Why Dance Matters

Why Dance Matters is a series of conversations with extraordinary people from the world of dance and beyond. It traces t... Read more

Xander Parish tells a story of snatching triumph from the jaws of frustration. After a great start – winning a silver me... Read more

Gurinder Chadha doesn’t make dance films or musicals – but with the slightest nudge, films like Bend It Like Beckham, Br... Read more

The choreographer Cathy Marston has a rare gift for telling stories in dance. Now a major player in leading ballet compa... Read more

Dance, and especially ballet, can sometimes seem remote from people’s lives. How do you bolt it into the heart of a comm... Read more

Phil Chan is a dancer, arts advocate and activist born in Hong Kong and now based in New York. With Georgina Pazcogin of... Read more

Dance touches lives beyond performers, so the guests on Why Dance Matters aren’t only professional dancers. Guddi Singh ... Read more

Céline Gittens first made her name as a teenager, winning both a gold medal and the Audience Choice Award at Sadler’s We... Read more

Even for non-dancers, dance gets to the heart of things which matter to them the most. This week, for the final instalme... Read more

This one-off special episode of Why Dance Matters marks the final of The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition... Read more