Lula Washington, Tony Charmoli among ACA winners. (Presstime News).A platoon of stars--Carol Burnett, Charles Burnett, Charles (1944– ) film scriptwriter/director; born in Mississippi. Raised in Los Angeles, he attended the film school at the University of California: Los Angeles, where his thesis project, Killer of Sheep Durning, Betty White, and Carol Lawrence, for starters--gave the kick and spin of an honest-to-goodness Hollywood premiere to the seventh annual American Choreography Awards (ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture ) ceremony, held October 14, 2001, at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles. The awards, presented by the Academy of Dance on Film, honored the year's choreographic achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials, and music videos. Vincent Paterson, Alan Johnson, Fatima, Travis Payne, and Debra Brown were among the choreographers who set pieces specifically for the event. American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre, one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet Theatre in 1940 under the direction of Lucia Chase and Rich Pleasant. principal Susan Jaffe set the tone for an evening of extraordinary dance with her opening solo as the Dying Swan. Donald McKayle and Debbie Allen honored Lula Washington with the ACA Educator Award for her commitment to dance in Los Angeles's African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. neighborhoods and her belief that "dance is not just for the rich, but for everyone." McKayle reminded the audience that "Lula has been able to sustain a dance company in Los Angeles for over twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. . That, in and of itself, is worthy of an award." Tony Charmoli, a pioneer and innovator during the days of variety television, received a Career Achievement Award. Presenter Mitzi Gaynor shared a montage of his early work that took the audience down a real Hollywood walk of fame The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a pavement along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of not only human celebrities but fictional characters honored by . Gwen Verdon, Juliet Prowse, Liza Minnelli, Cyd Charisse, and Julie Andrews were just a few of the hundreds of performers to experience the Charmoli style and bring it to a generation of television viewers. Carol Burnett introduced the designer of her outfit and this year's Governors Award winner, Bob Mackie. The show featured a display of some of Mackie's best costume designs and honored him for setting a standard for costuming. John O'Connell took the award for best film choreography in Moulin Rouge. Michael Rooney's burst-of-energy choreography won an award for Outstanding Achievement in Commercials ("Swing" for Exxon/Mobil) and Music Video (Fat Boy Slim's "Weapon of Choice"). The category of Outstanding Achievement in Music Video--Hip-Hop featured a tie between Tina Landon (Mya's "Case of the Ex") and Brian "Footwork" Green (Mya's "Free"). Barry Lather accepted an award for Outstanding Achievement in Television--Variety or Special for the 2001 Miss America Pageant. Patti Colombo received honors for her work in episodic television for a Two Guys and a Girl Not to be confused with Two Girls and a Guy. Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (retitled Two Guys and a Girl in its third season) was a sitcom created by Kenny Schwartz and Danny Jacobson. It ran on ABC for four seasons from 1998-2001. episode, "The One Without Dialogue." All proceeds for the event benefit the Academy of Dance on Film, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to the documentation and preservation of dance created for the camera. |
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