http://blog.dancedirect.com News, Reviews & Advice About Dance Tue, 21 May 2013 08:43:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/01/03/120th-anniversary-nutcracker/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/01/03/120th-anniversary-nutcracker/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:24:07 +0000 Jessica Wilson http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=3305 Just before Christmas 2012, the 120th anniversary of one of the epitomes of classical ballet, The Nutcracker, was celebrated by Google, which launched a doodle to commemorate the first performance of the ballet. The doodle worked to depict a few of the scenes of the ballet, particularly apt in the run up to Christmas with [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/01/03/120th-anniversary-nutcracker/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2012/11/13/strictly-dancing-online-game/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2012/11/13/strictly-dancing-online-game/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:26:38 +0000 Jessica Wilson http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=3055 With the autumn 2012 season of Strictly Come Dancing well underway and with some contestants already voted off the show, a complementary element has been launched by the BBC for fans of the show to indulge themselves in the sequins, feather boas and Latin and ballroom shoes the show encompasses. It has even been rumoured [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2012/11/13/strictly-dancing-online-game/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2012/06/22/kids-week/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2012/06/22/kids-week/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:49:15 +0000 Jessica Wilson http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=1961 Celebrating its 15th year, Kids Week is back and planning an action-packed month of theatrical fun from 1-31 August 2012 for children aged 16 and under. Kids Week is administered by The Society of London Theatre, which is a trade association that represents the producers, theatre owners and managers of the major commercial and grant-aided [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2012/06/22/kids-week/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2012/04/18/11-funny-dance-quotes/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2012/04/18/11-funny-dance-quotes/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:23:26 +0000 paulyf http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=1457 Some dance related quotes to make you smile… we hope they hit the mark! “I could dance with you until the cows come home. On second thought, I’d rather dance with the cows ’til you come home.” Groucho Marx (in the 1933 movie Duck Soup), American comedian, actor and singer (1890 – 1977) “Part of [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2012/04/18/11-funny-dance-quotes/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2012/02/16/dance-word-puzzles/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2012/02/16/dance-word-puzzles/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:29:40 +0000 paulyf http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=128 For little dancers at home this week, we have created a few free goodies to help keep them entertained! Below are some dance related word puzzles, dot-to-dots and colouring in pages… please feel free to share them with anyone. (Click each image to open a large printable version in a new window)       [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2012/02/16/dance-word-puzzles/feed/ 0