Category Archive: Dance Journalism

Ribbon dancers at the 2011 Greenwich Festival

Ogygian

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Ribbon dancers at the Greenwich Cultural Festival (c) Carole Edrich 2010 The word for this week is Ogygian. Another word I had to look up when I first read it, I think it… Continue reading →

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Carribean dancers in the grounds of Greenwich Castle

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Both images: Caribbean Dancers at Greenwich Festival 2011 Looking back for images of warm bright weather I found these, part of one of many performances at Greenwich Festival in the grounds of Greenwich… Continue reading →

Aboriginal Elder at the KALACC Festival in 2011

Rugose on #wordymonday

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Image: Aboriginal Elder ready to sing at the 2011 KALACC Festival It’s Wordy Monday again and because I’ve still not had any suggestions I picked the word Rugose as today’s theme. I thought… Continue reading →

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Rain Dancers of Vuokatti

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Both images: Strictly style dance competitors in the rain in Vuokatti, 2011 The weather has been horrible today – dull, grey, wet and far too cold – but I’m off to somewhere marginally… 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 →

Allie Ho Chee on the hoop at Milo Miles' production of Tainted Virtue

Hoops and Watcher (and win tickets on #WorldAIDSDay)

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All images: Performers at Milo Miles’ Productions performance of Tainted Virtue at the Brickhouse Here’s a final selection of the images that didn’t make it to the article on cabaret that I recently… Continue reading →

Allie Ho Chee on the hoop in Tainted Virtue at the Brickhouse

Win London Cabaret Tickets on #WorldAIDSDay

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All images: Allie Ho Chee on the hoop in Tainted Virtue at the Brickhouse. A penultimate selection of images from Milo Miles’ production Tainted Virtue which runs until December 1st, because Dance Today… Continue reading →

Yolande Yorke-Edgell dancing Marilyn Monroe in Noted at the Lilian Baylis Studio

Photographs that can change the impression of a performance

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All images: Yolande Yorke-Edgell dancing Marilyn Monroe on a stage with a sculpture by Sally McKay in the performance Noted at the Lilian Baylis Studio. Power of Photography series #3 (#1, #2) Continuing… Continue reading →

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Gregory Maquomo performing Africa Utopia at the Barbican

Haruspex

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As I did last Monday, I’ve found an interesting sounding name and then gone looking for a dance image that corresponded to it. Haruspex was a difficult one; I spent a while thinking… Continue reading →

Yolande Yorke-Edgell dancing Marilyn Monroe in Noted at the Lilian Baylis Studio

How the power of photography can change perceptions

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All images: Yolande Yorke-Edgell dancing Marilyn Monroe in Noted at the Lilian Baylis Studio Power of Photography Series #2 (#1, #3) These first two shots show the dancer to one side of the… Continue reading →