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Best dance in 2021
My picks for the new year – from The Great Gatsby to The Car Man. Read my full The i Paper article here
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Tagged 2021, adam cooper, akram khan, ballet, best, creature, dance, dancing, english national ballet, kenneth macmillan, matthew bourne, new adventures, northern ballet, picks, royal albert hall, sadlers wells, scottish ballet, singin in the rain, The Car Man, the great gatsby, the i paper, The Scandal at Mayerling, theatre
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Strictly Speaking: The Final
What an extraordinary end to the series. The Strictly final aired just hours after Boris Johnson made his latest screeching u-turn, announcing that millions of people would have to cancel their festive plans and spend Christmas separated from loved ones. … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey. oti mabuse, blog, celebrity, champion, competition, dance, dancing, dancing times, final, hrvy, jamie laing, maisie smith, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, the final, tv, win, winner
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Mesmerising Bill Bailey has last laugh as he seals Strictly Come Dancing victory
Coming into this series, many expected Bill Bailey to be pure comic relief. Well, he’s certainly had the last laugh, not only making it to the Strictly final, but lifting the Glitterball trophy. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, celebrity, champion, dance, dancing, final, hrvy, jamie laing, maisie smith, oti mabuse, recap, review, showdance, strictly, strictly come dancing, technique, telegraph, tv, win, winner
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The usually indomitable HRVY met his match in the Strictly semi-final
Two dances usually equals double trouble on Strictly – and so it transpired on this early semi-final. Ranvir Singh was good, but not great, in her ballroom number, and she simply couldn’t survive the jive. It knocked her down to the bottom … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, dance, dancing, hrvy, recap, review, rumba, semi final, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph
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Breakin’ Convention: Social DisDancing, Sadler’s Wells, review: meet our future Olympic champions
Following the recent announcement that breakdancing is joining the Olympics in 2024, all eyes are on productions like Social DisDancing. Is this a world-class discipline? And will it, as hoped, attract a youthful demographic? Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged boy blue, breakdancing, breakin convention, breaking, dancing, jonzi d, olympic, olympics, review, sadlers wells, Social DisDancing, telegraph, theatre
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Drag is part of British culture – of course it belongs on Strictly
Talk about les misérables. A curmudgeonly 100 or so people have complained to the BBC about the Strictly professional dancers doing a performance in drag for Musicals Week. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, dancing, drag, johannes radebe, musicals week, priscilla queen of the desert, same sex, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv
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The Strictly ‘trained dancer’ controversy is absurd – without them, the show would die
It’s been a very different series of Strictly Come Dancing, thanks to Covid, but some things remain the same: Tess Daly’s startling wardrobe choices, at least one rumour of a “showmance”, and the age-old debate over whether trained dancers should … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, competition, dance, dancing, judges, maisie smith, ringer, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, trained dancer
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‘A phenomenon for decades’: should the Arts Council fund breakdancing?
It has been announced this week that breakdancing will joining the Olympics, making its competitive debut at the 2024 Paris Games – and bringing this popular dance form global attention. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged b-boy, breakdancing, breakin convention, breaking, dance, dancing, interview, jonzi d, olympics, telegraph
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Strictly Speaking: Week 7
Well, that was a jolly Musicals Week. Although very strange to think it’s already the quarter-finals, when it feels like we’ve only just begun the series. Product of both a shorter Strictly, and time losing all meaning in 2020. I’m both … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, jj chalmers, musical, musicals week, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv
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JJ Chalmers’ Chitty Chitty Charleston was a quick-step too far for the Strictly charmer
Musicals Week requires the celebrities to convince in both dance technique and, crucially, performance. That proved too big an ask for JJ Chalmers, who has been coasting by on his Scottish charm, heroism and judicious use of Prince Harry, while racking … Continue reading
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