![]() ![]() It may lack the flashiness of a standard gala pas de deux but is every bit as worthy of inclusion on any programme. Kei seems to have been born en pointe and be a creature of the air as she looks so comfortable in the strongly supported lifts. Daniel’s line is glorious and he is an extremely considerate partner. Both have a fluid style that creates a sensation of calm and effortlessness. Daniel and Kei are also busy parents, so it was a real treat to see them dancing, and in a quietly reflective piece amid the hype and razzle-dazzle of Move It. Among this year’s performances was a new ballet pas de deux by former English National Ballet dancers Daniel Jones (who also taught some masterclasses) and his wife Kei Akahoshi, seen by SeeingDance’s Charlotte Kasner, rather appropriately to a pop song titled Mr and Mrs Jones.ĭaniel has had a busy and varied career since leaving English National Ballet, including establishing his own successful school and creating productions for his own dancers and as a freelance. Daniel Jones and Kei Akahoshi at Move It 2018 With music more often than not thumping, from there and the Freestyle Stage and Move It Mash Up, it can all get rather intense. The Main Stage was a colourful carnival of performances, largely from dance schools and training centres. Hosting many classes are exhibitors throughout the show including ballet with the Royal Academy of Dance, contemporary with Studio 68, and musical theatre from Urdang Academy. ![]() Dance and fitness classes make up a large part of Move It’s agenda with a vast number programmed throughout the weekend. The show really does have something for everyone: dancer, teacher or spectator. Foam rollers, shoes, costumes, leotards, dance floors, barres, it was all there. Move It houses anything and everything under one umbrella: performances and information stands by the big conservatoires and other vocational dance colleges, dancewear brands large and small, and everything in between. It’s a celebration of all forms of dance, says SeeingDance’s Jessica Wilson. From March 16-18, 20,000-plus dance professionals, educators, enthusiasts, and performers congregated in London’s Docklands, bringing the cavernous building alive with pulsing beats. Move It, the bonanza that is the UK’s biggest dance event returned to ExCel in London’s Docklands in the middle of last month. ![]()
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