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There's great dance on offer all year round at the King's Theatre and Festival Theatre, Edinburgh.

Dance, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh International Festival 2008
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Edinburgh's annual cultural extravaganza returns for another exciting year of dance, opera and theatre. Under the direction of Jonathan Mills, this year's programme includes world premieres of Matthew Bourne's' Dorian Gray' by New Adventures dance company, Heiner Goebbels' new work with The Hilliard Ensemble, 'I went to the house but did not enter', Scottish Opera's new production of Smetana's 'The Two Widows' and exciting recitals by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Mariinsky Opera…
8 Aug–31 Aug (Times vary) Various Venues, Edinburgh
Scottish Ballet
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The highly regarded national company present an autumn bill with such diverse influences as Radiohead, film techniques and the 1930s. American choreographer Stephen Petronio's 'Ride the Beast' is set to Radiohead's music, Trisha Brown's 'For MG: The Movie' complements a soundscape by Alvin Curran and Ashley Page introduces an interpretation of popular songs from the 30s in 'Pennies from Heaven'.
25 Sep–27 Sep 7.00 Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Alan Lucien Oyen, X Factor Dance Company & Steinunn Ketilsdóttir
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A triple bill of contemporary dance. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
6 Aug–16 Aug, not Mondays (6 Aug, 7 Aug, 10 Aug & 14 Aug 4.30) (8 Aug, 12 Aug & 15 Aug 7.00) (9 Aug, 13 Aug & 16 Aug 2.00) Dance Base, Edinburgh
Dance Base Classes
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Inspired by all the talent on display at the Festival? The Dance Base has a series of workshops in street dance, clowning and other skills. Please see www.dancebase.co.uk for full details.
29 Jul–2 Aug, 5 Aug–9 Aug, 16 Aug (Times vary) Dance Base, Edinburgh
Scottish Ballet: Sleeping Beauty
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Scottish Ballet revives their version of the classic fairytale 'The Sleeping Beauty', presented by award-winning artistic director Ashley Page.
7 Jan 2009–10 Jan 2009 7.30; Thu & Sat 2.00 & 7.30 Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Assembly Rooms Ceilidh
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Ceilidh bands Wild Geese (13 Aug) and Alive & Jiggin' plus caller Ken Gourlay lead the festivities.
13 Sep, 17 Oct 8.00 Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
The Big Festival Ceilidh
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Hoots mon! It's a relaxed introduction to traditional Scottish ceilidh dance with music from Freeland Barbour and Kevin MacLeod and expert guidance from caller Sheila McCutcheon.
24 Aug 3.00–6.00 Dance Base, Edinburgh
Rambert Dance Company: Eternal Lige Tour
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Britain's flagship contemporary dance company presents a spectacular dance bill of André Gingras' 'Anatomica #3', Siobhan Davies' 'Carnival of the Animals' and the Scottish première of Mark Baldwin's 'Eternal Light', which is set to a live score by Howard Goodall.
29 Oct–31 Oct 7.30 Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Dance Base Workshop: Afro-Groove
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Dance to the rhythm of your own drum with this workshop in Afro-based dance forms. Ages 16+.
17 Aug 2.30–5.30 Dance Base, Edinburgh
Dance Base Workshop: Bollywood!
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A chance to discover all the elements that make up Bollywood dance: Indian classical and folk dance; jazz; hip-hop and contemporary. Ages 16+.
10 Aug 12.00–2.00 Dance Base, Edinburgh

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