Dancers

Elizabeth Charters was the very first performer on stage at the inaugural Edinburgh International Festival performance in 1947.

Meet the first ever performer to step foot on the festival stage

The number of people working as dancers and choreographers has fallen by 32 per cent since 2019

Next generation of dancers are being priced out the industry

Edinburgh youngster Halle Glasgow (11) has just returned from San Sebastian having danced her way to a gold medal at the Global Dance Open.

Schoolgirl named best dancer in world in her age group

Sea of red descends on Edinburgh for mass Kate Bush dance tribute

The Edinburgh Tartan Parade returned to the city following its inaugural event in 2025. Thousands of musicians, dancers and revellers turned out to take part in the celebrations. Here's the moment this year's parade made its way over Waverley Bridge, welcomed by Grant Stott and Gail Porter on the tartan bus

Thousands of people line streets for Edinburgh Tartan Parade 2026

Peter Crouch, Judi Love and Olivia Attwood put on a star-studded parade.

Christmas comes early for Olivia Attwood in new campaign

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is currently enjoying a run at the Edinburgh Playhouse

Review: Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Edinburgh Playhouse

Chair burlesque dancers hold midnight burlesque-athon in their pyjamas

We had all-night pyjama burlesque-athon. We feel sexy and empowered

Dancers at The SI

Leading contemporary dancers to help shape budding dancers

Strictly star Sam Quek reveals her 2024 winner after exit from show

Taylor Swift performs to a sell-out crowd at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Sunday evening.

Review: Taylor Swift dazzles in front of record-breaking crowd

Large crowds turned out in the sun for this year's Corstorphine Fair at St Margaret's Park on Saturday, June 1.

Nine photos of the sun-soaked Corstorphine Fair

The top 20 struggles of organising a stag or hen party

The top 20 struggles of organising a stag or hen party

I went to the summer opening of racy cabaret club Lío Mallorca in the heart of Palma and it was a night I won’t forget. (Photo: Lio Opening @Neoist.eu)

Racy cabaret club opens in Spanish hotspot - a night I won't forget

Watch as Beltane Fire Festival members perform in the streets

The Beltane Fire Society band provided a thunderous percussive heartbeat to the event

Beltane Fire Festival 2024: Everything you need to know
The annual Beltane Fire Festival takes place at the picturesque Calton Hill next week
Neil Johnstone

Will Young has a big 2024 planned (Photo: Jamie Noise 2024)

Will Young on new album and missing his dogs as he announces huge tour

Fears have been raised that a strip club “monopoly” could be created in Edinburgh by new licensing rules aimed at restricting the number of venues

Fresh fears that strip club ban could create a 'monopoly' of venues

Nadiya Bychkova and Dan Walker on Strictly

Strictly star axed ahead of new series

Owners of The Roebuck pub in Bilsborrow, Greene King, have issued a statement over speculation the pub could become a 'Perfect 10s lapdancing bar'

Strippers fear for jobs as council consults again on 'nil cap'

How to get Strictly Come Dancing 2023 tickets

Gemma Atkinson revealed her concerns over sending her 3-year-old daughter Mia to ballet class

Gemma Atkinson’s concerns over signing daughter up to ballet classes

"I'm a technophobe. I can't crack the iPhone, and the extent of my multitasking is being able to talk while I make a drink."

Strictly breaks silence over death of Len Goodman in tribute

Cameron Lombard, Jowita Pryzstal, Max George, Maisie Smith, Rhys Stephenson, Nancy Xu and Neil Jones

BBC Strictly Come Dancing professional leaves show

Strictly Come Dancing judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke are back for another series

Strictly presenters, judges and pros confirmed for 2023

Strictly Come Dancing judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke are on the hunt for a pay increase, according to reports - Credit: BBC

Strictly Come Dancing in chaos as judges ‘demand’ huge pay rise

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 11: EDITORIAL USE ONLY: Sam Smith performs on stage during The BRIT Awards 2023 at The O2 Arena on February 11, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Sam Smith’s BRITs 2023 performance sparks over 100 Ofcom complaints
Unholy row: Sam Smith’s Brit Awards 2023 performance with Kim Petras has sparked more than 100 complaints to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom.
Ethan Evans

Dancing On Ice has retained its 2022 judges roster (image: ITV)

Dancing on Ice 2023: full line-up of celebrities

Florence Welch, lead singer of the band of Florence + the Machine

Florence and the Machine cancelled after Florence Welch falls at O2

The Edinburgh Festival Carnival returned to the Capital on Sunday.

8 photos of the fun-filled flamboyant Edinburgh Festival Carnival

Performers parade along Princes Street in Edinburgh in the Edinburgh Festival Carnival. Performers from more than 13 countries, take part in the event. Picture date: Sunday July 17, 2022.

Hundreds of performers enjoy Edinburgh Festival Carnival

Strippers protest the closure of lap dancing bars in capital
PIC: Mina Karenina

Lap dancers warn strip club ban will force them 'underground'

New treatment for children and adults with leukaemia (photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

First News - Finding a cure for cancer

Will clubs that are money-laundering fronts for criminals abide by the Covid passport rules? (Picture: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP via Getty Images)

Dodgy clubs may not abide by Covid passport rules – Vladimir McTavish

A 'happy' street name could add £55,500 to the value of your home

A Christmas Fairy Trail - One of Scotland's Leading Christmas Experiences

Archerfield magical fairyland set to wow kids and adults alike

Rinceoiri le Cheile Irish Dance School at the Irish dancing world championships in Glasgow.

Dancers stick together at World Championships

Dance Pointe Academy from Penicuik. Front row: Kira Gallacher, Holly Russell, Melissa Inglis, Emma Westwood, Lily MOwbray Back row: Danielle Olde, Lauren Westwood, Cailtin wardhaugh, Lauren Marr, Niamh Cougan, Sally Keith, Isla McKenzie, Nell Mowbray

Dance troupe reaches final

Picture: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

Caption Competition 1/2: Win a bottle of Whyte and Mackay

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Pipe band veterans want to hear from potential recruits

Dancers having a ball at the Assembly Rooms

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Dancers move in on shoppers

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Dancers take centre stage

Dancers step in for festival performance

Fraser on fishing: Cash for Kids event was on the money

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Dancers take to the stage

Dancing MSPs ‘stuck in 80s’

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Trout wouldn’t be bullied

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