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Posted on February 26, 2016
Happy New Year to all of our readers! For the start of 2016, we offer you a host of articles, interviews and reviews that cover a very varied range of dance styles; we are sure you will find them fascinating. From ballet, ballroom and contemporary dance, to Latin American and social dancing by way of Malambo from Argentina and the Peking Opera from China, you will find them all within these pages – it’s something the magazine has always attempted to do since its inception in 1910 under the editorship of Philip Richardson – hence the name, Dancing Times!
In addition, we talk to dancers Matthew Ball, Diana Melly and Marianela Nuñez, find out about the upcoming MOVE IT dance exhibition taking place in March, discover more about the advances being made in the study of dance medicine and science, and highlight two individual institutions that concentrate on vocational dance training – London Studio Centre and the Dance Academy of Oslo’s National Academy of the Arts. Throughout the magazine, you’ll also find some really splendid examples of dance photography, from a specially-chosen selection made for us by world-class dance photographer Lois Greenfield, to an engrossing new exhibition of pictures by Rick Guest. Whatever your dance preferences are, we’re sure you’ll find them here. Or you may even find something unexpected and new to get excited about!
JONATHAN GRAY
17 – Energy forever. The Royal Ballet’s Marianela Nuñez interviewed by Zoë Anderson
25 – The comfort of hold. Diana Melly talks to Nicola Rayner about her new book, which looks at the power of dancing – and dogs
38 – Moving still. A selection of images from Lois Greenfield’s new book
23 – MOVE IT 2016
31 – Preserving the legacy. In the first of a series, Gerald Dowler investigates how we can best preserve our precious dance legacy for the future
35 – Remarkable things. Laura Dodge on London Studio Centre’s training that balances versatility and specialisation
41 – Pages from a life. Putting words into the mouths of others, by Paul Arrowsmith
45 – This is it. The Dance Academy of
the Oslo National Academy of the Arts introduced by Toini Kristensen
76 – Malambo in Argentina. Leila Guerriero explores the Malambo championship, held in the Argentinian town of Laborde
79 – Restored by dance. Zoë Anderson talks to Fitter, Stronger founder Paula Kerr about dancing for recovery and health
82 – Tips on technique by James Whitehead
83 – Technique clinic by Phil Meacham
85 – Products
86 – Simon’s Guide to Swing by Simon Selmon
87 – Stepping Out by Marianka Swain
88 – Notes from the Dance Floor. British National Dance Championships 2015
90 – Somewhere in time by Jack Reavely
6 – News. One Dance UK, NDCWales UK tour, Flamenco Festival 2016, Erin Boag Q&A
12 – Letters
15 – Talking Point by Dominic Antonucci
49 – Letter from St Petersburg by Igor Stupnikov
51 – Notes from New York by Jack Anderson
53 – Media. Jonathan Gray previews the new documentary film Bolshoi Babylon
55 – Dance Scene. Reviews this month include Royal New Zealand Ballet, Scottish Ballet, Ballet Cymru, The Royal Ballet, Fallen Angels Dance Theatre
93 – People. This month we highlight upcoming exhibitions that feature people involved with dance
94 – Dancer of the Month. The Royal Ballet’s Matthew Ball interviewed by Margaret Willis
99 – Obituaries. Bryony Brind
101 – Education. Cecchetti Classical Ballet Awards, Dance Forward
105 – Health. Debbie Malina on postgraduate courses in dance medicine and science
111 – Classified
113 – Calendar
118 – Listings
122 – Last Dance