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...
Why Ballet Needs To Get With The Times
Ballet is just like any other art form. Like music, fashion, film and art, ballet and dance bring out emotion and create response. For...


More Manon than Juliet...
There’s a lot of hype over Francesca Hayward. Damn right too. She’s a beautiful dancer and deserves to be noticed. A lot of media...


A Debut To Remember
It was a long summer. Clinging on to ballet videos on YouTube and re-watching the same clips from the ROH channel is pretty much the...
ToThePointe Meets Charlotte Edmonds
Before attending Rambert School of Contemporary Dance, Charlotte Edmonds trained at the Royal Ballet School where she took part in a...