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Northern Ballet's blog
Northern Ballet launches Sponsor a Dancer in style
Our Sponsor a Dancer campaign was launched in style last night (Wednesday 19 October) at a fabulous evening at Mint hotel in Leeds.
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Thu 20 October, 2011
A Prince of England meets the Queen of the Nile
Earlier this year Northern Ballet's Royal Patron, Prince Edward, or to give him his full title, HRH The Earl of Wessex KG GCVO, attended a performance of Cleopatra with his wife The Countess of Wessex at Sadler's Wells.
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Fri 30 September, 2011
The Dance Science Project
Over the past 3 years Northern Ballet Academy has been taking part in a Dance Science Research Project which has been looking at the development of dance talent in young people.
Along with the other seven Centres for Advanced Training in Dance across the country our professional division students were monitored and interviewed over a three year period.
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Thu 15 September, 2011
Hamlet Cast Sheets - West Yorkshire Playhouse
Here are the provisional cast sheets for Hamlet at the West Yorkshire Playhouse running until Saturday, 17 September. (Updated.)
Please note all casts are subject to change without notice.
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Wed 14 September, 2011
New Class for Northern Ballet
Northern Ballet Academy are starting a number of new classes for adults in September. We will be continuing to run our ever popular adult ballet classes for all levels but will also be introducing Pilates and a brand new concept ‘Ballet Fusion’.
Ballet Fusion will be a fitness class based around ballet technique and basic principles of proper posture and core stability whilst getting your heart pumping. It has been designed to improve the students flexibility and over all fitness in a friendly atmosphere.
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Tue 13 September, 2011
Hamlet - what the audience says
Hamlet opened on Friday 9 September at West Yorkshire Playhouse and here are a few of the mentions & comments we've received so far from Twitter & Facebook...
Update 22 September
@northernballet I saw your production of Hamlet last week, you have changed my perception of ballet forever. AMAZING!
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Mon 12 September, 2011
Music, Milstein & The Handshake Principle
On Thursday, 1 September, Geoffrey Allan and Benjamin Frith will perform a piano and violin duet at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre. In his latest blog Geoff tells us more about the music...
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Tue 30 August, 2011
Chris Moyles in Leeds
The Chris Moyles Show on Radio One was broadcast last Friday from Chris’s hometown of Leeds so all of us nice people at Northern Ballet delivered them a hearty welcome with freshly made goodies from our Northern Ballet Café Bar.
Chris and the team breakfasted on freshly made scones, Victoria sponge cake, bacon and sausage butties, poached egg and ham sandwiches. It was a veritable crate of goodies!
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Fri 26 August, 2011
A very musical summer
Ahead of the latest event in our concert series on 1 September Northern Ballet Sinfonia orchestra leader, Geoff Allan, tells us about his summer and more about Benjamin Frith, the extraordinary pianist performing with Geoff on the night.
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Thu 25 August, 2011
A Northern Ballet Academy Student in Canada
Andrew Tomlinson (16) has been training with Northern Ballet on the CAT programme for 6 years - he recently went on a very exciting trip to Canada and here is his blog to tell you what he got up to.
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Wed 10 August, 2011
