Not only have we got an excellent season of ballet tv to look forward to, but Moira Shearer, belle of the 1940s cinema, will be returning to the big screen in the restoration of The Red Shoes the classic film recorded as Martin Scorseses all time favourite. The film re-opened at cinemas on Friday 11…
Has anyone else noticed the steep increase in ballet programmes dominating mainstream television? Stepping up from the usual camera-switched-on broadcast from the Royal Opera house, the BBC and Channel 4 seem to have gone mad for ballet this Christmas with an exciting line-up of ballet treats to get you salivating at the mouth. Heres what…
Dave from Too Much Flavour – the dance.music.fashion website has been in touch about a chance for readers to win a breakdance mat and some trainers from ACICS. The trainers are the same ones B-Boy Mouse rocked at the B-Boy championships promo in October and to win them you need to post a photo to…
Waterworks Jazz Club in Birmingham has received 7, 010 grant from Lottery Awards for All to promote and provide new dance classes as a way to keep fit. The jazz club, which celebrates its 40th birthday next year, has live jazz bands every two weeks and in the New Year will offer a dance class…
This is a guest post by Rob Lindsay, New Media Officer for Birmingham Royal Ballet, who is interested in what people think about online dance materials. Ahead of a new Birmingham Royal Ballet season, we create various different types of online materials to try to give everyone a preview of the ballets the companys performance….
Every Tuesday a group of young girls come together to dance. Nothing new there, right? Except this new youth dance company is made up of young people who would never have had the opportunity to dance otherwise its the fruit of a new project across the region which aims to link up dance networks and…
Dudley Performing Arts bring their winter festival to the region next week for a night of fresh talent from dancers in the Dudley area. The Winter Dance Festival will be held at Dudley Concert Hall on Tuesday 8 December 2009, at 7pm. Schools, colleges, youth centres, dance schools and community groups will be performing their…
If youre still wondering whether or not its OK to start feeling festive, think no more: Christmas officially starts with the opening night of Birmingham Royal Ballets The Nutcracker. Attending the yearly rendition is a tradition every family should fit into their advent calender dressing in your winter best for a nippy trip to the…
Dancers at Bollywood Steps earlier this year Dancers are wanted for a South Asian-inspired performance taking place on Saturday 6 February 2010 at Coventrys Belgrade Theatre. The coventry-based creative arts organisation Gener-8 are organising this celebration of South-Asian dance events called Dance Aaj Kal. The show is inspired by the Bollywood movie blockbuster starring superstar…