Fairytale Beginning For Boy Ballet Dancer

WHEN Mitchell Hughes was almost three he saw a group of dancers performing behind the four Wiggles.

Leaping Star Lost His Fear Of Tights

"EVEN as a kid in the Australian Ballet School, Daniel Gaudiello had that Gene Kelly, gotta dance aura," said David McAllister.

Dancing Digital In Singleton

THREE former Hunter Valley dancers will be beamed back into the region when they take centre stage for the Australian Ballet next month.

More Boys Like Ballet-loving Matthew Are Taking To The Barre

AS A six-year-old, Matthew Carey showed no interest in soccer practice, preferring to perfect his pirouettes.

Fantastic Obsession, Reimagined

Symphonie Fantastique is a new ballet based on Hector Berlioz's score. Valerie Lawson examines its extraordinary pedigree. It might have been her voluptuous shoulders, her heart-shaped face, her ivory skin, her waist-length dark hair, or, simply, the total woman that made Hector Berlioz fall madly in love in Paris.

Date With Destiny

The Australian Ballet pays tribute to one of the greats, writes Kristie Lau.