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Posted on June 30, 2017
This month, we pay special tribute to Zenaida Yanowsky, a much-admired ballerina in the Dancing Times office, who will be leaving The Royal Ballet at the end of the current season. Interviewed by Zoë Anderson, she happily tells us that although she is retiring from the company, she will continue with her dancing career for the time being. To find out more about her plans, turn to page 17.
In this issue, we also hear from three very different choreographers: Richard Alston, Diego Romay and Jasmin Vardimon. In his article Dancing your way to business, Northern Ballet dancer Gavin McCaig thinks dancers have more skills than they realise; and in Quickstep to the rescue, Alison Gallagher-Hughes hears how Alexandra Hixson and Andrey Sirbu went about saving the Piccadilly Ballroom in Bournemouth.
As ever, there is a huge amount of news plus views from across the entire dance world in the magazine, including the announcement of the new judge on Strictly Come Dancing. Turn to page 6 to find out who!
Dancing Times, June 2017 Volume 107 Issue 1282
Cover Stories
17 – Being different. Zoe Anderson talks to Zenaida Yanowsky on the eve of her retirement as a principal dancer from The Royal Ballet
23 – Tango in hisblood. Diego Romay tells Nicola Rayner about his show Tanguera
33 – Giving and receiving. Choreographer Jasmin Vardimon interviewed by Graham Watts
37 – Growing, moving and developing. Laura Dodge visits The Hammond School during its centenary year
Features
26 – Dancing your way to business. Gavin McCaig thinks dancers have more skills than they realise
28 – Alston dances Britten. Stephanie Jordan watches the choreographer Richard Alston at work on one of his favourite composers
Dance Today
78 – Dance-Vision. Marianka Swain reports on a new television ballroom documentary on Channel 5
82 – Quickstep to the rescue. Alison Gallagher-Hughes on the rejuvenation of the Piccadilly Ballroom
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. Alison Gallagher-Hughes reports from the Allied Dancing Association
90 – Somewhere in time. By Jack Reavely
Regulars
6 – News. New Strictly Come Dancing judge announced, Boy Blue Entertainment, Dancers Pension Scheme
12 – Letters
15 – Talking Point. By Maggie Foyer
40 – FRANCE/dance. By Laura Cappelle
43 – Letter from St Petersburg. By Igor Stupnikov
45 – Notes from New York. By Jack Anderson
47 – Media. New books, CDs and DVDs
51 – Dance Scene. Reviews include Rosie Kay Dance Company, BBC Young Dancer, Breakin’ Convention, Norwegian National Ballet, Sarasota Ballet
93 – People. Western Theatre Ballet reunion, Clare Connor
94 – Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis meets Kristen McGarrity
98 – Obituaries Geoffrey Cauley, Roy Round, Elaine Thomas
101 – Products
102 – Education. Samira Saidi departs from English National Ballet School, KS Dance, Encore Dance 2017, Dance Proms
106 – Health. Debbie Malina looks at how yoga can be used as therapy
111 – Classified
112 – Calendar. Our guide to what’s on stage in the UK and abroad
118 – Listings. Where to learn to dance
122 – Last Dance. We look back to May 1977