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Summer Collection: A Mixed Programme (30 seconds a

The Summer Collection concludes with a presentation of works by Kristen McNally, Laila Diallo and Ma

Thu 23rd Jul-Fri 24th Jul
Categories: mixed none,modern

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Summer Collection: A Mixed Programme (The Seekers/

The first programme in the biennial platform of contemporary dance includes works by Sarah Dowling,

Wed 15th Jul-Thu 16th Jul
Categories: mixed none,modern

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International Youth Arts Festival 2009: Evening Of

Sat 4th Jul
Categories: none

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International Youth Arts Festival 2009: Bong Sal T

Sat 11th Jul
Categories: none

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Stepping Out

Richard Harris's 1980s-set comedy following an amateur tap dancing group. Starring Jessie Wallace an

Tue 27th Oct-Sat 31st Oct
Categories: none

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Ballet Rambert School

The school performs classical ballet pieces, with songs performed by the Tiffin Boys Choir.

Tue 7th Jul
Categories: ballet none

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement: Wanna

A witty dance-theatre work from IJAD Dance Company.

Fri 17th Jul
Categories: modern none

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement:Un-Re-

Dance-theatre from PartSuspended.

Sat 11th Jul
Categories: phys none,modern

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement: She B

A modern dance-theatre piece from Karin Fisher Potisk.

Thu 9th Jul
Categories: phys none,modern

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement: Plane

A double bill programme of dance-theatre, a solo work from James Wilton and Ketchup Creations' group

Sat 25th Jul
Categories: mixed none,phys

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement: The P

A programme of contemporary physical theatre from Vocal Motions Elastic Theatre, and dance-theatre f

Sat 18th Jul
Categories: phys none

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement: Mass

Physical dance-theatre works by Performance Klub Fiskulturnik and Lo Commotion.

Wed 15th Jul
Categories: phys none,mixed,modern

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement: It Ha

Aykolour Project, Vera Tussing and Big Beef Dance Theatre present works in dance-theatre.

Mon 27th Jul
Categories: mixed none,phys

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement: Gentl

Modern dance-theatre works from HitchhikeDance Collective and Liz Chan and Dirty Market Theatre.

Tue 14th Jul
Categories: phys none,mixed,modern

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement: Fixed

Arcola Theatre's dance and physical theatre festival, with Etta Ermni Dance Theatre and Yael Loewens

Mon 6th Jul
Categories: mixed none,modern

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement: Diony

Modern dance-theatre works from Liz Chan and Dirty Market Theatre, and Sweetshop Revolution.

Mon 13th Jul
Categories: phys none,mixed,modern

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement: Cope/

A double bill programme of dance-theatre, part of the Create09 festival.

Fri 24th Jul
Categories: mixed none,phys

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement: Aegea

Petra's Pulse ensemble present a modern dance-theatre piece, with music.

Tue 7th Jul
Categories: mixed none,modern

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Create09 At Arcola - Adventures In Movement: 2Divi

2Divide present a dance-theatre work that explores bipolarity.

Thu 16th Jul
Categories: phys none

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East London Dance: East London To Edinburgh (The C

A double bill of dance including C-12 Dance Theatre's physical, dance-theatre piece The Chair and Av

Fri 17th Jul
Categories: phys none,multi

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Saliva

Contemporary dance piece.

Thu 23rd Jul
Categories: modern none

london dance

Dance Challenge

A dance competition for young dancers from primary and secondary schools and community groups.

Fri 17th Jul
Categories: none

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Hotel Follies

A full-length, 1940s style dance and musical theatre revue, choreographed by Christopher Marney and

Wed 26th Aug-Sun 30th Aug
Categories: mixed none,ballet,modern

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City Of London Festival: Bonachela Dance Company:

An adaptation of Rafael Bonachela's contemporary work, which explores the rules and boundaries of ev

Thu 9th Jul-Sat 11th Jul
Categories: modern none

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London Studio Centre: Dance Overture 09

First and second year students perform jazz, ballet, contemporary dance and musical theatre.

Fri 10th Jul-Sun 12th Jul
Categories: none

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Oh Baby, The Seekers

A double bill of contemporary works, featuring Hagit Yakira's duet Oh Baby about individuality and c

Tue 14th Jul
Categories: modern none

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Anastasia Volochkova: Nerve

A personal ballet show created by the Russian ballerina, using events in her life as inspiration.

Fri 17th Jul-Sat 18th Jul
Categories: ballet none,mixed

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Kent Dance Festival 2009: Dance It! Schools Dance

School pupils from across the region perform new contemporary dance works.

Wed 8th Jul
Categories: none

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Kent Dance Festival 2009: Ballet Central 2009

The company performs classic and newly commissioned ballets.

Sat 4th Jul
Categories: ballet none

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Variations Dance Studio: The Adventures Of Major T

The students present variety of dance works incorporating ballet, tap, jazz, modern and street dance

Sun 12th Jul
Categories: none

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National Youth Ballet: Cinderella

The company presents a colourful adaptation of the classic fairy-tale, with choreography by Wayne Sl

Sun 6th Sep
Categories: ballet none

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Mark Morris Dance Group: Programme B: (Visitation/

A triple bill of contemporary dance featuring Visitation set to Beethoven's Sonata No 4 In C, Going

Wed 28th Oct-Fri 30th Oct
Categories: modern none

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Mark Morris Dance Group: Programme One: (Bedtime/V

An American contemporary dance triple bill, featuring Bedtime, set to music by Schubert, V, with mus

Tue 27th Oct-Sat 31st Oct
Categories: mixed none,ballet

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Anya Linden

The former Royal Ballet ballerina presents a piece celebrating her career, plus excerpts of popular

Wed 8th Jul
Categories: ballet none

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London Contemporary Dance School: Graduation Perfo

A mixed repertoire of contemporary dance, including a recreation of Blow Over by Richard Alston, pre

Fri 3rd Jul-Fri 10th Jul
Categories: mixed none,modern

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Miss Pole Dance UK 2009

Pole-dancers compete for the winning title.

Sun 25th Oct
Categories: none

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Images Of Dance: Mixed Bill

A mixed bill of ballet, featuring Mikhail Fokine's Les Sylphides, in honour of the Ballets Russes, a

Sun 5th Jul
Categories: ballet none,mixed

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ROH2: New Brandstrup

Kim Brandstrup and Tamara Rojo's dance piece, exploring a journey of the heart, set to JS Bach's Gol

Mon 21st Sep-Sat 26th Sep
Categories: modern none

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Fleur Darkin: Disgo

The dancer and her ensemble perform a contemporary piece exploring decisions and improvisations occu

Thu 23rd Jul
Categories: modern none

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Leal School Of Dance: Let's Dance

The school performs a mixed programme of dance.

Sat 11th Jul
Categories: none

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The Sony Ericsson B-Boy Championships - UK Final

Dance breaking crews from Britain will perform in a number of categories of this national competitio

Sun 12th Jul
Categories: none

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Ballet Central: Graduate Tour 2009

A showcase of young emerging talent choreographed by David Bintley, Richard Alston and the late Chri

Sat 4th Jul
Categories: ballet none

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Mimbre: Until Now

Leandre Ribera directs an acrobatic physical theatre piece set in a surreal world.

Fri 17th Jul
Categories: phys none

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World Of Dance: Variety Performance 2009

A dance performance incorporating ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary dance.

Sat 4th Jul
Categories: none

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Islington Arts Factory: Montage

Students of the Arts Factory present a mixed variety of dance works by professional choreographers.

Fri 17th Jul
Categories: none none

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Orchard Academy: Can't Stop The Beat

The young dancers perform a variety dance piece incorporating ballet, tap and modern dance.

Sat 11th Jul-Sun 12th Jul
Categories: none

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Maria Anderson School Of Dance: Celebration In Dan

The school presents an American-themed variety dance performance celebrating Independence Day.

Sat 4th Jul
Categories: none

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The Joyce Butler School Of Dance: Step In Time

An exploration of historical events through ballet, modern, tap, jazz and Greek dance.

Sat 18th Jul-Sun 19th Jul
Categories: none

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Dance Class: A Presentation

A mixed programme of dance works by local dance groups, joined by Transitions Dance Company and the

Sun 5th Jul
Categories: none none

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Svapnagata Festival: Akram Khan And Nitin Sawhney

A fusion of classical kathak and contemporary dance accompanied by the ambient tunes by Sawhney.

Thu 26th Nov-Sat 28th Nov
Categories: asian none,modern,trad

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Svapnagata Festival: Shantala Shivalingappa

The kuchipudi dancer performs a classical Southern Indian solo dance piece.

Mon 23rd Nov
Categories: asian none,trad

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Svapnagata Festival: Aditi Mangaldas & Priyadarshi

The kathak and bharatanatyam dancers perform extracts from Indian classical dance pieces.

Sat 21st Nov
Categories: asian none,trad

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Svapnagata Festival: Akram Khan: Gnosis

The choreographer presents his new classical kathak dance piece, a collaboration with Gauri Sharma T

Mon 16th Nov
Categories: asian none,trad

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Carlos Acosta

The acclaimed male dancer performs classic and contemporary ballet works, including George Balanchin

Tue 1st Dec-Sat 5th Dec
Categories: ballet none

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Rambert Dance Company: Comedy Of Change

Mark Baldwin directs his new work which celebrates Darwin year, set to music by Julian Anderson. Plu

Tue 3rd Nov-Sat 7th Nov
Categories: modern none

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Jazz Dance Company

Students of the London Studio Centre present a modern jazz and street dance works by choreographers

Fri 3rd Jul
Categories: mixed none

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English National Ballet School

The ballet school performs newly commissioned works by Michael Corder and Kerry Nicholls, plus balle

Tue 14th Jul
Categories: ballet none

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Signdance Collective: Dances For A Lost Traveller

A selection of modern works that blend music, film and signdance exploring themes of language and la

Thu 2nd Jul-Sun 12th Jul
Categories: modern none,multi

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The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

Tchaikovsky's ballet, orginally choreographed by Marius Petipa, with additional production from Moni

Fri 23rd Oct-Thu 21st Jan
Categories: ballet none

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The Royal Ballet: Mayerling

Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan's full-length ballet-drama, about the death of the Crown Prince of A

Wed 7th Oct-Tue 10th Nov
Categories: ballet none

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The Royal Ballet:Les Patineurs/Tales Of Beatrix Po

A double bill of ballets choreographed by Frederick Ashton, with music by Giacomo Meyerbeer, and an

Mon 14th Dec-Wed 13th Jan
Categories: ballet none,mixed

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The Royal Ballet: Mixed Programme (Agon/Sphinx/New

A triple bill programme of modern ballet, with George Balanchine's Agon, Sphinx by Glen Tetley, and

Wed 4th Nov-Wed 18th Nov
Categories: ballet none,mixed

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Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company: Programme Two

The troupe perform Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon's As I Softly Leave, plus two pieces by Christopher W

Fri 23rd Oct-Sat 24th Oct
Categories: none

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Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company: Programme One

The dance troupe celebrate Les Ballets Russes centenary with works by Tim Harbour and Alexei Ratmans

Wed 21st Oct-Thu 22nd Oct
Categories: none

london dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Quantum Leaps (Powder/The

A triple bill of ballet, featuring Stanton Welch's Powder, set to Mozart's clarinet concerto, Garry

Tue 10th Nov-Wed 11th Nov
Categories: ballet mixed

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Birmingham Royal Ballet: Cyrano

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Cyrano

Thu 12th Nov-Sat 14th Nov
Categories: ballet

london dance

Cloud Dance Festival: Open Your Eyes

Contemporary works from dancers including Daniela B Larsen, Robert Guy and Dam Van Huynh.

Sat 18th Jul-Sun 19th Jul
Categories: modern none,mixed

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Cloud Dance Festival: Open Your Eyes (Programme 1)

The first of a three-day showcase of contemporary dance, live music and film exploring a number of t

Fri 17th Jul
Categories: modern none,mixed

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Sydenham Arts Festival: Bollywood Music & Dance

A showcase of Indian dance, music and entertainment.

Wed 8th Jul
Categories: asian none,trad

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2009 Dance Festival: Xpression 09

A variety of dance works from local dancers from Barking And Dagenham Dance.

Sat 4th Jul
Categories: none

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2009 Dance Festival: Xite

Dancers from Barking and Dagenham secondary schools perform new contemporary works.

Fri 3rd Jul
Categories: none

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2009 Dance Festival: One Xtreme Giant Leap

Primary school students perform a selection of dance pieces.

Thu 2nd Jul
Categories: none

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2009 Dance Festival: Barking And Dagenham Youth Da

The company performs dance scenes from films.

Thu 16th Jul
Categories: none

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Lila Cita: Balinese Gamelan Concert

Ni Made Pujawati choreographs a performance of traditional and contemporary Balinese music and dance

Fri 17th Jul
Categories: none

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Chickenshed: Crime Of The Century

A dance-theatre piece about knife crime, incorporating physical movement, visual projection, narrati

Thu 9th Jul-Sat 11th Jul
Categories: phys none

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The Royal Ballet School Summer Performances

The students perform a showcase of work prepared throughout the year, including contemporary choreog

Thu 2nd Jul-Sun 12th Jul
Categories: ballet none

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The Orpheus Centre: Springboard

A piece of physical theatre performed by adults with disabilities.

Fri 17th Jul
Categories: phys none

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English National Ballet: Giselle

English National Ballet: Giselle

Wed 20th Jan-Sat 23rd Jan
Categories: ballet none

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English National Ballet: The Snow Queen

Choreographed by Michael Corder, English National Ballet's dance-adaptation of Hans Christian Anders

Fri 8th Jan-Sat 16th Jan
Categories: ballet none

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Chun Yi: The Legend Of Kung Fu

A combination of acrobatics, Kung Fu and dance, following the tale of a young boy who takes a journe

Wed 29th Jul-Sun 16th Aug
Categories: phys none

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Scottish Ballet: 40th Anniversary Tour (Rubies/Wor

Scotland's national company presents a triple bill of works by George Balanchine, William Forsythe a

Thu 1st Oct-Sat 3rd Oct
Categories: mixed none,ballet

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Cherkaoui/De Frutos/Maliphant/McGregor: In The Spi

Four newly-commissioned works by Wayne McGregor, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Russell Maliphant and Javier

Tue 13th Oct-Sat 17th Oct
Categories: mixed none

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Akram Khan Company: Bahok

A cross-cultural dance piece, mixing kathok-modern and classical movement, exploring how the body ca

Fri 25th Sep-Sat 26th Sep
Categories: asian none,modern,trad

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Lotte van den Berg: Stillen

A cross between dance-theatre and mime, director Lotte van den Berg's wordless piece is a meditation

Thu 24th Sep-Fri 25th Sep
Categories: phys none

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Islington Dance Festival 2009: Elena Giannotti: On

A series of improvised solo shorts performed by dance artist Elena Giannotti.

Mon 6th Jul
Categories: solo none

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Islington Dance Festival 2009: The Dancers: Triple

Angie Smalis, Janyce Michellod and Daniel Vais present solo contemporary pieces

Tue 7th Jul
Categories: mixed none

london dance

Rosas: Rosas Danst Rosas/Zeitung

Two contemporary works from Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, the renowned work Rosas danst Rosas, and the

Tue 8th Sep-Sat 12th Sep
Categories: mixed none,modern

london dance

Paco Pena: Flamenco Sin Fronteras

The flamenco artist and company of dancers and musicians, loos at the various styles derived from Sp

Tue 1st Sep-Sat 5th Sep
Categories: span

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New Adventures: Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake

Director-choreographer Matthew Bourne presents a contemporary adaptation of Tchaikovsky's romantic b

Thu 10th Dec-Sun 24th Jan
Categories: modern none

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Sadler's Wells Debut: Crystal Pite's Kidd Pivot: L

Canadian-based young choreographer Crystal Pite, and company Kidd Pivot presents a modern dance prog

Thu 17th Sep-Fri 18th Sep
Categories: modern none

london dance

The Snowman

A dance adaptation of Raymond Briggs's book about a young boy and a flying snowman.

Wed 2nd Dec-Sun 10th Jan
Categories: ballet none

london dance

La Escuela De Baile: Flamenco Spectacular 2009

A flamenco performance from more than 100 dancers, featuring guest dancer Juan Ogalla.

Sat 18th Jul-Sun 19th Jul
Categories: span

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Jump

A humorous, visual, martial arts and acrobatics extravaganza that defies gravity.

Tue 3rd Nov-Sat 21st Nov
Categories: phys none

london dance

Cirkus Cirkor: Inside Out

A mixture of contemporary circus and medical science as the Swedish group portrays various body part

Wed 14th Oct-Sat 31st Oct
Categories: phys none

london dance

So And So Circus: Circus Menagerie

A circus-cabaret show featuring aerial theatre, juggling skills, magic tricks and acrobatics.

Sat 25th Jul
Categories: phys none

london dance

Dancing In The Square

A day-long series of dance workshops and performances, incorporating all styles of movement, includi

Sat 11th Jul
Categories: none

london dance

The Continental Airlines Tower Festival 2009: Sadl

A gala showcase of ballet, flamenco and ballroom dance, with Tamara Rojo, Paco Pena & Company, and A

Fri 11th Sep
Categories: mixed none

london dance

Tango

Take part in this passionate dance style.

Sat 25th Jul-Sat 1st Aug
Categories: tango none

london dance

UK Unsigned

MTV and Choice FM presents a talent competition for music and dance performers.

Sun 12th Jul
Categories: none

london dance

Dare2Dance

A selection of the city's talented female hip-hop dancers showcase their moves, in a programme of ph

Sat 25th Jul
Categories: mixed none

london dance

The Kirov: Swan Lake

Konstantin Sergeev's classic production, based on original choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Iva

Fri 7th Aug-Tue 11th Aug
Categories: ballet

london dance

The Kirov: The Sleeping Beauty

Based on Marius Petipa's original choreography, The Marinsky Ballet perform the classic dance from P

Fri 14th Aug-Sat 15th Aug
Categories: ballet

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The Kirov: Romeo And Juliet

The original version of Shakespeare's tragedy, created by Leonid Lavrovsky is performed by The Marin

Mon 3rd Aug-Thu 6th Aug
Categories: ballet

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The Kirov: Homage To Balanchine (Serenade/Rubies/S

Dancers from the Marinsky Ballet perform a three ballet celebration of George Balanchine's choreogra

Wed 12th Aug-Thu 13th Aug
Categories: ballet

london dance

Live Vibe

Hakeem Onibudo presents an eclectic mix of dance, live music, comedy and interactive performances, i

Sat 11th Jul-Sat 26th Sep
Categories: multi none

london dance

Disney On Ice: Princess Wishes

An ice adventure featuring female Disney characters including Tinkerbell, Cinderella, Aurora, Mulan

Wed 28th Oct-Sun 8th Nov
Categories: ice kid

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Fevered Sleep: Brilliant

A combination of movement, live music, imagery and light, exploring the emotions and imagination we

Wed 15th Jul-Sat 18th Jul
Categories: multi none

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Saturday Morning Children's Classes: End Of Year S

A mixed bill of dance from children and young people.

Sat 4th Jul
Categories: none

london dance

Centre Of Advanced Training: End Of Year Show

A mixed bill of contemporary dance performed by students from Laban's Centre Of Advanced Training.

Sun 12th Jul
Categories: none

london dance

Salsa Nights Workshop

Weekly salsa classes.

Tue 7th Jul-Tue 25th Aug
Categories: none

london dance

Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour 2010

A stage version of the TV show featuring celebrities with their professional dance partners.

Tue 2nd Feb-Sun 7th Feb
Categories: none

london dance

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Antony Gormley/Monks From The

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Antony Gormley/Monks From The

Thu 2nd Jul-Sat 4th Jul
Categories: mixed none,phys

london dance

Carlos Acosta & Guest Artists

The acclaimed dancer presents a programme combining classical ballet with more contemporary works.

Wed 22nd Jul-Sat 25th Jul
Categories: ballet none,modern

london dance

Tavaziva Dance: Heart Of Darkness

Tavaziva Dance: Heart Of Darkness

Tue 6th Oct-Tue 20th Oct
Categories: afri trad

london dance

Performance: Freedom Of Speech

Union Too, Union Dances Youth Group present a contemporary dance piece inspired by poets Mary Shelle

Fri 31st Jul
Categories: phys none

london dance

New Adventures: Dorian Gray

New Adventures: Dorian Gray

Tue 7th Jul-Sat 10th Oct
Categories: modern none

london dance

Imperial Ice Stars: Cinderella On Ice

Imperial Ice Stars: Cinderella On Ice

Wed 24th Feb-Sun 28th Feb
Categories: ice kid,none

london dance

Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

Thu 23rd Jul-Sun 30th Aug
Categories: mixed none

london dance

Salsa

An evening of salsa dance, music and teaching with Salsamoves, one of London's leading salsa promoto

Tue 7th Jul-Tue 4th Aug
Categories: modern

london dance

Ballet Black: Mixed Programme

A programme of ballet works including choreography by Martin Lawrence, Antonia Franceschi and Will T

Thu 2nd Jul
Categories: ballet none,mixed

london dance

Company FZ: Horse

A solo dance-theatre piece, incorporating elements of circus-theatre, visual imagery and text. Conta

Tue 14th Jul-Wed 15th Jul
Categories: phys none,modern,solo

london dance

Boy Blue Entertainment: The Pied Piper

The company presents a contemporary street dance adaptation of the classic children's tale of a town

Thu 10th Dec-Sat 2nd Jan
Categories: modern phys

london dance

The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

An adaptation of the classical ballet by Tchaikovsky, choreographed by Lev Ivanov.

Thu 26th Nov-Fri 1st Jan
Categories: ballet none

london dance

Pretty Good Girl Dance Theatre: Elvis Still My Hea

A physical and music-based dance-theatre piece following the lives of three youngsters living in 197

Fri 10th Jul
Categories: phys none

london dance

English National Ballet: The Nutcracker

Tchaikovsky's fairy-tale ballet about a young girl whisked away to a land of toys.

Wed 16th Dec-Sun 3rd Jan
Categories: ballet

london dance

Leo & Yam's Aerial Circus

A circus-theatre show with performances on silks and ropes.

Tue 7th Jul-Sun 12th Jul
Categories: phys none

london dance

Spirit Of The Dance

Spirit Of The Dance

Thu 10th Sep-Sat 12th Sep
Categories: trad kid,modern,span

london dance

Bounce: Insane In The Brain

A hip hop version of Ken Kesey's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, featuring a soundtrack which inclu

Tue 15th Sep-Sat 3rd Oct
Categories: phys none,modern

london dance

The Royal Ballet: Romeo And Juliet

Classic ballet interpretation of Shakespeare's tragedy, choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan, performe

Tue 12th Jan-Fri 12th Mar
Categories: ballet none

london dance

Ballet Central & Central School Of Ballet: Mixed P

A mixed programme from the students, including pieces by Christopher Hampson and Sara Matthews.

Thu 16th Jul-Sat 18th Jul
Categories: mixed kid,none,ballet,modern

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