On Tuesday I was treated to an afternoon at Birmingham Royal Ballet, while some of the stage rehearsals for Pointes of View were taking place. I met with Rob Lindsay, who gave me tour of the building, my highlights being the huge dance studios and of course the costume department, which holds rails and rails…
Over at sister-site Created in Birmingham theres a competition to win tickets to see Cruel by Deborah Colker at Birmingham Hippodrome tonight (Friday 14 May). All you have to do to enter is email CRUEL to createdinbirmingham@gmail.com. Be quick though the draws being done this afternoon at 2pm. Cruel explores the many different forms that…
Barclays Live (yes, the banking people) are marking the launch of Barclays new High Street branch by hosting a competition to find Birminghams hottest dance acts. The competition is on Saturday 5th June and is open to anyone who thinks theyve got what it takes to become Britains next dancing superstar, be it as an…
DanceXchange is offering world-class, specialist dance training in Contemporary, Bharatanatyam and Kathak dance for 10-19 year olds, as well as means-tested funding available through the Music and Dance Scheme. DanceXchange is one of just nine recognised National Dance Centres of Advanced Training (CAT) within the UK, offering Contemporary training to talented West Midlands students and…
Its the grand finale of International Dance Festival Birmingham on Saturday 15 May with Put Your Foot Down between 12-6:30pm in St Martins Square at Bullring. Organisers are asking members of the public to learn the Put Your Foot Down routine, choreographed by French hip hop star Salah on his recent visit to Birminghams DanceXchange….
Dancefest has a few job opportunities on offer as part of 12, a large-scale, innovative People Dancing project. Two Dance Squads are being established to deliver participatory work across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The Dance Squad Leaders will need at least three years experience in community dance settings and will be required to provide mentorship to…
Dancers have slowly emerged from the crowds of shoppers and office workers on High Street in Birmingham, performing on the street around the lampposts and benches, dancing on (and in) the phone boxes and performing routines at the cashpoints, responding to the music of some carefully placed buskers. Its all been part of the (in)visible…
Scottish Dance Theatre, Scotlands national contemporary dance company, will be performing two brand new works on the Belgrade Theatres Main Stage in Coventry on 7 and 8 May. NQR (Not Quite Right an acronym formally used in medical records to describe unexplained difference) is a three way collaboration by Artistic Director, Janet Smith, Caroline Bowditch…
More Salsa classes in the Birmingham area for you. This time from Salsa King. Heres what theyre currently offering. Salsa every Sunday @ The British Legion Club Solihull 7:30 8:30pm Absolute Beginners AND Improvers 1 Salsa, 8:30 9:30pm Beginners Plus AND Improvers 2 Salsa club till 12:00pm Classes 6 for one or 7 for two…