Official Shortlist Gallery
Browse approved audition entries registered via our Web Portal and Telegram Bot.
Official Shortlist Gallery
Shortlisted Performers & Choreographers
Browse approved audition entries registered via our Web Portal and Telegram Bot.
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Theatre or Film Dancer & Choreographer of the YearHawassa
Mahlet Tsegaye
Style: Contemporary Cultural Fusion
"Bridging modern contemporary floorwork with Southern Ethiopian Wolayta dance and Shewa shoulder accents. Movement is my visual poetry."
1,420·389 votes
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Video Dancer & Choreographer of the YearAddis Ababa (Bole)
Yared Dance Crew (Lead: Natnael Girma)
Style: Afrobeats & Street Choreography
"An 8-member youth squad uniting high-energy Afrobeats with rapid Eskista chest pops. We represent the modern beat of Addis Ababa youth culture."
2,430·615 votes
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Stage Dance Crew & Stage Choreographer of the YearGondar
Kalkidan Bekele
Style: Eskista - Gondar Style
"Trained from age seven in Gondar royal shoulder movements. My mission is to honor our ancestral war dances and prove that Eskista has the most intricate micro-isolations in world dance."
1,890·482 votes