AS an organisation, Pavilion Dance South West has a positive policy of engaging with children and young people. Before the show, the dedicated staff gave several short speeches discussing forthcoming events such as classes, performances, films, career platforms and choreography workshops.
Not to mention the announcement of a new scheme called Business Supports Dance, before the curtain went up for family ballet Dogs Don’t Do Ballet. This is Ballet Black’s energetic take on the best-selling book by Anna Kemp and choreographed by Christopher Marney.
The central character of Biff the dog was performed with so much skill and studied canine behaviour that the young audience were held spellbound for 50 minutes. However, instead of chasing sticks and fetching newspapers, Biff loved nothing more than wearing tutus, tiaras and ballet.
The joyous production saw Biff triumph over the fearsome ballet teacher, Miss Polly, practice pirouettes in the park and finally get to go to the ballet. It also featured music from Fauré, Elgar and Tchaikovsky.
This ballet proved to be an ideal introduction for young children to dance and classical music. Why not visit www.pdsw.org.uk for forthcoming family events.
Patrick Gough
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