Discover my top dance picks for the UK this April. Get ready for Argentine Tango, thrilling contemporary and my favourite ballet of all time.

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English National Ballet champions choreographic heavyweights alongside the new. Alas neither work truly sparkled.

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New York City Ballet’s star ballerina Tiler Peck brings her four-work show to Sadler’s Wells. It was the most joyful night of theatre I’ve been to in a long time, and one weak-link away from being my first five-star show in two years.

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Scottish Ballet’s latest narrative work is the closest I’ve come to giving five-stars in an age. Alas, creating a work around such a complex political narrative was always a big ask.

Oscar-nominee Timothée Chalamet has come under intense criticism for arguing that ballet and opera is dying. As someone who worked in the marketing department of one of Europe’s biggest opera houses, I have seen first hand how true his statement really is.

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The Royal Ballet’s revival of Giselle is as beautiful as ever.

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Michael Keegan-Dolan’s ode to Irish pub culture commences its first UK tour. As is the case with this unique choreographer, twists were never far away. Crisp anyone?

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Glen Tetley’s 1960s work contained a brilliant trio of dancers but utterly bamboozling choreography.

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One of Pina Bausch’s final works makes its Sadler’s Wells debut. But would this soiree be cohesive or chaotic?

Discover my top dance picks for the UK this Feburary. Get ready for Britain’s Got Talent legends and a classical ballet must-see.

Discover which of the 30+ dance shows I saw this year made it to my top five of 2025. With so much great dance touring London this year, it was a tough decision - do you agree with my choices?

Discover the top five unmissable dance shows coming to the UK in 2026, including my favourite ballet of all time and brand new works.

Discover my top dance picks in London this January. Get ready for Olivier Award-winners, up and coming stars and Giselle like you’ve never seen it before.

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Roberto Bolle’s inaugural London gala was a night to remember with a perfect mix of contemporary and classical works.

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Holly Thomas explores how sound design can be used to make dance accessible for blind and visually impaired audiences. With so many great ideas, the core story gets a little lost.

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The Taiwanese dance company take to the stage for Dance Umbrella Festival 2025 with a mournful piece inspired by tragic historic events in their homeland.

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The Royal Ballet bring back Frederick Ashton’s signature, heritage work after nearly a decade. How will this twee countryside romcom fare through a 2020s lens?

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The Canadian hip-hop company bring their mirrored and mellow creation to London. But which perspective of this work was the true one?

A quick fire interview with the founders of Canadian Street Dance company Tentacle Tribe ahead of their work PRISM coming to London.

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English National Ballet’s contemporary programme opens their 2025/26 Season with an exploration of the artform’s development over the past 70 years.