Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Achievement in Dance |
Location | United Kingdom |
Presented by | The Society of London Theatre |
Currently held by | Alessandra Ferri for Chéri and Woolf Works (2016) |
Official website | Olivier Awards.com |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and, renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier.
When the award was originally given it was titled Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet before being renamed to its current title in 1986.