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News: Record breaking Big Dance
Pictured - children from Burdett Coutts Primary School in Victoria rehearsing for their Big Dance at lunchtime today Continue Reading
News: Q&A ZooNation Academy of Dance
ZooNation Academy of Dance is the education strand of leading hip hop company ZooNation, Directed by Kate Prince. We talk to 3 dancers currently in the Academy for a unique insight... Continue Reading
Review: YDE Young Creatives 2012
National Young Dance Ambassador Aleksandra shares some of her thoughts: The professionalism of dancers was unbelievable: strong, yet intricate movement, raw and sincere emotion and exquisite dance settings. Continue Reading
News: Young ballet dancer urges Seventeen magazine to publish unedited images
Julia Bluhm, 14, a ballet dancer and aspiring activist, says she'd like one spread a month that shows bodies that aren't 'fake'. Continue Reading
Feature: Big Dance Schools Pledge - Break the record
With just over a week to go until Big Dance attempts to break the record for the Largest Simultaneous Dance Routine - Multi-Venue, here is what you need to know to make sure your school counts. Continue Reading
News: U.Dance 2012 Programme Announced
The full line up for Youth Dance England’s flagship event, U.Dance 2012 has been announced featuring a new work by Hofesh Shechter. Continue Reading
Feature: Street Stories 2012: Trails Be-Trayals
Trails Be-Trayals was this year’s instalment of Street Stories, a partnership project between The Royal Opera House and East London Dance. Using Othello as the premise six emerging artists, three composers … Continue Reading
News: Darcey Bussell joins Strictly Come Dancing
Having had a taste of what it’s like to be a guest judge on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing at the end of the 2009 series, Darcey Bussell is to join the judging panel alongside Len Goodman, Craig Rev… Continue Reading
Review: Compass
This vibrant show brought together a team of choreographers, a writer, a film-maker, designers, composers & musicians with a cast of over 100 performers from a variety of backgrounds. Continue Reading
News: Two new Arts Awards launched
Arts Award has launched two brand new levels of award; Arts Award Discover and Arts Award Explore for young people aged 7 upwards. Continue Reading
Review: London Children's Ballet - A Little Princess at Peacock Theatre
By exploiting many well-known classical ballet devices the ballet provides the young artists involved with a rare chance to explore the possibilities of a full-length narrative ballet. Continue Reading
Feature: The A-Team at The Eden Project
Street-dance crew, The A-Team set the ‘nature trail’ ablaze as they found somewhereto_ street-dance at The Eden Project. somewhereto_ can help you find the space you need to get creative too. Continue Reading