Since 1998, a proud tradition in the desert: the McCallum Theatre’s annual Choreography Festiva honors a dance legend with a Lifetime Achievement Award. This year’s Award goes to Daniel Ezralow.
1998: Marc Breaux
Award winning dancer, director and choreographer
1999: Grover Dale
Tony Award winning director and founder of Answers4Dancers.com
2000: Lula Washington
Choreographer and dance educator
2001: Joe Tremaine
Dance educator and choreographer
2002: George Chakiris
Golden Globe & Academy Award winning dancer and actor
2003: Dee Dee Wood
Emmy Award winning choreographer, director and dancer
2004: Carmen de Lavallade
Dancer, actress and choreographer
2005: Donald McKayle
Choreographer, dancer and dance educator
2006: Rudy Perez
Choreographer and dance educator
2007: Glen Tetley
Choreographer (dedication)
2008: Alan Johnson
Choreographer, dancer and director
2009: Nigel Lythgoe
Choreographer, dancer and Executive Producer of So You Think You Can Dance
2010: Eugene Loring
Choreographer and dancer (dedication)
2011: Julie McDonald
Dancer and Founder of MSA Agency
2012: Colleen Neary/Thordal Christensen
Dancers and Artistic Directors of Los Angeles Ballet
2013: Jacques d’Amboise
Dancer, choreographer and Founder of National Dance Institute
2014: Suzanne Farrell
Ballet dancer, Professor of Dance and Founder/Artistic Director of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
2015: Daniel Ezralow
Dancer, choreographer