Jan McNulty

The only historical link I can think of off-hand is RBS with RB and BRB. ENBS may have been set up by ENB but in recent years they do not seem to have been taking many of the students into the company (to the benefit of NB). What other historical associations are you aware of tabitha?

Well said Nana!

I've just picked this up via Twitter. Good news for the students at Central. http://new-adventures.net/the-red-shoes/news/new-adventures-central-school-of-ballet-announce-student-associates-programme

Sergei Polunin was the star guest on a recent episode of the American Version of So You Think You Can Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sbLbLPuXEs

I found this one from last year: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/10560-solo-music-help/?hl=%2Bmusic+%2Bvariations#entry141791

I had an emailed newsletter from NMC today which contained this item: NMC at English National Ballet NMC will be teaching open-level Contemporary classes at ENB Studios on Mondays, 3 Oct–19 Dec More info click here Scroll down for Autumn Term NMC website: http://www.newmovement.org.uk/index.html When you see some of the dance artists who participate in the Collective this could be a very exciting opportunity.

Funny thing is, I read this on my phone last night and it was fine! When I do the links using my Macbook Pages app the font comes out too small when pasted and posted. I always use the font and size boxes at the top of the posting page to ensure consistency before posting. Using my older laptop and word I sometimes had the opposite problem in that the font came out huge!

Links - Wednesday 14 September, 2016 Review - American Ballet Theatre, Sleeping Beauty, Paris: Jade Larine, Fjord Review Reviews - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Lift, Awakening, Cry, Revelations, London: Maggie Foyer, Seeing Dance Katja Vaghi, Bachtrack Review - Paris Opera Ballet, Entre Chien et Loup, Brahms-Schonberg Quartet, Paris: Patricia Boccadoro, Culture Kiosque Preview - Ballet Black, Cristaux, To Begin, Begin, Storyville, Glasgow: Kelly Apter, The List Feature - Akram Khan: Victoria Finlay, South China Morning Post Feature - Australian Ballet, Nijinsky: Valerie Lawson, Dance Lines Feature - Gary Avis on preparing for his gala in Ipswich: Andrew Clarke, Ipswich Star Preview Feature - Carlos Acosta and Texas Ballet Theatre: Mark Lowry, Dallas Star Telegram Feature - Noelani Pantastico, Pacific Northwest Ballet: Rich Smith, The Stranger Feature - Suzanne Farrell: Wendy Perron, Dance Magazine Feature - Ballet Austin is going to China: Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Austin American Statesman Gallery - Out of Asia 2, London: Various photographers, Guardian Review - Aoife McAtamney, Age of Transition, Dublin: Laura Marriott, The Reviews Hub Interview - Katherine Bolaños, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet: Danielle Georgiou, Theater Jones Interview - Belen Maya: Justine Bayoz Espoz, The Dance Journal

I just meant there would be 2 of you doing it!

I don't know how readily available Frontline is other than from a Vet. That is where I have bought mine from. Just a capsule to break open and apply the liquid to the back of the neck.

San Francisco Ballet has issued a press release: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/world-ballet-day-live-returns-on-october-4-2016-300326666.html

Thanks for the info SBF. It's always useful to our members to know when companies are recruiting.

Good advice about the cleanser balletbean. I've just started using a micellar water cleanser myself and find it very good.

Thanks Lisa, sounds good for people in Ireland. Here's a clickable link: http://www.inybco.com

I think member Tours En L'Air already does that job!!!

Picked up this feature via Facebook: http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/what-s-on/taking_a_leap_of_faith_turning_the_ipswich_regent_into_covent_garden_1_4691127

Christmas 2016 at Sadler’s Wells The Birmingham Repertory Theatre Production of The SnowmanTM The Peacock, WC2A 2HT Wednesday 23 November 2016 - Sunday 1 January 2017 Tickets: £15 - £36 Family Ticket: £115 (four tickets inc at least one child) Based on the book by Raymond Briggs and the film directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by John Coates this stage show has now transported generations of children and their families into the wintery world of a boy and his magical snowman. The Snowman is a much-loved festive tradition of storytelling, spectacle and magic, with music and lyrics by Howard Blake, choreography by Robert North, direction by Bill Alexander, design by Ruari Murchison and lighting by Tim Mitchell. Suitable for all ages New Adventures The Red Shoes Sadler’s Wells, EC1R 4TN Tuesday 6 December 2016 - Sunday 29 January 2017 Tickets: £12 - £68 Family ticket £185 (four tickets, including at least one child. Available on £58 seats on selected performances) A beloved fairy tale and Academy Award-winning movie, The Red Shoes has seduced audiences and inspired generations of dancers with its story of obsession, possession and one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. Victoria Page lives to dance, but her ambitions become a battleground between the two men who inspire her passion. This world premiere production by Sadler’s Wells’ Associate Artist Matthew Bourne is set to a score arranged by Terry Davies using the mesmerising music of golden-age Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, played live by the New Adventures Orchestra. Matthew Bourne is a Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist and New Adventures is a Sadler’s Wells Resident Company Audio-described performance: Saturday 14 January 2016 at 2.30pm Touch tour: Saturday 14 January 2016 at 1pm Free post-show talk: Tuesday 17 January Arthur Pita The Little Match Girl Lilian Baylis Studio, EC1R 4TN Saturday 10 - Friday 30 December Tickets: Children £12 Adults £18 Following a sell-out season last year, celebrated director and choreographer Arthur Pita brings his magical dance theatre show The Little Match Girl back to Sadler's Wells this Christmas. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic story, this tale of a young street girl's hopes and dreams is beautifully told through dance, song and original live music. A snowy stage sets the scene for an icy cold Christmas Eve, where the little match girl paces the emptying streets, trying to sell her matches. Cold, hungry and with just one final match flame to keep her warm, she sees a vision of her beloved grandmother. Leaving her troubled life behind, she is guided up into the night sky by her grandmother, who takes her to the moon. Award-winning choreographer Arthur Pita returns to Sadler’s Wells following recent successes Mischief and The Metamorphosis at ROH2, winner of Olivier, Southbank Sky Arts and Critics Circle National Dance Awards. Age Guidance: 5+ Relaxed Performance: Tuesday 15 December at 1pm Notes to Editors: Listings information: The Birmingham Repertory Theatre Production of The SnowmanTM The Peacock, WC2A 2HT Wednesday 23 November 2016 - Sunday 1 January 2017 Performances: 11am, 2.30pm & 7pm Performance times vary on selected dates. See Sadler’s Wells website for full schedule. No performance: 25 December 2016 & 1 January 2017 Tickets: £15 - £36 Family Ticket: £115 (4 tickets inc at least one child) Suitable for all ages Ticket office: 020 7863 8222 / www.peacocktheatre.com New Adventures The Red Shoes Sadler’s Wells, EC1R 4TN Tuesday 6 December 2016 - Sunday 29 January 2017 Performances: 2.30pm & 7.30pm Performance times vary on selected dates. See Sadler’s Wells website for full schedule. Tickets: £12 - £68 Family ticket £185 (four tickets, including at least one child. Available on £58 seats on selected performances) Audio-described performance: Saturday 14 January 2016 at 2.30pm Touch tour: Saturday 14 January 2016 at 1pm Free post-show talk: Tuesday 17 January Ticket office: 020 7863 8000 / www.sadlerswells.com Arthur Pita The Little Match Girl Lilian Baylis Studio, EC1R 4TN Saturday 10 - Friday 30 December Performances: 11.30am, 1pm, 3pm & 7pm Performance times vary on selected dates. See Sadler’s Wells website for full schedule. Tickets: Tickets: £12 - £18 Relaxed Performance: Tuesday 15 December at 1pm Age guidance: 5+ Ticket office: 020 7863 8000 / www.sadlerswells.com ABOUT SADLER’S WELLS Sadler's Wells is a world-leading dance house, committed to producing, commissioning and presenting new works and to bringing the very best international and UK dance to London and worldwide audiences. Under the Artistic Directorship of Alistair Spalding, the theatre’s acclaimed year-round programme spans dance of every kind, from contemporary to flamenco, Bollywood to ballet, salsa to street dance and tango to tap. Since 2005 it has helped to bring over 90 new dance works to the stage and its award-winning commissions and collaborative productions regularly tour internationally. Sadler’s Wells supports 16 Associate Artists, three Resident Companies and an Associate Company and nurtures the next generation of talent through hosting the National Youth Dance Company, its Summer University programme, Wild Card initiative and its New Wave Associates. Located in Islington, north London, the current theatre is the sixth to have stood on the site since it was first built by Richard Sadler in 1683. The venue has played an illustrious role in the history of theatre ever since, with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and English National Opera all having started at Sadler’s Wells. Sadler’s Wells is an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation and currently receives approximately 10% of its revenue from Arts Council England.

I got laughed at when I wanted to learn to type, and of course it was not offered in my grammar school! Our next door neighbour loaned me her typing tutorial book (she was a shorthand typist) and my Mum got me a second hand portable typewriter. So I learned the qwerty keyboard and all about which fingers to use. When we were all allocated PCs in work we were offered an online typing course. I got up to 26 words a minute (rather faster than most of my colleagues) but my two typing friends nearly died laughing when I told them as they were both well over 60 words a minute! Sorry to go a bit o/t. As a Friend of NB and BRB I sit in wonder when I see class or rehearsals and see what the dancers put themselves through so that we can enjoy a performance. Well done to all your DCs, I have the utmost respect and admiration for their determination.

Links - Tuesday 13 September, 2016 Review - Tanztheater Wuppertal Danse Pina Bausch, Viktor, Paris: Laura Cappelle, FT Reviews - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, London: Programmes A and B: Jann Parry, DanceTabs Exodus, Four Corners, After the Rain, Revelations: Zoe Anderson, Independent Open Door, Piazzolla Caldera, Revelations: Naomi Cockshutt, British Theatre Guide Feature - 9/11 Table of Silence Project: Stav Ziv, Newsweek Review - Dance Now Festival, New York: Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal Review - Houston Ballet, Theme and Variations, Other Dances, Artifact Suite, Houston: Olivia Flores Alvarez, Houston Press Preview - Boston Ballet, Le Corsaire, Boston: Dance News Desk, Broadway World Review - Claire Cunningham & Jess Curtis, The Way You Look (At Me) Tonight, London: Josephine Leask, London Dance Review - WelcomFest Weekend, Los Angeles: Jeff Slayton, See Dance Review - Louisville Ballet, Theme and Variations, How They Fade, In the Upper Room, Louisville: Kathi EB Ellis, WFPL Review - Festival Quartiers Dance, AXISTURN, Montreal: Rebecca Galloway, Bachtrack

Not that I have ever had or needed a ballet bun but when I was young and had longer than waist length hair my hair was dead straight. When I had it cut to shoulder length it started getting wavy and stayed that way until a couple of years ago. My hair wasn't in very good condition and nothing I was doing seemed to be helping. I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid and was prescribed thyroid medication. My hair, within weeks, had regained its body but has never regained its curl. I think hair changes throughout your life but that does not help... Could you ask someone to recommend a hairdresser? Your daughter doesn't have to have her hair cut, but having it washed and treated by someone else can be a real treat and if you had explained your needs I am sure they would have advice on how to control a ballet bun.

Hello r3dh3d and welcome to the Forum! I'm sorry I can't help you with your query but I am sure other members will be able to offer hints and tips. Have you ever thought of making an appointment with a hairdresser specifically to see if they can do it for you and show you how to do it? Do let us know how you get on.

Links - Monday 12, 2016 Feature - Akram Khan on Giselle: Mark Monahan, Telegraph Review - Gary Avis and Friends, Dance for Suffolk Gala, Ipswich: Andrew Clarke, Ipswich Star Review - Australian Ballet, Nijinsky, Melbourne: Michelle Potter, Blog Review - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Open Door, Piazzolla Caldera, Revelations, London: Gerard Davis, Dancing Review Review - Northern Ballet, Wuthering Heights, Leeds: Adam Bruce, A Younger Theatre Review - Ballet Preljocaj, Snow White, Brisbane: Sally Peters, Performing Arts Hub Review - Dohee Lee, ARA Ritual l: Waterways, San Francisco: Rita Felciano, Danceview Times Review – Chunky Move, Mermermer, Re-make, Melbourne: Gracia Haby, Fjord Review Review - De Quincey Co, Metadata, Melbourne: Jordan Beth Vincent, Brisbane Times Featurette - Elisa Carrillo, Berlin State Ballet: Staff, Yucatan Times

Northern Ballet have announced the tour dates for Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. Here is a link to the details: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/13426-press-release-northern-ballet-announces-major-spring-tour-of-new-children’s-ballet/

Northern Ballet announces major spring tour of new children’s ballet Northern Ballet has announced that its new ballet for children, Goldilocks & the Three Bears, will embark on anextensive national tour throughout spring 2017. Following the World Première in October and a brief autumn 2016 tour, the production will run from March to May 2017 visiting more than 30 theatres across the country, with more to be announced. Goldilocks & the Three Bears is a reimagining of the classic children’s story, telling the tale of a mischievous little girl whose curiosity leads her to a house full of many surprises. Lasting approximately 40 minutes, the ballet has been created especially for children and young families to experience live dance, music and theatre. Goldilocks & the Three Bears is the latest in the Company’s award-winning series of Short Ballets for Small People, following on from the hugely successful Ugly Duckling, Three Little Pigs, Elves & the Shoemaker and Tortoise & the Hare, all of which have been adapted by CBeebies. Goldilocks & the Three Bears is choreographed by Northern Ballet Junior Soloist Nicola Gervasi, and includes set designs by Jane Cecchi, lighting by Alastair West, costume designs by Kim Brassley and Carley Marsh and music composed by John Longstaff, which will be performed live at every venue by members of Northern Ballet Sinfonia. Daniel de Andrade, Northern Ballet’s Artistic Director of Short Ballets for Small People, said: ‘I am thrilled at how extensively we are touring Goldilocks & the Three Bears and we look forward to giving even more audiences the chance to experience this truly magical production. Our children’s ballets offer a unique opportunity toexperience live dance and music for the first time through performances designed specifically with young children in mind.’ For venues, dates and details on how to book, please visit northernballet.com/goldilocks -ENDS- Notes to Editors For more details of Northern Ballet's tour, on sale dates and booking information, please visit northernballet.com/whatson. Voted Best Company at the Taglioni European Ballet Awards, winners of the 2016 South Bank Sky Arts Award for dance, and nominated for Outstanding Company at the 2015 National Dance Awards, Northern Ballet is one of the UK’s five large ballet companies. Based in Leeds it performs throughout the UK as well as overseas. Northern Ballet’s productions mix classical dance and theatre, embracing popular culture and taking inspiration from literature, opera, or giving a unique interpretation of popular classical ballets. Northern Ballet is the busiest touring ballet company in the UK and is typically on the road for around 32 weeks of the year. The Company of 45 dancers tours a combination of full-length new work and established repertoire to cities throughout the UK. Northern Ballet also tours widely with its specially created ballets for children, all of which have beenadapted for TV by CBeebies, and also performs mixed programmes showcasing the versatility of its dancers. Goldilocks & the Three Bears 2016 / 2017 Tour Listings Leeds Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre World Première Mon 24 – Sat 29 October 2016 11.00am, 1.00pm & 3.00pm Fri 28 Oct 11.00am (Relaxed Performance) & 2.00pm Sat 29 Oct 11.00am (Relaxed Performance), 2.00pm & 4.00pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 theatreleeds.com Nottingham Theatre Royal Fri 4 November 2016 12pm & 2pm Box Office 0115 989 5555 trch.co.uk Newcastle Theatre Royal Fri 11 November 2016 12pm & 2pm Box Office 08448 11 21 21 theatreroyal.co.uk Southampton Mayflower Theatre Fri 2 December 2016 12pm & 2pm Box Office 02380 711811 mayflower.org.uk Middlesbrough Theatre Tue 14 March 2017 11.30am, 1.30pm & 5pm Box Office 01642 81 51 81 middlesbroughtheatre.co.uk Durham Gala Theatre Wed 15 March 2017 2pm, 4pm* & 6pm Box Office 03000 266 600 galadurham.co.uk Bridlington The Spa Fri 17 March 2017 12pm, 2pm & 5pm* Box Office 01262 678 258 thespabridlington.com Goole Junction Sat 18 March 2017 2pm, 4pm & 6pm Box Office 01405 763 652 junctiongoole.co.uk Weymouth Pavilion Tue 21 March 2017 12pm & 2pm Box Office 01305 783225 weymouthpavilion.com Yeovil Octagon Theatre Wed 22 March 2017 2pm, 4pm & 6pm Box Office 01935 422 884 octagon-theatre.co.uk Dunstable Grove Theatre Fri 24 March 2017 2pm & 4pm Box Office 01582 60 20 80 grovetheatre.co.uk Harlow Playhouse Sat 25 March 2017 2pm* & 4pm Box Office 01279 431 945 playhouseharlow.com Barnsley The Civic Tue 28 March 2017 12pm, 2pm* & 4pm Box Office 01226 327 000 barnsleycivic.co.uk Blackpool Grand Theatre Thu 30 March 2017 2pm & 4pm Box Office 01253 290 190 blackpoolgrand.co.uk Berwick-upon-Tweed The Maltings Sat 1 April 2017 2pm, 4pm & 6pm Box Office 01289 330 999 maltingsberwick.co.uk Crawley The Hawth Tue 4 April 2017 12.30pm & 2.30pm* Box Office 01293 553636 parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/the-hawth Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall Theatre Wed 5 April 2017 2pm & 4pm* Box Office 01892 530 613 assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk Norwich Theatre Royal Fri 7 April 2017 12pm & 2pm Box Office 01603 63 00 00 theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk Ipswich DanceEast Jerwood DanceHouse Sat 8 April 2017 12pm, 2pm* & 4pm Box Office 01473 295 230 danceeast.co.uk Barrow-in-Furness The Forum Tue 11 April 2017 12pm & 2pm* Box Office 01229 820 000 theforumbarrow.co.uk Lancaster The Dukes Wed 12 April 2017 12pm, 2pm & 4pm* Box Office 01524 598 500 dukes-lancaster.org Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre Thu 13 April 2017 2pm, 4pm & 6pm Box Office 01484 430 528 thelbt.org Derby Theatre Tue 18 April 2017 12pm, 2pm & 4pm Box Office 01332 59 39 39 derbytheatre.co.uk Peterborough Key Theatre Wed 19 April 2017 2pm, 4pm, & 6pm Box Office 01733 207 239 vivacity-peterborough.com Milton Keynes Theatre Fri 21 April 2017 12pm & 2pm Box Office 0844 871 7652 atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes Corby The Core Sat 22 April 2017 2pm, 4pm & 6pm Box Office 01536 470 470 thecorecorby.com Mansfield Palace Theatre Tue 25 April 2017 12pm, 2pm & 4pm Box Office 01623 633 133 mansfield.gov.uk/palacetheatre Buxton Opera House Wed 26 April 2017 2pm* & 4pm Box Office 01298 72190 buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Cardiff New Theatre Fri 28 April 2017 12pm & 2pm Box Office 029 2087 8889 newtheatrecardiff.co.uk Exeter Northcott Theatre Sat 29 April 2017 2pm, 4pm & 6pm Box Office 01392 72 63 63 exeternorthcott.co.uk Cheltenham Everyman Theatre Tue 2 May 2017 2pm & 4pm Box Office 01242 572 573 everymantheatre.org.uk Reading The Hexagon Wed 3 May 2017 2pm & 4pm Box Office 0118 960 6060 readingarts.com/reading-arts Salford The Lowry Fri 5 May 2017 12pm & 2pm Box Office 0843 208 6000 thelowry.com Harrogate Theatre Sat 6 May 2017 2pm, 4pm & 6pm Box Office 01423 502 116 harrogatetheatre.co.uk London Sadler’s Wells Fri 12 May 2017 12pm & 2pm Box Office 020 7863 8000 sadlerswells.com *Relaxed performance

TAO Dance Theater 6 and 8 Sadler’s Wells, EC1R 4TN Performances: Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 October at 7.30pm Tickets: £12 - £27 Ticket Office: 020 7863 8000 or www.sadlerswells.com "Mr. Tao has an ability to draw you inside his austere, meditative world; if you go willingly, you realise that the body is a sacred place" New York Times 6 and 8, a double bill of work from TAO Dance Theater, comes to Sadler’s Wells on Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 October 2016 and is the first visiting company as part of the Out of Asia 2season this autumn. Established in 2008 by Beijing-based choreographer Tao Ye, TAO Dance Theater is known for creating work of a mesmeric, trance-like quality. In the “high concept and thrillingly simple” (Evening Standard) 6, six dancers move in dynamic and hypnotising unison, in a shifting landscape of light. The company’s newest piece 8, which will receive its UK premiere at Sadler’s Wells and is the final work of the Straight Line Trilogy, sees eight dancers perform lying instead of standing, restricting their bodies to the floor and limiting their movements to the range of their spines. Tao Ye was previously a New Wave Associate artist of Sadler’s Wells in 2012. He has danced with the Shanghai Army Song & Dance Ensemble, Jin Xing Dance Theatre and Beijing Modern and Contemporary Dance Company. In March 2008 he founded TAO Dance Theater and main works have included: Weight x 3, as well as 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, which have all been presented at Sadler’s Wells. Ye starred in the film Blue Bone in 2012, directed by Cui Jian. In 2013, The Beijing News awarded him the 2013 Innovator Award for Dance, emerging artist by Beijing News again in 2015. This production forms part of the Out of Asia 2 season at Sadler’s Wells. Building on the successes of its first Out of Asia season in 2011, this is another rare opportunity to experience outstanding dance from Asia’s vibrant and rapidly developing performing arts world, which is bringing new perspectives and energy to stages across the globe. This autumn Sadler’s Wells shares with London a range of works by five dance companies from China and Taiwan, as well as four independent choreographers from Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and India, in a special collaboration with an artist from Singapore. For full details of our Out of Asia 2 season, visit www.sadlerswells.com/outofasia2 Pre-show talk: Inside Asia: The Missing Revolution at 6pm on Tuesday 4 October in the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler’s Wells, price £6.50. Speakers include choreographer Tao Ye, Professor Chris Bannerman, artist Choy Ka Fai and Sadler’s Wells Artistic Director Alistair Spalding. NOTES TO EDITORS ABOUT SADLER’S WELLS Sadler's Wells is a world-leading dance house, committed to producing, commissioning and presenting new works and to bringing the very best international and UK dance to London and worldwide audiences. Under the Artistic Directorship of Alistair Spalding, the theatre’s acclaimed year-round programme spans dance of every kind, from contemporary to flamenco, Bollywood to ballet, salsa to street dance and tango to tap. Since 2005 it has helped to bring over 90 new dance works to the stage and its award-winning commissions and collaborative productions regularly tour internationally. Sadler’s Wells supports 16 Associate Artists, three Resident Companies and an Associate Company and nurtures the next generation of talent through hosting the National Youth Dance Company, its Summer University programme, Wild Card initiative and its New Wave Associates. Located in Islington, north London, the current theatre is the sixth to have stood on the site since it was first built by Richard Sadler in 1683. The venue has played an illustrious role in the history of theatre ever since, with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and English National Opera all having started at Sadler’s Wells. Sadler’s Wells is an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation and currently receives approximately 10% of its revenue from Arts Council England. ABOUT TAO DANCE THEATER TAO Dance Theater was founded in 2008 and has since performed in every modern dance festival in China, collaborating with leading artists across theatre, experimental music, film, visual arts and installation. TAO has participated in performances, choreography and teaching residencies in festivals worldwide including Europalia (Belgium), Culturescapes (Switzerland), M.A.D.E. (Sweden), Singapore Arts Festival, the American Dance Festival, Sydney Opera House Spring Dance Festival, and Lincoln Center Festival. Founder Tao Ye danced with Jin Xing Dance Theater in Shanghai and then Beijing Modern Dance Company before deciding to strike out in his own. Dancer Wang Hao, a specialist in Mongolian folk dance and graduate of the Central University of Nationalities Dance Academy, joined him to found TAO Dance Theater in 2008. A third dancer, Duan Ni, danced with Shen Wei (US) and Akram Khan (UK) before returning to China to work exclusively with Tao Ye. The company has already performed in more than 40 countries on five continents, including tours in the USA, UK, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Israel, Spain, Austria, Korea, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Belgium, Finland, Switzerland, France, Indonesia, Portugal and Greece.