Dance

Posted at 0:04 22 Nov
Paralysed dancer aims for wedding day 'slow dance'
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Video caption: Paralysed dancer from Cambridge aims for "slow dance" on wedding day
Alex Collins became partially paralysed after diving into a shallow river to retrieve a plastic ring.
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Posted at 0:45 21 Nov
Blackpool Tower Ballroom awarded £760k funding
The grant comes as Strictly Come Dancing celebrates the landmark venue in a studio special.
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Posted at 19:19 6 Nov
Newlyweds bring first dance bliss to the streets
By Alan Haslam & Emily McGarvey
BBC News NI
Covid wedding issues? Not for this couple - just get two buskers and go dancing in the streets.
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Posted at 12:45 6 Nov
Shobana Jeyasingh: Recreating the 1918 flu pandemic through dance
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Video caption: Following the choreographer's work, Contagion
Choreographer, Shobana Jeyasingh’s major work Contagion was inspired by the 1918 Spanish flu. Today, we discover how she feels about this piece during a modern global pandemic.
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Posted at 0:04 31 Oct
The brothers who danced every day in lockdown
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Video caption: Dancing with the Bounce Bhangra brothers
Brothers Vikram, 33, and Mrinal Seth, 31, ran high-energy dances classes from their living room in Harrow, north London every day during lockdown.
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Posted at 10:50 25 Oct
Misty Copeland: Ballet’s listening after George Floyd
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Video caption: Misty Copeland: Ballet’s listening after George Floyd.
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Posted at 0:47 24 Oct
Shakespeare's Globe gets emergency arts funding
The London venue is one of 35 venues to get millions of pounds from the Culture Recovery Fund.
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Posted at 23:42 23 Oct
'It feels so good to be back dancing'
By Nell Mackenzie
Business reporter, BBC News
The world of ballroom dancing went online to cope with the pandemic restrictions, but what does the future hold?
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Posted at 11:19 22 Oct
Ballet returns post-lockdown for live show
Northern Ballet believes the show was the first live dance event in the UK since lockdown began.
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Posted at 11:36 21 Oct
Arts bodies get millions to survive Covid pandemic
Organisations have received amounts from £1,700 to £3.4m in funds to help keep them afloat.
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Posted at 12:50 18 Oct
'Extraordinary' Paralympics ceremony dancer dies
Dave Toole's routine high above the Olympic Stadium has been described as "mighty and beautiful".
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Posted at 18:43 15 Oct
Photographer 'devastated' by 'Fatima' dancer ad
The ad was criticised for encouraging "Fatima" to give up on dancing and "reskill" in cyber security.
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Posted at 14:17 14 Oct
Dance Makes Me Come Alive
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Video caption: "After a little dance, everybody just feels amazing" Jalisa on the power of dance
"After a little dance, everybody just feels amazing" Jalisa on the power of dance
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Posted at 0:08 12 Oct
12 things you need to know about Strictly's stars
By Steven McIntosh
Entertainment reporter
Clara Amfo, Caroline Quentin, JJ Chalmers, Nicola Adams and Maisie Smith are among the contestants.
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Posted at 15:24 9 Oct
Royal Ballet back on stage with social distancing
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Video caption: Royal Ballet back on stage with social distancing
But the performances will be different to before - with social distancing on stage and off.
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Posted at 15:23 10 Sep
Ballet West collapse leaves dancers in limbo
Dancers who paid fees of up to £10,000 cannot move on while their cash is tied up in the liquidated school.
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Posted at 20:48 31 Aug
Tango competitors take to the living room floor
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Video caption: Coronavirus: Tango competitors take to the living room floor
The Buenos Aires World Tango Championship took place online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted at 11:55 17 Aug
Socially-distanced salsa 'stretches imagination'
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Video caption: Coronavirus: Socially-distanced salsa 'stretches imagination'
Latin dancing is all about the romance, but things look a little different these days.
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Posted at 14:40 13 Aug
'Lockdown lost us our dance studio'
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Video caption: Irene Hayes has been running Superarts Academy in the same space for 55 years.
Irene and her daughter Susan have been teaching dance to the Southwark community for years in the same studio but now after 55 years they have lost the space.
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Posted at 16:03 1 Aug
Tokyo's famous Kabuki-za Theatre reopens
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Video caption: Coronavirus: Tokyo's famous Kabuki-za Theatre reopens after five months
Capacity has been halved at the venue, with performers now wearing masks and sitting further apart.
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