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DanceSations 2016 Summer Recital On Saturday
DanceSations School of Dance is getting set to host their 2016 Summer Recital at The Earl Cameron Theatre on Saturday, August 27, including a matinee at 2.00pm and an evening show at 7.00pm. A spokesperson said, “We are excited it’s that time of year again for our annual Summer Dance Recital. We have 120 dancers that have participated in our... Read more of this article
Bermudian Accepted Into Royal Ballet School
11-year-old Ravi Cannonier-Watson has been officially accepted into the prestigious Royal Ballet School in London, with the young Bermudian having been selected from over 2,000 applicants. The Royal Ballet School is one of the world’s greatest centres for classical ballet training. It is a boarding school and was first established in 1955 by Ninette... Read more of this article
Photos: Civic Ballet Holds ‘Summer Selections’
The Bermuda Civic Ballet recently held its Summer Selections event, featuring music and dance from a variety of genres and styles. The evening started with an energetic and humorous hip-hop number by Angelina Hayward Simas, to “It’s a Hard Knock Life”, followed by the graceful “Chopin”, choreographed by Coral Waddell. Then came Alexis Richens’... Read more of this article
Photographer Puts ‘Dancing Shoes’ Back On
Ashley Lusher Tatem [pictured], better known as Ally, is well-known in Bermuda for her photographic work, especially the book “Generations Apart, NE Lusher Revisited”. She and her husband Mark run the Two+Quarter Studios, specializing in wedding and portrait photography. But this summer Ally has put on her dancing shoes and returned other... Read more of this article
Bermuda Civic Ballet Summer School Begins
Bermuda Civic Ballet Summer School classes got underway on July 6, with the first class delivered by James Waddell to some 20 Civic dancers. A spokesperson said, “Mr. Waddell, who has been dancing since he was a toddler, is a member of the company of Royal Ballet of Flanders. In the past season he has danced in Onegin, Don Quixote, and Flanders... Read more of this article
Civic’s Summer Dance School Starting On July 6
Bermuda Civic’s Summer School will be starting at 9:30 am on Monday, July 6, at the Pembroke Sunday School. For over four decades Civic has been bringing in renowned dancers from overseas to give the best training possible to Bermudian dancers in training. A spokesperson said, “We are extremely lucky to have a return visit by the very talented... Read more of this article
Laurie McSherry-Gray To Perform In Bermuda
Bermuda Civic Ballet announced that Laurie McSherry-Gray, of the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Belgium, is joining Summer Selections 2015, August 6 & 7. “Laurie trained at The Royal Ballet School in London and then joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet, after which he spent some time with Angel Corella’s company, Corella Ballet, in Spain, where... Read more of this article
Malachi Simmons To Perform Locally In August
The Bermuda Civic Ballet has announced that Bermudian dancer Malachi Simmons will be coming home to the island in the summer to perform at City Hall on August 6 and 7. While attending Edge Hill University in the United Kingdom, Mr. Simmons was chosen to appear in the New Adventures show, Matthew Bourne’s Lord of the Flies, which gave him the experience... Read more of this article
Video: Bermuda Civic Ballet Preview Showing
Dance fans were treated to a preview of the Bermuda Civic Ballet’s ETUDES [Summer Selections 2014] with the dancers giving a 15-minute presentation on the steps of City Hall yesterday [Aug 6] The full ETUDES [Summer Selections 2014] performances will be held on Friday [Aug 8] and Saturday [Aug 9] evenings at the Earl Cameron Theatre, City Hall.... Read more of this article
August 6th: Preview Of Ballet Summer Selections
On Wednesday, August 6, Bermuda Civic Ballet will be showcasing ETUDES [Summer Selections 2014] by giving a 15-minute presentation on the steps of City Hall. A spokesperson said, “Starting at 12:30 pm, dancers will perform excerpts from some of the pieces which will be performed in full on Friday and Saturday evenings at the Earl Cameron Theatre,... Read more of this article
Dancers Preparing For This Year’s ETUDES
Damien Johnson, of London’s Ballet Black, arrived Sunday night and was hard at work yesterday, teaching ballet to the dancers of this year’s Bermuda Civic Ballet production, ETUDES. A spokesperson said, “His broad smile said it all: he is delighted to be back in Bermuda, having first had a brief visit during this year’s Bermuda International... Read more of this article
Bermuda Civic Ballet Welcomes Laura Hussey
Classes for this summer’s production, ETUDES, are now in their second week, and former English National Ballet ballerina Laura Hussey has arrived to teach classical ballet. Ms. Hussey, who trained at the Royal Ballet School, subsequently had an illustrious career, dancing as First Artist with the Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet [now Birmingham Royal Ballet];... Read more of this article
