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The Power 1000, London's most influential people 2013: Imagineers, Dance

With some new entries this year, The Power 1000, London's most influential people in association with Battersea Power Station, the Dance category is one to boast about. Existing entries include: The artistic director and dancer of English National Ballet Tamara Rojo has had many major coups this year. She welcomed ex-Royal Ballet colleague and supposed rival Alina Cojocaru to the company, marking ENB as a one to watch with many new ventures for the company. Royal Ballet resident choreographer Wayne McGregor is one of the busiest men in dance, also maintaining his own company Wayne McGregor | Random Dance. McGregor's work includes much research, meaning he splits his time from opera houses to science labs to film sets, withwork for his own company Random Dance including research in collaboration with cognitive scientists. Hofesh Shechter is the choreographer who reaches the parts others can’t reach. Shechter’s work is a combination of heavy rock-meets-contemporary-dance, with his piece Political Mother chosen to open 2013’s Derry-Londonderry City of Culture Festival. His first work in three years is highly anticipated and premieres in October. New entries include: Dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta is a star of his generation. The Cuban ballet dancer is known for his powerful technique and on-stage charisma and has now begun choreographing a new production of Don Quixote for the Royal Ballet. Siobhan Davies, choreographer, is one of the first wave of contemporary dance students in London in the 1960s, and today is still one of the most inquisitive and innovative choreographers. She is out constantly in conversation with artists from different forms and her company, Siobhan Davies Dance, has just celebrated its 25th anniversary. Hip hop performer and director Jonzi D is a hip-hop theatre pioneer. He founded the annual Breakin’ Convention festival as a showcase for UK hip hop dance talent at Sadler's Wells and over the past 10 years he has nurtured artists who have gone on to big success, and has encouraged the street dance scene to go mainstream. Others include Alistair Spalding, Akram Khan and Emma Gladstone.