Dancing on Your Grave/ The Blank Album

The dancing, while certainly adroit, seems supplementary to the music, which, written by Blake and Burch, dovetail perfectly

Georgia was on all our minds

The troubled country’s State Ballet gives a moving performance that will last long in the memory, says David Dougill

New Art Club/ State Ballet of Georgia

The New Art dances were rib-tickling while Ananiashvili's State Ballet were displayed in admirably full-blooded form

Giselle

This was a show of strength from Georgia and a signature role for its prima ballerina Nina Ananiashvili

Pick of the week:The African Children’s Choir

St Andrew’s and St George’s Church, Edinburgh, various dates until August 22, 0131 226 0026

Acrobatic Swan Lake - the Sunday Times review

An acrobatic version of Swan Lake rises to the occasion, capturing the mood of the ballet in a dazzling display

Five stars for Acrobatic Swan Lake

The Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe of China recasts Tchaikovsky’s ballet as a backdrop to an eye-watering physical display

Pick of the week: State ballet of Georgia: Giselle

Edinburgh Playhouse, Sat - Sun: Mixed bill. Playhouse, Aug 12 - 13

Swan Lake - the Sunday Times review

National Ballet of China’s production showed technical excellence, but little passion

West Side Story - the Sunday Times review

The 1950s gang musical is a listed building in theatre terms - more’s the pity, says Christopher Hart

Mikhailovsky Ballet

Denis Matvienko and Anastasya Matvienko brought beautiful, immaculate, refined and robust dancing to their leading roles

Spartacus

Storytelling is wildly unbalanced, too much attention is paid to Crassus, our villain, and not enough to Spartacus, our hero

An acrobatic Swan Lake

Chinese acrobats, the Guangdong Military Acrobatic Troupe, are staging a cultural revolution in ballet

Faeries

What this magical production lacks in the text it more than makes up for in the humanity and grotesquery of its puppetry

The Royal Ballet’s Asian tour

When they tour, arts companies create a buzz of economic and political activity, finds David Jays in Beijing

English National Ballet; Birmingham Royal Ballet - the Sunday Times review

English National Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet both serve up triple bills - the revivals edge it over new works

Stravinsky's The Real Deal

Le Baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss) is the centrepiece of a triple bill that is part of Birmingham Royal Ballet's tribute to Stravinsky

Birmingham Royal Ballet; Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras - the Sunday Times review

The Sunday Times sees BRB’s magical Giselle and the return of Kelly’s heroes

Dancers on their toes for the anniversary waltz

Students of English National Ballet School complete final dress rehearsal before the school’s 20th anniversary performance

English National Ballet

Dawson’s sleek choreography, set to the felicitous rhythms of Bach, spurred the dancers on to great technical achievements