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Diamond comeback in Jewels

10.06.09
The Royal Ballet looked confident in Diamonds but less so in Rubies and Emeralds for Jewels.... more

First Lady of ballet is back on stage after her hardest performance

22.04.09
She's the Royal Ballet star who has more international invitations than any ballerina since Margot Fonteyn... more

Best dance classes for men in London

24.03.09
Ballet lessons are all the rage in and out of school – and not just among girls. Here are some of the best places for men to kick up their heels.... more

Royal Ballet misses the wild magic of Isadora

12.03.09
With so few new productions at The Royal Ballet, Isadora feels like a missed opportunity. No such thought with Dances At A Gathering.... more

Manon strives for perfection

13.10.08
Manon is a risk-taker's ballet. There has to be abandon in the duets MacMillan created for Manon and her lover Des Grieux.... more

An emotional business

24.04.08
Balanchine's Serenade opened The Royal Ballet’s triple bill at the Opera House last night and easily eclipsed all else.... more

Great Pall of China

25.02.08
The Shen Jun show is dated and sentimental, with comically bad compères, laughably awful film projections and dance routines that would make panto producers blush.... more

George's gem still dazzles

26.11.07
However often you're told about George Balanchine being a genius, nothing quite prepares you for Jewels, says Sarah Frater.... more

Living up to the hype

20.09.07
Wonderfully danced but with no story, this collection of plotless ballets at Sadler's Wells will try the patience of all but the most commited modernists.... more

Dazzling in despair

19.03.07
Superb dancing from Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg did not so much set Covent Garden alight, as burnt down most of the West End, says Sarah Frater.... more

The apple of Adam's eye

06.03.07
Even by the currently stellar standards of The Royal Ballet, Steven McRae jumps out. Sarah Frater was captivated by his pin-perfect dancing and distinctive looks.... more

Alina is a woman transformed

20.11.06
Alina Cojocaru is a very special ballerina, but many feared she has been hampered by her restraint and delicacy. She answers her doubters in the Royal Ballet's Triple Bill, says Sarah Frater.... more

Bonelli wakes up

30.10.06
Injury stopped Johan Kobborg from making his scheduled appearance in Sleeping Beauty. He was replaced with Federico Bonelli at the last minute but few in the audience were complaining.... more

Great start to a leap year

06.10.06
The company shone as the Royal Ballet leapt into action at the start of its 2006/07 season. But it was the men, says Sarah Frater, who dominated.... more

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