Month: February 2019

There is no need for the excitement of 2019 to fade into insignificance, not when there are lots of shows – and family friendly shows at that – descending on London’s West End this year. London’s Theatreland is always jam-packed full of gems, and the choice is widened even further as we progress through 2019. There really is something for everyone. Continue reading Hitting the West End this year

The Royal Ballet School will open a new Associate centre in Dundee in September this year, offering weekly Junior Associate classes to encourage and support talent more widely across the UK. The new Dundee centre will see that all students who apply will be offered an audition, taking place in June. Royal Ballet School Associates attend classes alongside their regular local ballet classes. Continue reading The Royal Ballet School’s new Associate centre

As a dancer, either young or old, there will be guaranteed pains you will encounter during your dancing lifetime. Be it pain going onto pointe, pain after a hard day dancing in a different way to usual, or even the aching pain after a long rehearsal; it is not necessarily a bad pain, but more the feeling that you have worked your body and are feeling the results. However, not all pains are good ones, and some act as warnings from the body because it is injured, rather than it just experiencing general dancing aches and pains. Continue reading Injury vs. pain

While we are still working our way through January, New Years goals are still hugely relevant to many as they try to maintain these through the remainder of the year. Getting fitter or healthier are common, and whilst it is not useful to condone a particular dance style which will aid this goal the most, attributing the fit and healthy trait to dance in general is a good way of encouraging more people to take up dance to ensure enjoyment, health and happiness. Continue reading Fuel for dancers

Central School of Ballet’s renowned graduate performing company, Ballet Central, will commence its annual tour at Stratford Circus Arts Centre, London, on 28 March. Under the artistic direction of Christopher Marney, Ballet Central’s diverse range of dance and theatre will be staged in 20 venues across England over a five month period, and will go on to perform in Tokyo, Japan. Ballet Central is the touring company of Central School of Ballet in London, the leading centre for professional dance training and education. Continue reading Ballet Central announces 2019 international tour

Performances are always on the mind of a dance teacher, creating new ideas and taking inspiration from many places in preparation for their next show season, which is never far away! Lots of organisation and collaboration is required to make it a success, but ultimately the source of all this activity lies with dance teachers across the world. Continue reading Performance themes and preparation