

Oh What A Night! Hayward and Sambe WOW in 'La Fille Mal Gardee'
Sometimes when I’m trying to fall asleep I get a funny feeling in my legs. It’s hard to describe, but it’s a mixture of restlessness,...
It's Swan Magic at English National Ballet
There’s something to be said about a spontaneous trip to the ballet. Normally my tickets are booked way in advance but a couple of nights...
The Bard to Ballet
I don't want to boast but I know my Shakespeare. I'm familiar with most of his works and if he were alive today, I'm pretty sure he's...


A Giselle I Won't Forget
I have a very romantic view of how I would like to live my life. It involves an almost Toulouse Lautrec fantasy where I sit outside a...
Lamb To The Slaughter? I Think Not...
I’m a bit late to the party with this one, but let’s just talk about the Royal Ballet’s opening night of Giselle. Quite a lot of...
Wheeldon's Triple: After The Rain/Strapless/Within The Golden Hour
I still have no idea how to comment on After The Rain. It’s been over a week since I saw it for the first time in Christopher Wheeldon’s...
A teary night at the RB's Ashton Double Bill
Two years ago, around this time, I fell in love for the first time. Before this happened to me, I never used to cry when I watched a sad...
Two Pigeons with Campbell/Choe/Mendizabal
I should probably start by saying that I never got around to listing my highlights from 2015’s dance and ballet programmes; however, if I...
Fallen Angels Dance Theatre
I first heard of Fallen Angels Dance Theatre (FADT) when I was invited by a friend to attend a sharing event at the Lowry. That evening...


There's Great Potential at Resolution 2016
There isn’t much that will tempt me to leave my self-made cocoon during this cold and miserable weather. I’ve got it down to a T, with...