenbuehler and his wife Elly

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Michael-Demby Cain, Andy Blankenbuehler, Joy Blankenbuehler and Joe Lanteri

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Michael-Demby Cain and Joe Lanteri

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Michael-Demby Cain, Lee Roy Reams and Joe Lanteri

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Sara Ann Johnson Kaplan

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From the Cast of On Your Feet

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From the Cast of On Your Feet

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Luis Salgado and his wife Denisse

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Carlos Gonzalez

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Luis Salgado and Carlos Gonzalez

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Lorin Latarro

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Leo Manzari and John Manzari

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Carmen De Lavallade and Desmond RIchardson

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Cory Lingner

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Ana Vilafane

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Deanna Doyle

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Spencer Liff

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Keira Chaplin

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Maurice Hines

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Lesli Margherita

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Danny Gardner

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Mara Davi and Danny Gardner

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Eloise Cropp

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Adrienne Warren

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Curtis Holland

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Pascale Armand

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Saycon Sengbloh

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Pascale Armand and Saycon Senbloh

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Sergio Trujillog

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Jack Noseworthy, Maria Torres and Sergio Trujillo

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Maria Torres and Sergio Trujillo

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Judith Jamison

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Claire Karpen

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Darrell Grand Moultrie and Sergio Trujillo

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Leanne Cope

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Warren Carlyle

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Robert Creighton, Ellen Zolezzi and Jeremy Benton

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Robert Creighton

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William Michals and Rene Low Atchison

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Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck

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Nigel Lythgoe

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Jane Krakowski

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Jane Krakowski

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Josh Prince

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Robert Creighton and Joshua Bergasse

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Terrance Mann and Charlotte D'Amboise

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Terrance Mann and Charlotte D'Amboise

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Stephen Bienskie and Christopher Gattelli

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Savion Glover







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