The Young Dancer

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This cookie is used to detect and defend when a client attempt to replay a cookie.This cookie manages the interaction with online bots and takes the appropriate actions. In December 2015 Bussell presented an hour-long documentary on BBC Two, Darcey's Ballet Heroes, focussing on Vaslav Nijinsky, Rudolf Nureyev, and other male professionals ballet dancers. [36] In December 2016, she presented a BBC One documentary on Margot Fonteyn, titled Darcey Bussell: Looking for Margot. In December 2017, she presented a BBC One documentary on Fred Astaire, titled Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred. In December 2018, she presented a BBC Two documentary on the mental health benefits of dance, titled Darcey Bussell: Dancing to Happiness. [37]In Manchester Darcey meets an inspiring choreographer and dancer, Kevin Turner. Kevin draws on his personal mental health experiences to help young people across the world and has returned to his home town to start a therapeutic dance project for young women who have been referred by a local support group. In the last 25 years, depression amongst teenagers has risen by 70% in the UK and the girls Kevin works with suffer from a range of conditions that affect all aspects of their lives. Darcey takes part in a six-week course to see if Kevin's work can help the girls learn, often for the first time, just how much they can achieve. In December 2011 Bussell collaborated with choreographer Kim Gavin to make Darcey dances Hollywood, a BBC Two television documentary in which she recreated some of Hollywood's famous dance routines—including some by Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire& Ginger Rogers—from films such as Singin' In The Rain and Top Hat ("Cheek to Cheek"). In 2017 Bussell received an honorary doctorate from the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow, Scotland. [53] Darcey Bussell: Behind the Scenes at the Ballet – Exclusive Patrons Events – Exhibitions & events – Royal Academy of Arts". Royalacademy.org.uk. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011 . Retrieved 9 February 2012. In December 1990 she was voted Dancer of the Year by the readers of Dance and Dancers magazine. [ citation needed] In February 1991 she was presented with the Variety Club of Great Britain's Sir James Garreras Award for the most promising newcomer of 1990 and one week later with the London Evening Standard Ballet Award for 1990. [50] In April 1991 she was selected as the joint winner of the Cosmopolitan Achievement Award in the Performing Arts category. [51]

Hall, who in March last year promised the “strongest commitment to the arts in a generation”, said the Year of Song and Dance 2015 was “bold, imaginative and it is exactly what the BBC should be doing”. Bussell performed every major role in the Royal Ballet’s repertoire and made frequent guest appearances with such companies as the New York City Ballet, the Paris Opéra Ballet, and the Frankfurt (Germany) Ballet. She was praised especially for the purity and radiance of her dancing, her strength and dynamism, and the intelligence and passion with which she portrayed her characters. DARCEY BUSSELL BRIEFS AUB STUDENTS ON DESIGN CHALLENGE". Arts University Bournemouth. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018 . Retrieved 26 October 2019. Movement and Dance members shine at Carl Alan Awards". sportandrecreation.org.uk. 10 February 2011 . Retrieved 26 October 2019. In 2016 Bussell launched a charity called DDMIX (Diverse dance mix) aimed at bringing dance into state schools. Working with choreographer and dancer, Nathan Clarke, DDMIX features dance elements from various styles including Irish, tango, waltz, jive, Bollywood, disco, flamenco, salsa and 1960s twist.Rollo, Sarah (12 December 2009). "Bussell's jive receives standing ovation". Digital Spy . Retrieved 26 October 2019. Joyner, Will (28 June 1993). "A Final 'Dinner With Balanchine' Summarizes a Master's Legacy". The New York Times. p.C11. I think the BBC has a really big role to play in bringing the arts to the general public, I think it is a really important part of what the BBC is about” he said. “Song and dance are possible two of the most democratic art forms, we can all, and we have all, had a go. But I don’t feel our mandate is to try to persuade or popularise particular modes of art. The BBC isn’t there to try to engineer social change and attitudes, what we are there to do is to provide things that people have a real passion and an interest in.” BBC Young Dancer 2015, which will begin in April, will see future talent compete in four categories of dance – ballet, hip-hop, South Asian and Contemporary, with the final to be aired on BBC Two in May.

She was echoed by Kenneth Tharp, chief executive of The Place who will also sit on the judging panel. Tharp said: “I believe we are fast becoming a dancing nation. One of the wonderful things about dancing in the UK is its richness and diversity and by putting the four categories of dance – ballet, contemporary dance, hip hop and south Asian – on equal footing, the BBC is helping to raise the bar of how dance is seen and understood within the UK’s diverse cultural landscape. I hope this year will help us all to appreciate that lives without song and dance would be very, very dull indeed.”Cassian Harrison, channel editor of BBC Four, said he wanted this year to make a strong statement about the BBC’s commitment to the arts. Darcey Bussell's Wild Coasts of Scotland". channel4.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021 . Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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In 2006 Bussell became a gold medal recipient from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. [48] She is a recipient of the Carl Alan Award for contributions to dance. [49] Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures performed Spitfire at the British Ballet Charity Gala presented by Bussell. Photograph: Johan Persson Bussell remained with The Royal Ballet for her whole career, more than two decades, but also performed as a guest artist with many leading companies including NYCB, La Scala Theatre Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, Hamburg Ballet and the Australian Ballet. She retired from ballet in 2007. a b Griffiths, Sian (23 December 2007). "Darcey dances off to Oz as an eco-mum". The Sunday Times . Retrieved 26 October 2019. On 18 July 2009 Bussell received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oxford. During the ceremony the university's public orator noted that she "adds to technical mastery, charm and imagination, in such a way that she seems to reveal the grace of her personality as well as the grace of movement… Moreover, she wants those who are perhaps put off by the grand portals of the Royal Opera House to enjoy the pleasures that ballet affords." [52]

Bussell performed the role of the mayor in the 2021 ballet film, Coppelia, a modern adaptation of the E.T.A. Hoffmann story combining live dance with animation. [21] In December 2013 Bussell presented a BBC Two documentary titled Darcey's Ballet Heroines. In December 2014 she presented a BBC One documentary on Audrey Hepburn, titled Darcey Bussell: Looking for Audrey. [27] In May 2015, Bussell was co-presenter and dance expert for the Grand Final of the inaugural BBC Young Dancer competition, which was aired live on BBC Two. [35] a b Magic Ballerina series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 26 October 2019. Les Patineurs, Winter Dreams and The Concert review, Royal Ballet". The Independent. 19 December 2018 . Retrieved 26 October 2019. Darcey Bussell is a former Principal with The Royal Ballet and the most famous British ballerina of her generation. During her nearly twenty years as a Principal, she won worldwide renown for her unique combination of having a tall and athletic physique whilst dancing with soft lyricism.Dean, Andrea (29 June 2021). "Wimbledon is one of London's most attractive areas for house hunters, and it's not just because of the tennis". Metro. London. p.26 . Retrieved 30 June 2021. Jennifer S. Uglow, Maggy Hendry (1999). The Northeastern Dictionary of Women's Biography. Northeastern University Press. p. 99. ISBN 1-55553-421-X.