An interview in the Telegraph with Anton Du Beke.
Digital Spy interviews with Dancing on Ice contestants Chloe Madeley and Dominic Cork.
Saturday, 8 January 2011
Friday, 7 January 2011
Birmingham Duo Crowned Best UK Dance Act 2010
Streetdance act ‘Steadiflux’ have been crowned the first ever Barclays Live UK Dance Champions following a hotly-contested public vote. Students Nathan Marsh (18) and Jordan Breakspear (19) from Bartley and Harborne respectively, picked up over 100,000 votes on their march to the crown, beating off intense competition from top acts across the UK. See the winning dance here!
Having overcome stiff opposition from such acts as UK HipHop champions Smash Broz and Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists Mini Mezzos to become Barclays Live Birmingham champions last year, the duo are now officially top of the pile and will be dancing all the way to their nearest Barclays branch with a bumper £1,000 cheque! Speaking afterwards, Nathan said: “It’s an amazing feeling to be Barclays Live UK Champions! We put in a lot of work to come up with a clean, entertaining piece and feel the effort has paid off. We were up against some great acts and just want to thank everyone for their votes and continued support.”
Barclays Live was rolled out in various regions across the UK in 2010 with celebrity judges including Strictly Come Dancing’s Brendan Cole and Sky Sports pundit Chris Kamara. Five acts from Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester and Reading were then shortlisted for the prestigious title of Barclays Live Best UK Dance Act 2010, with videos hosted at www.barclayslive.co.uk and fans voting for their favourites online.
The Barclays Live competition celebrates continued investment in branches across the country and will pull up at a host of regions in 2011, starting with Glasgow at the end of January. In addition to the events sweeping the nation, Barclays Live has also teamed up with StreetDance 3D star Brooke Milliner to create Your Name in Dance, an interactive dance tool showing a users name in choreographed dance form. Check it out at http://barclayslive.co.uk/interactive.php
Having overcome stiff opposition from such acts as UK HipHop champions Smash Broz and Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists Mini Mezzos to become Barclays Live Birmingham champions last year, the duo are now officially top of the pile and will be dancing all the way to their nearest Barclays branch with a bumper £1,000 cheque! Speaking afterwards, Nathan said: “It’s an amazing feeling to be Barclays Live UK Champions! We put in a lot of work to come up with a clean, entertaining piece and feel the effort has paid off. We were up against some great acts and just want to thank everyone for their votes and continued support.”
Barclays Live was rolled out in various regions across the UK in 2010 with celebrity judges including Strictly Come Dancing’s Brendan Cole and Sky Sports pundit Chris Kamara. Five acts from Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester and Reading were then shortlisted for the prestigious title of Barclays Live Best UK Dance Act 2010, with videos hosted at www.barclayslive.co.uk and fans voting for their favourites online.
The Barclays Live competition celebrates continued investment in branches across the country and will pull up at a host of regions in 2011, starting with Glasgow at the end of January. In addition to the events sweeping the nation, Barclays Live has also teamed up with StreetDance 3D star Brooke Milliner to create Your Name in Dance, an interactive dance tool showing a users name in choreographed dance form. Check it out at http://barclayslive.co.uk/interactive.php
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Thursday, 6 January 2011
Snippets: Diversity; Black Swan
A comprehensive why-you-should-see-this-film list for Black Swan.
And Diversity have a fitness DVD out! Catch a glimpse below.
And Diversity have a fitness DVD out! Catch a glimpse below.
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Strictly Come Dancing: The one that got away!
The training video for a much anticipated dance we didn't get to see, has been released: James Jordan and Pamela Stephenson's Argentine Tango! You can imagine how brilliant it would have been with full hair, costume, make up and live music; it may have even made the difference, who knows? Enjoy:
Snippets: Strictly Come Dancing On Ice; National Television Awards
Digital Spy interviews with Dancing on Ice Contestants Johnson Beharry and Nadia Sawalha.
The final voting for the 2011 National Television Awards has opened, with talent show hosts Davina McCall, Ant & Dec and Dermot O'Leary up against Paul O'Grady for Best Entertainment Presenter. No Bruce, no Tess, no Claudia? Ah, well, it'll be Ant & Dec anyway. Because they are the best.
The usual suspects go head to head in the Best Talent Show: Strictly Come Dancing, Britain's Got Talent, X-Factor and Dancing on Ice. If I recall, I voted for Let's Dance for Comic Relief, so my vote will now switch to ...*drum roll*... Strictly Come Dancing, because the last series is still fresh in my mind and was brilliant! Register your vote now: http://www.nationaltvawards.com/home
The final voting for the 2011 National Television Awards has opened, with talent show hosts Davina McCall, Ant & Dec and Dermot O'Leary up against Paul O'Grady for Best Entertainment Presenter. No Bruce, no Tess, no Claudia? Ah, well, it'll be Ant & Dec anyway. Because they are the best.
The usual suspects go head to head in the Best Talent Show: Strictly Come Dancing, Britain's Got Talent, X-Factor and Dancing on Ice. If I recall, I voted for Let's Dance for Comic Relief, so my vote will now switch to ...*drum roll*... Strictly Come Dancing, because the last series is still fresh in my mind and was brilliant! Register your vote now: http://www.nationaltvawards.com/home
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Got To Dance Auditions 1: A bicycle, a robot and Scatwoman.
In no particular order ... A big fat YES to the energetic and tight Eruption, great look, good moves, but Duo? Whaaaaat? Back2Back - gets an Oh Yes! Lovin' the bicycle and Bollywood! Theo, the Mini King of Pop, yes, we've seen it all before, but he's so cute - and right on the beat.
Tamara the freestyler; Sean & Stacey, the contemporary. One athletic and athletic, the others athletic, balletic and musical. Damsha Dreams is fab-u-lous and Olivia, the Tiny Dancer freestyler began so lyrically and beautifully then forgot to finish her lines in the rush to get to the next move - bags of personality though.
Robot Reflex, Aiden McMillan - blinding, and what an amusing, original and quirky piece of music - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker Suite, what will they think of next?
Persuasive's signature move would be a yes, didn't see enough though.
Happiness. Jeez. No, she's definitely no SuBo. SuBo looked like she would be awful and wasn't. Happiness looked like she danced - completely lacking in timing, musicality and technique. Original, her own style? Quite frankly, David Brent was original but you wouldn't have put him through, would you? It was all talk about warming up and how she performs and then the bombshell that this is the first time in public? Matt Bell's fusion of ballet, hip hop and Morris was much better! And he's taking the mick. There's £250k riding on this - is she really going to keep out someone who can actually dance? Can the producers and judges on these programmes just not help themselves? And why do we not know if she made it through? Are they embarrassed with themselves? Seriously, if she can go through, I'm dusting off my leg warmers next year ...
Tamara the freestyler; Sean & Stacey, the contemporary. One athletic and athletic, the others athletic, balletic and musical. Damsha Dreams is fab-u-lous and Olivia, the Tiny Dancer freestyler began so lyrically and beautifully then forgot to finish her lines in the rush to get to the next move - bags of personality though.
Robot Reflex, Aiden McMillan - blinding, and what an amusing, original and quirky piece of music - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker Suite, what will they think of next?
Persuasive's signature move would be a yes, didn't see enough though.
Happiness. Jeez. No, she's definitely no SuBo. SuBo looked like she would be awful and wasn't. Happiness looked like she danced - completely lacking in timing, musicality and technique. Original, her own style? Quite frankly, David Brent was original but you wouldn't have put him through, would you? It was all talk about warming up and how she performs and then the bombshell that this is the first time in public? Matt Bell's fusion of ballet, hip hop and Morris was much better! And he's taking the mick. There's £250k riding on this - is she really going to keep out someone who can actually dance? Can the producers and judges on these programmes just not help themselves? And why do we not know if she made it through? Are they embarrassed with themselves? Seriously, if she can go through, I'm dusting off my leg warmers next year ...
Saturday, 1 January 2011
Snippets: Strictly Come Dancing; Louie Spence, Dancing on Ice, Got To Dance
Strictly Come Dancing stars Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace, Natalie Lowe & Ian Waite, Chris Marques & Jaclyn Spencer and Darren Bennett & Lilia Kopylova will be at Alton Towers in March.
Madcap interview with Louie Spence!
Q&A with Dancing on Ice contestant, 'Comedy' Dave Vitty.
Interview with Got To Dance judges Ashley Banjo, Adam Garcia and Kimberley Wyatt.
Madcap interview with Louie Spence!
Q&A with Dancing on Ice contestant, 'Comedy' Dave Vitty.
Interview with Got To Dance judges Ashley Banjo, Adam Garcia and Kimberley Wyatt.
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