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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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 ...

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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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 ...

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