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Posted on December 21, 2016
The approach of Christmas can mean many things to dance lovers: the opportunity to go out dancing with friends and family, an annual visit to see The Nutcracker, waiting to find out who wins this year’s final of Strictly Come Dancing, or even the chance just to sit down on the sofa and finish reading all those copies of Dancing Times that have been piling up on the coffee table. For many, it also means going to see a show by Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, and this month the choreographer will be unveiling a new production at Sadler’s Wells, The Red Shoes, based on the legendary Powell and Pressburger film that starred Moira Shearer and Anton Walbrook. On page 17, Zoë Anderson talks to Bourne about the show, as well as his leading lady, Ashley Shaw. In addition, on page 33, Paul Arrowsmith will be finding out how dance shows such as The Red Shoes are marketed for the general public.
We also talk to Strictly professionals AJ Pritchard and Chloe Hewitt, find out about the 19th-century ballerina equestrienne Camille Leroux, and investigate why older dancers are coming to the fore. Merry Christmas!
Dancing Times, December 2016 Volume 107 Issue 1276
Cover Stories
17 – Art and love. Matthew Bourne and Ashley Shaw tell Zoë Anderson about The Red Shoes
23 – Bright young things. Nicola Rayner meets Strictly’s AJ Pritchard and Chloe Hewitt
33 – Another opening, another show. How dance companies get us to buy tickets, by Paul Arrowsmith
58 – Anastasia. Jonathan Gray reviews The Royal Ballet’s latest revival
Features
27 – Antwerp’s Royal Ballet School by Jenny Veldhuis
30 – The Taglioni of horsewomen. Caitlyn Lehmann looks at the life of Camille Leroux
39 – A new trend? With increasing numbers of older artists appearing in performances, Jeannette Andersen wonders if this is the start of a new era in dance?
Dance Today
74 – Cha-cha-cha changes. Nicola Rayner at the 2016 International Championships
78 – Christmas dancing. Zoë Anderson finds out where to go festive dancing
80 – Tips on technique by James Whitehead
81 – Technique clinic by Phil Meacham
82 – Simon’s Guide to Swing by Simon Selmon
83 – Stepping Out by Marianka Swain
84 – Notes from the dance floor
86 – Somewhere in time by Jack Reavely
Regulars
6 – News. The Royal Ballet DVD box set competition, Scottish Ballet plans, National Dance Award nominations announced
12 – Letters
15 – Talking Point by Neil Norman
43 – Variety Lights. Barbara Newman sees Side Show and Lulu
45 – Letter from St Petersburg by Igor Stupnikov
47 – Notes from New York by Jack Anderson
49 – Media. New books and DVDs
51 – Dance Scene. Reviews this month include Dance Umbrella 2016, Jasmin Vardimon Company, Rambert, New English Ballet Theatre, Royal Swedish Ballet, the Ballet of La Scala, Milan
89 – People. Roberta Marquez farewell, Liam Scarlett, Nicholas Legat celebrations in London
90 – Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis meets English National Ballet’s Rina Kanehara
95 – Obituaries. Yvette Chauviré, Ellis Ann Rothenberg, Edward Griffiths
99 – Products
102 – Education. Dance Proms 2016
105 – Fire and light. Debbie Malina considers the role fire has played in shaping the stories of many of our theatres
109 – Classified
111 – Calendar
118 – Listings
122 – Last Dance. We look back to December 1976