

#Throwback Thursday: Swan Lake
The first #ThrowbackThursday of the year - Swan Lake! Though the original production featured only two acts, most modern productions...


Tutu Tuesday
It's Tutu Tuesday! Here's Oxana Skorik as Princess Florine in Petipa's The Sleeping Beauty. - Selene


Spotlight: Fanny Elssler
Spotlight Saturday is back! Today's instalment features noted Romantic-era ballerina Fanny Elssler. She was born Franziska Elssler on 23...


In the Workroom: New Exam Skirts (with tutorial!)
If you've ever wondered what the holidays are like for dance teachers... they're busy, busy, busy! Alison has been working hard on...


Tutu Tuesday
Happy 2017 everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas/New Years and everything in between. Here's the first Tutu Tuesday of the...


Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Alison's Studio of Dance! I'll be returning in January 2017, and the studio will...


#Throwback Thursday: The Nutcracker
Today's #ThrowbackThursday focuses on everyone's favourite Christmas ballet: The Nutcracker. Though productions of The Nutcracker differ...


Tutu Tuesday
It's the last Tutu Tuesday of the year! Here's Alina Cojocaru and Vadim Muntagirov in English National Ballet's 2013 production of Le...


Spotlight: Michael Fokine
Today's Spotlight Saturday, the last of the year, focuses on Russian dancer and choreographer Michael Fokine. He was born Mikhail...


#Throwback Thursday: A Christmas Carol
This week's #ThrowbackThursday focuses on a more recent ballet, A Christmas Carol. Based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name,...