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Review: Cedar Lake Contemporary Dance Company

Charlotte Skeoch | Posted 12.12.2012 | Home
Read More: Sadler's Wells, Ukentertainment, Alexander Ekman, Ukarts, Ballet, Dance, Crystal Pite, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Hofesh Shechter, Ukculture, Home News
Charlotte Skeoch

The triple bill is a balancing act more complex than any Masterchef's three course meal: programming doesn't get tougher than this. If such a competition existed, artistic director Benoit Swan Pouffer earned a place among the champions with Cedar Lake's triple bill at Sadler's Wells last night.

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WeFree - Setting Youth Free to Express Themselves

Ashley Day | Posted 09.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: San Patrignano, Youth, Afghanistan, Freedom, Graffiti, Dance, Drugs, Italy, Uganda, London, Skateboarding, Rehab, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News
Ashley Day

While Britain shivered in autumn showers over the weekend, I was lucky enough to fly to Italy to attend the youth drug prevention event WeFree event at San Patrignano near Rimini, one of the world's most proclaimed and revered drug rehabilitation units.

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Artistic Director of Cedar Lake Contemporary Dance Company Benoit Swan Pouffer Talks Budgets, Ballet, and UK Premieres

Charlotte Skeoch | Posted 27.11.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Sadlers-Wells, Ukarts, Benoit Swan Pouffer, Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Dance, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Hofesh Shechter, Ukculture, UK Entertainment News
Charlotte Skeoch

There aren't many contemporary ballet companies with a billionaire heiress footing the bill, but New York's Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet hit that lucrative jackpot when it came to funding.

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Ad Review: Kia Soul - Bringing Down The House

Josh Okungbaiye | Posted 13.11.2012 | Home
Read More: Commercials, Youth, Hamsters, Mtv, Advertising, Funny Videos, Kia, Cars, Dance, Tv, Los Angeles, MTV Video Music Awards, Video, Home News
Josh Okungbaiye

Attempting to persuade an individual to buy a car by using a group of dancing hamsters is quite a tall order, but after seeing the Kia Soul advert created by David&Goliath (Los Angeles) a sudden personal desire for the product emerged

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WATCH: World's Best - Or Most Embarrassing - Uncle?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.09.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Uncle Jay, Dancing, Bad Dancing, Embarrassing Uncle, UK Viral Videos, Dance, Dancing Uncle, Safety Dance, Dancing on Driveway, Video, UK Comedy News

Hmmm... we wonder if 'Uncle Jay' knows his brother-in-law, YouTuber CJ Kjellman, has posted this compilation video of him dancing on his driveway. Act...

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Let's Ban Leaflets!

Up & Over It | Posted 06.10.2012 | Home
Read More: Fringe Diaries, Edinburgh, Dance, Edinburgh Festival 2012, Edinburgh Fringe, Home News
Up & Over It

It's week two of the Fringe! We survived the 7 ½ hour van ride up here from London (actually two of us came by train - in first class - but we'll let you guess which two), we survived the previews and our first reviewer *cough* 5 Stars *cough* and while it's hardly stopped raining, we've decided to look at the weather through an Instagramed eye.

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'Glasgow's Only An Hour Away - And It's Got Better Shops'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.08.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Cabaret, Edinburgh Fringe Comedy, Edinburgh Festival 2012, Theatre, Up & Over It, Edinburgh Festival Q and A, Dance, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, UK Comedy News

Riverdance alumni Suzanne and Peter - aka Up & Over It - bring their own brand of dance and physical theatre for the post-pop generation to the Edinbu...

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Are You Ready? London Prepares To Take The Olympic Stage

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.07.2012 | UK
Read More: UK News, Opening Ceremony, David Beckham, Dance, 2012 Olympics, Danny Boyle, London, Athletes-Village, Boris Johnson, UK News

The eyes of the world are on London as the final countdown to the start of the 2012 Olympics begins. Doorbells, handbells and church bells rang acr...

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Edinburgh Fringe: Up & Over it Are Back on our Fringe Feet

Up & Over It | Posted 22.09.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Edinburgh, Irish Dance, Dance, Assembly Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Comedy, Up & Over It, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Festival 2012, UK Comedy News
Up & Over It

Over the next five weeks we'll be keeping a weekly account of our 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival experience - bringing you ringside insight into the biggest arts festival IN THE WORLD (insert evil laugh).

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WATCH: Carrie The Dancing Dog - Cruel Or Harmless?

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Dancing Dog, Britain's Got Talent, Pudsey the Dog, Animalol, Bonnaroo, Merengue Dancing Dog, UK Viral Videos, Poll, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Carrie the Dog, Dancing, Merengue, Video, Tennessee, Carrie the Dancing Dog, Dance, Ashleigh and Pudsey, Dog Dances, UK Comedy News

Internet favourite 'Carrie The Dancing Dog' is so well known on the web that she's got her own Facebook page, her own website and now a video on Huffi...

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The Arts Cuts: It's Personal

Mark Skipper | Posted 25.07.2012 | Home
Read More: Arts Council England, Northern Ballet, Arts Funding Cuts, Arts, Theatre, Ballet, Dance, UK Arts, Arts Funding, Leeds, Home News
Mark Skipper

2011/12 was one of the most challenging but hugely satisfying years I can remember during my years at Northern Ballet.

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Interview: Latitude and Sadler's Wells Programmer Emma Gladstone

Charlotte Skeoch | Posted 24.07.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Latitude-Festival, Sadler's Wells, Dance, Music Festivals, Ukculture, Ukarts, UK Entertainment News
Charlotte Skeoch

Music fans, I know you're grieving the lack of Glastonbury in 2012, but for all you field-loving, ruddily muddy campers, I pose this alternative: Latitude, surely the only festival for any discerning culture vulture.

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WATCH: French Bulldogs Do The Twist

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Dancing, Video, French Bulldog, Twisting, French Bulldogs Twisting, Funny Animal Videos, UK Viral Videos, Dance, French Bulldogs, Bulldogs Do the Twist, Doing the Twist, Dogs Dancing, The Wist, UK Comedy News

French Bulldogs aren't known for their ability to dance, but it looks like Midge and Franklin here are the thoroughly enjoyable exception. Sure, i...

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Interview: Breakin' Convention's Jonzi D

Charlotte Skeoch | Posted 04.07.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Dance, Sadler's Wells, Breakin' Convention, Jonzi D, Hip Hop, Breakdance, David Cameron, Ukarts, UK Entertainment News
Charlotte Skeoch

Since the inception of British hip hop culture, Jonzi D has been at the epicenter of it's creative development. After graduating from London School of Contemporary Dance in 1993, his career has impressively embraced dance, music, spoken word, theatre and often- as a by-product- education.

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WATCH: Andrew Garfield In A Big 'Tache And Bigger Wig, Dancing? Sure Thing!

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 04.04.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Andrew Garfield, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Andrew Garfield Spiderman, The Amazing Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield Spider-Man, Ellen Degeneres, Moustache, Spider-Man, Ellen, UK Viral Videos, Dance, Wig, Spiderman, Comedy Clips, Mullet, Emma Stone, Video, UK Comedy News

As many women will happily tell you, Andrew Garfield is very, um, 'cute'. Just watch him in The Social Network and try to not to fall for his chiselle...

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WATCH: Utterly Adorable 'Bridesmaids' Star, Ellie Kemper, Dances Behind People For Fun

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 15.03.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Ellie Kemper the Office, The American Office, Ellen Show, UK Viral Videos, The Office, Sweet, Adorable, The US Office, Bridesmaids, Dancing, Ellie Kemper, Ellie Kemper Bridesmaids, Video, Ellen Degeneres, Dance, Adorabrilliant, Cute, The Ellen Show, UK Comedy News

If you haven't already established your crush on Bridesmaids and The American Office star Ellie Kemper, prepare to do so now. Appearing on Ellen's...

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WATCH: 'Star Trek' Star George Takei Does His 'Happy Dance'

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 12.03.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Enterprise, Happy Dance, Vulcan, George Takei Star Trek, George Takei Happy Dance, UK Viral Videos, Spokc, George Takei, Dance, Starship Enterprise, Happy, James T. Kirk, Star Trek, Video, UK Comedy News

If you're not a Star Trek fan, chances are you won't remember who George Takei is. So if you're not in the know, here's the skinny: George Takei playe...

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Could Dance And Drama Be Made Compulsory?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Ebacc, Art, UK News, Classic FM, Drama, UK Students, Dance, UK Culture, Music, UK Schools, National Curriculum, UK Universities & Education News

Pupils should be made to study dance and drama up to the age of 16, amid concerns England's cultural education is still "patchy", a government-commiss...

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Can an Epileptic Seizure Be Art?

Jo Verrent | Posted 23.04.2012 | Home
Read More: Epilepsy, Performance Art, Live Art, Dance, Disability, Rita Marcalo, UK Art, UK Dance, UK Culture, Electroencefalogame, Home News
Jo Verrent

Rita wishes to present her convulsing body as art to an audience, and ultimately, through this, to herself. She is a dancer, has trained for years to control and express herself through the medium of her body and the way in which it moves. When she experiences seizures, her body moves, but in a way in which she cannot control.

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WATCH: 90-Year-Old Grandma Dances To Whitney Houston

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 21.02.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Dancing, Dancing Grandma, Video, Dancing Grandparent, My 90-Year-Old Grandma, Dancing Granny, UK Viral Videos, Dance, Dancing Grandpa, UK Comedy News

YouTuber Adam Forgie's 'My 90-Year-Old Grandma' videos are becoming a bit of an institution online, with on-camera boogies performed by the legally bl...

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Rio Carnival 2012: Is This What Brazilians Think Of Britain?

Huffington Post UK | Liam McLaughlin | Posted 21.02.2012 | UK
Read More: Photos, Saint George, United Kingdom, Brazil, Sports Funnies, Cool Britannia, Queen Elizabeth II, Rio Carnival, Big Ben, The Beatles, Carnival, UK Sport, Great Britain, Rio De Janeiro, Sport Funny, Dance, Pictures, Samba, UK News

The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is the biggest in the world and is held before Lent every year. It is known for its outrageous floats, streams of dance...

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Review - Umoja: The Spirit of Togetherness

Charlotte Skeoch | Posted 09.04.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: The Peacock Theatre, Theatre, Umoja, London Dance, Sadler's Wells, Dance, Reviews, Ukarts, UK Entertainment News
Charlotte Skeoch

Umoja couldn't have opened at a better time. Admidst the grey, cold, miserable backdrop of dreary February pessimism, the sounds, sights and joy of South African culture are a welcome ray of light

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WATCH: Madonna's Background Dancer Pulls Off Seemingly Impossible Move At The Super Bowl

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Dancing, Madonna Backing Dancer, Video, Windmill Dancer, Super Bowl 2012, Madonna, Madonna Background Dancer, UK Viral Videos, Dance, Dance Move, Backing Dancer, Super Bowl, Windmill Dance Move, Madonna Super Bowl, Background Dancer, UK Comedy News

Now the dust has settled, it looks like we've learned about five important things from 2012's Super Bowl. They are: Madonna's sense of balance cou...

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Dancing in the Dark: The New Craze Shufflin' Feet in Dalston

Holly Alsop | Posted 20.03.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Dancing, Dance Groups, Lifestyle, New Trends, New Exercise, Exercise, No Lights, London Dance, Fitness and Exercise, Dance, Popular Culture, No Lycra, Blondie, UK Lifestyle News
Holly Alsop

It is mid-January 2012 and many of us have made the obvious realisation that our New Year's resolution to 'get fit and lose those Christmas puddings is just plain not going to happen. Well, not without that ludicrously expensive gym membership you convinced yourself you should invest in on the first day back from holiday and most likely will stop using in the next few weeks.

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Sugar Plum Fairies and Giant Rodents at the Royal Opera House

Neil Simpson | Posted 15.03.2012 | Home
Read More: Sugar Plum Fairies, Charles Dickens, The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky, The Royal Opera House, UK Ballet, UK Entertainment, UK Dance, UK Culture, Home News
Neil Simpson

The Nutcracker, like Dickens, seems to embody Christmas. Showings of The Great Escape may be intermittent, but we can always rely on Tchaikovsky's Dan...

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