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Among the awardees at the 2006 Australian Dance Awards: Graeme Murphy and Janet Vernon of Sydney Dance Company.


Among the awardees at the 2006 Australian Dance Awards: Graeme Murphy Graeme Murphy (born Melbourne, November 1950) is regarded as one of Australia's best dance choreographers. Together, with fellow dancer and collaborator Janet Vernon, he has guided Sydney Dance Company to become one of Australia's most successful and well-known dance companies.  and Janet Vernon of Sydney Dance Company The Sydney Dance Company is one of Australia's most successful and well-known contemporary dance companies. It was renamed in 1979 by Graeme Murphy and fellow dancer and collaborator Janet Vernon, who had joined its predecessor, the Dance Company (NSW), in 1976. , who received lifetime achievement awards (see "Transitions," pg. 104); Australian Dance Theatre's Devolution for outstanding performance; Tanja Liedtke Tanja Liedtke (6 October 1977 – 17 August 2007) was an Australian-based contemporary dance choreographer.

Born in Stuttgart, Germany,[1] she began dance and theatre studies in Madrid, Spain, continuing in the United Kingdom at the Elmhurst School for Dance
 for outstanding achievement in choreography; Kristina Chan for outstanding female performance; and Byron Perry for outstanding male performance.
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Publication:Dance Magazine
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Date:Mar 1, 2007
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