We love Cuban Heels - Along with Latin dances, Cuban heels are popular for other styles such as Charleston as well as for musical theatre such as a chorus line. This is because the width of the heel gives them a greater stability.
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Why We Love Cubans Heels – But for Which Dances?
Posted 21 October 2016
What is a Dance Flash Mob?
Posted 07 October 2016
When does a dance group become a Flash Mob?
The term flash mob or flash mob dance seems to have been coined around 2003 and refers to an assembly of people that gather together to dance, sing or otherwise perform.
What is the RAD and How Do Their Exams Work?
Posted 22 September 2016
The Royal Academy of Dance or the RAD is one of the most important dance education organisations in the world. They have a series of exams that are seen as setting standards for classic ballet around the world and are one of the most important organisations for anyone interest in dance.
Why Dance is One of the Best Ways to Keep Fit
Posted 06 September 2016
Dancing has become hugely popular, with shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars leading the way. More and more people are coming to realise that dancing is actually one of the best ways to keep fit.
What’s in your Dance Bag?
Posted 26 August 2016
Before you set out to your dance class this new season, make sure your bag is ready for action and you have everything in it that you need. Then you can concentrate on being the dance hall diva who is always ready for action.
Looking Fantastic When Doing Gymnastics
Posted 12 August 2016
With the Rio Olympics now over with our success in the gymnastics, as well as other sports, many kids and adults are getting the bug and thinking about getting involved. It’s been a brilliant couple of weeks for Great Britain. Find out more about our Gymnastic Leotards
The Top Five Ballet’s for your Budding Ballerina
Posted 28 July 2016
For those children who love their ballet lessons and practice for hours at home to get the perfect ballet positions, there can be nothing more thrilling than going to see a ballet performance at the theatre.
Dancing at Home?
Posted 08 July 2016
Dance is a great way to learn new moves and get fit at the same time. If you can’t get to a studio or class then the good news is there are plenty of DVDs, online videos and games to help you get in the groove.
The Most Famous Male Ballet Dancers
Posted 27 June 2016
There have been, and are, some truly extraordinary male ballet dancers in the world. They are graceful, elegant, and yet still retain their bare masculinity on the stage. Here are some of the most famous male ballet dancers in the world, and they truly exhibit masterful technique.
Dancing for Broadway – The Best Styles to Learn for a Future Career in Musicals
Posted 13 June 2016
If you are looking for a career in musicals, then it’s important to start learning styles of dance that could help you to secure that dream. It is never too late to start exploring and figuring out which style you would like to adopt. After all, it can often depend on the type of musical that you would like to take part in as they often have different styles.
How to choose your Ballet Teacher
Posted 27 May 2016
Ballet is one of the most popular dance styles in the world and always had a vocal and strong fan base in the UK. While it’s a dream profession of little girls everywhere, people of all ages have taken up ballet for fun or to build a possible career as a professional ballet dancer.
The Importance of Warming Up Before Your Dance Lesson
Posted 13 May 2016
Great Dancewear Helps Warm Up Routines
Just as warming up before the lesson is important, ensuing you have the correct warm up gear is equally so – we stock a great range of cardigans, leg-warmers and other dance warm up gear that looks great and performs well until you are ready to take them off when you are warm enough.
10 Great Dance Sequences in Movies
Posted 25 April 2016
Asking dancers to pick favourite dances is like asking musicians to pick their favourite songs! An impossible task – however we have deliberated and chosen a good cross section of movies that have some great dances in them – are any of these your favourites?
How Many Types of Dance are There?
Posted 13 April 2016
Whether you want to tap till your toes burn, waltz till your dizzy or break dance at the Bolshoi, look around and you’ll find a dance style to suit both your skill level and your personality.
Interesting International Dance Styles
Posted 25 March 2016
Dance is an art form that spans the whole world and many countries have their own traditional dance styles. These can carry symbolic values and even hark back to events in a countries history and culture. Some international dance styles are more popular than others but there’s a wide selection of interesting dance styles out there, so let’s take a look at some of them in more detail.
The Biggest British Dance Competitions
Posted 10 March 2016
Whatever you standard, or ambition, there are plenty of big dance competitions across the UK where you can easily get involved. And if you don’t have the moves that count, then you can simply go along and watch the spectacular performances on show. Read more in our blog
Hello! - Galina Ulanova
Posted 05 June 2015
Prima Ballerina Galina Sergeyevna Ulánova is commonly known as one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th Century. Born in 1909 in St Petersburg in Russia her extraordinary career followed that of her mother who was also a ballerina. read more about this classic ballerina in our dancewear & ballet supplies blog here:
Five top choreographers in the world today
Posted 01 June 2015
Picking five top choreographers wasn’t easy - so we decided to focus on five names to watch, spread across the world of contemporary dance, each of whom is using the dance form to expand what is possible in new and exciting ways. Read our top five picks here:
Hello! - Alicia Markova
Posted 15 May 2015
Alicia Markova was born Lilian Alicia Marks in 1910 and by the time she was ten she was dancing professionally. Her show-bills bore the legend ‘Little Alicia, the child Pavlova’ and while the claim was exaggerated at the time, by the point at which she entered her prima ballerina years, she was indeed the closest thing England had ever produced to the great Pavlova.
Hello! - Darcey Bussell
Posted 08 May 2015
As part of our Dancers series of blogs we are taking a closer look at Darcey Bussell, recently on our TV screens as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing, it is her ballet career that really interests us, so here is a quick overview! Darcey Bussell had one of the longest careers of the modern era and has been the single most renowned lyrical prima ballerina of her generation.
Hello! - Anna Pavlova
Posted 01 May 2015
Prima Ballerina Anna Pavlova was born in St Petersburg, Russia in 1881. She is best known for redefining the role of prima ballerina for audiences worldwide. More than that, she became a ballet impresario - possibly the first woman to do so, and she was a creator and collator of dance, both nationally and internationally.
How to Prepare for your very first Ballet Lesson
Posted 03 April 2015
This post is really for all the mums and grandmothers out there who are thinking of taking their little girl to their first ballet lesson. As soon as there is a new little girl in the family a tutu – just for fancy dress or fun - is never far behind!
How do you become a professional ballerina
Posted 19 March 2015
The dance profession can be a major career choice for many people from across the world. Becoming a professional dancer can be one of the hardest jobs to get into, despite being one of the most desired professions to follow.
Are you thinking of starting ballet as an Adult?
Posted 05 March 2015
It is many people's childhood dream to become a ballet dancer, although only a select few ever go on to be proficient enough to make a professional career of it. However, this should never prevent you from taking up ballet as an adult – it is a great way to get into shape, and can certainly help you to become more flexible, and you can really enjoy your time spent with other like-minded people.
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