Nominee for best male performance (classical) Tobias Batley (with Martha Leebolt) of Northern Ballet

English National Ballet Artistic Director Wayne Eagling

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (winner outsanding male performance - modern)

Javier De Frutos (nominee, best modern choreography)

Jane Pritchard, V&A Curator of Dance

Steven McRae (winner best male dancer) and Xander Parish, representing The Mariinsky Ballet

Xander Parish and Melissa Hamilton (nominee for outstanding female performance in classical)

sponsors from Grishko (Oliver Hill and Amanda Hill)

an apprehensive nominee for outstanding female performance in classical, Sophie Martin. She went on to win.

Tamara Rojo, nominated for best female dancer (classical)

Graham Watts, chairman of the dance section of the Critics' Circle, opens proceedings

Master of ceremonies, Kenneth Tharp

Gary Avis, winner of the Outstanding Male Performance, classical, award

representing Sylvie Guillem, winner of the Outsanding Female Performance (modern) award is Alistair Spalding

Luca Silvestrini accepts for Protean Dance (Best Independent Company)

David Bain presents the Best Classical Choreography award to Elisha Willis, representing David Bintley of Birmingham Royal Ballet

Josephine Leask presents the Best Modern Choreography award to Farouq Chaudhry representing winner Akram Khan

Lee McLernon, presents the Outstanding Female Performance (classical) award to Sophie Martin of Scottish Ballet

Sophie Martin of Scottish Ballet, Outstanding Female Performance (classical) winner

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, winner of the Outstanding Male Performance (modern) award

Xander Parish accepts the John Doyle Construction Award for Outstanding Company on behalf of The Mariinsky Ballet

David Burnie, collects the Jane Attenborough Dance UK Industry award, for 'behind the scenes' contribution

Jonathan Gray, Editor of Dancing Times, presents Steven McRae with the Dancing Times Best Male Dancer award

Steven McRae - winner of the Dancing Times Best Male Dancer award

Kenneth Tharp congratulates Daria Klimentova, as she collects the Grishko Award for Best Female Dancer

Daria Klimentova, winner of the Grishko Award for Best Female Dancer

Ashley Page, the Scottish Ballet Artistic Director, being presented the De Valois Award for Outstanding Achievement in dance by Graham Watts

The winners of the Awards for 2011

Amanda Hill (sponsor) and Daria Klimentova (Grishko Award for Best Female Dancer)

Sophie Martin (Outstanding Female Performance in classical) with Graham Watts