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Love among the leotards as ballet company's stars find romance on stage

31.08.11
Workplace romances may be common - but the English National Ballet is setting records as love blossoms among the leotards... more

Carmen: English National Ballet, The Coliseum - review

22.07.11
In Carmen, the bedroom scene is potent, the choreography both brazenly sexual and pleasingly flirtatious... more

Tutu high? Louboutin ballet shoes with 8in heels

24.06.11
Ballet shoes with eight-inch heels by Christian Louboutin will be put up for public auction ... more

Shadows of Fred and Ginger linger of Strictly Gershwin

10.06.11
Strictly Gershwin is English National Ballet's tribute to the great George and Ira - and obviously a nod to the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing... more

Glitz and glamour from Strictly Gershwin

01.06.11
Following a sell-out season in 2008, Strictly Gershwin returns to the Royal Albert Hall for 13 performances from June 9 to 19... more

Knife through the arts as 600 groups denied cash

30.03.11
The Arts Council today refused to support more than 600 groups in the biggest shake-up of funding in decades... more

Swan Lake has an emotional heart

24.03.11
Despite the threat of cuts, ENB looks confident, with dancers from the lowest rank to the highest performing with flair and commitment in Swan Lake... more

Suite en Blanc a long-lost treasure

18.03.11
Suite en Blanc is a clever, well-judged revival that enhances the reputation of both English National Ballet's dancers and its director Wayne Eagling... more

Blood, sweat and tears at the English National Ballet

08.03.11
You don't have to be as mad as Natalie Portman's character in Black Swan to work as a ballet dancer - but it can drive you close. Liz Hoggard goes behind the scenes at ENB ... more

The Nutcracker goes back to basics

13.12.10
English National Ballet practically invented the Christmas tradition of The Nutcracker. It's latest new production is by company director Wayne Eagling... more

Jayne Torvill's skate lessons for London at Somerset House

04.11.10
Ice skater Jayne Torvill will take to the ice at Somerset House this month to help launch the Skate School, teaching community groups across the capital to dance on ice... more

Swan Lake makes for more of a pageant than a poem

10.06.10
English National Ballet has long danced the popular classics, and with its in-the-round Swan Lake it continues in spectacular style.... more

Ruffled feathers: Swan Lake dancers take their show on the road

08.06.10
Sixty swans line up for Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall — the highlight of the English National Ballet’s 60th anniversary celebrations.... more

Lauretta Summerscales: the rising star of English ballet

03.02.10
Fans are already asking whether the baby of the English National Ballet, who has just triumphed in her first principal role, might be the new Darcey Bussell, says Liz Hoggard ... more

Keeping busy in Men Y Men

21.01.10
English National Ballet provides some equal opportunities sex appeal with this double bill that pairs Giselle (an old ballet dominated by women) with a new ballet for 12 men... more

Ballet plans Nutcracker of a birthday

08.01.10
English National Ballet's Nutcracker to go back to its roots with a traditional Edwardian design... more

It's time for a new Nutcracker

17.12.09
If there was a Nobel Prize for The Nutcracker, English National Ballet would walk off with it. ... more

Royals and models get in Christmas spirit at The Nutcracker

17.12.09
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie helped dancers at the English National Ballet launch their Christmas season.... more

Tutu time with the English National Ballet

04.12.09
Who better to twirl into the season's most theatrical party dresses than the English National Ballet's stars?... more

Giant dominoes to hip hop Bard in a weekend of fun for Games

22.07.09
Hundreds of arts and sports events will take place across the capital this weekend to mark three years until the Olympic Games... more

Chanel’s Lagerfeld puts the fashion back in ballet

17.06.09
It was a case of high fashion both on and off stage at Sadler’s Wells.... more

Sleeping Beauty is pretty pantomime

04.12.08
English National Ballet began its Christmas stint at the Coliseum with Kenneth MacMillan’s version of The Sleeping Beauty.... more

Breath of fresh air for ENB

03.07.08
The English National Ballet occasionally looked under-prepared during their mixed bill at the Festival Hall, although Elena Glurdjidze was all radiance as the lead ballerina.... more

ENB returns to Festival Hall

03.06.08
The English National Ballet is going back to its roots with the first performances at the Royal Festival Hall in a decade.... more

English National Ballet returns to Festival Hall

03.06.08
The English National Ballet is going back to its roots with performances at the Royal Festival Hall... more

A perfect Christmas story

12.12.07
British choreographer Michael Corder's ballet, The Snow Queen, features gentle dancing, sweet duets and a clear story.... more

Could your daughter be the next Darcey Bussell?

22.10.07
The next Darcey Bussell could be discovered when the English National Ballet school holds auditions on 25 November.... more

Honed to a fine pointe

12.06.07
Sofiane Sylve couldn't turn down the lead role in Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall - "it's the role every little girl dreams of dancing when she takes up ballet", she tells Keith Watson.... more

Take That tipped for Wembley tribute to Diana

03.04.07
Take That, Keane and Rod Stewart are among the stars tipped to play this summer's Concert for Diana.... more

Quaint Giselle keeps eye on past

11.01.07
This Giselle may hark back to past productions, but by its close we believe in the power of remorse, and forgiveness, says Sarah Frater.... more


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