Best Choreographer

TIE: Lambros Lambrou; Andrea Ariel; Acia Gray

Lambrou's infectious enthusiasm for ballet and contemporary sensibility give even perennials like The Nutcracker a fresh spin. Andrea Ariel throws herself into the art of dance – part gymnast, part sprite – to make movement that's exhilarating. Gray is a hoofer, plain and simple – a dancer with that old-school show biz polish and panache, and an old-schooler's mastery of tap; her every step jazzes.