Beauty and the Beat

Sometimes, as a dance fan, you wish you could be everywhere at once. There’s all kinds of amazing dance stuff happening in NYC this month (American Ballet Theatre! New York City Ballet! Gallim Dance! KEIGWIN + COMPANY!)—so as a New Yorker, I’m a pretty lucky girl. And yet I’m pining for a show that’s now touring the UK: “Against Time,” a collaboration between the hip hop group Flawless and English National Ballet.

An unlikely pairing? Well, sure. But how could a combination of street dance, acrobatics and ballet not add up to a great time? Choreographed by ENB soloist Jenna Lee and Flawless’ Marion “Swoosh” Wallen, the work tells the story of an evil watchmaker who plans to stop time—and, in turn, dancing—forever. Sounds like good, kooky fun to me. And just look at the promotional pictures below. Adorable!

Friends across the pond: Definitely check this one out. JEALOUS.

All photos by Laurent Liotardo. (Click to enlarge.)