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Latest Dance News From Dance Direct Discover the latest dance news and articles in our Dance Direct blogs, which are full of tips and useful information. Photograph by Bill Cooper The Royal Ballet’s streams kickstart the year The Royal Opera House recently announced its productions that that will be streamed during January and beyond, offering audiences across the globe a huge range of ballet and dance to view. Read More Image: Dan Tucker Wondrou...

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Fit to Dance It is arguable that dance has a huge number of benefits, and it is hugely positive that it continues to grow in popularity. The NHS website published a guide in 2019 to help people start dancing, and it is now seen much more frequently on television and social media, and in a wider spectrum of its styles. Heightened by the global pandemic of 2020 and 2021, there appears to have been a shift to focus even more so on mental health and wellbeing. Dance can pride itself on removing...

Entering the Dance World   For any aspiring dancer, having a passion for dance means parents or carers must also have an interest and investment in dance, to enable the dancer in question to follow their dreams. Learning to dance is a privilege that can become a huge expense; being allowed to pursue the dream of dance is to be very fortunate. Dance is an expensive lifestyle, what with fees, shoes and clothes , workshops, classes, private lessons, competition entries, costumes , ...

Updates for Dance Passion     One Dance UK and BBC Arts have announced further artists and locations involved in Dance Passion 2022, as part of a wider host of dance programming on BBC TV, radio, iPlayer and Sounds. Comprised of a digital box set on BBC iPlayer and a highlights programme on BBC Four, Dance Passion is a collaboration between BBC Arts and sector support organisation One Dance UK, shining a light on the UK dance sector - particularly its unique creativity,...

Birmingham International Dance Festival   Birmingham International Dance Festival is an award-winning biennial festival presenting a vibrant programme of international dance in venues and public spaces across Birmingham; creating distinctive new work; building audiences, and engaging communities in participatory activity. Birmingham International Dance Festival 2021 Summer edition runs until 13 June, presenting a brand new digital platform, an online programme hosted on a dedicated Birmingha...

Helping Dancers with Disabilities - Impetus Dance     Isla, aged 10, is a young dancer with Autism who has learnt to dance with Impetus Dance Community Interest Company, based in South Wales. This month Isla will be competing for the 2nd time this year in an online dance event. The competition is being ran by The National Charity and Governing Body for Para and Inclusive Dance in the UK (Para Dance UK). Unlike non disabled dancers,  those who have disabilities have limit...

Scottish Ballet’s New Dance Films   Scottish Ballet has unveiled two new dance films created in collaboration with people living with Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis and dementia, as part of their creative engagement project Haud Close. From Orkney to Tasmania, Haud Close was a multi-artform project that connected with over 100 people worldwide to celebrate the creativity, strength and perseverance of people living with neurological conditions, and their households. Inspired...

Dance Umbrella’s 2021 Festival        Dance Umbrella, London’s annual international dance festival, has announced that it will return this October with a number of live, in-person performances for the first time since 2019, alongside a collection of digital events aimed at sparking conversations, inspiring creativity and celebrating choreographic talent.  Dance Umbrella will take place from 8-24 October across the capital. It will aim to w...

Dance Umbrella’s 2021 Festival        Dance Umbrella, London’s annual international dance festival, has announced that it will return this October with a number of live, in-person performances for the first time since 2019, alongside a collection of digital events aimed at sparking conversations, inspiring creativity and celebrating choreographic talent.  Dance Umbrella will take place from 8-24 October across the capital. It will aim to w...

Dance Consortium’s Spring Tours Dance Consortium has recently announced two Spring 2022 UK tours opening at Sadler’s Wells: Acosta Danza, with a six-venue tour from 9 February to 5 March, and NDT 2, with a nine-venue tour from 16 February to 8 May. Dance Consortium is a group of 18 large-scale UK venues with a shared passion for engaging people with the best contemporary dance from across the world. Since its formation in 2000, Dance Consortium has presented over 46 tour...

Birmingham International Dance Festival Birmingham International Dance Festival is an award-winning biennial festival presenting a vibrant programme of international dance in venues and public spaces across Birmingham; creating distinctive new work; building audiences, and engaging communities in participatory activity. Birmingham International Dance Festival 2021 Summer edition runs until 13 June, presenting a brand new digital platform, an online programme hosted on a dedicated Birmingham Intern...

English National Ballet’s 10 years of Dance for Parkinson’s     Image credit: photo by Chris Currie English National Ballet recently celebrated over a decade of its Dance for Parkinson’s programme. Inspired by Company repertoire, the programme provides high quality dance classes for people living with Parkinson’s, their family, friends, and carers. Since its launch in 2010, Dance for Parkinson’s has reached more than 5,000 people throug...

Royal Academy of Dance‘s Free Online Lockdown Dance Classes     The Royal Academy of Dance is on a mission to keep everyone moving and motivated from home through a range of accessible and free online classes in a range of dance styles. The global dance education organisation launched a host of online classes to keep young people active during lockdown, as well as the return of a weekly series of online ‘Silver Swans’ ballet exercise classes, designed to get t...

Treat Your Dancing Feet     Many dancers are guilty of using their feet to their limit, but sometimes neglect to look after them sufficiently. Dance would be considerably harder if feet did not do their job properly when required to, which is why foot care for dancers is so important. It does not need to take hours, just a little care and attention each day to ensure you are able to dance to the best of your ability when on your feet. Whatever your dance discipline, foot care...

Sadler’s Wells & BBC Arts’ All-Day Digital Festival Dancing Nation     Sadler’s Wells and BBC Arts has announced details of a new collaboration celebrating outstanding dance talent as it returns to the stage, in an all-day digital, live and pre-recorded broadcast, Dancing Nation.      A festival of world-class dance taking place at Sadler’s Wells, Dancing Nation will be streamed on BBC iPlayer for audiences in the UK, and ...

Never before seen footage of Margot Fonteyn     The Royal Academy of Dance has discovered some footage of its former President and famed ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn, never before seen, which will be available to view as part of a free to visit display at the V&A to mark the RAD’s centenary. On Point: Royal Academy of Dance at 100 is part of the V&A’s Theatre and Performance Gallery; home to one of the largest dance collections in Europe, this is the first tim...

Dance Direct has grown from a family run business to become the leading dancewear retailer in the UK and Europe. Born from the belief that dancewear should be more widely available and affordable, the company was founded by two ex-professional ballet dancers who wanted to do something to help struggling dancers. You can’t put a price on passion, but here at Dance Direct we understand how expensive a lifetime of dance can be. For the last 15 years, we have helped and supported hundreds of...

Take Part In Our Colouring Competition and Win a FREE Leotard! To celebrate the launch of our new Revolution Costumes we are giving you a chance to win some prizes! Get creative and have fun colouring in your own costumes, with a choice of 11 designs to choose from. The winners will win a Revolution Leotard of their choice! 1) DOWNLOAD the colouring pages 2) PHOTOGRAPH or scan in your fabulous designs and share on social media 3) TAG @idsdance and your dance school ...

Tributes to Sir Robert Cohan     Image credit: Photo by Darryl Vides-Kennedy Yorke Dance Project will stage its new programme Past Present from 12-14 November at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House. This will include 20th century classics from Martha Graham and Sir Kenneth MacMillan, the world premiere of Sir Robert Cohan’s final work and world premiere of so it is, a new work by artistic director Yolande Yorke-Edgell. Connecting to Cohan, a special performance...

A year of premieres for Scottish Ballet     After over a year, Scottish Ballet returned to stages with Gene Kelly’s Starstruck, which premiered as both a live tour and a feature-length dance film. The Nutcracker returned to stages in Scotland, with updates made to costumes and choreography, addressing racial stereotypes and questioning the gender of ‘hero’ characters. For Scottish Ballet 2022 will be a year like no other, with a packed programme of premieres. ...

A Dancer’s Long Term Vision     For any aspiring dancer, having a long term vision is part and parcel of their career preparation. However, given the effects of the past 18 months on the world, it seems more manageable to break down long term goals into smaller steps in order to remain motivated. Often the uncertainty of the future can make taking positive action difficult, yet it can actually be a positive accompaniment to a dancer’s training and aspirations. COVID ...

Breakin’ Convention 2021     Sadler’s Wells Breakin’ Convention, the festival of hip hop dance theatre, returns for its 18th year and has announced its line-up for this year’s socially distanced programme, curated by hip hop theatre pioneer and Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Jonzi D. Running from Thursday 1 - Sunday 4 July at London’s Sadler’s Wells, this year’s event follows Breakin’ Convention’s mini festival Social DisDa...

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Back to school anxiety: Survey reveals it’s more than just butterflies 25% of 11-12 year olds are worried about bullying, and 1/3 of children can’t sleep before the first day back     Think back to your first day of school – can you remember how it felt to put on your uniform, grab your lunchbox, and wave goodbye before heading into the classroom?   What about the parent who waved back – how did they feel?   Heading back to school i...

The Royal Ballet’s streams kickstart the year     Photograph by Bill Cooper The Royal Opera House recently announced its productions that that will be streamed during January and beyond, offering audiences across the globe a huge range of ballet and dance to view.   From Friday 31 December 2021, audiences have been able to stream The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty – a story set to Tchaikovsky’s score, performed by Principals Marianela...

The U.Dance National Festival is back     The U.Dance National Festival 2021 is set to take place from 16–18 July. It is a free weekend of streamed dance masterclasses, showcases, careers talks and information sessions for young people, engaging the best dancers and dance leaders to share their skills. Following the  success of the online U.Dance National Youth Dance Festival in 2020, One Dance UK is once more holding the festival in an online format to engage y...

Manchester International Festival Highlights     Manchester International Festival, the world’s first artist-led festival of original, new work and special events, has unveiled its 2021 programme, which will take place from 1-18 July. Performing arts, visual arts and popular culture events will take place safely in indoor and outdoor locations across Greater Manchester, from theatres, galleries and concert halls to railway depots, churches and car parks. An online offer will pr...

Scottish Ballet announces Safe to Be Me™ Festival 2021   Scottish Ballet has announced the Safe to Be Me™ Festival 2021 programme; a digital festival of dance to celebrate diversity, made possible with the support of Aberdeen Standard Investments. Following the success of its schools programme, Safe to Be Me™ moves online, launching as a digital festival for May. Running throughout the month, it will see the company engage with young people to deliver a series of digital danc...

World Ballet School Day     Image credit:  "Royal Ballet School" by scillystuff is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, click here World Ballet School Day 2021 recently took place on Saturday 13 November, and is now available to view on catch up. The second edition of the day began at 7am GMT, and over the course of the day students from seven schools of the organising committee shared interviews, discussions, rehearsal and performance footage...

New Shows at Sadler’s Wells   Audiences will be welcomed back to Sadler’s Wells from 17 May, with seven productions which are scheduled to run between May and September. The first six will have social distancing measures in place, in line with current UK Government guidance. English National Ballet presents five works from 17 - 30 May. Created and released as films as part of ENB’s critically acclaimed Digital Season, these original pieces are performed live on ...

Sadler’s Wells in the Spring     Sadler’s Wells is set to kick off its spring 2022 season with a powerful offsite work about Black male identity. TRAPLORD, by London artist Ivan Michael Blackstock, is an immersive dance performance produced by Sadler’s Wells and 180 Studios. TRAPLORD uses dance, theatre and spoken word to question the stereotyping of Black men in contemporary western society.    International dance is back in strength too...

Your Time to Shine - Get Ready with our Back to School Selection Dance Direct has been supporting dancers for years.   From the first steps into the studio to a final curtain call, we provide all the top quality Back To School items you need, from head to toe.

A new feature film from BalletBoyz     The internationally acclaimed dance company BalletBoyz has announced its return to both screen and stage. In March the company will return to live performance with Deluxe, a double bill fusing dance with original music and film content. Ahead of that, this Christmas, they are set to present their third feature film, Rumpelstilzchen. A Sky Original, the fable is brought to life with an all-star cast including Jane Horrocks. Rumpelstilzchen ...

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Northern Ballet’s Pinocchio    Northern Ballet’s major national tour of a new ballet for children will be Pinocchio, which will tour nationally throughout the UK from February – April 2022. This will be following its world première, which took place in Leeds last month. The production will be visiting more than 20 theatres, delighting audiences everywhere. Image credit: Photo by Drew Forsyth Initially intended to première in 2020 but ...

New Shows This Autumn at Sadler’s Wells        Image Credit: "Sadler's Wells"  by Ungry Young Man  is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, click here Sadler’s Wells has announced its productions for autumn 2021, including from Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, and Birmingham Royal Ballet.  Matthew Bourne’s new production The Midnight Bell expl...

New Shows This Autumn at Sadler’s Wells      Sadler’s Wells has announced its productions for autumn 2021, including from Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, and Birmingham Royal Ballet.  Matthew Bourne’s new production The Midnight Bell explores the under-belly of 1930s London life, where ordinary people emerge nightly to pour out their passions, hopes and dreams in pubs and bars. Inspired by...

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Tring Park School for the Performing Arts' Virtual Open Day   Following the success of its first virtual Open Day, the Hertfordshire-based Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is holding its first online Open Day of 2021 on 30 January, for entry into the 2021/22 academic year. It aims to give potential students an insight into what life is like at one of the UK's most prestigious performing arts schools.  The virtual Open Day will include a tour of the school th...

Ballet Exam Uniform Requirements   Dance exams and grading range all the way from Pre Primary to the Solo Seal. The last thing you’ll want to worry about in the run up to your dance exam is the ballet uniform you’ll be required to wear. RAD states that candidates are expected to wear the uniform listed for each grade, but where this is not possible, suitable alternatives of a similar colour and style may be worn. Dance Exam Uniform Requirements Make-up sh...

ArtsUnboxed - a new initiative for safely touring work in 2021   This spring, Greenwich Dance will launch ArtsUnboxed, an innovative new way to safely create, produce and tour dance in 2021.    Funded by the Culture Recovery Fund administered by Arts Council England, Greenwich Dance has commissioned six artists to develop new dance work that can be packaged as a virtual blueprint and sold to venues, festivals and dance organisations across the country. Thos...

Johannes Radebe: Freedom       TV dancing sensation and international champion Johannes Radebe presents his first UK Tour, Johannes Radebe: Freedom, which will open ‪on 16 March and run to ‪1 May 2022. Johannes Radebe: Freedom is a celebration of music and dance, from African fusion to fiery Latin, classic dance arrangements and huge party anthems, with a big company of dancers and a multitude of costumes.  Johannes will take his audiences...

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Scottish Ballet Returns with UK Premiere of Gene Kelly’s Ballet     This autumn Scottish Ballet plans a return to stage and screen with Gene Kelly’s ballet Pas de Dieux, giving a new twist for its UK premiere. One of the first choreographers to bring the ‘American style’ to Europe, the legendary icon Gene Kelly was invited to create an original work for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1960. Dancing the lead role of Aphrodite was the ‘Étoile&rsqu...

Rise Up With Arts   Professional Dancer Anya Garnis is set to present 'Rise Up With Arts' with her dance partner and Strictly Come Dancing professional Pasha Kovalev. This global livestream event will air on 27 March, World Theatre Day. It features stars from the world of theatre, music and dance and celebrates the magical connection and transformative power of the arts. The show is an uplifting collaboration between some of the biggest names across the industry. Broadway, West End, Stric...

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Sadler’s Wells’ Hip Hop Theatre Academy     A new Hip Hop Theatre Academy to develop the next generation of hip hop theatre artists is one of the major initiatives at Sadler’s Wells’ fourth London venue, Sadler’s Wells East, due to open in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in late 2023. Run by Jonzi D, Artistic Director of Breakin’ Convention, Sadler’s Wells and a Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist, the Hip Hop The...

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English National Ballet’s BalletActive     English National Ballet’s on-demand video platform hosts a wide variety of ballet-based online classes for all levels and abilities. Whether trying ballet for the first time, rediscovering a passion for dance, maintaining your ballet practice or just looking to build fitness at home, English National Ballet’s BalletActive has something for everyone.     Building on the series of classes which ENB made avail...

Motionhouse to open Birmingham 2022 Festival     Leading UK dance-circus company Motionhouse will transform Birmingham into the stage for ‘Wondrous Stories’, a large-scale production which will be the opening show of the Birmingham 2022 Festival. The show will launch the six-month festival from March next year, shining a global spotlight on creativity in the West Midlands that will sit alongside the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Audiences will be able to att...

Stretching Strife     It is almost impossible to think about dance without thinking of stretching. On the whole, dancers stretch to help them feel limber enough to take class, rehearse or perform, but also to improve and maintain overall range of movement. Flexibility can be improved, however each body has its own natural range which places limits on how far it can be pushed without doing damage.    Muscles are made up of elastic and non-elastic components, ...

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English National Ballet’s Nutcracker     English National Ballet’s Nutcracker is returning to the stage this Christmas. The festive family favourite will be performed at the London Coliseum from 16 December – 8 January. COVID-19 restrictions meant English National Ballet was unable to present a live version of Nutcracker for the first time in the Company’s 70 year history, but this December sees the show return to live a...

Anything Goes this Christmas     The Barbican production of Anything Goes will be shown on BBC television this Christmas, having received rave reviews since it opened earlier this year. Cole Porter's classic musical is set on the SS Americana and follows two pairings that try to find love on the high seas. It features classic numbers such as "I Get A Kick Out of You", "You're the Top", "It's De-Lovely!" and "Anything Goes". Playing on BBC Two on Boxing Day at 6.40pm...

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English National Ballet to Release Performances Online     English National Ballet is bringing Derek Deane’s Swan Lake to online audiences via its recently launched streaming service, Ballet on Demand. It also presents Kenneth MacMillan’s romantic tragedy Manon, and recordings of the iconic ballets are available to rent. Derek Deane’s Swan Lake has delighted audiences for over two decades. The production captures all the magic of classic ballet, from the bal...

Life After Leaving...     Graduating from your vocational or undergraduate dance course can be daunting: how to make the transition into the working world? What to expect? Having trained in your chosen field at such a high level for three or more years, students can feel as though they have been thrown out into the abyss to cope on their own. Rather than anticipating the problems and hardships that might come your way, be excited for the new challenges! There are many valuable...

World Premiere for Alessandra Ferri and Carlos Acosta      Image credit: photography by Danny Fitzpatrick,  DFphotography.co.uk Birmingham Royal Ballet’s current triple bill is an exciting one, including two recently premiered works and the World premiere of a new pas de deux created for Carlos Acosta and Alessandra Ferri.    Chacona is an ensemble piece for 16 dancers set to music by J.S. Bach, played live on st...

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Manchester International Festival Highlights Manchester International Festival, the world’s first artist-led festival of original, new work and special events, has unveiled its 2021 programme, which will take place from 1-18 July. Performing arts, visual arts and popular culture events will take place safely in indoor and outdoor locations across Greater Manchester, from theatres, galleries and concert halls to railway depots, churches and car parks. An online offer will provide a window int...

The Royal Ballet Reveals Season Highlights   The Royal Opera House has shared plans for its 2021/22 Season, the first since 2019. This includes five world premieres from The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, with both British and international talent taking to the stage. "Wayne McGregor (Random Dance Company)" by body_pixel is licensed with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 The Royal Ballet’s artists wil...

Masterclasses at Danceworks       London’s Danceworks began its masterclass series during the pandemic, leading with Alejandro Parente and Marianela Nuñez, followed by Vadim Muntagirov. Swapping out their stage costumes and practice wear put away for lockdown, and donning their best leotards , tights and leggings , it has been a chance to offer unique training experiences to other dancers. Named its Summer Series, the next Danceworks series is both onli...

Keeping Up Your Mojo Self-motivation could be described as a typical trait of a dancer, so used to pushing their minds and bodies, in the pursuit of excellence in their classes, training, rehearsals and performances. Like anything, however, this can wane due to any kind of circumstances, and can see dancers struggle with their enthusiasm and drive. It is perhaps only natural for this to occur from time to time, but particularly as a result of the pandemic and various restrictions. Dancers nat...

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Open Online Theatre Festival 2021       IJAD Dance Company has launched its 2021 live-streamed Open Online Theatre Festival featuring new pieces by performing artists making work specifically for live-streaming. The performances will reflect the artists’ experiences of 2020 in four regions of the UK and also Lebanon, developing their work via online co-creation sessions on the Open Online Theatre platform.      The Festival presents an exc...

Scottish Ballet’s New Workshops     Scottish Ballet has launched a new programme of six online workshops for health and social care staff to help build personal resilience and enhance their wellbeing. Working in partnership with NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government, these preventative sessions aim to empower participants to self-care and manage stress.  After successfully delivering live digital Health at Hand™ sessions to energise staff and alleviat...

Wondrous Stories at Birmingham 2022 Festival     Image: Dan Tucker Dance-circus company Motionhouse will be unveiling its Wondrous Stories Post Box in the Library of Birmingham on 18 January. The launch event will be attended by members of the creative team and performers from Wondrous Stories, the show which will open the Birmingham 2022 Festival on Centenary Square from 17-20 March. The show is about stories past, present, and future. Using this theme, the idea beh...

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert to recommence its tour Mark Goucher and first-time producer Jason Donovan have announced that Miles Western, Nick Hayes and Edwin Ray will star in the hit musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The tour first opened in September 2019 and had just announced an extension in March 2020 when performances had to be paused due to Covid-19 restrictions. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Musical will officially re-open at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham ‪on ‪2...

IDS brings you Harmony by 1st Position - our exciting new collection of sustainable dancewear manufactured in the UK. Meticulously crafted from recycled fabric, select from beautiful styles including short sleeved, long sleeved, cross back and open back leotards. Made from superior EcoCare Microfibre, our sustainable leotards are soft, comfortable, durable and planet-friendly, ensuring you dance in complete harmony. Harmony is our new susta...

English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer: A Celebration   Celebrating 11 years of its Emerging Dancer competition, English National Ballet will stream a special event featuring a programme of classical ballet and new creations performed by previous winners. Recorded at the Company’s east London home, the stream will be available to watch for free on YouTube and Ballet on Demand, ‪from 9 September, for 30 days. Over the past decade the Emerging Dancer competition has d...

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Choreography: Making it your own     As a dancer who is taught meticulous detail, instructed on what to do - and when and how - sometimes it can be difficult to take the lead and add your stamp to choreography. Teachers might encourage you to improvise for eight counts mid-routine, or simply expand what has been taught, but this is harder for some dancers than it is others.    What does “make it your own!” mean? If you have been pinning the routi...

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Hairspray the Musical announces new West End dates       Hairspray the Musical has announced new West End dates, with its plans for a run which begins with social distancing in order to comply with any potential extension to government Covid-19 guidance. The show will run from 22 June to 29 September 2021, with the first four weeks playing with social distancing. The musical is based on the 1988 film of the same name, which starred Divine and Ricki Lake. It originally...

Birmingham Royal Ballet announces live performances and world premieres   Birmingham Royal Ballet and Birmingham Repertory Theatre have announced a triple bill and performances of an adapted production of Sir David Bintley’s classic Cinderella for audiences to enjoy this June. City of a Thousand Trades, as part of the Curated by Carlos Triple Bill, is a new one act abstract ballet inspired by and celebrating the diverse cultural and industrial heritage of Birmingham in a love lett...

English National Ballet Updates      As rehearsals for English National Ballet’s 2021-2022 season begin, the company has announced some updates. Whilst a reduction in live performance has made it impossible to select Emerging Dancer finalists and People’s Choice Award winners, English National Ballet continues to recognise the excellence of its dancers with Emerging Dancer: A Celebration. This special event will feature performances from previous winners ...

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First Pointes     The first pair of pointe shoes is a huge milestone for any ballet dancer. There is so much care, preparation, training and time that goes into the process of learning pointe work, so to ensure the longevity of your time en pointe it is important to work hard and not cut corners.    Before you pick up your pointe shoes, dancers should have an intermediate level of strength, mobility and body awareness. Early ballet training helps build the proper st...

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