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GB pair win first world figure skating medal since

Torvill and Dean.

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson won Great Britain’s first figure skating World Championship medal in more than 40 years with ice dance bronze in Boston.

Not since 1984, when Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won their fourth and final global title, have British skaters stood on a world podium in any discipline.

But Fear, 25, and Gibson, 30, finally ended that wait on Saturday with a total score of 207.11 points, having finished fourth at the previous two World Championships.

American favourites Madison Chock and Evan Bates defended their title while Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier took silver.

“I can’t even describe my feelings, I’m still shaking,” said Fear. “I’m in disbelief.”

Gibson added: “It’s a dream come true.”

Olympians Fear and Gibson are three-time European medallists and earlier this season claimed Britain’s first ever medal at the Grand Prix final.

In Boston, they had placed third after Friday’s rhythm dance but while their free dance routine – soundtracked by a trio of Beyonce hits – was judged the sixth best on Saturday, their combined score was enough to land them the greatest success of their careers to date.

The World Championships is a qualifying event for next year’s Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina.

Elsewhere, US skater Ilia Malinin won a second straight men’s figure skating world title with a routine which included a record-equalling six quadruple jumps.

The 20-year-old also carried off a once-banned backflip as part of his routine.

He and fourth-place finisher Adam Siao Him Fa of France became the first skaters in nearly 50 years to legally land the move at a world championships.

Strictly Come Dancing suffers major blow for first time in 20 years.

     

Strictly Come Dancing has been dealt a significant blow as it failed to secure a major award nomination for the first time in 20 years.

The popular dance programme first aired on May 15, 2004, with Tess Daly and Sir Bruce Forsyth at the helm, and Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, and Bruno Tonioli forming the original judging panel.

it’s now been revealed that Strictly has not been nominated for a Bafta TV award in the entertainment programme category for the first time since 2005, despite winning the award in 2016, 2017, 2020 and most recently in 2024.

The Bafta Television Craft Awards, presented by Stacey Dooley, are set for Sunday, April 27. The Bafta Television Awards with P&O Cruises, hosted by Alan Cumming, will follow on May 11

BBC Strictly Come Dancing’s Oti Mabuse says ‘this is a dream come true’ in major announcement.

The former Strictly Come Dancing star excited fans back in September when she confirmed her next project which will take her away from TV screens and back to her roots.

The dancer and TV star teased she had a big announcement on the way before revealing all as she took to Instagram with a video showing just her legs while wearing a pair of golden dancer’s heels. She could be seen pivoting several times and struck a pose before walking back out of frame.

The Dancing on Ice judge then revealed she would be heading out on a new UK tour, Oti Mabuse: Viva Carnival, in 2025. She is set to celebrate the world’s most electrifying carnivals, from the Sambas of Brazilian Carnival to the Tangos of Argentina’s Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia, the dance scene at England’s own Glastonbury Festival and the swing of the Jazz Fest in New Orleans.

The tour will be kicking off in Sheffield in June and will also see Oti perform at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on June 15, 2025. In a statement at the time, Oti said: “I’m so excited to bring Viva Carnival to the stage!

“Performing on stage is something I feel so passionately about and have missed so much. Dance has the power to bring people together and I can’t wait to party with everyone.”

Oti has now announced that she’ll be performing alongside special guest star Flavia Cacace. The Queen of the Argentine Tango joins the Queen of the Samba as Strictly legend Flavia joins forces with Oti in what is being described as “a powerhouse performance”.

ITV say Dancing on Ice won’t be back on our screens.

ITV has said they have no plans to make another series of the skating competition, ‘Dancing on Ice’.

The show has been on our screens since 2006, but it has not had as many people watching it in recent years.

An ITV spokesperson said: “Following another successful series earlier this year, Dancing On Ice will be rested in 2026 with no current plans for another series.

“We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the cast and crew who have worked on the show since 2006, and over the previous 17 series, for all of their hard work both on and off the ice.”

Presenter Holly Willoughby thanked the “cast, crew, celebrities and everyone who has been part of the Dancing on Ice family” over the years.

She also paid tribute to Olympic legends and judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, who have also been a part of the show since it began 19 years ago.

“It has been an absolute privilege to work alongside true national treasures… and to have a front-row seat to their breath-taking skating. Watching them glide across the ice was nothing less than pure magic”, she added.

Coronation Street actor Sam Aston and his skating partner Molly Lanaghan were the latest pair to be crowned champions.

Other winners of the series have included former Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson and Waterloo Road actor Ryan Thomas.

Olivier Awards 2025 Winners.

There were big winners on the night including the ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’, which won best new musical, a revival of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ produced by Regents Park Open Air Theatre, and ‘Giant’, which focuses on Roald Dahl’s notorious antisemitism.

List of Olivier award winners.

Mastercard best new musical:
• WINNER: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music and lyrics by Darren Clark, book and lyrics by Jethro Compton at Ambassadors Theatre.

Blue-i Theatre Technology award for best set design:
• WINNER: Tom Scutt for set design for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

Best new dance production
• WINNER: Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young at Sadler’s Wells.

Outstanding achievement in dance:
• WINNER: Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena at Sadler’s Wells.

Gillian Lynne award for best theatre choreographer:
• WINNER: Christopher Wheeldon for MJ the Musical at Prince Edward Theatre.

Best costume design:
• WINNER: Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.

d&b audiotechnik award for best sound design:
• WINNER: Nick Lidster for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

Outstanding musical contribution:
• WINNER: Darren Clark for music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements and Mark Aspinall for musical direction, music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors Theatre.

Best actor in a supporting role in a musical:
• WINNER: Layton Williams for Titanique at Criterion Theatre.

Piper-Heidsieck award for best musical revival:
• WINNER: Fiddler on the Roof, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Joseph Stein at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

Best actor in a musical:
• WINNER: John Dagleish for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors Theatre.

Best actress in a musical:
• WINNER: Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly! at The London Palladium.

General News & Sighting

• The Olivier Awards took place last night at the Royal Albert Hall. Christopher Wheeldon won the award for Best Theatre Choreography for his work on “MJ – The Musical”. The award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance went to Eva Yerbabuena for her work at Sadler’s Wells. Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young won the award for Best New Dance Production with “Assembly Hall”. See the Winners in the Headline News.
• Birmingham Royal Ballet is reassessing the scale of its productions and the frequency of its tours following the confirmation of the 100% cut to its council funding in the 2025/6 budget. (The Stage)
• The Edinburgh International Festival has revealed its programme for 2025.
• The Manchester International Festival has unveiled its 2025 season. It will take place from the 3rd to the 20th of July. Highlights include a stage version of Christopher Isherwood’s “A Single Man” led by Ed Watson.
• Hannah Grennell won an Offie for “Giselle: Remix” in the Off West End Awards 2025.
• Birmingham Hippodrome has revealed the musicals and artists who will feature at BEAM 2025. The event will take place on the 15th & 16th of May. There are 28 musicals and 12 artists.
• Diversity announced its “Soul” UK tour for 2026.
• “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” has announced the cast for its tour. It will star Verity Thompson and have choreography by Sonya Tayeh. The show will open in Edinburgh on the 25th of April.
• A new cast has taken over at “Wicked” in the West End, with Zizi Strallen playing Glinda and Emma Kingston playing Elphaba. The dance arrangements are by James Lynn Abbott.
• The full cast and creative team has been announced for the UK premiere of “Marie and Rosetta”. It will star Beverley Knight and have movement direction by Kloe Dean. The show will play at the Rose Theatre from the 2nd to the 24th of May before transferring to the Chichester Festival theatre from the 25th of June.
• “MJ the Musical” has announced new casting at its West End production and extended its stay at the Prince Edward theatre in to 2026.
• “The Addams Family” musical will embark on a short tour this summer which will open in Birmingham on the 10th of July. The show will star Alexandra Burke and have choreography by Alistair David.
• “Mean Girls” has announced that it will close in the West End on the 8th of June. The show has confirmed a UK tour for 2026.

Future Dance Events News

• “Burlesque” will play in the West End this summer. It will open at the Savoy Theatre on the 10th of July.
• The National Theatre’s “Ballet Shoes” will return over Christmas. The choreography is by Ellen Kane.
• “Prescilla Queen of the Desert” will embark on an International tour from February 2026, opening at the Palace Theatre in Manchester. The choreography is by Matt Cole.
• “Young Frankenstein” will receive its regional premiere at the Hope Mill theatre in Manchester from the 10th of October until the 30th of November. It will be directed and choreographed by Nick Winston.
• “Hercules” will open at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on the 6th of June 2025. It will star Luke Brady and have choreography by Casey Nicholaw and Tanisha Scott.
• “The Great Gatsby” will open in the West End at the London Coliseum on the 11th of April 2025. It has choreography by Dominique Kelley.
• Lead casting has been announced for the UK premiere of “Muriel’s Wedding The Musical”. It will star Megan Ellis and Annabel Marlow. The choreography is by Andrew Hallsworth. The show will run from the 10th of April until the 10th of May 2025 at the Curve theatre in Leicester.
• The full cast has been announced for Sondheim’s final musical “Here We are”. It will star Tracie Bennett and Denis O’ Hare and have choreography by Sam Pinkleton. The show will run at the National Theatre in April 2025.
• The world premiere of the new musical “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” will be staged in Bath in the Spring of 2025.
• “Calamity Jane” will tour the UK and Ireland before a West End run in 2025. It has choreography by Nick Winston.
• The Leeds Playhouse will host the world premiere of “Coraline – A Musical” from the 11th of April to the 11th of May 2025 before the show embarks on a UK tour. The choreography is by EJ Boyle.
• “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” is set to embark on a world tour in 2025. The new production will launch in the UK while its West End staging will continue its run at the Piccadilly theatre.
• A stage musical based on Prince’s film and album “Purple Rain” is in the works with producer Orin Wolf.
• “Some Like It Hot” is coming to the West End in 2025. It will be directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw.

Auditions & Vacancies

• Crystal Hantig is looking for male dancers over 6 ft tall for a contract in Cannes this summer. You can DM Crystal on her Instagram.
• Variations Academy in Gloucestershire is looking for an Acro teacher. You can DM the academy on its Instagram account.
• Theatre Dance Lab is offering 2 choreographers the chance to create a brand new piece of work to be showcased at the Regent’s Park Open Air theatre. The package includes a £3,000 commissioning fee and 6 hours of coaching with Drew McOnie. The deadline for applications is the 16th of April, with interviews on the 12th & 13th of May.
• “The Greatest Showman” is having open auditions for dancers at various places throughout the UK. You can register your interest on the Disney website.
• The Artistic Talent Agency is looking for male dancers local to Newcastle with a minimum height of 5ft,11ins for a job on the 24th -27th of April. Contact: artistictalentagency.com
• ATA is looking for male dancers for cruise ship contracts. Contact: info@artistictalent.com
• Industry Warehouse is looking for a Musical Theatre teacher in SE London for Saturday mornings from 10.00am – 1.00 pm. Contact: info@theindustrywarehouse.com
• Dolce Riviera Parties are looking for dancers for 2/3 month contracts in St Tropez. Contact: casting.drparties@gmail.com
• Ashleigh Montador Dance Company is looking for a dancer / acro gymnast teacher. Contact Ashleigh to apply.

Dance Classes

• Mica Bradbury, soloist with the Royal Ballet, has a “Romeo & Juliet” ballet workshop on the 4th of May at the Royal Opera House. For bookings and more information, contact Mica on: micabeau@gmail.com
• Jenny Thomas, choreographer with Strictly Come Dancing, has some Charleston and Salsa workshops on the 11th of May at the Berkshire Ballrooms.
• Kira Malou, star of the West End show “Dirty Dancing”, has an adult ballet class this evening at St Marks School in Southampton from 8.00 – 9.00 pm. You can message Kira on her Instagram for more details.
• Crystal Hantig and Hannah Levitt Collins (Art of Heels) have a class at the Manor in London on the 8th of April from 2.00 – 4.00 pm. You can DM to book.
• Ashley Shaw, Principle dancer with Sir Matt Bourne’s New Adventures Company, has a masterclass on the 25th of May in Bath. Contact: http://www.intballetintensives.com
• Gaz Davis is running his annual “The Programme” on the 4th, 5th & 6th of August. You can apply via Gaz’s Instagram account.
• Bethany Kingsley Garner has a Ballet and Drama masterclass on the 24th of May from 10.00 am – 4.00 pm at Lupton House.
• Laura Jane Fenney has a Jazz class at Pineapple every Saturday at 6.00 pm.
• Cora Jay has new dance classes at Dance City in Newcastle on Mondays and Thursdays. You can contact Cora on her Instagram account.
• The TGS Summer Intensive will take place this year from the 28th of July until the 1st of August. Christina Andrea and Jordi Guitart are 2 of this years teachers.
• Synergy has an Easter Intensive with Gaz Davis at the Base Dance Studios in London on the 16th of April from 12.00 am – 5.00 pm.
• Lizzie McConachie has a Commercial class at Pineapple Dance Studios every Monday at 7.30 pm.
• Wallis Pipe has a Heels class at Pineapple on Mondays from 7.00 – 8.00 pm.
• Natalie Twist has a Sexy R n B class at Pineapple every Wednesday from 8.00 – 9.00 pm.
• Jenny Thomas is holding 2 workshops (Charleston and Salsa) at the Berkshire Ballroom on the 9th of July. You can book places via: http://www.berkshireballroom.co.uk
• David Anderson is teaching at the Base Dance Studios on Tuesdays from 5.30 – 6.55 pm.
• Lucy Jane Adcock is doing regular classes at the Manor in London at 11.00 am on Wednesdays and at the Base Studios on Sundays at 11.30 am.
• Amy Ireland has a Beginners Tap class at Pineapple Dance Studios on Fridays from 10.00 am – 12.00pm.
• Christina Andrea has Commercial classes at Pineapple on Tuesdays from 5.00 – 6.00 pm and on Wednesdays from 7.30 – 8.30 pm. Christina also has a class at Base Studios on Thursdays from 2.30 – 4.00 pm.

Film & TV

• Ekleido’s (Faye Stoeser and Hannah Ekholm) film “Splice” is now available on @nowness.
• We spotted the following dancers in the new Disney movie “Snow White”: Ashley Andrews, Philip Birchall, Chrissy Brooke, Elle Nonini & Summer Strallen.
• We spotted Hannah Veerapen in the Strictly sketch for “Comic Relief”.
• We spotted the following dancers performing with Dua Lipa: Alexandra Novelli, Ben Hukin, Ed Munro, Joy Duckrell, Remi Black & Li Li Hodge. The choreography is by Charm La’Donna and Sharon June and the contract is with AMCK.

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