Winner's circle: The 2014 National Dance awards shortlist is annou

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The nominations are in for the 2014 National Dance awards, and it's an eclectic bunch. Have the critics got it right, or have some worthy candidates been left off the list?

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/nov/08/2014-national-dance-awards-shortlist

Best female dancer

Maria Kochetkova (San Francisco Ballet)
Natalia Osipova (Mikhailovsky Ballet and guest artist, Royal Ballet andBolshoi Ballet)
Olga Smirnova (Bolshoi Ballet)
Eva Yerbabuena (Ballet Flamenco Eva Yerbabuena)

Outstanding company

Boston Ballet
Mikhailovsky Ballet
Rosas
San Francisco Ballet

Best classical choreography

Mark Morris (Beaux for San Francisco Ballet)
David Nixon (The Great Gatsby for Northern Ballet)
Alexei Ratmansky (24 Preludes for Royal Ballet)
Christopher Wheeldon (Aeternum for Royal Ballet)

Outstanding female performance classical

Nancy Osbaldeston (for the ballerina in Petrushka for English National Ballet)
Cira Robinson (in War Letters for Ballet Black)
Akane Takada (for Olga in Onegin for Royal Ballet)
Yuan Yuan Tan (in RAkU for San Francisco Ballet)