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Start the dance

23 March 2023

Dance hall La Paloma thrived for more than a century until a barrage of noise complaints closed its doors. Now, soundproofed and reimagined, the party is back.

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Leader of the dance

20 October 2011

Park Nam Yong has choreographed some of South Korea’s biggest pop icons. He talks to Monocle about succeeding in a tough industry, and about teaching singers with two left feet how to dance.

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As the nights draw in – at least, in the northern hemisphere – Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco picks 50 songs to accompany the season. From cosy evenings spent indoors to the perfect playlist with which to welcome…

Radio

The Monocle Weekly - The modern dance

19 July 2015

Robert Bound and Tom Edwards meet Sven Hansen-Løve, one of the minds behind a new film about the French dance-music scene, ‘Eden’. They also chat economics with a Nobel Prize-winner Alvin Roth and discuss Ballet Folklórico…

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Deity dancing

21 September 2017

Part-sermon, part-rock gig, a new breed of church service is spreading God’s word – and boosting record sales.

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Let’s dance

19 January 2023

In the depths of rural Italy, Orsolina28 is rethinking dance education. It’s a smart move.

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Let's dance

16 June 2023

We pick out 60 of our favourite summer tracks, from the most exciting French pop to songs that will keep you shimmying on the dance floor until the autumn.

Radio

Monocle on Culture - Meet me on the dance floor

3 April 2023

We head onto the dance floor as Robert Bound explores the need to carve out spaces to move and what dancing can tell us about ourselves. We meet Emma Warren, author of ‘Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor’…

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Hot trot

19 November 2015

Tango's international appeal is stronger than ever but to excel at Argentina's passionate dance, enthusiasts must be in possession of just one thing – the right pair of shoes.

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49. Lead a merry dance

21 January 2021

Welcome your guests, pour a large one and find your groove – let’s make yours a party to remember.

Radio

Monocle on Culture - Reopening the dance floor

23 August 2021

As nightlife tries to find its feet again we speak to club owner Ray Ng in Hong Kong about his decision to launch a new venue. Plus, Simon Taffe, director of the UK’s End of the Road festival, on the toll of the pandemic…

Radio

The Monocle Arts Review - Dance: Louise Levene

18 March 2015

Louise Levene, journalist and critic for the Financial Times compares two productions of Swan Lake in London and Paris, and discusses whether you can get an authentic experience of the ballet by watching it on a cinema…

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Born to boogie

22 June 2017

Tel Aviv loves to dance all day and night in bars, clubs and cafés – and on the streets. The best news? Everyone is welcome to the party.

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Asia

22 June 2016

Learn a few moves from China’s “dancing grannies” and find out how the volume is being turned down on Hong Kong’s tramcars.

Monocle Minute

Dancing till dawn

24 June 2016

For nearly 70 years Japan treated dancing after midnight as a threat to morality. But as of this week – when a legal revision went into effect – nightclubs are now considered separate from other forms of adult entertainment…

Radio

The Urbanist - Tall Stories 355: The Barnes Dance

1 May 2023

David Stevens investigates a particularly well-choreographed way to cross the road.