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The search for global talent

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The choice is yours

Summer inspiration

The school gates have closed for the summer so now it’s time to have some fun – and what better way than to enrol in a dance summer school and spend your time exploring new ideas and challenges.

It’s not always easy choosing which summer school you want to attend, but according to The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) whatever your dance experience, there is something to inspire everyone.

A time to learn Making dance accessible can be an issue, especially with ticket prices on the increase. But does The Royal Ballet have the answer with live screenings to 300 cinemas across the world – we ask if this is the way forward.

Get set for summer

A study in choreography

We look at a selection of summer schools which are on offer.

While many people think that summer schools are just for dancers, that certainly isn’t the case. Here we explore the Summer University at Sadler’s Wells which is open to aspiring choreographers.

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Contents Editor’s Note So did you go to Move It? If you were lucky enough to get a ticket to attend then you will know what I am talking about when I say that it was truly fantastic.

Having been at the show for the full three days the team at Dance Review were totally exhausted by the end of the day on the Sunday but what a great time we had. As well as all of the classes and events on the stages there was so much to see on the numerous stands…and so much to buy. Not that I actually had much time to do any shopping because we were so busy welcoming people onto our stand – it was great to finally get to meet some of you and hear how much you like the magazine. I’m also delighted to be able to welcome the hundreds of new readers to the magazine who subscribed at Move It – I really hope you enjoy reading it. And so to this month’s issue. Over the last few weeks I have started to feel a touch of spring in the air and before we know it we will be in the height of summer - which brings me onto the subject of summer schools. I know it’s only April but it really is time to start planning what you want to do over the summer – if only because places fill up fast so it’s important to get in there before it’s too late. This months Dance Review is therefore dedicated to summer schools and we have a vast amount of information for you. From top tips about how to get the most out of attending a summer school, to information about which summer schools you can attend, we have it all here this month. When I was putting this together I was getting quite excited because there are some great opportunities out there and whether you have a preference for street dance or ballet there is something for everyone. So turn to page 11 now and start planning because there is no time like the present. See you next month

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Following the success of groups like Diversity and Flawless, the film Street Dance and even TV’s Strictly Come Dancing, we’ve noticed there has been a big upsurge of interest in dance. More recently, the Freestyle competitions have become very popular, but street dance, hip-hop and salsa are also on the rise. It’s great to see so much interest, and the range of groups is wider than ever – from cheerleading and majorettes through to ballet, tap and Scottish country dancing. We like to think the number of events on Haven holiday parks may have contributed to the growing popularity of dance. Last summer it was lovely to hear of a dance group who put on a special performance for holidaymakers, creating a great deal of interest in their style of dance. This continued when some of the children joined in with our Kids’ Clubs and taught the moves to other youngsters. One of the many aspects of the holiday park environment

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Changing the dance landscape The finals of The Place Prize for dance, the UK’s biggest and most prestigious choreography prize which is sponsored by Bloomberg, will take place in April 2011 when four choreographers will compete for a grand total of £35,000 in prize money. The four finalists of The Place Prize are Eva Recacha (Begin to Begin: a piece about dead ends), Ben Duke & Raquel Meseguer (It Needs Horses), Riccardo Buscarini & Antonio de la Fe Guedes (Cameo) Eva Recacha, Begin to Begin. Photo by Benedict Johnson and Freddie OpokuAddaie & Frauke the creation of new work, it Requardt (Fidelity Project). is the biggest single source Selected from nearly 200 entries of commissions for Britain’s and 16 commissioned works, independent choreographers. they premiered at The Place in By the conclusion of this fourth September 2010. edition, The Place Prize will have enabled the creation of 76 works All four works will be performed and invested over a staggering each night of The Place Prize £1 million in new dance. finals from 6 -16 April and the audience will award a nightly Kenneth Tharp, Chief Executive prize of £1,000 for their favourite of The Place, said: “The Place work. The overall winner, Prize brings together public and selected by a panel of judges, private investment to enable the will win £25,000 after the final creation of new dance on an performance on 16 April. unparalleled scale. The upshot The Place Prize has changed the for audiences is a great finals programme of exceptional works contemporary dance landscape by stars-in-the-making, and a in Britain. Created in 2004 as a real challenge to pick a winner.” biennial competition to support

Genée Dance Challenge Following the success of 2010’s Genée Dance Challenge at Birmingham Royal Ballet, the RAD has announced that this competition will take place across other UK regions in 2011. The Genée Dance Challenge is a national competition made up of four levels, open to all RAD students up to the age of 17, resident in the UK and in the Republic of Ireland. Each level will take place over the course of two days and students may enter for more than one competition. The prize, awarded to two winners per level, will be the opportunity to participate in a masterclass at the Academy’s headquarters in London.

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History in art form The latest exhibition at Sadler’s Wells is a depiction of the historical ballet Lilac Garden (Rehearsal) by artist Silke Otto-Knapp. The work is produced as a series of etchings which mark a departure from her painting practice and will be on show until 24 April. Created by Marie Rambert’s young choreographer, Antony Tudor, Lilac Garden was first performed by Ballet Rambert at Sadler’s Wells in April 1936. Tudor’s Victorian tragedy centres on a marriage of convenience - staged amidst a moonlit English Garden full of lilacs. A party is held on the eve of an arranged wedding where the young couple to-be is thwarted in their attempts to find their mutual lovers who are also guests that night. Frustrated by these

last stolen moments and resigned to their fate, the couple finally walk away from true love. Although inspired by this romantic setting, Otto-Knapp does not seek to reinterpret the emotional narrative directly in her work but selects a few documented scenes from the original 1930’s performance. Installed in a frieze or storyboard configuration, certain sequences are repeated as if in a suspended sense of movement or animation. Through this process, Otto-Knapp manipulates subtle tonal shifts, muted colour modulation and layered markings that differentiate each print. This gives the reason for the title - Lilac

Emerging Dancer Award Following a performance at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall in front of a panel of judges, Shiori Kase has been named the winner of the Emerging Dancer Award 2011. He judging panel included Artistic Director, Wayne Eagling, ballet legend Dame Beryl Grey, DBE, ballet superstar Carlos Acosta, Artistic Director of Southbank Centre Jude Kelly, and The Sunday

One of the stills the artist used to create her work

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Shiori was presented the coveted award along with a cash prize by English National Ballet’s President and judge Dame Beryl Grey DBE. Shiori gave a spellbinding performance of the Black Swan solo which was featured in Black & White at the London Coliseum, and in contrast danced the Act I solo from Giselle. Shiori Kase said: “I just enjoyed dancing and it was enough

Garden (Rehearsal) which suggests the ritual of choreography and routines, practiced or performed over and over again. to feel the performance went well, but to win was really, really special.” Wayne Eagling commented: “Seeing these young dancers perform, and hearing about what motivates them as dancers makes me very proud to be their Director. I’m delighted to have Shiori in the Company, she really is an emerging Talent and I’m sure we’ll see a lot of her in the future. Our huge thanks go to Talbot Hughes McKillop for their support as they really do make these awards possible.”

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he web-based competition which uses YouTube to host the original dance video entries is now open at: www. globaldancecontest.com. Seeking the next generation of dance talent, the winner will receive a cash prize and perform on the main stage at Sadler’s Wells Sampled, the theatre’s acclaimed dance taster weekend which features international stars and takes place annually in January. The contest builds up to a final showcase of each year’s winners in 2012. Arlene Phillips says: “The Sadler’s Wells Global Dance Contest is a fantastic initiative, open to the widest possible range of dancers and choreographers, and to have the chance to perform on the world’s most famous dance stage is an opportunity not to be missed!”

Online performance The first year of the contest in 2009 attracted 170 applicants from 34 different countries. In 2010 this had increased to 362 original dance entries with applicants from as far as Nigeria, Venezuela, China and Australia using the online platform

James Wilton’s piece The Shortest Day won last year’s contest to perform to an audience of dance enthusiasts from around the world. The 2009 winner, 26 year old Taiwanese choreographer Shu-Yi Chou, travelled to London with 12 dancers to present (1875) Ravel and Bolero at Sadler’s Wells Sampled in January 2010. The 2010 winner, 23 year old British choreographer James Wilton, beat competitors from 30 countries to present his work at Sadler’s Wells Sampled with a piece entitled The Shortest Day - an original contemporary work for four dancers, set to music by Mastodon.

The contest The Sadler’s Wells online Global Dance Contest is in two stages and invites people over the age of 18 to enter. For the first stage entrants must create and capture on video their own original piece of dance which can be anything from 30 seconds to five minutes in length, to upload onto the contest website via YouTube. The entries, which can be any kind of dance style, must be submitted by Tuesday 30 June. The videos will then be judged by a panel of leading figures from across the arts chaired by Sadler’s Wells’ Chief Executive and Artistic Director Alistair Spalding. The

Judges will shortlist 10 entries which will be announced at noon on Friday 15 July. In the second stage of the contest the public can vote for their favourite entry. Public voting opens at 10am on Monday 8 August and runs until 6pm on Wednesday 2 November. The winner will be announced on Monday 7 November. Sadler’s Wells Artistic Director Alistair Spalding said: “Last year’s competition saw a surge of interest with hundreds of entries from all over the world. The range of work was quite incredible and proves that the Global Dance Contest has built on the success of the inaugural 2009 competition. It’s clear that dance is engaging a massive cross section of people from around the world, and the level of talent and ability out there is huge. I’m very much looking forward to seeing this year’s entries and welcoming the winner to Sadler’s Wells in 2012.” The winner will receive £2000 and will perform alongside leading artists from the international dance scene at Sadler’s Wells Sampled where they will receive support and guidance from the theatre to help them ensure their work looks great on stage. At the end of the four year project in 2012, the collective winners will perform their work in London, during the Olympic year.

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Previews Spring is in the air

this season. Aside from Tap Olé, the season features the fantastical family-friendly Nats Nus Dansa (Sat 4 June, Lilian Baylis Studio) and the dynamic surrealism of Sol Picó Dance Company (Thu 23 and Fri 24 June, Sadler’s Wells).

My Big Pants If you’re looking for something a little different then check out EDge, the postgraduate performance company of London Contemporary Dance School, which has announced details of its annual spring tour, from 7 April to 16 July 2011, across 21 national and international venues. Tap Olé It’s definitely starting to feel more like spring and as well as making the most of the longer evenings, there are plenty of new performances on offer to help you really enjoy the weeks ahead. Following two sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, award-winning Catalan company Tap Olé make their London debut at the Peacock Theatre with their latest production, Tapeando, a virtuoso mix of tap, Spanish guitar and percussion.

The company’s 12 dancers will present a programme of works by some of the most exciting choreographers currently working in the UK and Europe. The tour showcases four original pieces of choreography ranging from the complexity of Martin Forsberg’s BRAID to the playful game-dance of 36, by Jorge Crecis. P&J and Running up the down escalator, both new works from Place Prize finalists Eva Recacha and Ben Duke respectively, and a revival of Jeremy James’

Featuring a seamless combination of four tap dancers and four musicians, Tap Olé explores the choreographic possibilities of fusing tap dance with a variety of Latin, flamenco, jazz and Mediterranean rhythms. Tapeando premiered in Barcelona before touring internationally in 2010, Tap Oléhas also performed in New York, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, Croatia, Italy, Panama as well as the International Feet Beat Tap Festival in Helsinki in 2006. Tap Olé first performed at the Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s programme RITMO, at the Vittum Theatre on 16 May 2003 to excellent reviews. Since then, the company has won the Audience Award at the International Valladolid Festival in Spain (2004) and in 2010 the company’s choreographer and dancer Guillem Alonso was given the Dansacat award in recognition of his contribution to the dance world. Lead dancers Guillem Alonso and Roser Font have performed together across Europe and USA with various international companies including Barcelona Rhythm Tap and American Tap Dance Orchestra. They both also featured as soloists in the production Fire of Dance. Tap Olé takes place on 3-7 May and is the first of Sadler’s Wells’ Catalan Dance Trilogy, a series of works across three stages focused on multi-award winning Catalan Dance

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Martin Forsberg’s BRAID. © Photo Hugo Glendinning

signature work, My Big Pants, complete the programme. EDge has established a reputation for presenting engaging and diverse works performed by young professional dance artists at key stages of their careers. The EDge spring tour represents the culmination of the year-long course, which offers post-graduate performers the chance to work together as an ensemble across different styles of contemporary dance. The period spent with EDge forms the main part of their Postgraduate Diploma in Performance at London Contemporary Dance School, and gives them an invaluable insight into working with choreographers, rehearsing and touring as a professional company. The tour takes EDge performers across the UK and Europe.

Plunge 2011

spell-binding, double-bill of bold and beautiful dance from six superbly talented young professional dancers. We’ve all heard of Mozart, but imagine what was going through the young genius’ head when he was writing this ravishing music that our dancers use to perform with. Up Close and Personal from Roy Campbell-Moore does just that, getting Up Close inside Mozart’s music and Personal with the dancers in passionate moments of deep intimacy magnified through a vibrant cyclorama of close up photography. An emotionally driven and highly charged production, Embark takes the audience on a moving and unforgettable journey through a resurrected past, as the dancers fly, swoop and dive in a furious flood of dance. Created by Welsh choreographer, Phil Williams, the dance is set to a haunting original score by the composer, Benjamin Talbot. This is a captivating and totally engaging evening of dance to enjoy and will be touring Wales throughout April.

A diverse repertory He final performance on my ‘must see’ list this month is from Birmingham Royal Ballet which continues with its policy of presenting its diverse repertory to the widest possible audience into 2011. From 19-23 April, the Company will once again split into two, with half of the Company and Royal Ballet Sinfonia travelling to the south-west of the country and the remaining half travelling to the north-east. The split-tour initiative, now in its eighth year, enables the Company to present full-scale works, with orchestral accompaniment, in mid-scale venues not normally associated with a Company of this size. The split tour will see the Company perform in Yeovil and Truro in the southwest and Durham and York in the north-east. The works to be performed have been carefully chosen to demonstrate the versatility of Birmingham Royal Ballet, a company now firmly recognised as a major international force in the world of classical dance. The south-west spring tour programme presents Allegri diversi, choreographed by Birmingham Royal Ballet’s award-winning Director, David Bintley, alongside excerpts from some of the world famous classical ballets with which Birmingham Royal Ballet has made its name.

Plunge 2011. Photograph by Roy Campbell-Moore

Plunge 2011 from National Dance Company Wales is another production to get into your diary as it promises a

The north-east spring tour programme presents Slaughter on Tenth Avenue from one of the great 20th-century choreographers, George Balanchine, Act II from Peter Wright’s production of Coppélia and excerpts from the company’s rich and varied classical repertory. I think you will agree that there is something here for everyone so start planning what you are going to see before it is too late.

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The choice is yours The school gates have closed for the summer so now it’s time to have some fun – and what better way than to enrol in a dance summer school and spend your time exploring new ideas and challenges.

f you haven’t attended a summer school before then you don’t know what you are missing because it is a fantastic opportunity to keep yourself challenged and stimulated over the summer – particularly if your regular dance classes are on hold for the holiday period. In fact research shows that if you do attend a summer school, as well as learning new skills you are more likely to hold onto the ones which you have gained throughout the previous year.

Keep the focus If, like me, you are constantly trying to pack

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too much into a day such as attending school/college/work and cramming dance classes in at the end of the day and at the weekend then you could be forgiven if a few steps and routines sometimes evade you. And that is one of the benefits of attending a summer school because it allows you to focus your mind solely on dance and perhaps learn and refine new techniques which you so far haven’t managed to perfect due to lack of time. Of course this leads on to one of the greatest benefits, which is the opportunity to overcome a particular challenge. People will attend a summer school for many reasons, but a fair few choose to attend in order to learn something completely new. By giving

yourself the time and space to explore new ideas and new types of dance there is less of a sense of urgency and pressure. It also gives your brain time to relax and be creative – something which you probably seldom have time to do.

Meeting people For me one of the best parts of attending a summer school is the opportunity to meet new people and make new friends. On a day to day basis you will be constantly mixing with the same people and while it’s great to have a good set of friends it’s also good to meet new people and perhaps explore new cultures. Ultimately many people who attend summer schools do end up staying in touch, but even if that doesn’t happen you will certainly discover new things about yourself which will help you in the future.

Enjoy yourself If you were only to listen to one piece of advice about summer schools I would say…..enjoy. At the end of the day you are spending a week or maybe two doing something that you love in an environment with people who share the same love for dance.

Photo by John Frith, courtesy of ISTD

There are plenty of options to choose from so now the difficult part begins – do you learn something new or improve your skills in a form of dance that you are familiar with – the choice is yours.

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Summer inspiration It’s not always easy choosing which summer school you want to attend because there are so many to choose from, but according to The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) whatever your dance experience, there is something to inspire every student as they offer a wide range of summer events to students nationally and internationally. Photo by Amanda Clark

ach year The Royal Academy of Dance runs summer schools in London, as well as at various locations across the UK and abroad and for those of you who haven’t attended one before, be assured that it isn’t all work, work, work. The summer schools are all about having fun, collaboration and discovering different styles of dance whilst making new friends.

Jill Firth LRAD AISTD says: “Having taught on RAD Summer Schools worldwide what strikes me most is how much fun students can have while acquiring new skills. The schools are always a hive of activity, with the vitality of youth, energetic and vibrant, enthusiastic and buzzing, and learning. The students spend an incredibly busy day but still seem to have extra energy for the evening activities which are special to each location.”

New challenges If one of the things which you are looking for this summer is a new challenge then this is the perfect opportunity as participants take on challenges in a range of dance disciplines, with classes taught by an expert team of qualified teachers. One student who attended the London summer school in 2010 said: “Coming from Spain, it was interesting to see other teaching methods and it was challenging to learn new steps such as pirouettes. I really enjoyed meeting girls from other countries and I am definitely looking forward to coming back”. RAD summer schools are open to students aged 7 – 18 years who are studying RAD Grade 2 ballet or the equivalent and above while the London summer schools are open to students aged 8 – 18 years due to longer days. There is also a two week

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Performance Course in London, for students aged 12 years and above, who are studying RAD Intermediate Foundation - Advanced 2 ballet or the equivalent. In 2011 summer schools will also be taking place in Singapore, Italy, Canada, Japan, USA and Malaysia.

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If you are interested in attending an RAD summer school then you need to get your application in early because they book up fast. The dates for the 2011 UK summer schools are as follows:

For those who do attend, there is an added incentive to performance to the best of your ability because a Tuition Award is given at each summer school to a student who has shown significant improvement during the course. The award entitles the recipient to one week’s tuition at any RAD run summer school or Performance Course within the next two years.

London Summer School Week 1: 18 - 23 July Jersey Summer School: 25 - 29 July London Summer School Week 2: 25 - 30 July London Summer School Week 3: 1 - 6 August London Performance Course: 8 - 20 August

Residential accommodation is available for students attending the London summer schools and London Performance Course with full supervision as well as evening activities and outings.

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By Paddy Hurlings, Chair of the ISTD Imperial Dance & Theatre Faculties Board and ISTD Examiner

here are now many summer schools throughout the world which range from those that are run as a holiday camp and include dancing and theatre skills to highly professional vocational courses that audition dancers to attend. The venues are as varied, ranging from local dance schools which open up their own premises to give their pupils extra tuition

during the holidays, to established colleges which organise holiday courses where participants can experience being away from home and learn something of the life of a vocational student. Many are held in premises which are chosen for their links with a theatre or in places with beautiful

scenery which students can enjoy in their free time. Many pupils return to their usual dance school during the holidays and this can be a very beneficial because it gives teachers the chance to work with pupils on their technique and allows time for the introduction of guest teachers who introduce new styles of dance. Some pupils visit schools abroad as part of a group from their local area, this often leads to the additional opportunity to learn something of the life and the language of children from other backgrounds and cultures.

Development opportunity To get the best possible benefit from a summer school experience it is essential that parents select a school that is going to allow their children to develop both technique and artistry whilst being given the chance to make friends and enjoy free time. There are also often arrangements made to visit the theatre or local places of interest. Information is available in dance magazines and on web sites but often the best way to gather information is to seek advice from a teacher or ask other young dancers which schools they have enjoyed.

Photo by John Frith

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Attendance at a summer school brings with it many advantages including an improvement in the all round performance of the dancer and the chance to study techniques that have not previously been readily available. But as well as that it also allows students to observe dancers with varying standards and from different social and ethnic backgrounds and above all it provides a wonderful opportunity to make friends, many of which you may meet again at auditions and in fact throughout your dancing career.

Focus on dance There are also holiday courses for teachers and student teachers usually organised by dance societies. Much of the advice already given is applicable but of course they approach their training from a different perspective. The lectures and classes provided give the opportunity to learn or revise syllabus work and enhance teaching skills and for many teachers who have full time employment and look after their families, these weeks provide the opportunity to

With a vocational career in mind some students opt to join a summer school that may be a stepping stone to future full time training. It offers the chance to participate in classes five or six days a week, exposes them to a whole host of dance genres, gives the opportunity to be taught by very experienced teachers and work with choreographers and musicians. Often there is an on stage demonstration at the end of the week, which gives parents and guardians a small taster of the training involved and the chance to sit back and enjoy a performance

Preparation Having decided on the best choice of summer school to fit the requirements and talents of the student, some thought is needed to make the initial preparations to attend. Obviously there are forms to fill in

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and payments to be made and then he or she must collect together the essential equipment required for the classes. This should include dance wear and shoes to cover all the genres involved, warm garments for the start and finish of each class, towels, tissues and a water bottle. Although all schools will provide first aid equipment and access to a doctor, the odd packet of plasters and a favourite tube of muscle rub are a useful back up, another important item to pack is the means to write down instructions from staff and reminder notes for yourself, this can be a pencil and paper or an electronic device but do remember that it is not a good idea to be continually texting on your mobile.

Pace yourself Most students tend to be very hard working and enthusiastic during the first few days of the course, however there is a danger of this causing fatigue and injury and it is a wise dancer who listens to the advice of their teacher and learns to pace themselves and build up stamina over a period of time.

concentrate on dance and have the chance to discuss problems and developments with likeminded colleagues. Some schools for both children and teachers focus on additional coaching to reach the required standard to enter for examinations; this again presents the chance to benefit from tuition with very well experienced teachers and choreographers. I hope that these brief guidelines go some way towards helping you to select the right summer school and prepare yourself to get the most out of the experience. But as a final note remember that you will only get out what you put in so be prepared to work hard and the benefits will be long lasting.

ISTD summer schools The ISTD holds a wide variety of Summer Schools and courses each year in July and August covering multiple genres including Imperial Classical Ballet, Modern Theatre, National Dance and Tap Dance. In 2011 the first Italian Summer School will also take place in July. For full details please visit www.istd.org.

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Get set for summer Summer is a time for fun and what better way to spend it than at a summer school learning new skills and techniques. But beware – there is a huge selection out there so to help you make your choice here is a selection for you to consider.

The residential course costs £550 and the non-residential £400. A £50 deposit must be returned to the school within two weeks of Elmhurst confirming its offer of a place. To apply simply download a booking form from: www.elmhurstdance.co.uk.

National Dance Company Wales An intensive week-long summer school for talented dancers aged 14 – 24 is on offer from National Dance Company Wales which takes place from 1-6 August. Summer Dance is a chance to experience the making of a new dance work and a professional level of performance led by company dancers. Participants go through an audition process, enhance their contemporary dance technique and learn a new work which is performed at the New Theatre. Auditions will be taking place on Sunday 22 May at the Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre The summer school costs £90. For more information please contact the Participation Team at National Dance Company Wales on 029 2063 5612 Students at Elmhurst. Photo by Tim Cross

Elmhurst Elmhurst is running its second Birmingham summer school this year at Elmhurst School for Dance’s superb, purpose-built facilities in Birmingham, with accommodation on site. The course will take place from 14-20 August and whilst the course will focus on ballet (including repertoire, pointe and pas de deux), classes in contemporary, jazz, and flamenco will take place, as well as sessions covering body conditioning and Pilates. There is a great line up on the teaching faculty which includes Desmond Kelly OBE, Artistic Director at Elmhurst School of Dance, Marion Tait CBE, Ballet Mistress for Birmingham Royal Ballet and Michael O’Hare, Ballet Master for Birmingham Royal Ballet amongst others.

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Scottish Country Dancing The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society summer school has been taking place in the historic town of St Andrews since 1927 and the town and its surroundings is an ideal place to indulge your passion for Scottish country dancing. The summer school takes place between 17 July and 14 August and you can choose whether you attend for one or two weeks as each week will offer something special regardless of if you have been dancing for a year or 40 years! The programme is open to all dancers over the age of 12 years (restrictions apply) and there is a discount for members of the RSCDS and for those under the age of 26. There are Scottish country dance classes every morning and optional dance related activities in the afternoons. In addition the RSCDS Teaching Certificate Unit 2/3 will be offered in weeks one and two with music courses available in weeks one and three.

The Scottish Ballet summer school. Photo by Andrew Ross

Ladies step and highland will both be general classes and will be an optional afternoon class. For further information and to complete a booking form visit the website: www.rscds.org.

Scottish Ballet Scottish Ballet is offering a great opportunity for young families and children aged 6-9 years where participants will spend time working creatively through dance and visual art both outdoors and in the education studio at Scottish Ballet. During daily sessions with a visual arts and creative dance specialist, children will use the magical environment of the Hidden Garden as inspiration to be creative. The morning session is for one parent and child aged 3-5 years while the afternoon session is for children aged 6-9 years. For more information go to: www.scottishballet.co.uk

West Dean College This year’s summer programme of short courses in music, performance and dance at West Dean offers a range of new practical courses designed for complete beginners as well as for experienced amateurs. So if you have been inspired by Strictly Come Dancing you can have a go yourself on one of the new weekend courses and learn the basics of both popular and social dance. There are two courses available. The jazz course will teach you to dance the fascinating rhythms and steps that grew out of the early jazz era in America including the Foxtrot, Charleston, Lindy and

Swing, and explore the popular culture of the period through talks, demonstrations and film clips. Alternatively you can strut your stuff to the Cuban beat and learn the Mambo, Cha Cha and Rumba while exploring the original musical rhythms, fashions and dance styles that forged the Cuban beat and inspired the current Salsa fever. As well as dance courses you can also participate in a musical theatre singing day or African drumming for beginners. West Dean is also offering new courses in music appreciation which include ‘Melody, harmony & rhythm – how music works’ with experienced conductor and lecturer Roy Stratford. For more information go to the website: www.westdean.org.uk.

Street Dance Camp If you are looking to improve your street dance techniques then look no further than Let Me Dance whose summer school runs from 31 July – 5 August at Elmhurst School for Dance, Birmingham Aimed at participants aged 10-21, this camp is run by leading industry dance professionals who have worked with a range of well known artists who come together for the camp to use their vast experience to teach participants the ins and outs of street dance. Participants can expect to learn several styles of dance including popping, locking, breaking and street. The camp provides the opportunity to learn new skills and moves in an intense dance environment. With seven studios, the Elmhurst School for Dance is the perfect location and the week culminates with a filmed performance which is professionally choreographed for participants. Check out www.letmedance.co.uk for more information.

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Get set for summer

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Laban summer school

including choreography, physical theatre, contact improvisation, yoga, feldenkrais, hip hop and capoeira.

Laban Summer School takes place on 11-21 July and provides a rare opportunity to experience intensive dance training with the highest quality of teaching in their state-of-the-art facilities. The course offers a rich and diverse contemporary dance experience and provides a unique flavour of the school. The summer school has an exceptional range of innovative courses delivered by members of the Trinity Laban dance faculty and other Laban summer school. Photo ÂŠ Rachel Cherry

Courses are offered for participants aged 16 and over at different ability levels, from beginner to professional standard, to enable you to choose the classes that will best meet your needs. You also have the opportunity to take advantage of special programmed events such as evening performances in the Bonnie Bird Theatre at Laban and talks by programme leaders. Accommodation can be booked through Trinity Laban at a nearby student hall of residence which offers a great opportunity to socialise with others and meet new friends from all over the world. For further information visit the website: www.trinitylaban. ac.uk/labansummerschool.

Central School of Ballet If you are intending going into full time ballet training then spending a week at Central School of Ballet is an excellent way to experience exactly what it will be like. The summer course takes place over six days between 25-30 July and is aimed at dancers aged 12 - 16 years old with a minimum of RAD Intermediate Foundation Ballet or equivalent. Ballet is at the core of the course and you will be grouped by age and ability. You will also take classes in pointe (where appropriate), contemporary and body conditioning, all of which will be taught by Central School for Balletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outstanding teachers. teachers from across the dance profession. Participants can select a programme from core technique classes such as contemporary, ballet, jazz and pilates, complemented by other movement practices

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STUDENTS accepted from age 13 to professional standard Limited number of scholarships available for boys Information and application forms: The Secretary, Russian Ballet Society, P.O. Box 17319, Edinburgh EH12 1BB, Scotland Tel: (+44) (0)131 334 2031 Fax: (+44) (0)131 334 3702 Email: russianballetsociety@hotmail.co.uk Web: www.russianballetsociety.co.uk

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A study in choreography While many people think that summer schools are just for dancers, that certainly isn’t the case at Sadler’s Wells with the launch of their Summer University. Open to aspiring choreographers from a wide range of dance styles, this is the first of its kind in the UK and will be directed by one of the most respected choreographers working in Europe today, Jonathan Burrows.

he Sadler’s Wells Summer University is a longer-term approach to choreographic study, designed for artists after their initial training but who are still in the very early stages of their careers. It is aimed specifically at choreographers with around five years professional experience and the four-year programme features a two week intensive period every summer starting in July 2011.

The programme will be accessible through open applications of up to 15 students per year and uses workshops dedicated to the exploration of ideas about composition in dance. It will also feature sessions by guest artists from other disciplines including philosophy, the visual arts and music.

Ambitious step The programme is an ambitious next stage in the range of initiatives Sadler’s Wells offers to support and develop choreographers. The Jerwood Charitable Foundation is supporting the programme as part of the ongoing Jerwood Studio at Sadler’s Wells which began in 2006, and provides support for artists to develop new avenues of exploration with people or ideas through a variety of means, including studio time, professional development courses, networking meals, and public talks. Sadler’s Wells Artistic Director, Alistair Spalding said: “Today dance boasts some of the most forwardthinking choreographers, attracting ever wider audiences and pushing the boundaries of what dance

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can achieve. However with very rare exceptions such as Hofesh Shechter, it takes at least 10 years for professional choreographers to reach the capability of presenting work on the mid-to-large scale. “While dance training has progressed significantly in recent years, compared to other nations and other art forms the skills in broader creativity learned after college education are greatly at risk of falling behind. We have been fortunate to support and present the work of dance makers at the peaks of their career, and as such we have been reliant on a certain pool of talent, which it’s now our turn to feed.”

Jonathan Burrows The programme will be directed by Jonathan Burrows who danced

with the Royal Ballet for 13 years, before leaving in 1991 to pursue his own choreography. In 2001 he took the decision to concentrate on one to one collaborations with other artists, who would share the conception, making, performing and administrating of the work. His first collaboration was Weak Dance Strong Questions (2001), made with the theatre maker and performer Jan Ritsema, In 2002 he received an award from the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts in New York, in recognition for his ongoing contributions to contemporary dance. He is a Visiting Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London, Hamburg University and the Free University Berlin, and holds an Honorary Doctorate from Royal Holloway University of London.

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ow often in the past have you looked forward to something so much that when it happened it was all a bit of a disappointment? Thankfully that wasn’t the case with this year’s Move It because in my opinion it certainly lived up to everything that it promised.

Whether you went along for one day or all three, there was plenty to fill your time, from live performances on the stages to dance classes, competitions, auditions, master classes and interviews on the sofa. One of the highlights of the weekend had to be the appearance on stage of one of Britain’s most famous dance crews – Flawless. Having seen them on stage on the Saturday I can safely say that they were everything that the hype promised they would be and my advice to you would be to try and get tickets to see them as soon as possible.

Dance trends One of the great things about Move It is that you can find out everything that you need to know about every type of dance and this year was no different with the

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opportunity to learn the steps of the latest dance trends that are shaking up the nation.

attractions judging by the number of people weighed down with assorted bags.

One of my particular favourites was Indie Ballet which is described as a shock new ballet style that is all about the music. It basically involves classic ballet pirouettes, pique and twirls blended with rocky indie tunes to make a totally unique style of dance, movement and entertainment to music from the likes of Razorlight, The Futureheads, Franz Ferdinand, and Gomez.

Now I have always been a big fan of shopping so I was a bit like a small child in a sweet shop as I walked around admiring everything that was on offer. It would be a tough job to pick my one favourite stand although I was particularly impressed with Angelina Ballerina – and yes I did have my photo taken! One of my favourite stands for kit was Esme Dancewear who had a great range on offer and you should certainly check out their website for performance and festival costumes.

I was also really impressed with the phenomenon of Waacking, which originates in the USA and I am told will be the next big thing to sweep the nation due to its cool new funk style. Inspired by Madonna’s ‘Vogueing’, this underground street dance movement is much faster and packs even more attitude, style and passion – definitely one to look out for.

Get the gear A trip to Move It wouldn’t be complete without a trip around the exhibition stands to kit yourself out with all the latest gear, and this was definitely one of the popular

I could go on for hours talking about Move It but sadly I don’t have space, however I can safely say that I am already counting down the days until the next one.

Centre Stage Life through a lens This month we catch up with 30 year old Tama Barry who was born in New Zealand and is a Principal dancer with Scottish Ballet. How old were you when you first started dancing?

Which performance would you most like to appear in?

so therapeutic and it helps me to wind down after a hard day.

I was seven years old when I started jazz and tap and eight years old when I started ballet. I was a very energetic and strong willed child so in an effort to get rid of my excess energy my parents enrolled me in dancing. I had already tried all the sports available to me and didn’t like them. Dancing just kind of stuck with me. I think it was the music, movement and discipline which I liked as it meant I could be stubborn with myself instead of other people.

This is hard because I have fulfilled most of my dream roles… I have never danced anything by Jiri Kylian and that would be a bit of a dream come true. I love how his work looks so humble and organic.

On tour

Who is your inspiration? To be honest I don’t have one particular inspiration. I get inspired by what I’m doing while I am doing it; I very much live in the moment in that respect. What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given? Actually there are two pieces of advice that I try to live by. The first piece is ‘if you’re late you’re last’ because it’s too easy to miss an opportunity simply by being disorganised. And secondly ‘be better than yesterday’. This sounds pretty basic but when you consider how short a dance career is, or even life for that matter, you don’t have a lot of time to sit on your laurels. What is the high point of your career so far? Having a career is the highest point. I have been so lucky to have had the chance to perform and live out one of my dreams. Becoming a professional dancer is such a tough challenge that once you get here you are grateful for all the opportunities you get.

What is the most memorable performance which you have seen? I guess it would have to be English National Ballet performing Nutcracker. It was the first ballet I had ever seen, I was about nine years old and we were visiting my grandmother in England and my parents got tickets. I have no idea how good it really was but it made me want to be up there with them.

Tama will be performing in Alice, a brand new production for Scottish Ballet, in which Artistic Director Ashley Page takes scenarios and characters from both Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, to create a magical new ‘life through a lens’. Alice premieres at Theatre Royal Glasgow from 12 – 16 April, before touring Scotland and Cardiff.

If you weren’t a dancer what would you most like to be? I would like to think I would have been a vet. I love animals and it would have been an amazing life, but you can’t have everything in life. What do you do in your free time? Normal stuff really, at the moment I spend a lot of it catching up with friends and watching the six nations it must be my Kiwi roots. I am also studying for a BA Hons in Psychology and I go to the gym a few nights a week. I also love cooking - I find it

Tama Barry and Tomomi Sato in William Forsythe’s Workwithinwork. Photograph by Andrew Ross.

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Listings LONDON BROADWAY THEATRE, CATFORD Tel: 0208 6900002 www.broadwaytheatre.org. uk Apr 2 London Theatre School Live LABAN Apr 6 Dance Challenge TM Apr 27 Charles Linehan Company – The Fault Index & The Clearing NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE Tel: 0870 0606646 www.ambassadortickets.com Apr 1 Richard Alston Dance Company Apr 5-9 The Imperial Ice Stars May 3-7 Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella ROYAL ALBERT HALL Jun 9-19 Strictly Gershwin ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Tel: 0207 3044000 www.roh.org.uk Apr 7-May 6 Cinderella Apr 21-Jun 4 Manon May 13-25 Ballo Della Regina / New McGregor / Danse à Grande Vitesse May 25-28 Clara / Howl May 28-Jun 11 Scènes de ballet / Voluntaries / The Rite of Spring Jun 17-25 Cocteau Voices (ROH2 Linbury Studio Theatre) Jun 29 – Jul 2 The Royal Ballet School Summer School Performances SADLER’S WELLS Tel: 0844 8710090 www.sadlerswells.com Apr 4-5 Russell Maliphant Company Apr 10-16 Rosas Apr 12-23 Tango Fire, Peacock Theatre Apr 28-May 1 London Children’s Ballet, Peacock Theatre Apr 30-May 2 Breakin’ Convention ‘11 May 3-7 Tap Ole, Peacock Theatre May 5-7 Maria Pages & Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui May 5-7 les ballets C de la B / Rosalba Torres Guerrero / Lucas Racasse – Penombre, Lilian Baylis Theatre May 12-14 Dutch National Ballet May 17-21 Northern Ballet May 24-28 Rambert Dance Company May 31 Sum of Parts May 31- Jul 3 The Merchants of Bollywood, Peacock Theatre Jun 2-4 Dave St-Pierre Company Jun 4 Nats Nus Dansa, Lilian

Bayliss Theatre Jun 9,10 Jasmin Vardimon Company Jun 15,16 Saburo Teshigawara / KARAS Jun 21 Martin Creed Jun 23,24 Sol Picó Dance Company Jun 29-Jul 2 les ballets C de la B Alain Platel / Frank Van Laecke SOUTH BANK CENTRE www.southbankcentre.co.uk Apr 17 Celebrating Shobana Jeyasingh Apr 18 Alarmel Valli & Begum Parveen Sultana Apr 21-25 Chouf Ouchouf Apr 23 Rites: Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring Apr 24 Choreogata STRATFORD CIRCUS Apr 8-10 Collabo Apr 30 Ballet Central May 6 Dance + Circus, Swings & Roundabouts THE COLISEUM Tel 0871 9110200 www.eno.org Apr 5-10 Shen Yun Apr 12,13 Les Saisons Russes du XXI Siecle – programme 1 Apr 14,15 Les Saisons Russes du XXI Siecle – programme 2 Apr 16,17 Les Saisons Russes du XXI Siecle – programme 3 May 15,16 In memoriam : Galina Ulanova THE PLACE Tel: 0207 1211100 www.theplace.org.uk Apr 6-16 The Place prize for Dance, Sponsored by Bloomberg May 4,5 Probe, Antonia Grove May 7 Kathakbox, Sonia Sabri Company May 10 Trilogy, Vera Tussing & Albert Quesada May 12 Sivaloka & Ghatam ATMA Dance / Mayuri Boonham May 14 5 Soldiers, Rosie Kay Dance Company May 19 The Fault Index, Charles Linehan Jun 3,4 EPISODE, Requardt Company Jun 8 Menage a Trois, Gary Clarke Jun 9 Reel Lives with Hofesh Shechter Jun 11 La Porte & Eteins Pas / EDD, Mickael Marso Riviere & Supple Jun 14 The Devil and the Details / Big Mouth, Rachel Lopez de la Nieta / Niv Shenfield & Oren Laos Jun16 Something or Nothing, Guy Dartnell Jun 18 In Good Company, Hofesh Shechter Company Dancers

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Your comprehensive guide to what’s on near you. WEMBLEY ARENA www.whatsonwembley.com Apr 22-25 Torvill & Dean’s Dancing on Ice 2011

SOUTH EAST ALDERSHOT PRINCES HALL Tel: 01252 329155 Apr 3 Coppelia, Moscow Ballet AYLESBURY WATERSIDE THEATRE Tel: 0844 8717607 Apr 11 Flawless BASINGSTOKE THE ANVIL Tel: 01256 331733 www.anvilarts.org.uk Apr 9 Flawless May 7 MG Dance Academy May 14 Tango Fire BOGNOR REGIS REGIS CENTRE Apr 18 Bodyshock BOURNEMOUTH PAVILION THEATRE Tel: 0844 5763000 Apr 28 Tango Fire May 5-7 Spirit of the Dance Jun 28 The Vienna Proms BRACKNELL SOUTH HILL PARK ARTS CENTRE Tel: 01344 484123 Apr 27 Probe Dance Company May 21 Vienna Festival Ballet May 29,30 Lynnette Stephenson Academy of Dance Jun 12 Youth Dance Fundraiser Jun 18 Barch Dance Academy Jun 19 Ballet Central Jun 26,27 Lin School of Dance BRIGHTON BRIGHTON DOME Tel 01273 709709 www.brightondome.org Apr 1,2 LOL, Protein Dance Company Apr 29,30 Tango Fire BRIGHTON CONCERT HALL May 11 Les ballets C de la B May 18 Apocrifu, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui CORN EXCHANGE May 7-9 Chouf Ouchouf May 16 The Fault Index / The Clearing, Charles Linehan Company Jun 7 Hofesh Shechter Dance Company PAVILION THEATRE May 23 Working Title CAMBERLEY THE CAMBERLEY THEATRE Jun 12 Vienna Proms CANTERBURY GULBENKIAN THEATRE Tel: 01227 769075 Apr 28 Ballet Central 2011 May 5 EDge 2011

Jun 9 Verve 2011 CHATHAM CENTRAL THEATRE May 1 Coppelia, European Ballet CHELMSFORD THE CIVIC CENTRE Tel: 01245 606505 May 5 Ballet Central CRAWLEY THE HAWTH Tel: 01293 553636 Apr 6 Phoenix Dance Theatre – Reflected Apr 9 Spirit of the Dance 2011 Apr 20-23 Gotta Dance – Roshe Performing Arts Apr 27 Jasmin Vardimon Company – 7734 May 9 Transitions Dance Company Jun 16 Ballet Central CROYDON FAIRFIELD HALLS Tel: 0208 6889291 Apr 13 Cinderella – European Ballet Jun 13 Ashcroft Theatre Jazz Dance Company DARTFORD THE ORCHARD THEATRE Tel: 01322 220000 May 3 Tango Fire DORKING DORKING HALLS Tel: 01306 881717 May 13 Dance Challenge Jun 2 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet EAST GRINSTEAD CHEQUER MEAD THEATRE Tel: 01342 302000 May 18,19 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet EPSOM EPSOM PLAYHOUSE Tel: 01372 742555 Apr 7 Essence of Ireland May 30 Spirit of the Dance FAREHAM FERNEHAM HALL Tel: 01329 231942 Apr 7-20 Fareham Stage Dance Festival May 18 Essence of Ireland FOLKESTONE LEAS CLIFF HALL Tel: 0844 8471776 Apr 21 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet GRAVESEND WOODVILLE HALLS Tel: 01474 337459 Apr 8 Spirit of the Dance HARROW ARTS CENTRE Tel: 0208 8635611 Apr 8 Love is in the Air, Srishti HASTINGS WHITE ROCK THEATRE Tel: 01424 462288

Apr 28 Essence of Ireland HAYES BECK THEATRE Tel: 0208 5618371 Apr 5 Essence of Ireland Apr 12 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet HIGH WYCOMBE SWAN THEATRE Tel: 01494 512000 www.wycombeswan.co.uk Apr 15,16 Spirit of the Dance Apr 26 Tango Fire Jun 2 Dance Blitz Jun 14 National Dance Company Wales HORSHAM THE CAPITOL THEATRE Apr 14 Coppelia, European Ballet May 22 Essence of Ireland ISLE OF WIGHT MEDINA THEATRE Tel: 01983 527020 Apr 10 Cinderella Ballet, Vienna Festival Ballet KINGSTON ON THAMES ROSE THEATRE Apr 2,3 Ockham’s Razor LEATHERHEAD LEATHERHEAD THEATRE Tel: 01372 365141 Apr 19 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet MAIDSTONE HAZLITT THEATRE Tel: 01622 758611 Apr 21-23 Hilton Hall’s Showcase NEWBURY CORN EXCHANGE Tel: 01635 522733 Apr 28 5 Soldiers, Rosie Kay Dance Company May 19 Ballet Central Jun 7 In Our Blood, Lîla Dance Jun 16 Jaleo Flamenco PORTSMOUTH THE GUILDHALL Tel: 02392 824355 Apr 2 Let Me Entertain You Apr 22 Spelbound Variety Show POTTERS BAR WYLLYOTTS THEATRE Tel: 01707 645005 Apr 16 Precious Little Sleep, Wayne Sleep May 15 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet RADLETT THE RADLETT CENTRE Tel: 01293 859291 May 7 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet READING THE HEXAGON Tel: 0118 9606060 Apr 15 Flawless Apr 27 Tango Fire May 21 Essence of Ireland RICKMANSWORTH WATERSMEET Tel: 01923 711063 May 20 Tchaikovsky Gala, Vienna Festival Ballet SOUTHAMPTON MAYFLOWER THEATRE Tel: 02380 711811

www.mayflower.org.uk Apr 5-9 Midnight Tango, Vincent & Flavia SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILION Tel: 01702 351135 www.thecliffspavilion.co.uk Apr 12 Flawless Apr 24-28 Cirque De Glace May 23 Essence of Ireland SOUTHSEA KING’S THEATRE Tel: 02392 828282 Apr 7 The Big Ballet Apr 19 Precious Little Sleep, Wayne Sleep TUNBRIDGE WELLS ASSEMBLY HALLS Tel: 01892 530613 Apr 12-16 The Imperial Ice Stars – Swan Lake May 1 Tango Fire May 26 Essence of Ireland Jun 16 Dance Challenge WOKING NEW VICTORIA THEATRE Tel: 0844 8717645 www.ambassadortickets. com May 9-14 Midnight Tango, Vincent & Flavia Jun 7 Richard Alston Dance Company WORTHING PAVILION THEATRE Tel: 01903 206206 Apr 8 Essence of Ireland Apr 28,29 Giselle, English Youth Ballet May 26 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet May 28 Spirit of the Dance

SOUTH WEST BARNSTAPLE QUEEN’S THEATRE Tel: 01271 324242 May 26 Essence of Ireland BRIDPORT BRIDPORT ARTS CENTRE Tel: 01308 424204 Apr 9 Viva Flamenco BRISTOL HIPPODROME Tel: 0844 8471735 May 17-21 Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella Jun 20 Spirit of the Dance CHRISTCHURCH REGENT CENTRE Apr 3 Coppelia, Opera de Paris (broadcast) Jun 20 Swan Lake, Bolshoi Ballet (broadcast) EXETER CORN EXCHANGE Tel: 01392 665866 Jun 22 Jaleo Flamenco NORTHCOTT Tel: 01392 493493 Apr 29,30 Ballet Black EXMOUTH PAVILION THEATRE Apr 13 Essence of Ireland

ILFRACOMBE LANDMARK THEATRE Tel: 01271 324242 Apr 16 Variety by the Sea May 26 Essence of Ireland PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS Tel: 0845 1461460 May 31-Jun 4 Midnight Tango, Vincent & Flavia POOLE LIGHTHOUSE THEATRE Tel: 0844 4068666 Apr 7,8 Flawless Apr 12 Verve 11 Apr 20 Essence of Ireland Apr 21-23 Giselle & The Magic Toyshop, South Coast Ballet Company Jun 14 In Our Blood, Lîla Dance SALISBURY CITY HALL Tel: 01722 434434 Apr 9 Essence of Ireland Apr 13 Forest School of Dance May 21 Salisbury International Arts Festival - Circa SWANAGE MOWLEM THEATRE Tel: 01929 422239 Apr 21-23 La Grand Fête, Ranger School of Dance SWINDON WYVERN THEATRE Tel: 01793 524481 Jun 21,22 Spirit of the Dance TAUNTON THE BREWHOUSE Apr 5 Ballet Black May 11,12 Vienna Festival Ballet TORQUAY PRINCESS THEATRE Tel: 0844 8472315 May 5 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet TRURO HALL FOR CORNWALL Apr 7-9 The Nutcracker, Duchy Ballet Apr 22,23 Birmingham Royal Ballet May 28,29 Essence of Ireland Jun 21 Wayne McGregor WESTON SUPER MARE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE May 27 Essence of Ireland YEOVIL OCTAGON THEATRE Tel: 01935 422884 Apr 1 Essence of Ireland Apr 6 Flawless Apr 19,20 Birmingham Royal Ballet May 4,5 Centre Stage May 11-15 Peter Pan on Ice Jun 10 Dance, Dance, Dance! Jun 15 London Studio Centre’s Jazz Dance Company Jun 22 Ballet Central Jun 30 Spirit of the Dance

MIDLANDS BANBURY MILL ARTS CENTRE Tel: 01295 279002

Apr 3 Indigo Dance Showcase Apr 6 Anjali Gala Performance May 1 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME Tel: 0844 3385000 May 23-28 Midnight Tango, Vincent & Flavia Jun 14-18 Coppelia, Birmingham Royal Ballet Jun 22-25 Passion & Ecstacy, Birmingham Royal Ballet ALEXANDER THEATRE Tel: 0844 8472302 Apr 13 The Big Ballet NIA: Apr 15-18 Torvill & Dean’s Dancing on Ice 2011 UK Tour BOSTON BLACKFRIARS ARTS CENTRE Tel: 01205 363108 Apr 2 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet BROMSGROVE ARTRIX Tel: 01527 577330 Apr 16 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet Apr 28 Verve 11, Northern School of Contemporary Dance BUXTON OPERA HOUSE Apr 4 Ricochet Apr 16 Magic of the Dance May 16 Tutu! An Evening of Ballet & Dance May 28 Coppelia, European Ballet CAMBRIDGE ADC THEATRE Apr 12 Ballet Central CHELTENHAM EVERYMAN THEATRE Tel: 01242 572573 Apr 12 National Dance Company Wales BACON THEATRE Apr 13 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet COLCHESTER CHARTER HALL Tel: 01206 282020 Apr 2 Coppelia, Moscow Ballet la Classique CROMER PAVILION THEATRE Tel: 01263 512495 Apr 1 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet DERBY THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS Tel: 01332 255800 Apr 17 Essence of Ireland May 6 Tango Fire DUNSTABLE GROVE THEATRE Tel: 01582 602080 May 6 Cinderella, European Ballet FELIXSTOWE SPA PAVILION Tel: 01394 282126 May 24 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet GRANTHAM GUILDHALL ARTS CENTRE Tel: 01476 406158

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Listings Apr 2 Tabeeya Dance Company Apr 14 Ballet Central May 19 Jean Abreu Dance Inside HEREFORD THE COURTYARD CENTRE FOR THE ARTS May 15 Essence of Ireland KETTERING THE LIGHTHOUSE THEATRE Apr 2,3 A Step in Time KING’S LYNN CORN EXCHANGE Tel: 01553 764864 www. kingslynncornexchange. co.uk Apr 5 Flawless Apr 24 Essence of Ireland May 17-21 Peter Pan on Ice LEICESTER CURVE Tel: 0116 2423595 www.curveonline.co.uk Apr 5,6 Richard Alston Dance Company LICHFIELD LICHFIELD GARRICK Tel: 01543 412121 May 13,14 Vienna Festival Ballet LUDLOW ASSEMBLY ROOMS Apr 9 Coppelia, European Ballet MILTON KEYNES MILTON KEYNES THEATRE Tel: 0844 8717627 May 3-7 Cleopatra, Northern Ballet Jun 14-18 Midnight Tango, Vincent & Flavia NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL Tel: 01603 630000 Apr 4 Flawless Apr 22 Essence of Ireland Apr 26-30 The Imperial Ice Stars, Swan Lake May 13,14 Chouf Ouchouf May 20,21 Dualia & Le Leyenda, Ballet Nacional de Espana NOTTINGHAM THEATRE ROYAL Tel: 0115 9895555 Apr 6-8 Rambert Dance Company TRENT FM ARENA Apr 20, 27 Torvill & Dean’s Dancing on Ice 2011 Tour LAKESIDE Tel: 0115 8467777 Apr 2 Seeta Patel’s Shringara : Journey of Desire May 18 Edge 2011 Jun 21 Ballet Black presents 10 year anniversary programme ROYAL CONCERT HALL May 17-21 Midnight Tango OXFORD NEW THEATRE Tel: 0844 3727272 Apr 8 The Big Ballet

Apr 12-16 Midnight Tango, Vincent & Flavia May 10-14 Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella PLAYHOUSE Tel: 01865 305300 Jun 1,2 Richard Alston Dance Company PERSHORE NUMBER 8 Tel: 01386 555488 May 29 Coppelia, Bolshoi Ballet (broadcast) RETFORD MAJESTIC THEATRE Apr 3 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet SHREWSBURY THEATRE SEVERN Tel: 01743 281281 Apr 12-15 Rambert Dance Company Apr 28 C12 Dance Company May 12,13 Richard Alston Dance Company May 27 Tchaikovsky Gala, Vienna Festival Ballet Jun 19 Spirit of the Dance SKEGNESS EMBASSY THEATRE Tel: 0845 6740505 Apr 23 Essence of Ireland May 25-29 Peter Pan on Ice Jun 12 Spirit of the Dance SPALDING SOUTH HOLLAND CENTRE May 20 Beauty & The Beast, Independent Ballet Wales STAMFORD CORN EXCHANGE THEATRE Tel: 01780 766455 Jun 4 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet STEVENAGE GORDON CRAIG THEATRE Tel: 01438 363200 Apr 6 Essence of Ireland May 14,15 Dance Beat, Energy Jun 21 Dance Extravaganza STOKE ON TRENT REGENT THEATRE May 10-14 The Imperial Ice Stars Jun 24,25 The Nutcracker, English Youth Ballet VICTORIA HALL Tel: 01782 211222 Apr 14 Essence of Ireland TELFORD OAKENGATES THEATRE Tel: 01952 382382 Apr 20 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet May 13 Essence of Ireland Jun 29 The Ladyboys of Bangkok

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Your comprehensive guide to what’s on near you. Tel: 01229 820000 Apr 16 The Big Ballet Jun 7,8 Dance Mania Showdown BLACKBURN KING GEORGE’S HALL Tel 01524 582579 May 9 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet BLACKPOOL OPERA HOUSE Tel: 01253 290190 Apr 16 Essence of Ireland GRAND THEATRE Tel: 01253 290190 Apr 3 The Big Ballet BOLTON BOLTON ALBERT HALLS Apr 23 Cinderella, European Ballet Apr 29 Essence of Ireland BRADFORD ALHAMBRA THEATRE Tel: 01274 432000 www.bradford-theatres.co.uk Apr 8,9 Les Ballets Trockadero Apr 26-30 Midnight Tango, Vincent & Flavia ST GEORGE’S HALL Tel: 01274 432000 Apr 20 Spirit of the Dance BURNLEY BURNLEY MECHANICS Tel: 01282 664400 Jun 25,26 Showstoppers 2011 BUXTON OPERA HOUSE Tel: 08451 272190 Apr 4 Ricochet Apr 16 Magic of the Dance May 16 Tutu: An Evening of Ballet & Dance May 28 Coppelia, European Ballet CARLISLE THE SANDS CENTRE Tel: 01228 625444 May 29 Coppelia, European Ballet DONCASTER CIVIC THEATRE Tel: 01302 342349 Apr 1,2 Dance Craze, Jane Whitlam School of Dance Apr 13,14 Street Beat Dance Academy May 11 Dance Youth Platform May 12 The Living Room – Yael Flexer & Nic Sandiland Dance & Digital Works May 30-Jun 4 2 Counties Dance Festival Jun 10,11 Dance to the Stars 2011 Jun 18 June Burns Variety Show, June Burns School of Dance Jun 24,25 A Touch of Magic, Riley School of Dance DURHAM DURHAM GALA Tel: 0191 3324041

www.galadurham.co.uk Apr 12 Best Foot Forward 12 Apr 19,20 Birmingham Royal Ballet GATESHEAD THE SAGE Tel: 0191 4434661 May 4 Tango Fire GRIMSBY AUDITORIUM Tel: 0844 8472426 Apr 6 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet HARROGATE ROYAL HALL Tel: 01423 500500 May 21 An Evening of Dancing with James & Ola Jordan HEXHAM QUEEN’S HALL Tel: 01434 652477 Apr 9 EDge, London Contemporary Dance School HULL HULL TRUCK THEATRE May 26,27 The Mill, Ockham’s Razor LANCASTER GRAND THEATRE Tel: 01524 64695 Apr 17 The Big Ballet LEEDS GRAND THEATRE Tel: 0844 8482706 www.leedsgrandtheatre.com Apr 17 The Big Ballet May 8 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet May 14 Essence of Ireland LIVERPOOL LIVERPOOL EMPIRE Tel: 0844 8472525 www.liverpoolempire.org.uk Apr 26-30 Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella May 3-7 The Imperial Ice Stars – Swan Lake PHILHARMONIC HALL Tel: 0151 7093789 May 8 Tango Fire, Flames of Desire PLAYHOUSE Tel: 0151 7094775 Apr 27,28 Phoenix Dance Theatre, Reflected MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS ARENA Apr 29 – May 1 Torvill & Dean’s Dancing On Ice Tour 2011 PALACE THEATRE Tel: 0870 4013000 www.manchestertheatres. com Apr 14 The Big Ballet GREEN ROOM Tel: 0161 6150500 Apr 1 Shringara: A Journey of Desire May 6 Abandoned Things, Joseph Lau Jun 3 EDge, London

Contemporary Dance School MANSFIELD PALACE THEATRE Tel: 01623 633133 Apr 2,3 Collaboration, Tozer Studios Apr 27 Cinderella, European Ballet May 6,7 Syncopation, Syncopation School of Dance May 21,22 MADD Junior Showcase, Dance Fusion! May 28,29 A Chance to Dance 2011 – Sarah Adamson School of Dancing Jun 12 The Show 8 – Expressions Academy of Performing Arts Jun 16,17 Just Dance – DANCEMANIA NEW BRIGHTON FLORAL PAVILION THEATRE Tel: 0151 6660000 May 1 Essence of Ireland Jun 3 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet Jun 21 That’s Entertainment 2011 Jun 28 The Ladyboys of Bangkok NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE METRO RADIO ARENA Apr 12, 13 Torvill & Dean’s Dancing on Ice Tour 2011 ROTHERHAM ROTHERHAM CIVIC THEATRE Tel: 01709 823640 May 17 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet Jun 6-8 Dance Extravaganza SALFORD THE LOWRY Tel: 0843 2086000 Apr 12 Richard Alston Dance Company Apr 15,16 Les Ballets Trockadero Apr 20-23 Midnight Tango, Vincent & Flavia May 15 Tango Fire, Flames of Desire May 31 Verve, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Jun 8-11 Coppelia, Birmingham Royal Ballet Jun 18 Akhilam Madhuram, Rama Vaidyanathan SCARBOROUGH SPA THEATRE Tel: 01723 357869 Apr 23 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet ST HELENS THEATRE ROYAL Tel: 01744 756000 Apr 30 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet SHEFFIELD SHEFFIELD ARENA Apr 9, 10 Torvill & Dean’s Dancing on Ice Tour 2011 LYCEUM THEATRE Tel: 0114 2496000 Apr 5,6 Les Ballets Trockadero May 3-7 Midnight Tango May 24-28 Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella

Jun 18 Jaleo Flamenco STOCKPORT STOCKPORT PLAZA THEATRE Tel: 0161 4777779 Apr 2,3 Don’t Stop Believing, RJL Dance Studios STOCKTON STOCKTON ARC Tel: 01642 525199 May 19 Renditions SUNDERLAND THE EMPIRE THEATRE Tel: 0191 5142517 www.sunderlandempire.org. uk Apr 15 Essence of Ireland Jun 7-11 Midnight Tango, Vincent & Flavia ULVERSTON CORONATION HALL Tel: 01229 587140 May 12 Essence of Ireland WAKEFIELD THEATRE ROYAL Tel: 01924 211311 Jun 21 Moves Together Jun 22 Mirror Images, Manasamitra Jun 24 Time Gentlemen Please, The Demon Barber Roadshow WARRINGTON PYRAMID & PARR HALL Tel: 01925 442345 Apr 9 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet YORK GRAND OPERA HOUSE Tel: 0844 8472322 Apr 5 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet Apr 12 The Big Ballet May 10 Tango Fire THEATRE ROYAL Tel: 01904 623568 Apr 3 Danceathon Apr 22,23 Birmingham Royal Ballet Jun 2 Rip, Fold, Scrunch, Half Moon

WALES BRECON THEATR BRYCHEINIOG Tel: 01874 611622 Apr 9 A Springtime Sprinkle of Sparkles CARDIFF WALES MILLENIUM CENTRE Tel: 08700 402000 www.wmc.org.uk May 4-7 Alice, Scottish Ballet Jun 22-26 Midnight Tango, Vincent & Flavia NEW THEATRE Tel: 02920 878444 Apr 5-9 Northern Ballet: Cleopatra CARMARTHEN LYRIC THEATRE Tel: 0845 2263510 Apr 6 Plunge CWMBRAN CONGRESS THEATRE Tel: 01633 868239

May 4 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet LLANDUDNO VENUE CYMRU Tel: 01492 872000 May 5 Beauty & The Beast, Independent Ballet Wales May 16 Spirit of the Dance May 22 Romeo & Juliet MOLD CLWYN THEATR CYMRU Tel: 0845 3303565 Apr 7,8 National Dance Company Wales NEWPORT THE RIVERFRONT Apr 7 LOL, Protein Jun 23 Beauty & The Beast, Ballet Cymru PWLLHELI NEUADD DWYFOR Apr 5 Coppelia, European Ballet SWANSEA GRAND THEATRE Apr 14 Magic of the Dance Apr 20 Phoenix Dance Theatre : Reflected TALIESIN ARTS CENTRE Tel: 01792 602060 May 12 Yesterday – Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company Jun 10 Northern School of Contemporary Dance WREXHAM WILLIAM ASHTON HALL Tel: 01978 292015 Apr 15 Cinderella, Vienna Festival Ballet

SCOTLAND ABERDEEN HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Apr 13-16 Scott School of Dancing May 11-14 Alice, Scottish Ballet DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY BUCCLEUCH CENTRE Tel: 01387 381196 Apr 18 Cinderella, European Ballet Jun 26 Just Dance 2011 DUNFERMLINE ALHAMBRA THEATRE Tel: 01383 740384 May 20 Frederick Ashton’s Romeo & Juliet, Peter Schaufuss Dance EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE THEATRE Tel: 0844 8471660 Jun 28-Jul 2 Midnight Tango, Vincent & Flavia FESTIVAL THEATRE Tel: 0131 5296000 Apr 1,2 Flawless Apr 12,13 Les Ballets Trockadero Apr 20-23 Scottish Ballet: Alice GLASGOW THEATRE ROYAL Tel: 0844 8717647 Apr 12-16 Alice, Scottish Ballet Apr 17 Flawless Apr 19-23 The Imperial Ice Stars May 26 Richard Alston Dance

Company GLENROTHES BRUNTON THEATRE Tel: 0131 6652240 May 5 Claire Cunningham Jun 23-25 Yvonne Gray Dance Studio presents “The Greatest Show on Earth” MUSSELBURGH BRUNTON THEATRE Tel: 0131 6652240 Apr 14 The Red Room, David Hughes Dance

ISLE OF MAN Jun 17-19 Isle Of Man Bay Festival

CHANNEL ISLANDS JERSEY JERSEY OPERA HOUSE Tel: 01534 511115 Apr 1,2 Midnight Tango, Vincent & Flavia May 5,6 Histoire du Tango, Ola & James Jordan

NORTHERN IRELAND ARMAGH MARKET PLACE THEATRE Tel: 02837 521821 May 13 Coppelia, European Ballet May 20 The Grease & Dirty Dancing Show BELFAST GRAND OPERA HOUSE Tel: 02890 241919 www.goh.co.uk May 11-14 Cleopatra, Northern Ballet WATERFRONT THEATRE Tel: 02890 334455 Apr 17,18 Ballynafeigh Irish Dancing

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Listings West End Musicals BILLY ELLIOTT Victoria Palace Tel: 0207 8280600 BLOOD BROTHERS Phoenix Theatre, Tel: 0870 0606629 CHICAGO Cambridge Theatre Tel: 0844 4124652 DIRTY DANCING Aldwych Theatre Tel: 0844 8472330 DREAMBOATS & PETTICOATS Playhouse Theatre Tel: 207 8394401 FLASHDANCE Shaftesbury Theatre Tel: 0207 4921548 GREASE Piccadilly Theatre Tel: 0844 4126600 HAIR Gielgud Theatre Tel: 0844 4825130 JERSEY BOYS Prince Edward Theatre Tel: 0844 4825154 LEGALLY BLONDE Savoy Theatre Tel: 0870 0606642 LES MISERABLES Queens Theatre Tel: 0870 9500930 LOVE NEVER DIES Adelphi Theatre Tel: 0844 4124651 LOVE STORY Duchess Tel: 0844 4124659 MAMMA MIA! Prince of Wales Theatre Tel: 0870 8500393 OLIVER! Drury Lane, Tel: 0844 4122955 PASSION Donmar Warehouse Tel: 0844 8717624 PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT Palace Theatre Tel: 0844 4124656 SISTER ACT London Palladium Tel: 0844 4122704 SWEET CHARITY Theatre Royal Tel: 0845 4811870 THE LION KING Lyceum Tel: 0844 8440005 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Her Majesty’s Tel: 0844 5790092 THRILLER – LIVE! Lyric Theatre Tel: 0844 4124661 THE WIZARD OF OZ Palladium Tel: 0844 4122957 WE WILL ROCK YOU Dominion Tel: 0844 8471775 WICKED Apollo Victoria Tel: 08448 471696

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June 11: Stars of the Future, Brentwood International Centre 26: North West Masters Trophy Day, Stockport Town Hall

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