Dance, Ballet

• Written by: Derek Deane

Choreographer Derek Deane's highly dramatic version of the Tchaikovsky ballet is performed in the round, featuring 60 swans which glide across the arena floor. Artist director Tamara Rojo performs the role of Odette/Odile in some performances.

Matthew Bourne's ballet inspired by La Sylphide, first performed in 1994, returns for a new Scottish tour. We follow the misfortunes of James, a young Scotsman whose taste for the wilder side of life brings him into the company of a strange and beautiful gothic fairy.

• Written by: Christopher Moore

A ballet choreographed by the company's artistic director Christopher Moore, based on Lewis Carroll's novel and set to music by Tchaikovsky.

• Directed by: Natalia Ryzhenko
• Written by: Natalia Ryzhenko

Ask most people to name a ballet, and Swan Lake will doubtless be near the top of the list. There's a reason it has endured-as well as boasting a score by Tchaikovsky, it also tells the timeless tale of Prince Siegfried, who falls in love with the beautiful Swan Queen, Odette. The fable's soaring climax, which sees the…

Students present a performance of Les Sylphides, a short classical ballet with lyrical and romantic dances set to music by Chopin.

Using the principles introduced in Ballet Beginners, this class will continue to help build a vocabulary of the fundamental steps used in classical ballet, delving deeper into the ideas behind correct technique while introducing a more expressive approach to movement. Wear comfortable clothing but not too loose.

• Written by: Wayne McGregor

Royal Ballet resident choreographer Wayne McGregor collaborates with award-winning writer Audrey Niffenegger for his new ballet set to the music of Gabriel Yared, plus Balanchine's neoclassical masterpiece set to Bizet.

• Written by: Tchaikovsky

One of the world's best-loved and most approachable ballets is coming to UK theatres courtesy of Moscow Ballet La Classique, a company founded in 1990 utilising ballet dancers from the leading theatres of the CIS Countries and the Bolshoi, Kirov and Ballet Theatres of Kiev and Odessa. For anyone unfamiliar with the plot…

Talented pupils entertain with a diverse programme of dances.

• Written by: Patrick de Bana

A re-interpreted version of Charlotte Bronte's novel, with choreographer Patrick de Bana placing Rochester's first wife, Bertha Mason, at the centre of the action. Featuring dancers Ji Pingping, Fan Xiofeng and Wu Husheng as Jane, Bertha and Rochester.

An invigorating way to begin your day.Wake up your muscles with a ballet warm-up followed by a revitalising full body stretch. This class will leave you feeling refreshed and prepared for the challenges of the day ahead. Wear comfortable clothing but not too loose. Ballet classes can be done in bare feet or soft ballet…

The star pupils put on a show of traditional dance like ballet and tap, alongside modern faves including zumba and cheerleading.

The Carmel in question is an elderly woman about to celebrate her 80th birthday, inspired by Artistic Director Natasha Gilmore's own grandmother and a two-week-long conversation she had with her. A blend of dance, theatre and film spanning remembrances of life, death, family and love. Presented by Barrowland Ballet and…

The dance pupils of London Studio Centre strut their stuff in this showcase of first and second years.

Contemporary ballet made in collaboration with designers to create an immersive experience inside a 1920s US Speakeasy. Dancers play with prohibition and fiddle with fashion in this sometimes glamorous and sometimes dark voyage into their inner worlds.

• Written by: Franz Liszt

Carlos Acosta, Marianela Nunez and Edward Watson will be among the Principals during this run of Kenneth MacMillan's dance-drama about the emotionally-weak Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, and his descent into political intrigue and an untimely end. Music by Liszt.

Four days of ballet classes for young dancers with previous ballet experience, inspired by some of your favourite ballets, including The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Hansel and Gretel. There are two sessions: Grades 1 and 2 from 10.30am–12.30pm and Grades 4 and 5 from 1.30–3.30pm.

Innovative new production of the fairy tale, under the artistic direction of Christopher Hampson. Presented by Scottish Ballet.

• Written by: Tchaikovsky

It may be called Sleeping Beauty, but there's unlikely to be much slumbering in the aisles as the Vienna Festival Ballet stages its version of the tale. For anyone who snoozed through their bedtime stories as a child, it's the tale of Aurora, the beautiful princess whose parents made a disastrous oversight while drawing…

Ballet performances by students from five to 18 years.

Ballet class is good for your body as well as your mind. For those with no prior experience, this class will introduce you to the fundamentals of classical ballet technique.We will explore the basic positions and steps, proper posture and alignment, whilst developing musicality and artistic quality. Feel your confidence…