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Matthew Bourne's take on the Scissorhands story , which stays close to Tim Burton's film – minus Johnny Depp of course – is great fun
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Until Jan 11 2009, Peacock Theatre
Raymond Briggs's wordless tale of a lonely boy who builds a snowman which magically comes alive one night is a dance spectacular
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Until Feb 1 2009, Royal Opera House
An exhibition of puppetry, costumes, designs, prints and photographs showing magical creatures in ballet and opera
Thu Dec 4, Pinner Village Hall
Lindy hop and balboa classes, followed by social dancing.
Thu Dec 4, Barbican Centre
Dance class-cum-cabaret with Boogaloo Stu and Miss High Leg Kick taking you through some Latin steps and teaching you how to swivel those hips. Everyone...
Fri Dec 5, St Barnabas Church Hall
Dances are first explained and walked through by the caller of the evening.
Sat Dec 6, St James Church
Argentine tango classes.
Sat Dec 6, Pineapple Dance Studios
Learn the basics of breakdancing with Foundationz Cru.
Edward Scissorhands
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Mon Dec 8, Royal Vauxhall Tavern
'Russian Roulette' is probably the weirdest thing you'll currently see on the dance circuit. The spirit of Leigh Bowery lives on in this offering from Lea...
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Fri Dec 5, Greenwich Dance Agency
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Sun Dec 7, Nueva Costa Dorada
A Christmas special for the regular flamenco gathering featuring a company of artists from Algeciras, Seville, Barcelona and the UK, led by singer Olayo...
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Wed Dec 10, Linbury Studio Theatre
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Thu Dec 4, Purcell Room
Jane Sekonya combines contemporary dance, afro-fusion, spoken word and song in 'A Period Piece', a funny and provocative show about that time of the month, a...
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