October 2017

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Dancing Times, October 2017 Volume 108 Issue 1286

Features

21 – Beauty of Cork. Cork City Ballet celebrates its 25th anniversary

23 – Three’s a charm. Nicola Rayner hears from three new Strictly professionals

27 – The future is female. Marianka Swain investigates women in hip hop

35 – Getting back. The Royal Ballet’s Nathalie Harrison on returning to the stage after maternity leave

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Dance Today

78 – The blame game. Dance psychologist Dr Peter Lovatt tells Nicola Rayner how social dance can become antisocial

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

86 – Somewhere in time. By Jack Reavely

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Regulars

6 – News. English National Ballet, London Film Festival

12 – Letters

15 – Talking Point. By Neil Norman

43 – Variety Lights. Barbara Newman sees new productions of Salad Days and Follies

47 – FRANCE/dance. By Laura Cappelle

49 – Letter from St Petersburg. By Igor Stupnikov

53 – Media. New books and DVDs

55 – Dance Scene. Reviews include the Edinburgh International Festival, Hofesh Shechter, The Royal Ballet in Hull

89 – People. Robert Fairchild to leave New York City Ballet, Daniil Simkin

90 – Dancer of the Month. Margaret Willis meets Richard Alston Dance Company’s Elly Braund

94 – Obituaries. Janine Charrat, Bruce Forsyth

97 – Dancing Times, Volume 107

99 – Products

101 – Education. Bird College, English National Ballet School, Genée Finals 2017

105 – Health. Debbie Malina outlines some of the injuries most commonly experienced by dancers

109 – Classified

110 – Calendar

118 – Listings. Where to learn to dance in the UK

122 – Last Dance. We look back to October 1977