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Category Archives: Dance
Breakin’ Convention, Sadler’s Wells
For its 20th-anniversary show, the hip hop festival ditches politics for pure celebration. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 20th anniversary, beyonce, boy blue, breakdance, breakdancing, breakin convention, dance, dancing, hip hop, jonzi d, les twins, london, review, sadlers wells, telegraph, theatre
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Before Strictly and Dancing With the Stars, Len Goodman was the British Fred Astaire
The toe-tapper extraordinaire brought his deep knowledge of dance history to primetime TV – and carried on the ballroom tradition to the end. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, TV
Tagged anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, claudia winkleman, dance, dancing, dancing with the stars, dead, died, fred astaire, ginger rogers, it takes two, len goodman, mad hot ballroom, marcus hilton, musical, Pierre Dulaine, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv, vernon castle, Victor Silvester
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Woolf Works: At 59, Alessandra Ferri shines like a balletic Meryl Streep
The great dancer elevates much of this revival of Wayne McGregor’s elegiac, pensive 2015 triptych (but not the maddening middle section). Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Dance, Journalism
Tagged Alessandra Ferri, ballet, contemporary dance, dance, dancing, london, mrs dalloway, olivier award, review, royal ballet, royal opera house, telegraph, virginia woolf, wayne mcgregor, woolf works
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Dance Me, Sadler’s Wells
Leonard Cohen’s art and soul shine on in this stirring tribute by Ballets Jazz Montreal. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged ballet, ballets jazz montreal, canadian, contemporary dance, dance, dancing, hallelujah, jazz, leonard cohen, london, review, sadlers wells, singing, so long marianne, telegraph, theatre, tower of song
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how did we get here?, Sadler’s Wells
The former Spice Girl’s show with Jules Cunningham and Harry Alexander is a big challenge – and an exposing one. Read my full The i Paper review here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged dance, dancing, how did we get here, Jules Cunningham, london, mel c, melanie chisholm, review, sadlers wells, spice girls, sporty spice, the i paper, theatre
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Strictly Come Dancing 2022, The Final: Hamza Yassin wins Series 20
The wildlife presenter made mistakes in his showdance but still triumphed, beating out Helen Skelton, Fleur East and Molly Rainford. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, celebrity, champion, dance, dancing, final, fleur east, hamza yassin, helen skelton, jowita przystal, molly rainford, recap, review, series 20, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, winner
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Strictly Come Dancing 2022 Semi-Final results: Will Mellor and Fleur East split the judges
It was a tough decision, once again, as the pair fought it out in this crucial final dance-off. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, celebrity, dance, dance off, dancing, final, fleur east, judges, recap, review, semi final, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv, will mellor
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Strictly Come Dancing 2022 Semi-Final: Hamza Yassin tops the leaderboard with a Scottish Charleston
Yassin also impressed with a lovely waltz, while Helen Skelton smouldered in her Argentine tango. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, celebrity, dance, dancing, hamza yassin, helen skelton, recap, review, semi final, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv, will mellor
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Newsies, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
The inspirational Disney musical has the most thrilling dancing in town. Read my full London Theatre review here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alan menken, dance, dancing, disney, london, london theatre, Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, musical, newsies, review, strike, theatre, troubadour, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, wembley park
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