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'Peter Jones' Christmas Ballroom

Tom Chambers and dance partner Camilla Dallerup, from the present series of Strictly Come Dancing, w

Wed 10th Dec

Solid Silver Skaters

Ice dancing performed to contemporary artists, including Elvis and Abba.

Tue 23rd Dec-Sun 28th Dec

London International Mime Festival: Collectif Peti

Featuring music, comedy and object manipulation, this circus and juggling theatre piece is presented

Sat 10th Jan-Tue 13th Jan

Xavier Le Roy: Self Unfinished

Contemporary dance solo that takes a journey of metamorphosis, as dance-maker Xavier Le Roy turns hi

Fri 16th Jan-Sat 17th Jan

Xavier Le Roy: Le Sacre du Printemps

Inspired by the movement of the Berlin Philharmonic's conductor, this modern solo piece recreates th

Fri 23rd Jan-Sat 24th Jan

BalletLORENT: Angelmoth

With elements of aerial dance, narration and original music, BalletLORENT's fantasy-styled dance-the

Thu 18th Dec-Sat 3rd Jan

Company FZ: Horse

A lone woman delves into the life of horse behaviour and thoughts, and creates an imaginary world, c

Tue 9th Dec-Thu 11th Dec

Mazury Dance Company

The Polish company performs traditional dance from their homeland.

Sun 15th Mar

Gauri Sharma Tripathi: The Moving Root (The Cusp)

An exploration of the bond between two dancers, through the Kathak dance langauge and music. Choreog

Sat 6th Dec

English National Ballet: Ballets Russes Programme

The second programme of works associated with Ballets Russes, includes Chopin's Les Sylphides, and T

Wed 17th Jun-Sat 20th Jun

English National Ballet: Ballets Russes Programme

A brief season of works synonomous with Ballets Russes presented by English National Ballet, celebra

Tue 16th Jun-Sat 20th Jun

English National Ballet: Exploring Ballets Russes

The Ballets Russes mini-season from English National Ballet, includes an insight into the tow classi

Thu 18th Jun

English National Ballet: Agnes Oakes And Thomas Ed

The partners Agnes Oaks and Thomas Edur choose pieces from the company's repertoire, including Apoll

Fri 30th Jan

Tanja Liedtke: Twelfth Floor

A modern dance-theatre piece which explores human interactions in confinement. A mix of physical mov

Sat 7th Mar-Sun 8th Mar

Tango Fire

A journey through the history of the seductive latin dance, from its birthplace in the barrios to th

Tue 17th Mar-Sat 11th Apr

London Children's Ballet: Snow White

A ballet adaptation of the popular Brothers Grimm fairy tale, performed by talented youngsters aged

Thu 23rd Apr-Sun 26th Apr

Darren Bennett And Lilia Kopylova: Latin Fever

The Strictly Come Dancing stars present a journey across Latin America and Europe, from the streets

Wed 27th May-Sun 28th Jun

Jasmin Vardimon: Justitia

A politically charged, physical theatre piece exploring the criminal justice system.

Thu 30th Apr-Sat 2nd May

The Bellboys (Les Grroms): La Baronnade

A community promenade show consisting of ballet movement, opera and brass band music, created and pe

Sat 7th Mar-Sun 8th Mar

Boy Blue Entertainment: The Pied Piper

Boy Blue Entertainment presents a contemporary, street-dance production of the classic children's ta

Thu 5th Mar-Sat 14th Mar

Colin Dunne: Out Of Time

Dancer Colin Dunne's debut solo show, a mixture of percssive dance and sound processing and with a p

Tue 17th Feb-Sat 28th Feb

London International Mime Festival: Les Apostrophe

Performance artist Martin Schwietzke presents a juggling concert, with object manipulation combined

Tue 20th Jan-Sat 24th Jan

Blake In Lambeth: Anca Anghelina: Beyond (Innocenc

Dancer, theatre artist and William Blake researcher, Anca Anghelina presents a solo dance-theatre pi

Fri 28th Nov

Open Space International Workshop Festival: FIllin

The finale of the International Workshop festival is a multi-art showcase, incorporating modern danc

Sat 6th Dec

Jean Abreu: Alenda Solitude, Dialogo

A double bill of modern dance pieces choreographed by Jean Abreu.

Fri 20th Mar

Australian Dance Theatre: G

Garry Stewart's reworking of the ballet Giselle, a mix of physical and deconstructed classic movemen

Fri 28th Nov-Sat 29th Nov

Ctrl.Alt.Shift=HIV + Stigma @ Sadler's Wells

The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation performs alongside four leading British dance groups, in this dance

Sat 22nd Nov

Beyond Repair Dance, Cloud Dance, Martial Dance, T

A two-day showcase of new and established modern dance works, performed by four new companies, with

Sat 13th Dec-Sun 14th Dec

The GDA It's Nearly Christmas Cabaret

Seasonal cabaret programme from Greenwich Dance Agency, hosted by Andrew Morrish, with performances

Fri 5th Dec

The Russian State Ballet Of Siberia: Swan Lake

The most popular of classical ballets, presented by the company led by artistic director Sergei Bobr

Fri 30th Jan

London International Mime Festival: Compagnie 111/

A physical dance-theatre show created by Aurelien Bory, and based on the anceint Chinese game tangra

Thu 15th Jan-Sat 17th Jan

The Russian State Ballet Of Siberia: The Nutcracke

Raymond Gubbay presents Tchaikovsky's popular fairy-tale ballet about a girl who is whisked away to

Sat 31st Jan

Tango Tango!

Award-winning musician and author Justin Pearson's intimate exploration of the Argentinian dance.

Sat 22nd Nov

Vienna Festival Ballet: The Nutcracker

Tchaichovsky's popular fairy-tale ballet about a child spirited away to a land of toys.

Thu 27th Nov

The Royal Ballet: Ondine

Frederick Ashton's three-act ballet about a water sprite who falls in love with a mortal. Music by H

Sat 29th Nov-Sat 6th Jun

The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

The classical ballet by Tchaikovsky, from E.T.A.Hoffman's fairy tale, choreographed by Lev Ivanov, w

Mon 15th Dec-Sat 10th Jan

The Royal Ballet: Mixed Programme (The Seven Deadl

Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's The Seven Deadly Sins, choreographed by Will Tuckett, is performed a

Sat 31st Jan-Sat 21st Feb

The Royal Ballet: Mixed Programme (Voluntaries/The

Flemming Flindt's interpretation of Eugene Ionesco's The Lesson is performed along with Glen Tetley'

Wed 26th Nov

The Royal Ballet: La Bayadere

The India-set tale of love and murder, orginally choreographed by Marius Petipa, and re-created by N

Tue 13th Jan-Sat 7th Feb

William Tuckett: The Thief Of Baghdad

The premiere staging of William Tuckett's new version of the adventurous and fantastical tale, with

Wed 10th Dec-Sat 3rd Jan

ROH2: Firsts

A week-long showcase of original works of performance art, music, dance and physical theatre, includ

Fri 21st Nov-Sat 22nd Nov

Savion Glover: Bare Soundz

An exploration of tap dance as a percussive instrument by the established dancer.

Wed 26th Nov-Sat 29th Nov

Sankai Juku: Toki (Time)

A new work from dance company Sankai Juku, with elements of modern Japanese Butoh, exploring a world

Fri 21st Nov-Sun 23rd Nov

New Art Club: The Visible Men

A show that mixes dance, humour and live art, exploring a world where the rules of physics cannot be

Wed 26th Nov

Lambda Dance Poetry: The Sunflower/Behind Closed D

Two dance narratives combining contemporary dance, poetry and music, choreographed by Clare Thurman

Thu 11th Dec-Sat 13th Dec

Peter Pan On Ice

The traditional children's story told through ice dance.

Fri 19th Dec-Sun 21st Dec

Laban Students In Performance: Part 2 Mixed Bill

New choreography by guest creators Shahar Dor, Matthias Sperling, Struan Leslie and Kerry Nichols, p

Thu 4th Dec-Fri 5th Dec

National Youth Ballet Of Great Britain: October Se

Celebrating its 21st anniversary, the company of young dancers performs works including The Old Man

Thu 19th Feb-Sat 21st Feb

Sweet Or Sour: Generation Next

A dance-theatre, which fuses dance, multimedia and poetry, exploring part of the philosophy found wi

Fri 21st Nov-Sun 30th Nov

Soft Cuts

A showcase of contemporary works, including dance-theatre and music, presented by a range of interna

Thu 4th Dec-Sat 6th Dec

Swansea Ballet Russe: Gala

Excerpts from a number of well-known classical ballets, as well as works not so familiar, presented

Sun 4th Jan

The Royal Ballet: Manon

Kenneth MacMillan's three-act ballet about a young girl torn between lovers, performed to the music

Sat 22nd Nov-Thu 27th Nov

English National Ballet: Manon

The tale of a young girl torn between two lovers, set in 18th-century Paris. Featuring music by Jule

Fri 2nd Jan-Sun 11th Jan

English National Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

A classic rendition of Tchaikovsky's ballet, with choreography by Kenneth MacMillan.

Wed 3rd Dec-Sun 14th Dec

The Cholmondeleys And The Featherstonehaughs: Russ

Eight performers from both The Cholmondeleys and The Featherstonehaughs participate in six separate

Mon 24th Nov-Fri 12th Dec

English National Ballet: The Nutcracker

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

Wed 17th Dec-Tue 30th Dec

New Art Club: The Notcracker - Not Just Another Ch

A new comedy dance-theatre work, a madcap deconstruction of past Christmas tales and an alternative

Fri 19th Dec-Sat 20th Dec

LSO Discovery Family Concert: Dance

A collection of dance-scoress, from tangos, waltzes and ballets, are showcased by the London Symphon

Sun 8th Feb

Anton And Erin: Cheek To Cheek

Anton du Beke and Erin Boag from Strictly Come Dancing present an evening of Ballroom and Latin song

Sat 3rd Jan-Wed 14th Jan

Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour

World class skaters in a high-energy ice show version of Disney's smash hit musical, featuring chart

Wed 24th Dec-Mon 29th Dec

Jasmin Vardimon: Yesterday (Justitia/PARK/Lullaby/

Jasmin Vardimon: Yesterday (Justitia/PARK/Lullaby/

Fri 21st Nov

Ellen Kent & Amphitheatre Productions: Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky's fairy-tale ballet, a romantic tragedy about about a princess cursed by an evil sorcere

Thu 15th Jan-Fri 16th Jan

Ellen Kent & Amphitheatre Productions: Coppelia

Delibes' popular ballet about an eccentric toymaker and his amazing creations, including a lifelike

Sat 17th Jan-Sun 18th Jan

Alexandra Wood: Unbroken

Fusion of modern dance and text in this collaborative piece, an interpretation of Arthu Schnitzler's

Thu 5th Feb-Sat 7th Mar

Riverdance

Riverdance

Wed 18th Feb-Sat 21st Feb

New Art Club: Extra Ordinary World

A mixture of comedy and modern dance, a fast-paced show about doom and illogical socks.

Fri 21st Nov-Sat 22nd Nov

Swansea Ballet Russe: Giselle

Romantic tragic ballet choreographed by Jean Coralli and Marius Petipa, with music by Adolphe Adam.

Sat 3rd Jan-Sat 10th Jan

Swansea Ballet Russe: Coppelia

The classical company of Wales presents Leo Delibes's three-act work about the dollmaker and the lif

Fri 2nd Jan-Fri 9th Jan

Havana Rakatan

Infectious dance show featuring classic and passionate dance and music synonymous with Cuba. Jazz, r

Tue 5th May-Sat 23rd May

Cirque Du Soleil: Quidam

A brand new Cirque Du Soleil spectacular, directed by Franco Dragone, in which a young girl finds he

Thu 8th Jan-Sun 1st Feb

Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour 2009

Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour 2009

Tue 3rd Feb-Sun 8th Feb

A New Adventures Production: Matthew Bourne's Edwa

A New Adventures Production: Matthew Bourne's Edwa

Tue 25th Nov-Sat 17th Jan

Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance

An Irish dance extravaganza from the famed director.

Fri 22nd May-Tue 26th May

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