Ballet Prize Rewards Life Passion

IT WAS a lead role in a musical theatre production of Pinocchio that catapulted a young Kevin Jackson onto the stage and into a lifelong passion for dance.

Ballet's Big Leap

Matjash Mrozewski is pushing the boundaries of the most traditional dance form.

Billy Elliot Dances Up Storm

A MONTH before it opens in Melbourne, ballet-boy Billy Elliot has started dancing down Broadway.

Romantic Twist Brings Story To Life

THE destructive tensions between love and ambition add a twist to an old fairytale in the West Australian Ballet's production of The Red Shoes, which opened at Newcastle's Civic Theatre last night.

Teacher Takes Her Final Bow

WELL-KNOWN Hunter ballet teacher Daphne Parker, 66, died at the weekend following an 18-month battle with cancer.