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Major Nesby’s dream was to be a professional dancer. At 21, he got on a bus, went to New York City and made it happen. His belief is that it’s better to try and fail than live with regret. “If you have a dream, I think you should go after that dream,...

Paul Taylor Dance Company is reputed to be one of the best in the world; Bermudian Jada Pearman becomes part of that legacy this month. A massive feat, she credits the unconditional support of her parents, Sanz and Roxanne, and years of training; the...

Dominique Willis has travelled the world with dance and is now ready to do her bit at home. She will lead Bermuda Civic Ballet’s summer intensive this year, cast in the role of acting artistic director following the resignation of Coral Waddell, who ...

Che Clarke’s daughter, Nache, laughs when she describes his introduction to ballet. “The first time he tried to do a leap, he was like an elephant,” she said of the former goalkeeper for Devonshire Cougars and Hamilton Parish Hot Peppers. Eventually,...

A nine-year-old schoolgirl thought she could never take part in sports because of medical problems that caused near-blindness and affected her co-ordination. Now Laila Martins, after a year of aerial yoga classes, has performed in her first dance sho...

Like the best love stories, Teresa Whitter’s started on the dance floor. It’s where she met Laith Sami, a UK film-maker who offered her a leading role in his version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Called Crime of Passion, the feature-length movie...

A top dancer from Bermuda who now performs with the national ballet company of Wales is to hold a master class for youngsters this month. Krystal Lowe, who works for Ballet Cymru in Wales, will teach three hour-long classes at Somerset School of Danc...

A tomboy as a child, Debbie MacKenzie refused to take ballet lessons. By the time she was 71, she had a change of heart and, fortunately, stumbled on a class created with her in mind. Called the Senior Swans, it meets once a week under the instructio...

Krystal Lowe didn’t have a job in Wales, she went with a dream of becoming a professional dancer. Well-intentioned loved ones questioned her thinking. “A lot of people were telling me to get a real job, that I should do a secretarial course and give ...

A Bermudian lawyer who got up on stage and performed with his ballet-dancing daughter after she was hit by stage fright has been named 2018 Father of Year by a top-rated American television programme. Marc Daniels shot to international fame after a v...

For Genevieve Bradley, the best thing about having the lead role in In Motion’s Christmas show is all the attention. It’s also the downside. All eyes will be on her character, Clara, at the Bermuda Nutcracker Holiday Spectacular, the dance company’s ...

Debre Evans likes to push herself. A few months ago she sprained her ankle. Doctors told her to stay off of it for two weeks but within days she was back in classes at In Motion School of Dance. “I know my body,” the 18-year-old insisted. “I felt li...