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Strictly Ballroom’s sweet and simple story falls under the weight of ornamentation

April 15, 2014 – 10:09 am

In Baz Luhrmanā€™s Strictly Ballroom, every actor and dancer on stage gives their best, as professionals always do. But their

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Baz Luhrmann, Billy Elliot, Catherine Martin, Drew Forsythe, Heather Mitchell, John O'Connell, Mary Poppins the Musical, Phoebe Panaretos, Thomas Lacey | Comments (0)

Memories of the year that was, hopes for the year to come

December 31, 2013 – 3:14 am

Looking backwards before glimpsing forward, the two highlights of the Australian dance year were the season of the Paris Opera

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged 6000 Miles Away, Akram Khan, Alexander Ekman, Alexei Ratmansky, Amber Scott, American Ballet Theatre, Anna Volkova, Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Bach Partita, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Baz Luhrmann, Bolero, Bolshoi Ballet, Cacti, Carlos Acosta, Chengwu Guo, Chroma, Cinderella, Coppelia, Daniel Gaudielo, David Hallburg, Dido & Aeneas, Don Quixote, DorothĆ©e Gilbert, Esmeralda, Expressions Dance Company, Fanatic, Fancy Free, George Balanchine, Gideon Obarzanel. Jacopo Godani, Giselle, Greg Horsman, iTMOi, Ivan Vasiliev, Jerome Robbins, Jiri Kylian, Kenneth MacMillan, Kevin McKenzie, Korper, La Bayadere, Larissa McGowan, Laurel Martyn, Leanne Stojmenov, Les Illuminations, Li Cunxin, Lynnette Wallworth, Manon, Marie-AgnĆØs Gillot, Mary Li, Mathieu Ganio, Multiverse, Natalia Osipova, Natalie Weir, Nederlands Dans Theater, Nicolo Fonte, Nils Christie, Olivia Bell, Paris Opera Ballet, Patyegarang, Proximity, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Rafael Bonachela, Red Shoes, Romeo & Juliet, Sarabande, Sasha Waltz, Serenade, Sergei Filin, Seven Sonatas, Short Dialogues, Stanton Welch, Stephen Baynes, Stephen Page, Steven McRae, Strelsa Heckelman, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, Sylvie Guillem, Tamara Rojo, The Beginning of Nature, The Bright Stream, Tim Flannery, Twyla Tharp, Ty KIng-Wall, Yosvani Ramos | Comments (2)

Keith and Colin: it was all strictly ballroom – in the beginning

July 15, 2012 – 1:33 pm

The tributes and obituaries for Keith Bain, who died on July 4, show once more how ballroom dancing was such

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Arthur Murray, Colin Peasley, Gertrud Bodenwieser, Keith Bain | Comments (0)