Dance gave many of them a chance to focus on "something other than the conflict in Ukraine," said the company's deputy director.

Stranded Kyiv City Ballet receive standing ovation after Paris performance

The Russian State Ballet of Siberia was due to perform The Nutcracker at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton.

The Royal & Derngate Theatre was due to host performances of The Nutcracker this weekend.

Russian State Ballet show axed by Northampton theatre over Ukraine invasion

The Bolshoi Ballet's Svetlana Lunkina as Aspicia rehearsing the first act of The Pharaoh's Daughter at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden, during the Bolshoi's 50th anniversary of performing at the Opera House celebrations in 2006.
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 The Royal Opera House and two more theatres have cancelled Russian ballet tours, as it axed the world famous Bolshoi Ballet's events over the Ukraine crisis.

Royal Opera House cancels Bolshoi Ballet tour after Russian's Ukraine attacks

The theatre's management and the board of trustees say decision to cancel is "absolutely the right thing to do given the circumstances".

Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre cancels Russian state ballet after Ukraine attacks

As a child Tina Leverton always dreamed of becoming a ballerina, now alongside her fellow Silver Swans, her ambition has become a reality.

Woman who took up ballet at 62 shares how it changed her life

Ballet Cymru’s newly appointed Resident Choreographer has praised the company for surrounding normality in relation to inclusion and diversity. 

Meet the Welsh dance company choreographing a more accessible future for ballet

Speaking anonymously, the ballerina told us she feared standing up against a principal dancer in court would mean the end of her career.

Dancer says she's too scared to go public with claims of abuse by Yat-Sen Chang 

Rose Blair Ballet Dancer South Shields from press release

An 11-year-old ballet dancer from South Shields has beaten thousands of students to win a scholarship place to one of the UK’s most prestigious ballet schools

11-year-old dancer beats thousands to gain place at prestigious ballet school

A run of Covid-safe performances of the ballet is to open in front of a live, socially distanced audience, at London's Royal Opera House on Friday.

Covid-safe run of The Nutcracker set to stun at the Royal Opera House

Marta C Gonzalez listened to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake decades after performing the ballet.

Former ballerina with dementia remembers Swan Lake choreography

Angela Redgrave was a teacher at the Bristol School of Dance for more than five decades.

103 year old dance teacher celebrates birthday in Bristol

Beachgoers were treated to a ballet flash mob dance in Ilfracombe as dancers wanted to stretch their legs after lockdown. 

Dozens of ballet dancers join flash mob on Ilfracombe beach

An ITV News investigation uncovered years of alleged abuse at Scotland’s biggest ballet school and led to its closure. 

How our investigation closed a prestigious ballet school

Jonathan Barton, who worked at Ballet West Scotland in Argyll, has been accused of abusing his position to sleep with 16 year-old pupils at the £9,000 a year boarding school his family runs in Taynuilt.

Ballet teacher quits after ITV News reveals claims he groomed pupils

Ballet West is one of the UK's most prestigious ballet schools. 

A member of the board at Scotland's biggest ballet school has resigned after it emerged he had been in a relationship with a 17-year old-student. 

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