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Birmingham Royal Ballet celebrates Sir Peter Wright's Centenary with Gala Performance
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01 Apr 26

Birmingham Royal Ballet celebrates Sir Peter Wright's Centenary with Gala Performance

Featuring highlights from some of the director and choreographer’s most beloved works including Giselle, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and Coppélia.

Dance News, Performances
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The Imagination Museum announces new co-commissions programme using dance to respond to museum collections with communities

14 Apr 26

The Imagination Museum announces new co-commissions programme using dance to respond to museum collections with communities

Dance News, Opportunities
Dance Medicine and Science Symposium 2026 official schedule released

14 Apr 26

Dance Medicine and Science Symposium 2026 official schedule released

The Dance Medicine and Science Symposium returns for its 11th year, focused on current research themes and future collaborations.

Dance News, Opportunities, Science & research, Health, Wellbeing and Performance
Ballet Nights New Futures

13 Apr 26

Ballet Nights New Futures

Ballet Nights New Futures is a first-of-its-kind celebration of 7 top conservatoires and offers a rare, joined-up view of training UK-wide.

Dance News, Performances
Full Cast announced for Matthew Bourne's The Car Man

13 Apr 26

Full Cast announced for Matthew Bourne's The Car Man

Matthew Bourne’s award-winning dance thriller The Car Man returns for a 2026 UK tour this summer.

Dance News, Performances
London celebrates the elegance of Indian Classical Dance at the Nehru Centre

13 Apr 26

London celebrates the elegance of Indian Classical Dance at the Nehru Centre

Parampara Sutradhara - An amalgamation of three India’s most revered classical dance traditions : Sattriya, Odissi, and Kathak

Dance News
balletLORENT nominated for Best Mid-Scale Company at the 26th National Dance Awards

10 Apr 26

balletLORENT nominated for Best Mid-Scale Company at the 26th National Dance Awards

Now in its 26th year, the awards celebrate excellence across the dance sector.

Dance News
Sadler’s Wells presents inaugural film festival Dance Digital, showcasing extraordinary breadth of films that celebrate dance on screen

07 Apr 26

Sadler’s Wells presents inaugural film festival Dance Digital, showcasing extraordinary breadth of films that celebrate dance on screen

45 films to be screened over a weekend in June, along with two VR experiences, with awards on Saturday night to celebrate the best films

Dance News
Full 2026 line-up announced for Breakin’ Convention

07 Apr 26

Full 2026 line-up announced for Breakin’ Convention

The UK’s Biggest hip-hop theatre festival takes over Sadler’s Wells this May bank holiday

Dance News, Performances
English National Ballet announces participants for Emerging Dancer 2026

02 Apr 26

English National Ballet announces participants for Emerging Dancer 2026

Championing talent development and artistic excellence, English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer returns in an updated format.

Dance News
Clog Dancer Laura Connolly joins WOW North East’s The Hope Brigade

01 Apr 26

Clog Dancer Laura Connolly joins WOW North East’s The Hope Brigade

Laura Connolly's is included as one of 26 inspirational women and non-binary people in the WOW North East Hope Brigade photography exhibition.

Dance News
Applications open for Making Moves 2026/27 and choreographers announced including James Cousins, Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu, Akram Khan and Liv Lorent

01 Apr 26

Applications open for Making Moves 2026/27 and choreographers announced including James Cousins, Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu, Akram Khan and Liv Lorent

The programme provides participating groups with digital toolkits produced by professional dance artists connected with Sadler’s Wells.

Dance News, Children, Young People and Education, Opportunities
The Place launches new MA Creative Dance Education to prepare the next generation of skilled dance teachers

01 Apr 26

The Place launches new MA Creative Dance Education to prepare the next generation of skilled dance teachers

The course is designed to prepare the next generation of dance educators to shape inclusive, creative, and research-informed learning environments.

Dance News, Children, Young People and Education, Opportunities
IRIE! dance theatre MA in Diasporic Dance Styles Applications are still open

24 Mar 26

IRIE! dance theatre MA in Diasporic Dance Styles Applications are still open

A unique distance education/low residency provision presented by IRIE! dance theatre and validated by Goldsmiths, university of London.

Dance News, Children, Young People and Education, Opportunities
IRIE! dance theatre MA in Diasporic Dance Styles Applications are still open

24 Mar 26

IRIE! dance theatre MA in Diasporic Dance Styles Applications are still open

A unique distance education/low residency provision presented by IRIE! dance theatre and validated by Goldsmiths, university of London.

Dance News, Children, Young People and Education, Opportunities
The Jane Attenborough Award 2026 goes to...

24 Mar 26

The Jane Attenborough Award 2026 goes to...

Clare Connor receives One Dance UK’s Jane Attenborough Award for Outstanding Contribution to Dance

One Dance UK, Dance News
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18 Mar 26

The Akademi: Reach Out and Reveal (ROaR) Conference 2026

Dr Irina Roncaglia reflects on Akademi’s three-year ROaR Project within Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Education.

Dance News, Science & research, Health, Wellbeing and Performance
Principal of The Royal Ballet Melissa Hamilton curates a Night of Ballet at Grange Park Opera

18 Mar 26

Principal of The Royal Ballet Melissa Hamilton curates a Night of Ballet at Grange Park Opera

Hamilton Christou Productions presents Melissa Hamilton - A Night of Ballet at the Grange Park Opera, Surrey on Thursday 9 July at 5pm

Dance News, Performances
Wigan Borough Dance Festival announces vibrant 2026 programme bringing together schools, youth groups and dance organisations

18 Mar 26

Wigan Borough Dance Festival announces vibrant 2026 programme bringing together schools, youth groups and dance organisations

Tuesday 24th – Saturday 28th March, The Edge Arena, Riveredge, Wigan WN3 5AB

Dance News, Children, Young People and Education, Performances
180 Young Performers mark 10 years of REWIND and unite for their Most Epic Year Yet!

17 Mar 26

180 Young Performers mark 10 years of REWIND and unite for their Most Epic Year Yet!

In a collaboration between Cheshire Dance and Theatre in the Quarter, 180 young people will take to the stage at Chester Town Hall this March

Dance News, Performances
Dame Darcey Bussell to teach at the Academy of Northern Ballet's 2026 Summer Intensive in Leeds

16 Mar 26

Dame Darcey Bussell to teach at the Academy of Northern Ballet's 2026 Summer Intensive in Leeds

The International Summer Intensive offers aspiring dancers aged 12–19 the opportunity to train in daily technique, repertoire and enhancement classes.

Dance News, Opportunities
Full programme and guest dancers announced for Carlos Acosta: Myths and Modern Masters at The Royal Ballet and Opera 5 - 9 August

16 Mar 26

Full programme and guest dancers announced for Carlos Acosta: Myths and Modern Masters at The Royal Ballet and Opera 5 - 9 August

Carlos Acosta returns to the Royal Ballet and Opera stage with a diverse programme of classic and modern works.

Dance News, Performances
London premiere of Shobana Jeyasingh Dance's We Caliban

16 Mar 26

London premiere of Shobana Jeyasingh Dance's We Caliban

A danced reimagining of The Tempest through the eyes of Prospero’s ‘monster’ at Sadler’s Wells East from Tuesday 21 to Thursday 23 April

Dance News, Performances
Balbir Singh receives MBE at Windsor Castle

16 Mar 26

Balbir Singh receives MBE at Windsor Castle

Balbir Singh received his MBE this week at Windsor Castle for services to dance, following his inclusion in the King’s New Year Honours List

Dance News, Performances
Elixir Festival 2026: Performances, Workshops, Talks and more available to book now

12 Mar 26

Elixir Festival 2026: Performances, Workshops, Talks and more available to book now

Elixir Festival returns to Sadler's Wells this April, celebrating creative ageing and challenging perceptions around dance and growing older.

Dance News, Events, Performances
Eliot Smith Dance Announces 2026 Summer Season

12 Mar 26

Eliot Smith Dance Announces 2026 Summer Season

Eliot Smith Dance (ESD) celebrates summer 2026 with a season of international residency, choreographic sharing, training, and new digital insights.

Dance News, Events, Performances
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