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Posted on May 3, 2017
April always feels to me like the beginning of spring, but one reality of life is that, without fail, it’s also the start of the new tax year. In one of the articles we offer this month, Lee Knights explains how dance schools have been hit by a recent tax ruling, and advises what teachers can do to help protect their businesses. Turn to page 78 to find out more. In this issue we also take a behind-the-scenes view at the workings of ballet companies, with Maggie Foyer reporting on the Positioning Ballet conference held recently in Amsterdam that aimed to discuss the future of the art form. In addition, Graham Watts travels to Spain to find out more about the Grand Audition scheme set up by David Makhateli, a new way for young dancers to audition in one place for positions in ballet companies across the world. Vikki Jane Vile takes a look at the latest instalment of MOVE IT, held last month at London’s ExCeL; Anna Mackey discovers new historical evidence that suggests ballet in Ireland started earlier than is currently accepted; and we also reveal the name of the winner of the Dance Today Dance Teacher of Year for 2017, voted for by our readers.
Dancing Times, April 2017 Volume 107 Issue 1280
Cover Stories
17 – Dirty, flirty and thirty. As Dirty Dancing celebrates its 30th anniversary, Nicola Rayner explores its enduring appeal
21 – Positioning ballet. Maggie Foyer attends a conference that looks to the future of ballet
42 – Making dreams come true. Graham Watts reports on ballet’s Grand Audition
78 – Taxing dance. Lee Knights explains how dance schools have been hit by a recent tax ruling
Features
27 – Junior Ballets. Jenny Veldhuis is impressed by a collaboration between Cannes Jeune Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, and Houston Ballet II
31 – Ashton rediscovered. Jonathan Gray attends a series of masterclasses focusing on the choreography of Frederick Ashton
35 – Madam or Madam Wanda? Anna Mackey investigates who really founded ballet in Ireland
39 – MOVE IT 2017. Vikki Jane Vile reports from the UK’s biggest dance event
Dance Today
82 – Dance Today Dance Teacher of the Year 2017. Zoë Anderson introduces our winner
84 – Tips on technique. By James Whitehead
85 – Technique clinic. By Phil Meacham
86 – Simon’s Guide to Swing. By Simon Selmon
87 – Stepping Out. By Marianka Swain
88 – Notes from the Dance Floor. Lee Knights on Afro Cuban Fiesta
90 – Somewhere in time. By Jack Reavely
Regulars
6 – News. English National Ballet, Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace, Edinburgh International Festival
12 – Letters
15 – Talking Point. By Gavin McCaig
45 – Variety Lights. Barbara Newman reviews The Wild Party and Twelfth Night
47 – Letter from St Petersburg. By Igor Stupnikov
49 – Notes from New York. By Jack Anderson
51 – Media. New books and DVDs
53 – Dance Scene. Reviews include Resolution at The Place, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Julie Cunningham, Northern Ballet, Project Polunin
93 – People. Charlie Stemp, Nicolai Legat
94 – Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis meets English National Ballet’s Madison Keesler
99 – Obituaries. Giannandrea Poesio, Mary Willis
103 – Products
104 – Education. Dance Teacher Conference, new RAD headquarters
106 – Health. Debbie Malina looks at burnout
111 – Classified
112 – Calendar
118 – Listings
122 – Last Dance