Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sleeping Beauty in London - Review

★★★★✰   A second dose of classical magic as Miki Mizutani and Max Maslen lead out BRB at Sadler's Wells... [26 Apr 24]

Link of the Week - Royal Ballet School, "A Place to Dance" Documentary

This documentary, about both the Royal Ballet Lower and Upper Schools, is a terrific piece of London ballet nostalgia and a spot the young dancer/choreographer game... [18 Apr 24]

Aditi Mangaldas & Aakash Odedra, Mehek in London - Review

★★★★★   Mehek is a production that takes particularly fine ingredients and conjures a spellbinding take on love... [13 Apr 24]

KVN Dance Company in Coppelia - Review

★★★✰✰   This is Coppelia updated for a modern world, fusing ballet, contemporary dance, and hip-hop to a beat-driven Delibes score.... [12 Apr 24]

Scottish Ballet, Swan Lake in Glasgow - Review    

★★★✰✰   Eight years on from the premiere and Scottish Ballet has brought back a tweaked version of its Swan Lake. Thoughts from Bruce Marriott and Vicky Pollard... [06 Apr 24]

Mark Bruce Company, Frankenstein double bill in London - Review

★★★✰✰   Jonathan Goddard is the Monster and carries the show, be he reticently childlike in learning about himself, falling in love or as a vengeance-seeking murderer... [27 Mar 24]

Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young - Kidd Pivot in Assembly Hall in London - Review

★★★✰✰   A diverting and very different night of theatre dance at Sadler's Wells... [21 Mar 24]

Link of the Week - ismeneb.com

Ismene Brown's marvellous repository of her dance writing - "An archive of 25 years of British dance" is the subhead. [14 Mar 24]

New York City Ballet, Mixed Bill in London - Review

★★★★✰   A rare visit to London by New York City Ballet is strong on new work and showcases fabulous dancers - we want more... [08 Mar 24]

Why is this site called LiftedLeg?

Long story short "when you think of LiftedLeg think of a dancer lifting their leg in any number of fabulous ways, and nothing else!" [06 Mar 24]