2011- Life for Dance Award – Famous Brazilian prima ballerina/ choreographer/ director Marcia Haydee
2011- Criticism & Culture of Ballet Award – Italian Dance critic/ founder and editor chief of International Dance magazine Ballet 2000
1998 - Cuban Principal Dancer, Fernando Bujones - Passed Away 2005.
1999 - Puerto Rican Ballet Master and Choreographer, Jose Pares,- Passed Away 2005.
2000 - American Indian Prima Ballerina, Rosella Hightower-Passed Away 2008.
2001 - Italian Prima Ballerina Carla Fracci.
2002- French Dancer and Choreographer Jean Babilee.
2003 - Legends of the Russian Ballet, Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev- Maximova Passed Away 2009.
2004- American Principal Dancer Edward Villella Edward Villella, Artistic Director of the Miami City Ballet.
2005 - Famous Hungarian Dancer and Renowned Impresario, Paul Szilard.
2005 - The Festivals 10th Anniversary presented the Grand Prix Gold Medal To legendary French Prima Ballerina, Violette Verdy
2006 - Cuban Master Choreographer Alberto Alonso, Cuban Master Choreographer (Deceased 2008)
2007 - Homage to Roland Petit, Great French choreographer and Director
(Deceased 2011)
2008 - Venerable Venerable English Principal dancer and Choreographer, Frederic Franklin.
2009 - Recipient is the legendary Chilean Prima Ballerina and distinguished teacher Lupe Serrano.
2010 - Legendary Serbian Dancer, Choreographer and Director, Milorad Miskovitch.
