As some of my dancing friends reach their early thirties, I often wonder at what point the press will cease to call them ‘young’ or ‘upcoming’. But I’ve discovered that if you want the secret of eternal youth, subscribe to the Dancing Times. For the princely sum of £1 (which was a lot of money once, I guess) you can get a ‘Dance Study Supplement’ from their bookshop called “Young Classical Choreographers”. The list in full comprises David Bintley, Michael Corder, Ashley Page, Graham Lustig, Susan Crow, Jennifer Jackson, Jonathan Burrows, and Michael Pink.
Without wishing to be ageist or insensitive to those stellar figures of the dance world, I am sure that last time I looked most, if not all of them, were quite definitely pushing 40 from the wrong side.
To order your copy of this fascinating document, visit the Dancing Times Education page. “Dancing Times makes every effort to keep abreast of changes in dance in education”, they assure us.
