The New Year Honours list for 2019 recognises the contributions made by dancers and choreographers – here’s the full list of honours:
KNIGHTS BACHELOR
Richard John William Alston, CBE. Dancer and Choreographer. For services to Dance.
CBE
Anthony Van Laast, MBE. Choreographer. For services to Dance and Choreography.
Professor Veronica Lewis, MBE. Formerly Joint Principal, The Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. For services to Higher Education in Dance, to Drama and to Circus Arts in the UK and Abroad.
OBE
Farooq Ur Rehman Chaudhry. Producer. For services to Dance and Dance Production.
Darius James Williams. For services to Ballet and to community Dance.
Alexander Robert Nigel Parish. For services to dance and UK/Russia cultural relations.
MBE
Pratap Pawar. Dancer and Choreographer. For services to Dance Culture and Community Cohesion.
Sujata Banerjee. For services to Dance.
Anita Margaret Young. For services to Classical Ballet and to Dance Education.
BEM
Irene Margaret Hayes. For services to Dance and to the community in Southwark.
Babette Amy Valerie Helen Langford. For services to Children in Stage Dance and Theatre in London.