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<img width="400" height="267" src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Natalia-Osipova_Pure-Dance_Valse-Triste_Dancers-Natalia-Osipova-and-David-Hallberg_Johan-Persson-c-400x267.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" srcset="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Natalia-Osipova_Pure-Dance_Valse-Triste_Dancers-Natalia-Osipova-and-David-Hallberg_Johan-Persson-c-400x267.jpg 400w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Natalia-Osipova_Pure-Dance_Valse-Triste_Dancers-Natalia-Osipova-and-David-Hallberg_Johan-Persson-c-768x513.jpg 768w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Natalia-Osipova_Pure-Dance_Valse-Triste_Dancers-Natalia-Osipova-and-David-Hallberg_Johan-Persson-c.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="Our list of the top 19 dance shows from 2019 includes productions across many dance genres, including our favourite ballet, hip-hop, modern dance, folk dance and ballroom dance performances." data-jpibfi-post-url="https://dancedispatches.com/top-19-dance-shows-2019/" data-jpibfi-post-title="Top 19 Dance Shows of 2019" data-jpibfi-src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Natalia-Osipova_Pure-Dance_Valse-Triste_Dancers-Natalia-Osipova-and-David-Hallberg_Johan-Persson-c-400x267.jpg" >

Top 19 Dance Shows of 2019

Our list of the top 19 dance shows from 2019 includes productions across many dance...

<img width="364" height="400" src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DU19-Boy-Blue-REDD-Photo-Benji-Reid-tinified-364x400.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" srcset="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DU19-Boy-Blue-REDD-Photo-Benji-Reid-tinified-364x400.jpg 364w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DU19-Boy-Blue-REDD-Photo-Benji-Reid-tinified.jpg 727w" sizes="(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="Boy Blue came to perform at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls as part of the 2019 London Dance Umbrella festival." data-jpibfi-post-url="https://dancedispatches.com/boy-blue-redd-addresses-depression/" data-jpibfi-post-title="Boy Blue ‘REDD’ Addresses Depression, Calls for Empathy" data-jpibfi-src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DU19-Boy-Blue-REDD-Photo-Benji-Reid-tinified-364x400.jpg" >

Boy Blue ‘REDD’ Addresses Depression, Calls for Empathy

Boy Blue came to perform at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls as part of the 2019 London...

<img width="400" height="304" src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AAADT_s_Glenn_Allen_Sims_and_Linda_Celeste_Sims_in_Alvin_Ailey_s_Revelations._Photo_by_Nan_Melville-400x304.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" srcset="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AAADT_s_Glenn_Allen_Sims_and_Linda_Celeste_Sims_in_Alvin_Ailey_s_Revelations._Photo_by_Nan_Melville-400x304.jpg 400w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AAADT_s_Glenn_Allen_Sims_and_Linda_Celeste_Sims_in_Alvin_Ailey_s_Revelations._Photo_by_Nan_Melville-768x584.jpg 768w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AAADT_s_Glenn_Allen_Sims_and_Linda_Celeste_Sims_in_Alvin_Ailey_s_Revelations._Photo_by_Nan_Melville.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater pairs’ 'Lazarus' (by Rennie Harris) with Ailey’s magnum opus, 'Revelations', in a celebration of black culture." data-jpibfi-post-url="https://dancedispatches.com/alvin-ailey-lazarus-revelations/" data-jpibfi-post-title="Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: ‘Lazarus’ and ‘Revelations’" data-jpibfi-src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AAADT_s_Glenn_Allen_Sims_and_Linda_Celeste_Sims_in_Alvin_Ailey_s_Revelations._Photo_by_Nan_Melville-400x304.jpg" >

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: ‘Lazarus’ and ‘Revelations’

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater pairs’ 'Lazarus' (by Rennie Harris) with Ailey’s magnum opus,...

<img width="400" height="267" src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SBC_GODTR_0091_med-v2-1-400x267.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" srcset="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SBC_GODTR_0091_med-v2-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SBC_GODTR_0091_med-v2-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SBC_GODTR_0091_med-v2-1.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://dancedispatches.com/zoonation-tales-of-the-turntable-hip-hop-journey/" data-jpibfi-post-title="ZooNation: ‘Tales of the Turntable’ Hip-Hop Journey" data-jpibfi-src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SBC_GODTR_0091_med-v2-1-400x267.jpg" >

ZooNation: ‘Tales of the Turntable’ Hip-Hop Journey

Although time travel isn’t possible, ZooNation’s Tales of the Turntable takes viewers on a historical musical journey...

<img width="400" height="267" src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JPGFFS-photo-4-400x267.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" srcset="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JPGFFS-photo-4-400x267.jpg 400w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JPGFFS-photo-4-768x513.jpg 768w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JPGFFS-photo-4.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="Jean Paul Gaultier's 'Fashion Freak Show' pulls from fashion modeling and a variety of art forms, but essentially, it's a party – and everyone is invited." data-jpibfi-post-url="https://dancedispatches.com/jean-paul-gaultier-fashion-freak-show-fiesta/" data-jpibfi-post-title="Jean Paul Gaultier: ‘Fashion Freak Show’ Fiesta" data-jpibfi-src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JPGFFS-photo-4-400x267.jpg" >

Jean Paul Gaultier: ‘Fashion Freak Show’ Fiesta

Jean Paul Gaultier's 'Fashion Freak Show' pulls from fashion modeling and a variety of art...

A young dancer stands in spotlight, guns pointed towards him

<img width="400" height="267" src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NYDC_MADHEAD_061-Tony-Nandi-400x267.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload" alt="A young dancer stands in spotlight, guns pointed towards him" srcset="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NYDC_MADHEAD_061-Tony-Nandi-400x267.jpg 400w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NYDC_MADHEAD_061-Tony-Nandi-768x513.jpg 768w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NYDC_MADHEAD_061-Tony-Nandi.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://dancedispatches.com/nydc-botis-seva-madhead/" data-jpibfi-post-title="NYDC Tackles ‘MADHEAD’ by Botis Seva" data-jpibfi-src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NYDC_MADHEAD_061-Tony-Nandi-400x267.jpg" >

NYDC Tackles ‘MADHEAD’ by Botis Seva

England’s National Youth Dance Company (NYDC), formed of 38 dancers, closed its tour of Botis...

<img width="400" height="196" src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/K-Pop-Class-selfie-1-400x196.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" srcset="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/K-Pop-Class-selfie-1-400x196.jpg 400w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/K-Pop-Class-selfie-1-768x376.jpg 768w, https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/K-Pop-Class-selfie-1.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="K-pop is huge – and not just in Korea, so I ventured into a K-Pop dance class to see what the fuss is about. " data-jpibfi-post-url="https://dancedispatches.com/my-first-k-pop-dance-class-with-love-k-pop-dance-london/" data-jpibfi-post-title="My First K-Pop Dance Class with Love K-Pop Dance London" data-jpibfi-src="https://dancedispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/K-Pop-Class-selfie-1-400x196.jpg" >

My First K-Pop Dance Class with Love K-Pop Dance London

K-pop is huge – and not just in Korea, so I ventured into a K-Pop...