THE YEAR IN ARTS 2018 Best dance performances of 2018 Step Afrika! in “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence,” presented by ArtsEmerson at the Cutler Majestic Theatre By Jeffrey Gantz GLOBE CORRESPONDENT DECEMBER 14, 2018 ​ ​ ​ Zhu Jiejing and Wang Jiajun in Shanghai Dance Theatre’s production of “Soaring Wings: ​ Journey of the Crested Ibis,” at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre BJM/Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, presented by World Music/CRASHarts at the Cutler ​ Majestic Theatre Seo Hye Han and Lasha Khozashvili in Boston Ballet’s production of John Cranko’s ​ ​ “Romeo and Juliet,” at the Boston Opera House Step Afrika! in “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence,” presented by ArtsEmerson at ​ the Cutler Majestic Theatre Addie Tapp and John Lam in Boston Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s “Prodigal ​ ​ Son,” at the Boston Opera House María Álvarez as Madge in Boston Ballet’s production of August Bournonville’s “La Sylphide,” ​ at the Boston Opera House “On Tap!” — Beantown Tapfest Faculty Showcase, at the Dorothy and Charles Mosesian ​ Center for the Arts Kathleen Breen Combes and Paul Craig in Boston Ballet’s production of Jerome Robbins’s ​ “Fancy Free,” at the Boston Opera House and Tanglewood Music Festival Nicole Wolcott and Larry Keigwin in “Places Please!,” presented by World ​ Music/CRASHarts at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston Dance Theater, presented by World Music/CRASHarts at the Institute of ​ Contemporary Art Globe correspondent Karen Campbell contributed. Jeffrey Gantz can be reached at [email protected] ​ https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater/dance/2018/12/14/best-dance-performances/WZz ysujvdAtd0XzmAFDqCO/story.html .