Marianela Nunez; neither presenter nor nominee, but always welcome

Nominees Liam Scarlett and Melissa Hamilton

Dame Beryl Grey and MC Angela Rippon

Angelina Ballerina and the next generation?

Cheesy grins all round - fellow presenters Steven McRae and Lauren Cuthbertson (RB), and Robert Parker (BRB)

Dame Beryl Grey gives Angelina Ballerina an impromptu master class. Dame Beryl still has classy turn out!

Marianela Nunez, Thiago Soares, and Deborah Bull

Steven McRae and nominee Federico Bonelli

Faces in the crowd: including Amy Hollingsworth, Lauren Cuthbertson, Steven McRae

Leanne Benjamin chats with Matthew Bourne

Dame Monica Mason signing Dance Award posters

Melissa Hamilton enjoying the build up

Graham Watts with nominee Sally Marie

Sergei Polunin

Hannah Bateman of Northern Ballet Theatre

Mark Baldwin (the man has a face for photographing!), artistic Director at Rambert Dance Company

Leanne Benjamin showing new boy Steven McRae how Australian raised RB Principals should deport themselves at a reception...

Presenters assemble - Ana Lujan Sanchez, Wayne Eagling (Artistic Director of ENB), Doreen Wells

Nominees assemble - Melissa Hamilton, Federico Bonelli, Elena Glurdjidze, Maina Gielgud, Richard Bonynge

Mike Dixon, opens the ceremony

Michael Guihot-Jouffray gives a wee tap dance demonstration - some en pointe - astonishing!

Amy Hollingsworth - Outstanding Female Performance (modern)

Thomasin Gulgec (Rambert) - Outstanding Male Performance
(modern) with Angela Rippon

Jeanefer Jean-Charles presenting Marie McCluskey - Winner of The Jane Attenborough Dance UK Industry Award

Toni Racklin (Barbican) & Betsy Gregory (Dance Umbrella) with the PMB Presentations Award for Best Foreign Dance Company (on behalf of Merce Cunningham Dance Company)

Dame Beryl Grey presents Richard Bonynge with the Patron's Award

Presenters Ana Lujan Sanchez and Wayne Eagling

Melissa Hamilton accepting the award for Outstanding Female Performance (classical), from Wayne Eagling

Sergei Polunin, after accepting the Outstanding Male Performance (classical) award

Doreen Wells, presents Lucy Wood with her Angelina Ballerina Children's Award