Category Archive: amateur dance

Franziska Rosenzweig in The Dying Swan. She is sitting on the floor, her left leg stretched in an Arabesque, her right leg is bent. Her arms are lifted in the air. She is facing towards the right side of the room.

The Dying Swan: A profound workshop. I didn’t realise what I was getting myself into.

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I feel like I have to write what I experienced in a ballet class. I practiced Swan Lake and didn’t know what emotions it would trigger.

Stories from the West End

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After 6 months of lockdown, Mampara Dance Company came back together on stage at The Sainsbury Theatre to perform CATS. The rehearsals and the performance

Taken during the performance "Oh What A Show" on 8th December 2019 at LAMDA.  Hayley Bowman, Kelsey Williams, Nikole McGillvary, Navin Nair, Tamina Koehne-Drube, Becca Lam from left to right. (c) Sam Taylor. Multiple dancers on stage in mostly red clothes. The one in the middle has her right leg lifted, her arms form triangular shapes behind her head. The male dancer next to her points towards her with his right arm.

Back to studio: An interview about dance before, during and after lockdown

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Natalie Hunt, founder of Mamparadance, talks in an interview about teaching during lockdown and the return to studio classes in September 2020.

City Academy dancers at Dancesation Expo 2012

City Academy Dancers at Dancesation Expo

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All images: City Academy dancers at Dancesation Expo 2012 Earlier today I had a great meeting with the people at City Academy, the results of which I hope to be able to publish… Continue reading →

Dancers celebrating the official launch of Big Dance 2012 at St Pancras Station

3 dance images representing Locus on #wordymonday

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All images: Young dancers from Akademi celebrating the official launch of Big Dance 2012 at St Pancras Station I selected this first photograph of young Akademi dancers below a clock and the Olympic… Continue reading →

Aila of The Bees Knees and Andrew dance around London

London Waiting

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All images: Aila Floyd of The Bees Knees and travelling dancer Andrew Stone dancing around London I’ve written this post in response to further media uproar about a presented inequity in terms of… Continue reading →

Tomorrow's Men at Canary Wharf

Ineluctable

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Both images: Tomorrow’s Men at Canary Wharf Time for a change. Every Monday I’m going to pick images that I think reflect an interesting sounding word, some of which I hope that you… Continue reading →

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Dancesation Expo 2012 Supporters enjoying the performances

Dancesation Expo Revisited

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Young dancers at Dancesation Expo 2012 The article I wrote about Dancesation Expo, which was published in this month’s Dance Today, has been so well received that I thought I’d post some more… Continue reading →

Salsa dancers at the Biltmore Hotel, Miami

More Salsa in Miami and London

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Salsa dancers at the Biltmore Hotel, Miami Just a quick post today as there is lots to do to prepare for the World Travel Market and my Going Tits Up charity adventure next… Continue reading →

Children dancing for the Malaysian Minister of Tourism at London's South Bank

Dancing for 1Malaysia

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Both images: Children dancing for the Malaysian Minister of Tourism at London’s South Bank More from the end of Malaysia Week