Summer intensive courses
The new year brings all sorts of excitement to aspiring dancers. Many may be about to audition for places on different dance courses, some may be about to begin their...
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Summer intensive courses
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Animation Dance
Animation Dance
Many of our favourite animated characters are no stranger to a pair of dance tights; Batman in particular pulls off Lycra very well. Over the last couple of years however,...
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Real life musicals
Real life musicals
When an audience sits in a theatre they enter a theatrical world which removes them far from the everyday lives they lead. However, what happens when a production is based...
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Why do you love to dance?
Why do you love to dance?
Many people cannot articulate why they love to dance when asked - often the feeling that they love is indescribable, removing them from everyday life and creating an escape into...
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New Zealand School of Dance - the official school of the Royal New Zealand Ballet
New Zealand School of Dance - the official school of the Royal New Zealand Ballet
The New Zealand School of Dance has been named as the official school of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, now the official school of the company. In December a Memorandum...
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World Tutu Day
World Tutu Day
Image credited to Billie Ward's Flickr account World Tutu Day is as an annual worldwide fundraising event in support of ballet education, helping to make ballet dreams come true all...
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Scottish Ballet's 2015/16 plans
Scottish Ballet's 2015/16 plans
Scottish Ballet has recently announced its ambitious plans for 2015/16, following two years of choreographic creativity which has seen nine new works staged by the company, and a further 12...
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Aladdin to join the West End
Aladdin to join the West End
Image credited to Carlos's Flickr account London's West End could be in for another Disney addition to its musical theatre repertoire as soon as 2016 if reports are to be...
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Top 10 Film Dance Battles
Top 10 Film Dance Battles
The heat is on and so is the music. Here we’re counting down the top 10 dance battles from films and we’re looking for the best of the lot so,...
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Turning for turn boards
Turning for turn boards
There are many aids, products and remedies for dancers on the market which help their training. However the pros and cons of turn boards can be identified easily, and their...
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Christopher Biggins to explore the history of the pantomime dame
Christopher Biggins to explore the history of the pantomime dame
Image credited to David Saunder's Flickr account Christopher Biggins is set to explore the history of the pantomime dame in a unique documentary for BBC Radio 2: musical-inspired There Is...
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London book launch of Irina Baronova and the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo
London book launch of Irina Baronova and the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo
Victoria Tennant, acclaimed actress and daughter of Russian prima ballerina Irina Baronova, is set to launch a new book on her late mother Irina Baronova and the Ballets Russes de...
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Compress to recover
Compress to recover
Compression products appear to be standard fare for those exercising, regardless of the type of sport. Even dancers can be seen training whilst wearing them to aid their performances and...
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Wayne McGregor at the Manchester International Festival 2015
Wayne McGregor at the Manchester International Festival 2015
Wayne McGregor is set to choreograph a new ballet, based on the book Tree of Codes, for next year’s Manchester International Festival. The ballet is one of three new pieces...
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Dance Teacher focus: Michelle Ramsey from Urban Dance Project
Dance Teacher focus: Michelle Ramsey from Urban Dance Project
We spoke to street dance specialist Michelle Ramsey, founder and director of Urban Dance Project. Her passion for urban dance styles started when she first moved to London to attend...
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