April 2017
Dancing Times, April 2017 Volume 107 Issue 1280
Cover Stories
17 – Dirty, flirty and thirty. As Dirty Dancing celebrates its 30th anniversary, Nicola Rayner explores its enduring appeal
21 – Positioning ballet. Maggie Foyer attends a conference that looks to the future of ballet
42 – Making dreams come true. Graham Watts reports on ballet’s Grand Audition
78 – Taxing dance. Lee Knights explains how dance schools have been hit by a recent tax ruling
Features
27 – Junior Ballets. Jenny Veldhuis is impressed by a collaboration between Cannes Jeune Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, and Houston Ballet II
31 – Ashton rediscovered. Jonathan Gray attends a series of masterclasses focusing on the choreography of Frederick Ashton
35 – Madam or Madam Wanda? Anna Mackey investigates who really founded ballet in Ireland
39 – MOVE IT 2017. Vikki Jane Vile reports from the UK’s biggest dance event
Dance Today
82 – Dance Today Dance Teacher of the Year 2017. Zoë Anderson introduces our winner
84 – Tips on technique. By James Whitehead
85 – Technique clinic. By Phil Meacham
86 – Simon’s Guide to Swing. By Simon Selmon
87 – Stepping Out. By Marianka Swain
88 – Notes from the Dance Floor. Lee Knights on Afro Cuban Fiesta
90 – Somewhere in time. By Jack Reavely
Regulars
6 – News. English National Ballet, Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace, Edinburgh International Festival
12 – Letters
15 – Talking Point. By Gavin McCaig
45 – Variety Lights. Barbara Newman reviews The Wild Party and Twelfth Night
47 – Letter from St Petersburg. By Igor Stupnikov
49 – Notes from New York. By Jack Anderson
51 – Media. New books and DVDs
53 – Dance Scene. Reviews include Resolution at The Place, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Julie Cunningham, Northern Ballet, Project Polunin
93 – People. Charlie Stemp, Nicolai Legat
94 – Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis meets English National Ballet’s Madison Keesler
99 – Obituaries. Giannandrea Poesio, Mary Willis
103 – Products
104 – Education. Dance Teacher Conference, new RAD headquarters
106 – Health. Debbie Malina looks at burnout
111 – Classified
112 – Calendar
118 – Listings
122 – Last Dance