Compress to recover
Compression products appear to be standard fare for those exercising, regardless of the type of sport. Even dancers can be seen training whilst wearing them to aid their performances and...
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Compress to recover
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Wayne McGregor at the Manchester International Festival 2015
Wayne McGregor at the Manchester International Festival 2015
Wayne McGregor is set to choreograph a new ballet, based on the book Tree of Codes, for next year’s Manchester International Festival. The ballet is one of three new pieces...
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Dance Teacher focus: Michelle Ramsey from Urban Dance Project
Dance Teacher focus: Michelle Ramsey from Urban Dance Project
We spoke to street dance specialist Michelle Ramsey, founder and director of Urban Dance Project. Her passion for urban dance styles started when she first moved to London to attend...
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Birmingham Royal Ballet is 25!
Birmingham Royal Ballet is 25!
Birmingham Royal Ballet, sister of the Royal Ballet in London, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2015 to mark the company's rebirth and its move to the Midlands. The celebrations...
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Sylvie Guillem's final dance programme for London
Sylvie Guillem's final dance programme for London
After an unparalleled career that has spanned almost 35 years of performing both ballet and contemporary work, the iconic Sylvie Guillem will present her final dance programme at Sadler’s Wells,...
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Essential warm ups
Essential warm ups
Every dancer knows that warming up is an essential part of the performance process. Doing so effectively, however, is something else. The amount of time spent warming up before a...
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Half price Wednesdays
Half price Wednesdays
The Society of London Theatre, the organisation which represents theatres in the British capital, has announced that it will renew its 'West End Wednesdays' promotion, which offers half price tickets...
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Virtual Open Day: London Contemporary Dance School
Virtual Open Day: London Contemporary Dance School
Wednesday 5 November saw London Contemporary Dance School host it's Virtual Open Day, which visitors were able to watch and partake in if they were unable to physically visit The...
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Phoenix Dance Theatre’s 2014 London season
Phoenix Dance Theatre’s 2014 London season
From 25–29 November, Phoenix Dance Theatre will present a mixed bill, including a Christopher Bruce world premiere at the Linbury Studio Theatre. The company will present a week-long London 2014...
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Two-Step into Christmas
Two-Step into Christmas
The Christmas adverts are out, the shops are decked with holly, baubles and all manner of yuletide cheer and with just over a month to go before the big day,...
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Maximising turn out
Maximising turn out
The technicalities of turn out, whilst important, are not the be all and end all when it comes to dance performance. If a dancer does not have the greatest turn...
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Dance School Focus – JLC Dance Ltd Blackpool
Dance School Focus – JLC Dance Ltd Blackpool
We recently spoke to Janet and Brian from JLC Dance Ltd, a specialist in ballroom dance classes in Blackpool to find out more about what makes them unique, and what...
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Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of Dance
Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of Dance
From the Harlem Shake to Twerking over the last few years we have seen some brilliant, unusual and controversial dance crazes. But what’s new? The history of dance is just...
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Once The Musical to close
Once The Musical to close
After two successful years running in London’s West End, Once The Musical at the Phoenix Theatre will have its final curtain call and bow out of Theatreland in March next...
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An outdoor theatre for Brighton
An outdoor theatre for Brighton
A new 425 seat outdoor theatre will be built in Brighton after being granted planning permission from the council. The Brighton Open Air Theatre will be landscaped from a disused...
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