Welcome to the Arts: Dance

Brilliantly curated and beautifully illustrated, the Welcome to the Arts series offers all-hours admission to some of the world's most wondrous performances.

You are cordially invited to an evening of live entertainment unlike anything you have seen before. Featuring the very best performances from around the world from Swan Lake to Riverdance, you'll also rub shoulders with legendary choreographers and performers of both the past and present, including Antonio Gades, Rudolf Nureyev and Pina Bausch. Exclusive backstage access allows you to see what goes on behind the theatre doors, including prop and costume design, which you can admire in magnificent detail.

Get ready to shimmy, sway and dance the night away.

Take a seat. The show is about to begin...

Put on your dancing shoes and waltz, shimmy and tap your way through a spectacular reading journey in the pages of one of this year's most dazzling books....A book for all the family to treasure! Lancashire Evening Post
A beautiful read. Woman's Weekly
A showstopper that practically demands applause. -- Lucy Bannerman The Times
An oversized thrilling introduction to all forms of dance [...] it's a superb gift for dance lovers aged eight-plus. -- Imogen Russell-Williams Metro
Whether you prefer ballet or ballroom, flamenco or tap, you'll find lots to learn in this book, which explores all forms of dance. Find out about some of the most famous dance performances from history, discover dance stars past and present, explore global dance and learn more about what goes on behind the scenes. The Week Junior

Sir Alistair Spalding CBE has been the artistic director and chief executive of Sadler's Wells theatre, London since 2004. He holds honorary doctorates from Middlesex University (2012), the University of Hertfordshire (2014) and the University of Roehampton (2015). Alistair was a national member of the Arts Council England Council from 2009 to 2017, and a member of the Arts Council England Dance Advisory Panel from 1995 to 2003. He was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2005 and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2012 for services to dance. In 2019, he was honoured with a lifetime achievement award by ISPA (International Society for the Performing Arts) in recognition of 'unique lifetime achievement that has enriched the international performing arts'. In 2022, Alistair was awarded a Knighthood for Services to Dance in the New Year Honours list.

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