September 2016
Dancing Times, September 2016 Volume 106 Issue 1273
Cover stories
17 – A national treasure. Sharon Wagner introduces Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on the eve of its UK tour
31 – Karsavina and Nijinsky. Andrew Foster looks at ballet’s first modern partnership
36 – Not a sausage factory. Laura Dodge pays a visit to Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance
41 – Strictly speaking. It’s all change for Series 14 of Strictly Come Dancing reports Marianka Swain
Features
23 – Brexit and ballet. Daniel Pratt considers the impact Brexit may have on British dancers
26 – Born to perform? Nicola Rayner hears from experienced Strictly professionals on how to perform the dances, embrace the characterisation and overcome the fear of rumba…
45 – Together for dance. Laura Dodge previews an upcoming gala
Dance Today
74 – Dancing to the beat of the Latino heart. Lee Knights explores the romance of bolero
78 – Summertime special. Alison Gallagher-Hughes reports from the Bournemouth Festival
80 – Tips on technique by James Whitehead
81 – Technique clinic by Phil Meacham
82 – Simon’s Guide to Swing by Simon Selmon
83 – Stepping Out by Marianka Swain
84 – Notes from the dance floor. Vikki Jane Vile attends the Strictly Prom at the Royal Albert Hall
86 – Somewhere in time by Jack Reavely
Regulars
6 – News
12 – Letters
15 – Talking Point by Ian Jackson
46 – Variety Lights. Barbara Newman sees Into the Woods
49 – Letter from St Petersburg by Igor Stupnikov
51 – Notes from New York by Jack Anderson
53 – Media. Jonathan Gray on Peter Wright’s autobiography, Wrights and Wrongs
55 – Dance Scene. Reviews this month include Rambert, The Australian Ballet, Lost Dog, and New Movement Collective
89 – People. Dance Professionals Fund
90 – Dancer of the Month. The Bolshoi Ballet’s Igor Tsvirgo is interviewed by Margaret Willis
95 – Obituaries. Rosemary Butcher, Judith Percival
97 – Products
99 – Education. The Royal Ballet School, Tring Park School, Gielgud Academy, British Dance Council
105 – Health. Debbie Malina on how dance helps people with autism
109 – Classified
110 – Calendar
118 – Listings
122 – Last Dance. We look back to September 1976