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Amazing Scene “Nice Work If You Can Get It – A Damsel in Distress” 1937 Great Dancer – Worthy of recognition even today!

BC: Darcey Bussell steps into the shoes of her Hollywood heroes to celebrate the enduring legacy of classic dance musicals. In the age of Strictly Come Dancing and Streetdance 3D, Darcey, one of Britain’s greatest living dancers and Hollywood musical superfan, discovers that the key to understanding where this dance-mad culture comes from lies in classic movie musicals. She takes famous dance routines from her favourite Hollywood musicals and reveals how they cast their spell, paying tribute to the legends of the art form and discovering the legacy they left. Darcey pays homage to Fred Astaire in an interpretation of [More]

July 25, 1998 Flatley created another show Fri. Feet of Flames . It was an extended version of Lord of the Dance . Took part in it more than 100 artists , occurring every day in the corpses of Lord of the Dance . The show was presented in front of 25 -thousand audience gathered in London’s Hyde Park . The most impressive solo dance Flatley did without music , as well as the final scene , in which all the dancers are dancing on a huge multi-level stage. However, the performances during the tour in 2000-2001 had already been [More]

After the sell-out success of her two London seasons the legendary Sylvie Guillem returns, joined onstage by Russell Maliphant for the very first time at Birmingham Hippodrome. Sylvie Guillem is widely regarded as the most ‘brilliant ballerina of her generation’ THE GUARDIAN Russell Maliphant has developed a unique approach to choreography, encompassing his vast experience of ballet and contemporary dance as well as capoeira, t’ai chi and yoga, to create a language which is elegant, articulate and resonant. ‘A choreographer of persistent accomplishment and a performer of enduring fascination…. mesmerising’ THE TIMES on Russell Maliphant This mixed programme features Push [More]

Natalia Osipova as Swanhilda in Coppelia by the Bolshoi Ballet, 2011. Swanhilda and her friends Act I. If anyone can name the other dancers, that would be greatly appreciated! Music by Leo Delibes.

The Barkleys of Broadway

Good Morning” [Originally Written for Garland & Rooney’s 1939 film, Babes In Arms] Words by Arthur Freed Music by Nacio Herb Brown Lyrics: Good mornin’, good mornin’! We’ve danced the whole night through, good mornin’, good mornin’ to you. Good mornin’, good mornin’! It’s great to stay up late, good mornin’, good mornin’ to you. When the band began to play the sun was shinin’ bright. Now the milkman’s on his way, it’s too late to say goodnight. So, good mornin’, good mornin’! Sunbeams will soon smile through, good mornin’, my darlin’, to you. Here we are together, a couple [More]

Darcey Bussell’s retirement at the Royal pera House 2007

Martha Graham (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American dancer and choreographer, recognized as the initiator of modern dance. It was an exceptional artist and her work is equated to the work of Picasso and Kandinsky in the visual arts.

Seoul International Dance Competition, 2005 Ballet Senior Ladies 1st prize

Nureyev: From Russia With Love BBC Documentary 2007 Documentary telling the story of dancer Rudolf Nureyev’s rise to fame in the years before he defected from communist Russia and began his long stage partnership with the British ballerina, Margot Fonteyn. Through the vivid memories of those who knew him best, this psychological portrait tracks the origins of his rebellious character, his complex personal relationships and his artistic genius. It features previously unseen footage of his early triumphs in Leningrad, filmed by a German teenager with whom he fell in love, and who encouraged him to leave his homeland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0080kjw