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by ABOUT Dance on January 30, 2024
How to Prepare for a Dance Photography Shoot
by ABOUT Dance on January 30, 2024
"Tips for preparing for a dance photography shoot: communicate with the photographer, choose the right location, select the perfect outfit, practice posing and movements, pay attention to hair and makeup, bring necessary props or accessories, warm-up... Read full article
by ABOUT Dance on October 19, 2023
Dancers and Self-Representation: The Power Within
by ABOUT Dance on October 19, 2023
Every dancer knows that words often fail to capture the essence of their craft. The sound of music, the graceful movement of the body, and the emotions conveyed through expression combine to create a language that transcends verbal communication.... Read full article
by bbodance on June 28, 2023
Examination Success for Adult Dancers
by bbodance on June 28, 2023
“Thank you so much for the experience of being able to dance and take the ballet examination. The experience was truly wonderful. I have been a singer for nearly all my life but, after a foot accident, to get up onto a stage to sing (a stick was not ... Read full article
by Lyndsey Winship on April 15, 2019
Merce Cunningham remembered
by Lyndsey Winship on April 15, 2019
Merce didn’t speak to us very often, but in your first performance, he’d definitely tell you to have fun. Typically, he’d sit downstage right and watch the entire show like a hawk, but on your last exit, he would grab you by the arm and squeeze it.... Read full article
by Lyndsey Winship on March 18, 2019
Yuli: this portrait of Carlos Acosta and Cuba is a dance film like no other
by Lyndsey Winship on March 18, 2019
Dance on film can have many functions. It might act as a showstopping decoration to the drama (most movie musicals), a shorthand for its protagonist’s obsession or madness (Black Swan, The Red Shoes) ... Read full article
by Sarah Crompton on September 25, 2018
You couldn't take your eyes off him': the triumph and tragedy of Rudolf Nureyev
by Sarah Crompton on September 25, 2018
It was impossible not to know who Rudolf Nureyev was. From the moment the dancer defected to the west, turning his back on his home and the Kirov company that trained him, he blazed across the front pages.... Read full article
by Judith Potts on August 13, 2018
How dance classes help sufferers of Parkinson's disease
by Judith Potts on August 13, 2018
In 1817, Dr James Parkinson published "An Essay on the Shaking Palsy", in which he described "resting tremor, abnormal posture and gait, paralysis and diminished muscle strength" and went on to outline the progress of a disease, as yet un-named.... Read full article
by View author's website on May 2, 2018
Lloyd Webber Foundation offers £630,000 boost for emerging artists
by View author's website on May 2, 2018
Musical theatre composer Lord Lloyd-Webber has said his charity’s latest round of grants seeks to help increase diversity in the performance arts. The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has awarded 22 grants worth a total of £630,000 to Performances arts... Read full article
by Brian Seibert on April 27, 2018
Carlos Acosta on his new Cuban dance company: 'I want to bring them to the world..
by Brian Seibert on April 27, 2018
The career synopsis of the Cuban born dancer Carlos Acosta reads like a fairy tale. As a dark-skinned boy from an especially poor part of Havana, he was forced to audition for the national ballet school by his father, who wanted him off the streets. ... Read full article
by BBC Arts on March 21, 2018
Dance classes and art lessons 'should be on prescription'
by BBC Arts on March 21, 2018
Dance classes and art lessons should be available on prescription and health boards should help fund them, according to the Arts Council of Wales. A study of the health benefits to people who are unwell has recommended health board formalise..... Read full article
by Judith Mackrell on March 16, 2018
Royal Ballet: Bernstein Centenary review – McGregor and Wheeldon at the top of their game
by Judith Mackrell on March 16, 2018
There’s a kinetic kick and theatrical flair to Leonard Bernstein’s dance scores that have, rightly, made them beloved by choreographers. Yet the composer suspected that every piece he wrote was “theatre music in some way”, and one of the revelations... Read full article
by Maev Kennedy on December 28, 2017
V&A museum acquires Nijinsky ballet costume designed by Léon Bakst
by Maev Kennedy on December 28, 2017
A silk costume designed by Léon Bakst and worn by Vaslav Nijinsky, one of the greatest ballet dancers, has been acquired by the V&A museum.... Read full article
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