Breakdancer B-boy Fly in a Papua New Guinea stilt village – Josh Cole’s best photograph
‘Craziest thing I’ve ever done’: how In the Heights pulled off its most spectacular dance numbers
May 2021
Reopening culture
From McKellen’s Hamlet to a comic Hullabaloo: what to see as theatres and comedy clubs reopen
As stage shows return, we pick the best post-lockdown offerings – featuring Egyptian gods, rebelling vicars, dancing youths ... and Ian McKellen playing the Dane at 82
June 2020
How the Electric Slide became the Black Lives Matter protest dance
This is a moment of movement: as people gather to push for change, collective dancing has become activism in motion
May 2020
Lockdown culture
'Visual poetry': taking physical languages beyond the Deaf community
Here/Not Here, a new film by Bim Ajadi, is aiming to bring the visual vernacular art form in to the mainstream
March 2020
Lockdown culture
Plié, jeté … mind the fridge! My kitchen ballet class with Tamara Rojo
Dancers are sharing their skills online as venues are shut due to the coronavirus. Our critic stepped up to test one out
November 2019
Hip-hop to haute couture: dance's love affair with fashion
From the ballet performances like 17th century catwalk shows to Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw in a tutu, two exhibitions explore a stylish symbiotic relationship
October 2019
Joseph Toonga: 'The police didn't believe I was a dancer'
The suspicion and stereotypes encountered by young black men are explored in the hip-hop star’s latest show, Born to Manifest
July 2019
'What about our rights?' Can Melbourne's new busking rules strike a chord?
After a regulatory shake-up, Bourke Street performers are facing down mandatory auditions – and some old prejudices
June 2018
Icarus review – sky-high street dance with a golden touch
Southpaw’s open-air work combines the combative prowess of its performers with punchily rhythmic dynamics
October 2017
Free world
New York subway breakdancing goes above ground – and gets legit
On the subway it’s forbidden but breakdancing has been part of New York life for decades. Now, visitors can see top performers in the streets and parks, for free
July 2017
Trajal Harrell: Hoochie Koochie review – strike a pose and light a fuse
The New York-based choreographer shows how his daring fusions have transformed the face of dance
January 2017
Boy Blue Entertainment: Blak Whyte Gray review – explosive hip-hop robot ballet
A remarkable triple bill melds everything from body-popping to krump and African dance, turning bodies into automata, weapons and channels of pure emotion
November 2016
Zulu Rema: the amputee breakdancer from Tunisia – in pictures
'Groove therapy': how hip-hop dance classes are helping refugees find their feet
