Tony Adigun of Avant Garde Dance company has won an award for best dance choreographer at the BEFFTA Awards 2011 today.

The annual Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts (BEFFTA) awards celebrate the achievements of black and ethnic personalities in entertainment, film, fashion television and arts.

Tony Adigun was nominated alongside choreographers Anthony Kaye, Douggie Dan-Kira, Glenn Hudson, Johnson (Kid Royal), Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy and Kwame Knight.

Dan-Kira won in the Best Dance Act category.

Flawless were voted winners for best dance act in 2009 and Boy Blue Entertainment won the award in 2010.