Top Dance Shows: June 2026
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man © Johan Persson
Not sure what dance to watch this June? With nearly 50 dance shows touring the UK this month, let me help you to decide with my top three picks. Expect Strictly stars, thrilling flamenco and superb storytelling.
1. Flamenco Festival
16-29 June / Sadler’s Wells, London
Flamenco in all its forms
From intimate concerts to fast footwork, Sadler’s Wells annual Flamenco Festival is a great way to celebrate the dance style you love or get acquainted for the first time. My top pick? The Gala Flamenca promises to be a great introduction to the art form.
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2. Juliet & Romeo
18 June—21 November / Tour
A quirky reimagining
Lost Dog bring their signature mix of dance, theatre and comedy to Shakespeare’s tragedy. Only they didn’t die as teenagers, they are currently having a mid-life crisis in their fourties! Get ready for a duet looking at “our cultural obsession with youth and our inevitable issues with longevity”.
3. COLOSSUS
25—27 June / Southbank Centre, London
Dance on a grand scale
Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake makes her UK debut in collaboration with the London Contemporary Dance School. In a work for 50 dancers, the piece promises to explore “relationships between the individual and the collective, solitary striving and joyous union”.
4. The Car Man
15 June-21 November / Tour
An opera reimagined
Matthew Bourne’s dance take on Bizet’s opera Carmen re-sets the work in a 1950s American diner. Fuelled by lust, the local population are sent into a spin at the arrival of a stranger. This scintillating dance work is perfect for the hot summer months.
5. Supernova
9 June—25 July / Tour
Nikita Kuzmin takes to the stage
Alongside special guests, Karen Hauer and Nadiya Bychkova (specific dates only), beloved Strictly pro Nikita Kuzmin is going on tour with his brand new show. Choreographed in collaboration by Jason Gilkison and presented by dance sensation Burn the Floor, this promises to be a showstopping evening.
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