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New moves for Ravel’s Bolero Paris’ Opera Garnier has asked Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui to produce a new version of Ravel’s Bolero, which was first performed there in 1928… 07/05/2013
‘The Nights’ a dance feast of Mediterranean flavour ‘The Nights’ is a new show by dancer and choreographer Angelin Preljocaj, which showcased at the Grand Theatre in Aix-en-Provence. It is based on the… 01/05/2013
Cuban ballet in a spin after dancers defect Seven leading Cuban ballet dancers defected to the west while on tour in Mexico. They were members of the world renowned National Ballet of Cuba, one of the… 04/04/2013
Tube-train tango provides fun for Kiev pensioners In Kiev, a group of senior citizens have found a form of underground entertainment that has sparked their own kind of Saturday Night Fever. With no funds to… 29/03/2013
Show goes on at the Bolshoi post acid attack It was curtain up at the Bolshoi – for the first time since the acid attack on the ballet company’s artistic director in January. A new version of Igor… 27/03/2013
Harlem Shake underwater – nocomment About a dozen divers gathered in the Mexican resort city of Cancun to perform their underwater version of the popular dance ‘Harlem Shake’ that has gone viral… 06/03/2013
Sampling samba in Rio Samba is at the heart of the world famous Rio Carnival. An iconic dance and musical genre imported by African slaves and enriched with local rhythms and… 28/02/2013
Rio Carnival colours and dancers – nocomment The famous Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil has ended after four days of celebrations. 17/02/2013
Harlem Shake viral video prompts single hit It is the latest dance craze to go viral with reports of over 12,000 videos of the Harlem Shake posted online in the last month. The dance named after the… 16/02/2013
Women dance against violence – nocomment In the streets of Tirana, Albania, plenty of women danced on Valentine’s Day. Romantic, but not only: a lot of women all over the world decided to join the… 15/02/2013
The lion dance to celebrate the Year of the SnakeChinese artists perform the lion dance during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at Ditan Park, in Beijing. The Lunar New Year, or Spring… 09/02/2013
Dancing till dawn at the Philharmonic Ball Carnival in Vienna means dancing till dawn at a prestigious ball: like the one given by the Vienna Philharmonic, which takes place at the Musikverein, the… 31/01/2013
China’s Gangnam-Style Christmas – nocomment On Christmas Eve, hundreds in Shanghai joined a dancing Santa Claus for a very Gangnam-Style Christmas. 26/12/2012
Traffic cop’s Christmas dance moves – nocomment Traffic police officer Tony Lepore entertains drivers with his disco and salsa moves. Since 1984, they have become something of a Christmas tradition in… 20/12/2012
Greek Dancebox The Greek National Opera has launched a new programme called the Dancebox Project, aimed at helping unemployed ballet dancers. Unsurprisingly, the audition… 29/11/2012
Vagabonds crowned breakdance world champions Thousands of fans packed into the Park and Suites Arena in Montpellier, France this weekend to see the worlds best b-boy crews battle it out in the world… 18/11/2012
Miss Belly Dance Hungary competition – nocomment Contestants gathered from all over Hungary to take part in the 11th annual Miss Belly Dance Hungary competition. The dancers represent the best of the more… 30/10/2012
Turks dance up a storm in Belgium Fire of Anatolia is a Turkish dance company which is not just performing in Belgium, but also letting schoolchildren watch rehearsals. The show involves 85… 23/10/2012
Africa Dances in Lyon The “Biennale de la Danse” in Lyon includes dancers from all over the world. Choreographer Robyn Orlin from South Africa lives in Berlin but her group “Moving… 27/09/2012
Embracing tango in Buenos Aires “It is a dance that is more like a love embrace. Tango is synonymous with sensuality, seduction, and eroticism. “It takes two to tango”, says dancer and… 20/09/2012
Giant parade kicks off French dance festival The biggest choreographed parade in Europe marked the start of the 15th edition of the dance biennale in the French city of Lyon. 11/09/2012
Argentine couple tango to victory Luna Park in Buenos Aires sizzled this week as an Argentine couple: Cristian Sosa and Maria Noel Sciuto twirled their way into first place at this year’s… 30/08/2012
Haka tribute for the fallen – nocomment The New Zealand Defence Forces have released a video showing hundreds of troops performing a traditional Maori farewell Haka to three of their colleagues who… 28/08/2012
María Pagés brings ‘Utopia’ to Lyon The Nuits de Fourvière Festival in Lyon, France welcomed flamenco dancer extraordinaire María Pagés to its ancient roman amphitheatre to showcase the… 27/07/2012
Stepping out Olympic style – nocomment Mayor of London Boris Johnson launched ‘Big Dance 2012’, which is being billed as one of the largest celebrations of culture in the UK, as London gets ready… 06/07/2012
Djembe sounds at Morocco music festival It is one of the iconic sounds of Africa – the djembe drum. And at the Gnaoua Music Festival in Morocco some of the best young drummers from West Africa got… 29/06/2012
Dancers in South Korea embrace the ocean The South Korean city of Busan was alive with music and performance as it hosted the International Dance Festival from June 1st to the 5th. The event… 11/06/2012
Sylvie Guillem: a portrait At ‘Steps’, the celebrated contemporary dance festival in Zurich, a name stood out among the top artists invited: French dancer Sylvie Guillem and her… 01/05/2012
N Korea marks Kim Il-sung centenary – nocomment North Korea has held a massive dance party in Pyongyang’s central square to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of former leader and state founder Kim… 17/04/2012
Australians push for Olympic Pole Dancing – nocomment On April 5, a group of Australian women began a campaign to make pole dancing an Olympic sport. 06/04/2012
Hand in hand: mesmerising finger ballet Two hands; one male, one female. Their fingers are the stars of the mesmerising Belgian dance production Kiss and Cry. It is a magical miniature ballet… 03/04/2012
Tonga: funeral for King George Tupou V – nocomment Thousands of people including international dignitaries attended the funeral of King George Tupou V of Tonga. The ceremony on March 27 mixed traditional… 28/03/2012
A pas de deux with Parkinson’s The English National Ballet is one of the world’s most renowned dance companies. With a new season fast approaching, dancers are busy rehearsing their next… 26/03/2012
Spotlight on Russia Russia has an enviably high literacy rate of nearly 100%. The influences of the Soviet era are still very much present although, to keep up with the modern… 02/03/2012
Brazil: carnival highlight – nocomment Rio de Janeiro’s elite samba schools, dancers and musicians paraded in the city’s newly renovated Sambadrome - a highlight of Brazil’s carnival festivities. 21/02/2012
Samba parades in Rio – nocomment Nine “second-league” samba troupes parade through Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome stadium hoping they would be the one chosen to join the city’s 13 elite samba… 20/02/2012
Pina Bausch remembered at Paris Opera House Marie-Agnes Gillot interprets Pina Bausch’s 1974 masterpiece Orpheus and Eurydice at the Paris Opera House. Gillot is the principal dancer at the Opera and… 14/02/2012
Vienna flashmob promotes recycling – nocomment More than 200 people dressed in fine evening wear gathered in central Vienna. They danced the waltz despite heavy snow to promote the message ‘Recycling is… 23/01/2012
Autumnal dancers in The Rite of Spring They may be in the autumn of their lives but these men and women are performing Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. French choreographer Thierry Thieu Niang… 02/12/2011
Romanian and Japanese tsunami dance tributeA renowned Japanese contemporary dancer and one of Romania’s leading choreographers have created a poignant ballet in support of the victims of the tsunami in… 28/11/2011
Argentine pole dancers prepare – nocomment A street corner in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires became the stage for some of Latin America’s best pole dancers on the eve of the Miss Pole Dance… 12/11/2011
Beyoncé beyond copyright? Anne Teresa de Keermaeker, one of Belgium’s most famous choreographers says Beyoncé‘s Countdown video plagiarises her work. Her dance students agree, saying… 13/10/2011
A picturesque flamenco choreographySpanish flamenco dancer and choreographer Maria Pages performs during a rehearsal of “Utopia” at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles in Spain. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso 08/10/2011
Ka mate, ka mate It’s the most famous haka of them all. It has become familiar the world over thanks to New Zealand’s rugby team the All Blacks who perform it before… 10/09/2011
Colombian couple wins the World Tango Championships – nocomment A Colombian couple won the Salon Tango ompetition in the World Tango Championships. Thirty-four-year-old Diego Benavidez Hernandez and 28-year-old Natasha… 01/09/2011
Awa Dance Festival in Japan – nocomment An energetic midsummer dance festival called Awa Odori has been held in Tokushima City, western Japan. The festival, traditionally at the hottest time of the… 14/08/2011
Weird Wide Web: the Algorithm MarchOn the face of it, it’s just a bizarre video, slightly dated, featuring a couple of Japanese guys, half a dozen ninjas and some crazy choreography. But, as… 07/06/2011
Traditional Cambodian dance experiences cultural revival The Apsara were dancing goddesses, celestial figures, famous for their beauty, and once at the heart of Cambodian culture. Now the traditional dance… 08/04/2011
Bonus: Eonnagata Here are a few extra excerpts from our interviews with French dancer Sylvie Guillem, British choreographer Russell Maliphant and Canadian director Robert… 28/12/2010
Eonnagata: the high-society transvestite spy Three world stars on one stage: the French dancer Sylvie Guillem, the Canadian director Robert Lepage and the British choreographer Russell Maliphant who have… 28/12/2010
Bonus interview: Janos Kiss In a special bonus feature, we present an extended interview (in Hungarian) with Janos Kiss, the director of Hungarian dance company Gyori Balett. 07/04/2010
Budapest Spring Festival The Budapest Spring Festival includes opera, ballet, jazz and classical music, street performances, pantomime and open-air concerts. The festival takes place… 07/04/2010
15th Lyon Biennale springs to lifeThe 15th Lyon Dance festival has begun, as always, with local people setting the scene for the international cast of thousands who will fill France’s second… 09/09/2012
Buenos Aires hosts world’s biggest tango festivalIt is elegant, it is passionate and it is the pride of Argentina – where the world’s biggest tango festival has just got underway. From beginners to… 15/08/2012
Hillary Clinton takes to the floor US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been showing off her dancing skill in South Africa. It is all part of a charm offensive as the United States… 08/08/2012
London’s Big Dance sets up 2012 OlympicsMore than a thousand mostly amateur dancers took over the British capital’s landmark Trafalgar Square on Saturday for the Big Dance 2012. The event is one… 15/07/2012
Show goes on at Crazy Horse in Paris as strike endsThe show will go on at the famous Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris as dancers called off their strike over pay after management agreed to a 15-percent salary… 18/05/2012
Russians enjoy a night a the Bolshoi, via YouTubeThe Bolshoi Ballet is a proud part of Russia’s heritage. However, traditionally not everyone in the vast country has had the chance or the means to see a… 15/03/2012
Ballerina sacked by La Scala over anorexia rowA leading ballerina has been sacked from Milan’s La Scala for claiming that it turns out anorexic dancers and that colleagues are unable to have children… 08/02/2012
Bolshoi dance pair defect to St PetersburgOne of the Bolshoi Theatre’s most promising dance partnerships is leaving Moscow in favour of appearing on stage in St Petersburg. Prima ballerina Natalia… 15/11/2011
Russia’s Bolshoi is back after lavish revivalA revered Russian landmark has been revived. VIP guests were invited to the reopening of Moscow’s world-famous Bolshoi Theatre after a six-year-renovation… 28/10/2011
Medvedev marvels at revamped Bolshoi TheatreRussian President Dmitry Medvedev toured the Bolshoi Theatre on Tuesday, six years after it shut its doors for renovation. Medvedev watched a rehearsal of… 21/09/2011
Dancing into the futureLearning a new trade or hobby can be an effective way of making new friends and becoming accepted. But some paths to integration are more unusual than others… 05/08/2011
Celebrated choreographer diesOne of the major choreographers of the 20th century, Frenchman Roland Petit has died at the age of 87. Petit helped set up the famous Les Ballets des… 11/07/2011
Frankfurt stages a silent protest danceIn the German city of Frankfurt the main square was filled with dancers on Friday but not a note of music could be heard. The, ‘silent’ dancers were… 22/04/2011
American Ballet Theatre finally returns to RussiaThe American Ballet Theatre has returned to Moscow for the first time since the 1960s, ending decades of frosty relations after Mikhail Baryshnikov, then one… 01/04/2011
Bolshoi web scandalRussian media say the director of the Bolshoi ballet Gennady Yanin has resigned after erotic photos resembling him were posted on a website. One paper said… 18/03/2011
Royal Ballet launches Alice in WonderlandThe Royal Ballet is preparing to launch its first full-length work at Covent Garden since 1995. ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is a high-cost production – and a big… 11/01/2011
New Turkish ballet tackles historic female figureAlthough the leadership of the Ottoman Empire was dominated by men, at least one woman in the early period of the Empire succeeded in making her way into the… 04/01/2011
Paris Opera opens season with homage to Roland PetitThe Paris Opera has opened its season with a homage to French choreographer Roland Petit, featuring three ballets including “The young man and death”. 13/10/2010
Monte Carlo Ballet married tradition and modernityThe Monte Carlo Ballet shows once again its ability to combine tradition and modernity at Lyon’s Biennale de la Danse this year, with a revisited version of… 15/09/2010
Biggest dance parade in Europe bursts onto Lyon streetsEurope’s largest dance parade drew more than 300.000 people to the streets of Lyon in eastern France last Sunday to mark the start of the Biennale de la Danse… 14/09/2010
African dance pupils perform alternative Swan LakeThese young dancers are from the Dance Factory in Johannesburg. Some started on the streets but, thanks to the school and its director Suzanne le Sueur, are… 02/07/2010
Babel: Cherkaoui’s towering achievementThe innovative Flemish Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s has teamed up with sculptor Anthony Gormley for his latest piece Babel (words). 02/06/2010
Taking the frills out of flamencoAt just 26, Rocio Molina has become one of the most important Spanish flamenco dancers and choreographers of the moment. Dressed in a black two piece – no… 01/06/2010
German-Moroccan musical mix at MawazineThe Mawazine Festival in Rabat has seen an unusual crossover between German and Moroccan music. Formed in the 1980s, Dissidenten are based in Berlin, and have… 28/05/2010
EU and Russia come closer through danceA festival of contemporary dance has been held in Moscow with the aim of encouraging cultural dialogue between Russian and the European Union. Intradance… 28/05/2010
Lô and Tachinwit feature at MawazineWith a Senegalese father and a Nigerian mother Ismaël Lô is one of today’s leading musicians in Senegal. And Moroccan singer and dancer Aïcha Tachinwit has… 28/05/2010
UK’s street dance craze hits the big screenHot on the heels of Fame, American TV series Glee and Britain’s Got Talent, is Streetdance 3D. The British film is about a group of London street dancers… 17/05/2010
Ballet films breaks down barriers“Dancing Across Borders” follows the unique story of a Cambodian teenager who beat the odds to become a professional ballet dancer in the United States. The… 26/04/2010
The feminine side of flamencoWomen have often been the inspiration or driving force behind flamenco, yet over many years they have been relegated to second place. 26/03/2010
Carnival time on the streets of RioCarnival season is underway in Brazil where the authorities are keen to put on a safe and impressive show before hosting the 2014 World Cup and the Olympics… 14/02/2010
Centenary celebrations for ballerina UlanovaOne of the geniuses of Russian ballet, Galina Ulanova was born 100 years ago this year. 13/01/2010
“Esmeralda”“Esmeralda”, a masterpiece of 19th century ballet, has returned to the renovated stage of the Bolshoi Theater. The last time Moscow’s public could it was… 04/01/2010
Dance world mourns Merce CunninghamTributes have been paid after the death of the man credited by many with revolutionising the visual and performing arts. The famed avant-garde dancer and… 28/07/2009
Carmina Burana kicks Orff Split festivalThe Split summer festival is one of the highlights of the cultural calendar in Croatia. Opening this year’s edition, the 55th, the town’s Ballet and Opera… 20/07/2009
Dance world mourns passing of BauschOne of the most important figures in contemporary dance Pina Bausch has died suddenly of cancer. She was 68. She began dancing aged 14 in the beating heart… 30/06/2009
5 days after diagnosis Bausch dies of cancerOne of the most important figures in contemporary dance Pina Bausch has died suddenly of cancer. She was 68. She began dancing aged 14 in the beating heart… 30/06/2009
Young talent seeks fame at “Ballet Olympics”One of the world’s most prestigious ballet competitions is underway at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, with young dancers from all over the world hoping to… 16/06/2009
Madrid International dance festivalThe 24th International Dance Festival in Madrid presents 80 different shows from 12 different countries worldwide. With 22,000 visitors last year, the… 27/04/2009
Madrid dance festival enjoys “Faust” et “Monger”One of Europe’s top dance companies, the Monte Carlo ballet, has presented Jean Christophe Maillot’s neo-classical “Faust” at this year’s Madrid dance… 23/04/2009
Belle of the Bolshoi Ballet dies – aged 92The Russian ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya, who is said to have been Joseph Stalin’s favourite dancer, has died in Moscow. She was 92. Lepeshinskaya was born… 21/12/2008
Bolshoi season opens with a step back in timeMoscow’s Bolshoi ballet has launched it’s current season with a retrospective of three centuries of choreography. It consists of three one-act ballets that… 05/12/2008
Monkey magic in LondonBlur frontman Damon Albarn’s Chinese extravaganza Monkey: Journey To The West has just opened in Greenwich in London. A spectacular mixture of Peking opera… 20/11/2008
