http://blog.dancedirect.com News, Reviews & Advice About Dance Sat, 25 May 2013 07:36:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/25/queensland-ballets-exciting-season/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/25/queensland-ballets-exciting-season/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 07:36:37 +0000 Jessica Wilson http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=3959 Queensland Ballet has announced an exclusive season coming up for dance fans in Australia by obtaining two very current stars, each in their own respects, for new work in the coming year for the company. Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet will be staged and will star Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta for the season which [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/25/queensland-ballets-exciting-season/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/24/balletboyz-dancers/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/24/balletboyz-dancers/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 06:40:00 +0000 Jessica Wilson http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=3954 Becoming one of the BalletBoyz is arguably every young dancer’s dream. With their slick performances, immeasurable talent and famous good looks, it is no wonder that the group lead by Trevor Nunn and William Trevitt is going from strength to strength, and may have the answer to these young dancers’ wishes. Following their hugely successful [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/24/balletboyz-dancers/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/23/shocking-survive/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/23/shocking-survive/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:34:02 +0000 Jessica Wilson http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=3904 With the incredible success The Book of Mormon has celebrated since it opened in March of this year, it begs the question as to whether productions of this kind, and dance too, must continually push accepted boundaries in order to draw in audiences, or similarly keep them interested. The Book of Mormon is incredibly unsubtle [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/23/shocking-survive/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/22/kids-week-2013/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/22/kids-week-2013/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:53:13 +0000 Jessica Wilson http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=3950 Kids Week, organised by the company behind Official London Theatre, Society of London Theatre, is now in its 16th year and aims to encourage families to experience the magic of theatre and welcome children through the West End’s doors. For 2013, the Kids Week team has announced a huge 34 top London shows as part [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/22/kids-week-2013/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/21/15-selected-leotards/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/21/15-selected-leotards/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 08:42:45 +0000 Dance Direct http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=3992 For this week only we are offering 15% off selected leotards! You can check out all our dancewear offers from the Dance Direct homepage!]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/21/15-selected-leotards/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/21/toronto-technology-ballet/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/21/toronto-technology-ballet/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:31:26 +0000 Jessica Wilson http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=3943 Ballet has taken a new leap into technology, with students from 18 international schools having performed together virtually at a conference in Toronto. The students from Toronto were linked through dance and livestream with dancers in Amsterdam as part of a curriculum Canada’s National Ballet School has worked into the Assemblée Internationale, a week-long conference [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/21/toronto-technology-ballet/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/20/dirty-dancing-set-return/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/20/dirty-dancing-set-return/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 06:37:00 +0000 Jessica Wilson http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=3941 The hit West End musical that went on to tour the UK, Dirty Dancing, is set to replace Viva Forever! at the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End, depicting a story of talent shows and friendships set to the music of the iconic Spice Girls. Despite this pull, the new musical is set to close [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/20/dirty-dancing-set-return/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/19/life-after-training/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/19/life-after-training/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 09:51:55 +0000 Jessica Wilson http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=3939 After three institutionalised years at performing arts college, the big bad world on the other side of the studio door can seem a little daunting. Many students will graduate from college alongside their peers, only to be greeted with the graduates from all the other acting, musical theatre and dance colleges all over the world, [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/19/life-after-training/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/18/enb-coronation-festival/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/18/enb-coronation-festival/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 09:50:07 +0000 Jessica Wilson http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=3937 It has been announced that English National Ballet will take part in three Gala performances in the grounds of Buckingham Palace as part of the Coronation Festival in July this year, performing Tempus, a specially commissioned piece paying tribute to Her Majesty The Queen to celebrate the 60th anniversary of her Coronation. Tempus, choreographed by Associate [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/18/enb-coronation-festival/feed/ 0 http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/17/big-dance-pledge/ http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/17/big-dance-pledge/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:51:57 +0000 Jessica Wilson http://blog.dancedirect.com/?p=3945 Artistic Director of English National Ballet Tamara Rojo has begun leading the Big Dance Pledge, an initiative to be performed by thousands of people all over the world on the weekend of 17-19 May. She was joined by her dancers from ENB and young dancers from Chingford Foundation School, London, to raise awareness of this [...]]]> http://blog.dancedirect.com/2013/05/17/big-dance-pledge/feed/ 0