Dancers always start their day with class: a series of exercises starting slowly, supported by the barre and gradually building up to big jumps and lots of turns.

1) Ankles need to be strong so lots of rises are necessary. Start by holding on...

There has been an excellent partnership between Birmingham City Council and Tennis for Free for the last two years, in which free coaching and advice has been on offer to Birmingham children,

For the latest in free coaching, either in Birmingham or elsewhere, you can check out...

The "Pas De Deux Classique" from Adam was part of a mixed programme, “Bolshoi Soloists Classique”, performed as a testament to the Bolshoi ballet legacy.

The ballet was danced by two dancers, Nina Timofeyeva and Mikhail...

Movement is structured in compositional forms to create dance. These compositional forms are often generated with the use of choreographic devices, such as canon, unison, the use of motif or call and response.

Choreographic devices are used to...

In the 1600’s ballet was performed and watched by the King and his court. The women’s costumes were long and heavy and covered the legs and the feet.

At the beginning of the 1700’s the skirts became shorter to reveal the feet...