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Step to the rhythm with Big Dance

8:44am Thursday 10th July 2008

Toes have been tapping across the region this week as Big Dance has turned the spotlight on the wide range of dance styles available to take part in.

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Why Scott’s an unlikely leading man

Scott Ambler backstage

8:28am Thursday 22nd May 2008

Scott Ambler didn't take up ballet until he was 19 - and even then it was only for a laugh.

Dancers on their mettle for Alhambra season

Fantasy comes to the Alhambra in the shape of Aluminium

3:08pm Wednesday 16th April 2008

The Alhambra's new dance season kicked off this week with performances by world-class modern dance company, Nederlands Dans Theater 1.

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Thrill to Jacko’s finest

A scene from the show

4:27pm Wednesday 26th March 2008

Those of us old enough to remember Michael Jackson's Thriller album the first time round will recall the international frenzy it caused.

A Nutcracker even the men might like!

Bourne says Nutcracker can be difficult to follow, but he has tried to tell the story so all the family can relate to it

4:22pm Wednesday 26th March 2008

He ruffled feathers among the ballet purists with a half-naked all-male ensemble in Swan Lake. He turned Tim Burton's Edward Scissor-hands into a gothic fairytale and transformed Bizet's Carmen into a slice of 1950s Americana.

Ice thrills and chills hit the road

It's not all sequins and satin in the Dancing on Ice world Chris Fountain and partner Frankie Poultney have put in hours of

3:50pm Wednesday 19th March 2008

He may have lost out in Sunday's glittering Dancing on Ice final, but Brad-ford's Chris Fountain is taking to the ice once more in a spectacular live version of the show.

Hamlet gets on a war footing

Northern Ballet Theatre's Hamlet sets Shakespeare's play in 1940s

8:11am Thursday 27th December 2007

They set A Midsummer Night's Dream on a 1940s sleeper train. They had the Capulets and the Montagues sparring in cat and bird-themed costumes in Romeo and Juliet.

Dancers set stage alight

12:41am Friday 19th October 2007

If you're already hooked on Strictly Come Dancing, get yourself along to St George's Hall next week for some passionate tango.

Duo take quick step to success

Anne Snowden and Russell Whittingham with vicar David Swailes

8:18am Thursday 13th September 2007

Baby ballet, special needs drama classes and sing-along shows are just some of the offerings from a new performing arts troupe set up by a group of musical theatre enthusiasts in Bradford.

Puck and pals get a lift from Fairies tale

The promotional poster based on the story of the Cottingley Fairies that is being used by Northern Ballet Theatre

7:55am Thursday 30th August 2007

In July, 1917, two young girls caused an international stir when they took a series of photographs at the bottom of a Cottingley garden.

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House price growth fell to lowest level for 12 years

Updated 3:06am Saturday 19th July 2008

Home-buyers are prepared to pay more for properties in market towns to benefit from the high quality of life the towns offer, research shows.


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