This year’s Genee was held for the first time in New Zealand. Karen van Ulzen was there.

Think of yourself as an athlete and think about how athletes manage their food intake, writes Fiona Sutherland.

We live in a world where the line between nature and artifice is constantly blurred. From plastic surgery to photo-shopping, the opportunities to enhance or change one’s appearance seem to be endless.

Everybody wants scintillating insteps. But if you are not born with them, can they be make? asks Nina Levy

In the first part of our series on pas de deux, we discussed some basic preparations. In this issue Michelle Dursun gets down to specifics

Nina Levy has never been a big fan of competitions. She asks two competition junkies what they like about them.

When is a student ready to start pas de deux, and how should they prepare? Michelle Dursun begins a new series.

Right from when he began lessons at age five, Aeden Pittendreigh knew he wanted to be a classical dancer.

A holistic approach to training and health can reap endless rewards in the classroom, writes Michelle Dursun

Michelle Dursun looks at the qualifications from the point of view of a teacher in a private school.

Thousands of dancers take part in competitions every year. But is too much emphasise placed on winning? Michelle Dursun investigates.

Youth dance companies give students a taste of professional life.

Some companies are an arm of a school and/or require participants to be enrolled as students; we have listed only those companies that, as far as we can make out, are independently run and hold open auditions.

The hands play a vital part in a dancer’s expressiveness, writes Denise Richardson.

The expression in your eyes and the direction of your gaze add essential refinement to your dancing, writes Denise Richardson.

Is there a secret to a high, light jump? Nina Levy investigates.