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A rather mediocre performance week, with some improvement in scoring, and alas still some glaring biases. However, poor Clara Amfo really doomed herself with an error-strewn jive that was actually marked quite kindly, yet cemented her place in the dance-off. Though I still think she got a raw deal overall this series, we never really […]
As a special treat for December, we have five DVDs of performances by The Royal Ballet to give away as a competition prize. Included are Giselle (with Natalia Osipova and Carlos Acosta), Coppélia (with Marianela Nuñez and Vadim Muntagirov), La Fille mal gardée (with Osipova and Steven McRae), a triple bill of Concerto, Enigma Variations […]
New grants are now available from the Dance Professionals Fund, closing on December 9. Open to dancers, dance teachers and choreographers who are in need of financial support as a result of Covid-19. Read the guidelines and apply here
This month, we find out what it was like for dancers and a choreographer to return back to work in the theatre, hear from Strictly Come Dancing’s Shirley Ballas, discover who may have been the hidden hand behind Vaslav Nijinsky’s dismissal from the Imperial Russian Ballet in 1911, and talk to Manuel Legris, the new […]
Editor Jonathan Gray asked Francesca Hayward, a principal with The Royal Ballet, how she prepared to get back on stage in front of a live audience following lockdown When was your last performance before lockdown? It was Dances at a Gathering on February 25 – the title of the ballet is so ironic! Was lockdown […]
Well. This was not one of Strictly’s better outings. Our Staycation Blackpool Week sadly took all the worst elements of that usual jaunt – judging hysteria, inconsistent scores – without actually giving us the pleasure of performances at the Tower Ballroom. Add in some unfortunate sexism and another trying week of Judge Anton, and this […]
Presented in partnership with Save the Children on December 10, InterMission will be streamed to audiences all over the world via YouTube for free, while providing viewers with secure and convenient opportunities for donating directly to the charity throughout the programme. The online spectacle will showcase performances by top ballet principals including Daniel Ulbricht, Julian […]
Following live performances of Lazuli Sky in Birmingham and London last month, Birmingham Royal Ballet has announced Birmingham Royal Ballet at 30 – Supported by Birmingham City Council. The celebratory free online show will be available to watch worldwide for free on Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Facebook page for seven days from 8pm today, November 19. […]
Our September cover star Bethany Kingsley Garner, principal dancer with Scottish Ballet, has launched her own dancewear collection with Move Dance. The range was developed and created by Bethany with the help of a team of creators at Move Dance. She writes: “We have been busy evolving and perfecting the collection, taking inspiration from timeless […]
This was quite the Bizarro Strictly, with a sadly absent Nicola and Katya, Motsi joining Bruno in Zoom purgatory, and Anton du Beke finally wearing the producers down and getting his shot at judging – the equivalent of a small child pleading for ice cream repeatedly during a six-hour drive. Yes, fine, don’t spill it […]
Nicola Adams and Katya Jones are to leave Strictly Come Dancing after Katya tested positive for COVID-19. Katya is asymptomatic and the pair are now self-isolating separately following the latest government guidelines. As part of the protocols outlined ahead of the series, this sadly means they will no longer be able to take part in […]
You know what I didn’t need during a week where I’ve barely slept, my body now programmed to wake up at 3am, lunge for my phone and frantically check the Pennsylvania count? The absolute, unadulterated nightmare fuel that was Strictly Movie Week. Truly there is no punishment great enough for whoever dreamed up that Simpsons […]
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