Angry, fed up and isolated. These are the words of a 14-year-old girl describing how she has felt during the COVID-19 pandemic. Makes for difficult reading, right? And it can seem like we’re pretty powerless to do anything to help our children feel better. When everything is topsy-turvy and routines are all over the place, […]
If you’re training at home, you know it’s a challenge to take class properly. Even if you’ve set up your home studio with a barre and a non-slick surface, there are still limitations to what you can do safely at home. And if you’re the parent of a child who is taking classes virtually, you […]
BalletBoyz, the multi award-winning dance troupe, will soon present Deluxe, its all-new dance show in celebration of the company’s 20th anniversary year. The double-bill with a special video introduction brings together collaborations from some of the world’s most inventive and thought-provoking artists, including an all-female team of choreographers. Deluxe embarks on a nationwide UK tour […]
Hi my lovely dancers! Today, I’m going to talk about a dancer who’s not to be missed: Fred Astaire, of course! And yes, I couldn’t pass him up. He’s the biggest star in the Hollywood musical. Prince of elegance and lightness, everyone agrees to see in him the best dancer of all time in cinema. In duet […]
We Move, a consortium of nine leading hip hop dance companies and organisations, has announced that applications are open for a unique nine month leadership training programme for members of the hip hop dance community, funded for the next two years by an Arts Council England Transforming Leadership Grant. At a time of change in […]
