<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Ballet Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:30:07 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Strictly Come Dancing Darcey: Ballet saved my life 'it was my saviour']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2166697_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Royal Ballet, founded in 1926, is celebrating its centenary.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:23:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Giles Sheldrick]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Ballet, Strictly Come Dancing 2025, King Charles III, Darcey Bussell, The Royal Ballet, dyslexia, ballet as salvation</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2166697_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Darcey, 56, joined The Royal Ballet in 1982 at the age of 13]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[BBC]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2166697_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Darcey, 56, joined The Royal Ballet in 1982 at the age of 13]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[BBC]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worst Christmas movie 'of all time' named — it's not what you'd expect]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/36/285x214/2136087_1.jpg"/><br><br>This film has received a disastrous 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and a poor 4.1 out of 10 on IMDB. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:26:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Shania King-Soyza]]></author><category>Films</category><media:keywords>Films (section), Christmas, Film review, Ballet, the nutcracker the untold story, rotten tomatoes, what to watch this christmas</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/36/590x/2136087_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The worst christmas movie of all time has been revealed]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/36/237x141/2136087_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The worst christmas movie of all time has been revealed]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[ENB R:Evolution review - Power and precision stripped bare, do not miss]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/285x214/2116937_1.jpg"/><br><br>The English National Ballet's R-Evolution at Sadler's Wells is packed with action and beauty. Only on for another week with tickets from £15, please do not miss.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Stefan Kyriazis]]></author><category>Theatre</category><media:keywords>Ballet, Modern dance, George Balanchine, Martha Graham, William Forsythe, David Dawson, ENB, Sadlers wells</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/590x/2116937_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sangeun Lee Lorenzo Trossello and Gareth Haw in Four Last Songs]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PH ]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/237x141/2116937_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sangeun Lee Lorenzo Trossello and Gareth Haw in Four Last Songs]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PH ]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am the ultimate strip 'Teese' on stage but at home I like wearing big comfy knickers.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/285x214/2113424_1.jpg"/><br><br>Queen of burlesque Dita Von Teese is back with her most ‘glambitious' show yet, revealing how she stays supple and in shape at 52, and likes wearing big pants.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Karen Rockett]]></author><category>Celebrity News</category><media:keywords>Theatre, Hollywood, Classic cars, Ballet, Dita Von Teese, Burlesque, Nocturnelle Tour, Vintage Glamour</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/590x/2113424_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Dita von Teese bows at the curtain call during the press night performance.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Dave Benett/Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/237x141/2113424_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Dita von Teese bows at the curtain call during the press night performance.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Dave Benett/Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acosta Danza's 10th Birthday show celebrates Latin dance and, boy, these kids can move!]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/285x214/2112983_1.jpg"/><br><br>Acosta Danza's A Decade In Motion fuses ballet, modern, street and Latin dance in the exhilarating way only this exciting company can. 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]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballerina returns from heart surgery to dazzle in best Giselle I've ever seen]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/285x214/2086944_1.jpg"/><br><br>Yui Yonezawa danced like a dream in The National Ballet of Japan's stunning Giselle at the Royal Opera House directed by former Royal Ballet principal Miyako Yoshida.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:22:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Stefan Kyriazis]]></author><category>Theatre</category><media:keywords>Ballet, Theatre review, West End, Japan, Surgery, Yonezawa, National Ballet of Japan, heart surgery, Giselle performance</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/590x/2086944_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yui Yonezawa in National Ballet Of Japan Giselle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PH ]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/237x141/2086944_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yui Yonezawa in National Ballet Of Japan Giselle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PH ]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tony Hadley says being a good grandfather is more important to him than a Spandau reunion]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/285x214/2074502_1.jpg"/><br><br>Tony Hadley is embracing a new chapter, savoring the joys of grandfatherhood over the allure of a Spandau Ballet reunion.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Julia Kuttner]]></author><category>Celebrity News</category><media:keywords>Ballet, Parenting, Tony Hadley, Spandau Ballet, grandfather, family priorities</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/590x/2074502_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley sparks controversy as he says his fans are getting 'bigger' and ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[ ]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/237x141/2074502_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley sparks controversy as he says his fans are getting 'bigger' and ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[ ]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's Got Talent star unrecognisable seven years after audition stunned viewers]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/285x214/2056377_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Britain's Got Talent star wowed judges with an incredible audition seven years ago.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Michelle Marshall]]></author><category>Celebrity News</category><media:keywords>Britain's Got Talent, Ballet, Lexie May, ballet dancer, dance competitions</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/590x/2056377_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lexie and Christopher auditioned on BGT]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[ITV]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/237x141/2056377_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" 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height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Copeland and Hector Moore have had their Lloyds bank accounts closed.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Catherine Copeland / SWNS]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2042412_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Copeland and Hector Moore have had their Lloyds bank accounts closed.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Catherine Copeland / SWNS]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Ballet boss says plus-size ballerinas are the future - here's why he's wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2041961_1.jpg"/><br><br>The new head of the Royal Ballet School reckons audiences want to see plus-size 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