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Holland Dance Festival Celebrates 40 Years with 20th Jubilee Edition

Since 1987, the Holland Dance Festival has served as a vibrant platform where the international dance community converges to celebrate movement in...
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Eliot Smith Dance Celebrates 15 Years with Reimagined ‘POPPY’ Spring Tour

Eliot Smith Dance (ESD) has announced the Spring 2026 tour of POPPY, opening the company’s 15th anniversary year and launching a programme of celebratory activity...
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ZoieLogic Dance Theatre Launches Crowdfunder to Expand Access to Dance for Young Boys

For 25 years, ZoieLogic Dance Theatre (ZoieLogic) has helped thousands of boys and young men to move for their mental and physical health, and...
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Varna International Ballet Returns to UK with 23-Venue Tour

Varna International Ballet and Orchestra returns to the UK in 2026, with its most extensive tour to date. Presented by RG Live, Varna International...
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Yorke Dance Project brings ‘Modern Milestones’ to Linbury Theatre

Under the influential artistic directorship of Yolande Yorke-Edgell, Yorke Dance Project has carved a distinctive place in the UK dance landscape. Rooted...
English National Ballet's Dance for Parkinson's Performance Company. Photo courtesy of ENB. English National Ballet's Dance for Parkinson's Performance Company. Photo courtesy of ENB.
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Let’s Dance: Elevating dance-based health interventions

At the launch of the Let’s Dance campaign in March of this year, a special group of dancers performed. These dancers had...
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Carlos Acosta’s ‘Carmen’ Set for Major UK Tour in April/May 2026

Following its UK premiere in July 2024, Acosta Danza announces a UK Tour of Carlos Acosta’s adaptation of Bizet’s famous opera Carmen, 180...
Marc Antolin (Leo Bloom) in rehearsal for 'The Producers.' Photo by Mark Senior. Marc Antolin (Leo Bloom) in rehearsal for 'The Producers.' Photo by Mark Senior.
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Marc Antolin: Joy in dancing

Starting dance training late doesn’t have to be a barrier to success. In spite of only beginning formal dance lessons at 18,...
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BalletBoyz Celebrate 25 Years On Stage and Screen with ‘Still Pointless’

25 years after Michael Nunn and William Trevitt’s critically acclaimed debut performance Pointless at the Roundhouse, pioneering dance company BalletBoyz returns to the stage. Still...
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Sadler’s Wells Launches Open Call for Entries to Dance Digital

Sadler’s Wells has announced Dance Digital, a brand-new dance film festival set to take place at the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler’s...
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Birmingham Royal Ballet Announces UK Tour of Carlos Acosta’s ‘Don Quixote’

Following a hugely successful autumn 2025 tour of Black Sabbath – The Ballet, playing to over 42,000 people, Birmingham Royal Ballet will present a UK...
Photo courtesy of Oliver M Starpov. Photo courtesy of Oliver M Starpov.
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The tattooed dancer

Tattoos aren’t new. Humans have been marking their skin for thousands of years, with copious different cultures using tattoos for different reasons....

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Anna Morgan (center). Photo by Tony Pullen. Anna Morgan (center). Photo by Tony Pullen.
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Dancer Health

‘I’d never danced in a ballet created by a woman’: Investigating the artistic leadership gap in UK ballet

In 2016, I attended English National Ballet’s production of She Said, a triple bill showcasing work by three women choreographers. Then Artistic...
Image by lookstudio on Freepik. Image by lookstudio on Freepik.
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Strong foundation, strong dancers: Importance of strength training for dancers

In the world of dance, our bodies are our instruments. They must be resilient, responsive and ready to serve artistry, athleticism and...

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