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.

★★★★

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

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

★★★★

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

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

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The first London Gala de Danza was a great opportunity to see a range of dance and music in one night - unfortunately its programme needed some curating.

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After months of harping on about it, this author finally got to see Northern Ballet’s Jane Eyre. While wonderfully orchestrated and designed, the actual choreography felt a little top level.

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Birmingham Royal Ballet’s junior company perform extracts from the influential repertoire of early 20th-century ballet troupe the Ballets Russes.

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English National Ballet continue their collaboration with choreographer William Forsythe with a mixed programme of mixed results. The dancing was stupendous, alas some questionable music choices made it hard to engage.

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The annual one-night-only showcase of international ballet stars returns to the London Coliseum. Although a better mix of contemporary dance this year, the standout was easily a jaw-dropping rendition of Le Corsaire.

★★★★

Erina Takahashi brings emotional growth to the role of Giselle, while Precious Adams shines as a commanding Myrtha, in an ethereal performance which was slow to get going.

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English National Ballet’s new Nutcracker is fizzing with magic, but Arielle Smith and Aaron S. Watkin’s updated choreography struggles to deliver.

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Matthew Bourne’s iconic reimagining of Swan Lake still has gravitas, 30 years on from its historic premiere.

Discover what dance is happening in London this January. Including the return of an iconic classical ballet, Georgian folk dance and a cutting-edge contemporary festival.