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Darcey Bussell becomes President of the Royal Academy of Dance World-renowned Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell CBE has been elected President of the Royal Academy of Dance, becoming only the fourth President in the organisation’s 92 year history. Darcey follows in the footsteps of Dame Antoinette Sibley who retired in April after 21 years in the [...]

World-renowned Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell CBE to join Strictly Come Dancing judging panel Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell CBE, the former Principal Dancer at the Royal Ballet, has been confirmed as the new judge on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing when it returns in the autumn. Widely recognised as one of the most accomplished English ballerina [...]

Strictly for Sport Relief 2012 If you missed yesterday’s broadcast, you can catch up with Sport Relief 2012 via iPlayer or iTunes (where part of your money will go to the charity), and in the meantime, enjoy a selection of photos from the night.  More than £50m has been raised so far – and there’s [...]

Strictly News | Strictly for Sport Relief – underwater! Chelsee Healey and last year’s Strictly Come Dancing Champion Harry Judd have taken to the pool for this Sport Relief challenge, with a staircase and glitterballs underwater. Harry Judd teamed up with professional dance partner Aliona Vilani again, and Chelsee Healey re-joined her professional dancer partner from the series, Pasha Kovalev. [...]

Strictly Come Dancing | Diamond Jubilee Family Festival in Hyde Park As part of HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Craig Revel-Horwood will host main stage performances by the dancers from Strictly Come Dancing. The shows are presented by BBC Worldwide and are from 10.30am until 7pm on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3, 2012. Family Festival [...]

Let’s Dance for Sport Relief I’m not sure what to say about the first show ! Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Darren Gough performs West Side Story’s “Mambo” Tony Blackburn & David Hamilton perform Salt & Pepa’s “Push It” Ulrika and Angelos perform to “Roxanne”, Moulin Rouge Terry Alderton performs Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary”   Enjoy the [...]

The Royal Ballet School | Independent Schools Inspectorate Inspection 2011 During October and November last year inspectors from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) inspected The Royal Ballet Lower and Upper Schools (RBS).  ISI is “a body approved for the purpose of inspection under Section 162A of the Education Act 2002. As such we report to [...]

Ballet News brings you … Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2011 With dancing Snowmen and Santa’s reindeer, are you ready to dance off your dinner ? Christmas jumpers are all the rage this year, and a couple of ginormous crackers will get this party started for the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.  Do you wish it [...]

Ballet News | Russell Grant dons a tutu Oh yes.  As alarming as it may sound, Strictly favourite Russell Grant has really pulled the hat out of the dressing up box for the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, to be televised on Christmas Day. Unearthing a ballet tutu, Grant surprises the judges in the middle [...]

Strictly Come Dancing Grand Final Part 2 So, Chelsee, Harry and Jason have each danced twice – a dance chosen by the judges and their Show Dance.  Now one couple faces elimination, after which the remaining two couples will dance again twice – a new dance and one of their choosing. On a day when it’s been [...]