Jan McNulty

I assume it depends on the contract between the company and choreographer.

Hello Louise, I have merged your topics into another one looking for schools in the same area so that we can keep all the information together. Post #35 may be of interest to you.

Thanks to DavidW (@DaveTriesBallet) for providing the link to this app. It's great fun - have a go! http://crankocast.com/

Lin, you should try Northern Ballet's latest production of Cinderella; it's very different and has a cracking commissioned score by the wonderful Philip Feeney!

Northern Ballet Academy has published the timetable for Adult Classes: http://northernballet.com/?q=academy/training-programmes/open-classes/adult-courses

Principal Casting Autumn 2014 UK Tour and Nutcracker Principal casting for English National Ballet’s Autumn UK tour and Nutcracker is today announced. Joining English National Ballet from Boston Ballet, Alejandro Virelles makes his debut as Principal with the Company, performing the role of Prince Siegfried alongside Alina Cojocaru’s Odette/Odile in Derek Deane’s Swan Lake. Arguably one of the most popular ballets created, Swan Lake tells the story of Prince Siegfried’s love for the Swan Queen, Odette, and their battle against the evil magician, Rothbart. Deane’s traditional production tours to Manchester (8-11 Oct), Milton Keynes (11-15 Nov), Liverpool (18-22 Nov) and the London Coliseum (11 Dec-4 Jan). Swan Lake also sees lead roles from Ksenia Ovsyanick, who was recently promoted to Soloist and makes her debut as Odette/Odile, and Zdenek Konvalina; Tamara Rojo and the winner of Emerging Dancer 2014 Junor Souza; Fernanda Oliveira and Dmitri Gruzdyev; and Shiori Kase, who was promoted to First Soloist and makes her debut as Odette/Odile, with Yonah Acosta, who was promoted to Principal. After a critically acclaimed run at the London Coliseum in July this year, Coppélia begins a UK tour to Southampton (15-18 Oct), Oxford (28 Oct-1 Nov) and Bristol (4-8 Nov). Following their debut performance in the lead roles of Franz and Swanilda, Yonah Acosta performs alongside Shiori Kase on tour. Other lead roles in Coppélia include Junor Souza and Lauretta Summerscales; Tamara Rojo and Alejandro Virelles; Erina Takahashi and Fernando Bufalá; and Fernanda Oliveira and Zdenek Konvalina. Coppélia is the comic tale of an eccentric toymaker and his mechanical doll. Dr Coppélius, the toymaker, creates a lifelike Coppélia doll and wishes to bring her to life. English National Ballet's production is choreographed by Ronald Hynd. Léo Delibes' score is played by English National Ballet's full orchestra. Nutcracker returns to the London Coliseum this Christmas from Thursday 11 December 2014 - Sunday 4 January 2015. First performed in 2010 to celebrate English National Ballet’s 60th anniversary, Wayne Eagling’s version has since been seen by over 300,000 people. Making her debut appearance as Clara in this version of Nutcracker is Katja Khaniukova who performs alongside Ken Saruhashi’s debut as the Prince and Daniele Silingardi’s debut as the Nutcracker. Other lead Principals for Nutcracker include Alina Cojocaru, Alejandro Virelles and Junor Souza; Laurretta Summerscales with identical twins Guilherme Menezes and Vitor Menezes, both making their debuts as the Prince and Nutcracker; and Tamara Rojo, Junor Souza and Max Westwell, who makes his debut as the Prince in this production. This is English National Ballet’s 11th production of Nutcracker since it performed its first full length Nutcracker in 1950, its founding year. Since then, English National Ballet has established the tradition of performing Nutcracker at Christmas every year. Casting for Swan Lake at the London Coliseum will be announced shortly. Principal casting in detail Casting is subject to change. Please see www.ballet.org.uk for more details. Swan Lake (in the order of Odette/Odile and Prince Siegfried) Palace Theatre, Manchester Wednesday 8 - Saturday 11 October 2014 0844 871 3019 or www.ballet.org.uk/swanlake Wednesday 8 October - Alina Cojocaru and Alejandro Virelles Thursday 9 October (mat) - Fernanda Oliveira and Dmitri Gruzdyev Thursday 9 October (eve) – Erina Takahashi and Zdenek Konvalina Friday 10 October – Tamara Rojo and Junor Souza Saturday 11 October (mat) - Erina Takahashi and Zdenek Konvalina Saturday 11 October (eve) - Laurretta Summerscales and Alejandro Virelles Milton Keynes Theatre Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 November 2014 0844 871 7652 or www.ballet.org.uk/swanlake Tuesday 11 November - Alina Cojocaru and Alejandro Virelles Wednesday 12 November - Fernanda Oliveira and Dmitri Gruzdyev Thursday 13 November (mat) – Begoña Cao and Junor Souza Thursday 13 November (eve) - Erina Takahashi and Zdenek Konvalina Friday 14 November - Fernanda Oliveira and Dmitri Gruzdyev Saturday 15 November (mat) - Alina Cojocaru and Alejandro Virelles Saturday 15 November (eve) – Tamara Rojo and Junor Souza Liverpool Empire Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 November 2014 0844 871 3017 or www.ballet.org.uk/swanlake Tuesday 18 November - Alina Cojocaru and Alejandro Virelles Wednesday 19 November – Tamara Rojo and Junor Souza Thursday 20 November (mat) – Ksenia Ovsyanick and Zdenek Konvalina Thursday 20 November (eve) - Elena Glurdjidze and Arionel Vargas Friday 21 November – Tamara Rojo and Junor Souza Saturday 22 November (mat) – Shiori Kase and Yonah Acosta Saturday 22 November (eve) – Laurretta Summerscales and Alejandro Virelles London Coliseum Wednesday 7 - Sunday 18 January 2015 020 7845 9300 or www.ballet.org.uk/swanlake Principal casting to be announced shortly Coppélia (in the order of Swanilda and Franz) The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton Wednesday 15 – Saturday 18 October 2014 023 8071 1811 or www.ballet.org.uk/coppelia Wednesday 15 October – Shiori Kase and Yonah Acosta Thursday 16 October (mat) - Fernanda Oliveira and Dmitri Gruzdyev Thursday 16 October (eve) – Erina Takahashi and Fernando Bufalá Friday 17 October – Tamara Rojo and Alejandro Virelles Saturday 18 October (mat) – Shiori Kase and Yonah Acosta Saturday 18 October (eve) - Erina Takahashi and Fernando Bufalá New Oxford Theatre Tuesday 28 October – Saturday 1 November 2014 0844 871 3020 or www.ballet.org.uk/coppelia Tuesday 28 October – Tamara Rojo and Yonah Acosta Wednesday 29 October - Fernanda Oliveira and Dmitri Gruzdyev Thursday 30 October (mat) – Elena Glurdjidze and Arionel Vargas Thursday 30 October (eve) - Erina Takahashi and Fernando Bufalá Friday 31 October – Laurretta Summerscales and Alejandro Virelles Saturday 1 November (mat) - Fernanda Oliveira and Zdenek Konvalina Saturday 1 November (eve) – Shiori Kase and Yonah Acosta Bristol Hippodrome Tuesday 4 November – Saturday 8 November 2014 0844 871 3012 or www.ballet.org.uk/coppelia Tuesday 4 November – Shiori Kase and Yonah Acosta Wednesday 5 November - Erina Takahashi and Fernando Bufalá Thursday 6 November (mat) – Laurretta Summerscales and Junor Souza Thursday 6 November (eve) – Shiori Kase and Yonah Acosta Friday 7 November - Elena Glurdjidze and Arionel Vargas Saturday 8 November (mat) – Tamara Rojo and Yonah Acosta Saturday 8 November (eve) – Laurretta Summerscales and Junor Souza Nutcracker (in the order of Clara, Prince and Nutcracker) London Coliseum Thursday 11 December 2014 – Sunday 4 January 2015 020 7845 9300 or www.ballet.org.uk/nutcracker Thursday 11 December (press night) – Alina Cojocaru, Alejandro Virelles and Junor Souza Friday 12 December (mat) - Begoña Cao, James Forbat and Ken Saruhashi Friday 12 December (eve) - Erina Takahashi, Zdenek Konvalina and Fabian Reimair Saturday 13 December (mat) - Fernanda Oliveira, Dmitri Gruzdyev and James Forbat Saturday 13 December (eve) – Tamara Rojo, Junor Souza and Max Westwell Sunday 14 December (mat) - Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas and Nathan Young Tuesday 16 December (mat) - Fernanda Oliveira, Dmitri Gruzdyev and James Forbat Tuesday 16 December (eve) - Tamara Rojo, Junor Souza and Max Westwell Wednesday 17 December (mat) - Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas and Nathan Young Wednesday 17 December (eve) - Erina Takahashi, Zdenek Konvalina and Fabian Reimair Thursday 18 December (mat) - Begoña Cao, James Forbat and Ken Saruhashi Thursday 18 December (eve) - Alina Cojocaru, Alejandro Virelles and Junor Souza Friday 19 December (mat) - Fernanda Oliveira, Dmitri Gruzdyev and James Forbat Friday 19 December (eve) - Alina Cojocaru, Alejandro Virelles and Junor Souza Saturday 20 December (mat) - Shiori Kase, Yonah Acosta and Fernando Bufalá Saturday 20 December (eve) - Erina Takahashi, Zdenek Konvalina and Fabian Reimair Monday 22 December (mat) - Begoña Cao, James Forbat and Ken Saruhashi Monday 22 December (eve) - Erina Takahashi, Zdenek Konvalina and Fabian Reimair Tuesday 23 December (mat) – Laurretta Summerscales, Guilherme Menezes, Vitor Menezes Tuesday 23 December (eve) - Tamara Rojo, Junor Souza and Max Westwell Wednesday 24 December (mat) - Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas and Nathan Young Friday 26 December (mat) - Katja Khaniukova, Ken Saruhashi and Daniele Silingardi Friday 26 December (eve) – Laurretta Summerscales, James Forbat and Max Westwell Saturday 27 December (mat) - Shiori Kase, Yonah Acosta and Fernando Bufalá Saturday 27 December (eve) - Fernanda Oliveira, Dmitri Gruzdyev and James Forbat Sunday 28 December (mat) - Alina Cojocaru, Alejandro Virelles and Junor Souza Monday 29 December (mat) - Ksenia Ovsyanick, Max Westwell and Fabian Reimair Monday 29 December (eve) - Shiori Kase, Yonah Acosta and Fernando Bufalá Tuesday 30 December (mat) - Katja Khaniukova Ken Saruhashi and Daniele Silingardi Tuesday 30 December (eve) - Tamara Rojo, Junor Souza and Max Westwell Friday 2 January – Laurretta Summerscales, James Forbat and Max Westwell Saturday 3 January (mat) - Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas and Nathan Young Saturday 3 January (eve) - Shiori Kase, Yonah Acosta and Fernando Bufalá Sunday 4 January (mat) - Ksenia Ovsyanick, Max Westwell and Fabian Reimair Ends

I would suggest you follow the teacher's advice as soon as possible. It is worth searching the doing dance forum as I'm sure there have been some mentions of dance physios, which I guess would be the ideal. Can your DD's teacher recommend anyone in your area?

A terrific afternoon at the European Athletics championships too! Poor Chunkydog went into hiding (well into her favourite spot in the porch) as I was yelling encouragement at the TV!

Hello ABallerina and welcome to the forum. I can't answer your questions but I am sure some of our other members will be able to help. Given that you are so young, please make sure your parents are ok about you contributing to the forum.

Some more details have been issued about Elves and the Shoemaker: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/7604-press-release-northern-ballet-premi%C3%A8res-enchanting-new-ballet-for-children/#entry101951 Having seen both Ugly Duckling and Three Pigs I can say that you don't have to take young children to enjoy these ballets but one of the joys of going to the performance has been seeing how much the young audience has enjoyed themselves.

There is an interview with choreographer Daniel de Andrade on the Northern Ballet website about creating Elves and the Shoemaker. The Company has also issued a short film of early rehearsals.

Porthesia, sorry to hear about the pancreatitis which is not nice at all. I hope the gall bladder op goes well. Thanks for the update. Virtual hugs winging their way to you all.

Northern Ballet premières enchanting new ballet for children Northern Ballet’s much-anticipated new ballet for children, Elves & the Shoemaker, will have its World Première in Leeds this autumn before touring to 16 venues across the UK in spring 2015, including performances alongside Northern Ballet’s national tour, with further venues to be announced soon. Elves & the Shoemaker, choreographed by Northern Ballet’s Ballet Master Daniel de Andrade, is the latest in Northern Ballet’s award-winning series of Short Ballets for Small People which already includes the hugely popular Ugly Duckling and Three Little Pigs. The short ballets have been seen live by more than 53,000 people and on TV by more than 300,000 people in the CBeebies TV adaptations, for which Ugly Duckling received a Children’s BAFTA. The series of ballets have been created to introduce families and young children across the UK to live dance, music and theatre. Children from St. Anthony’s Primary School in Beeston, Leeds have been involved in the creation of the ballet. Nine children were selected to take part, all of whom have had no previous exposure to dance. They attended several rehearsals at Northern Ballet’s headquarters and have worked with Ballet Master Daniel de Andrade during the creative process, giving their feedback to help shape the ballet. They will also attend a preview performance in September where they will be invited to give their honest opinion of the finished ballet. Retelling the famous Brothers Grimm story about a poor and hard-working shoemaker who receives some much-needed help from two elves, this enchanting, colourful and heart-warming production will last approximately 40 minutes. Elves & the Shoemaker will be set to an original score composed by Philip Feeney with set designs by Ali Allen. Selina McGonagle, Director of Learning at Northern Ballet, said, ‘We are delighted to be giving young children and families the opportunity to experience our latest children’s ballet. It’s really great that this time we are touring more widely across the UK giving even more audiences the chance to experience this truly magical performance.’ -ENDS- Notes to Editors Northern Ballet is renowned for its full-length narrative productions which embrace popular culture and take inspiration from literature, opera, or give a unique interpretation of classical ballets. The Leeds-based company is committed to touring throughout the UK and overseas, developing new audiences for dance. Northern Ballet is funded by Arts Council England and Leeds City Council. Elves & the Shoemaker is the third in Northern Ballet’s series of Short Ballets for Small People which aims to produce ballet specifically for young children and to engage families in theatre, art and music in a fun, lively and approachable way. Elves & the Shoemaker 2014 Tour Listings Leeds, The Riley Theatre – Northern School of Contemporary Dance (Preview performance) Sat 13 September 2.30pm, 4pm & 5.30pm Leeds, The Hunslet Club (Preview performance) Sun 14 September 2.30pm, 4pm & 5.30pm Leeds, Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre (World Première) 27 October – 1 November 2014 Performances: Daily at 11am, 1pm & 3pm except Fri 31 Oct when the performances are 11am (Relaxed Performance), 1.30pm & 3.30pm Booking Information for all performances of Elves & the Shoemaker: Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book online northernballet.com/elves Tickets £5 & Children £4

Welcome to the Forum Juliet. Thanks so much for sharing your DDs story. I hope you will continue to contribute.

Interesting Lema. We're on Virgin Media but on cable and I had no issues whatsoever - thank goodness!!

Northern Ballet also advertise admin jobs on their website. Good luck for getting what you want the most.

Curious Seed Chalk About LILIAN BAYLIS STUDIO Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 November 2014 Performances: Saturday at 3pm, Sunday at 11am & 2pm Tickets: £7- £12, £2 workshop Ticket Office: 0844 412 4300 or www.sadlerswells.com “Brave, honest and delightful…full of a rich sense of the joy of human difference” The Scotsman Award-winning performance company Curious Seed visit Sadler’s Wells’ Lilian Baylis Studio with Chalk About, a family dance theatre show to delight children and adults alike on Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 November 2014. Chalk About is a playful, funny and moving look at how we see ourselves and others. Join Christine Devaney and Hendrik Lebon on their journey as they find answers to some big questions about identity and the meaning of life. What makes us who we are? Is it where we are from? Is it the way we move, or how we talk? Our pasts or our futures? Or is it about the way we dance? Curious Seed was founded in 2005 by performer and choreographer Christine Devaney. The vision of the company is to create engaging, thought provoking, uncompromising performance work with physical expression at its core. Since 2005, Curious Seed has produced the solo work Almost, But Not Quite for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2005), Code Butterfly a large scale site-specific work for young women at Out of The Blue as part of the Leith Festival (2007). Found (2009), was presented to great acclaim during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and went on to win a prestigious Scotsman Fringe First Award and a Total Theatre Award Nomination. “Utterly engaging” Herald Scotland Age guidance: 8+ Post-show creative dance workshops: Saturday 1 Nov at 4.15pm & Sunday 2 Nov at 3.15pm, £2 Duration: 1 hour A creative dance workshop exploring the themes from the show delivered by cast members Christine Devaney and Hendrik Lebon. Participants will be encouraged to explore their own creativity through movement. Suitable for ages 8-12 years, no previous dance experience necessary. Families are permitted to sit in on the workshops Presented in association with MOKO Dance. Supported by Arts Council England, MOKO Dance is a national dance partnership dedicated to opening the eyes of children and their families to the power of dance. Led by DanceEast, MOKO dance unites Dance City, Lakeside Arts Centre, Pavillion Dance South West, Sadler’s Wells, South East Dance and Theatre Bristol in their shared vision of bringing bold and innovative work to audiences across the UK.

S-P, I am not trying to put a dampener on your plan B, but I believe that a career as an actor is just as, if not more in some respects, precarious as that of a dancer. You talk about being a dancer in the corps but in many of the smaller companies dancers have much more opportunity because the size of the companies precludes traditional productions that have, eg huge swathes of swans or wilis. Whatever your decision do what you feel is right for you and your wellbeing.

You may be able to get an unpaid internship to get some experience. I think you would have to approach each company though. The more technical jobs probably require qualifications - eg stage management etc. I know of several people from the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts who have had placements in the 2 companies I follow. Otherwise most of the ballet companies advertise administrative jobs on their websites so it is probably worth checking to see if there is anything on offer. Can your careers advisor not help with practical advice?

Hello new123 and welcome to the Forum. Please let us know how you get on.

PJ - the best of performances to be at!

I've just seen on the news that Lauren Bacall has passed away at the age of 89. A very stylish actress in the grand Hollywood style. RIP

Hello Lindsay777 and welcome to the Forum. I hope we'll hear more from you.

Petit Jete, you, as a ballet teacher know a lot more about ballet than me! I've never been to a dance class and know nothing technical at all about ballet.

Ballet Revolución Peacock Theatre, WC2 Tuesday 7 - Saturday 25 October 2014 Performances at 7.30pm, Sat & Sun matinees at 2.30pm Tickets: £15 - £45 Ticket Office: 0844 412 4322 or www.sadlerswells.com “Dazzingly fast paced, humorous and sizzlingly hot blooded” Daily Express After several hugely successful tours and glowing reviews across the world, the international Cuban sensation Ballet Revolución returns this autumn for its third season at the Peacock Theatre from Tuesday 7 - Saturday 25 October. Ballet Revolución is an explosive fusion of ballet, contemporary dance and hip hop from a company of supremely talented Cuban dancers and live musicians. This sensational production had London audiences on their feet at its UK premiere in spring 2012 and again during its 2013 visit. The Ballet Revolución live band arrives with new hits from Bruno Mars, Usher, Beyoncé, J-Lo, Prince, Rihanna and many more, while the dancers display their versatility in dance styles combined with the unique blend of Cuban, African and Spanish influences. Ballet Revolución is choreographed by Aaron Cash and Roclan Gonzalez Chavez. Ballet Revolución, with some of the world’s most talented classical and contemporary dancers from the Escuela Nacional Cubana de Arte and the most prominent dance groups in Cuba, is a unique dance production full of pure emotion and relentless power and using a combination of different dance styles, creating an exciting new show straight out of Havana. “An irresistible Cuban cocktail of ferocious sensuality” The Australian