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• Tamara Rojo: ‘Ballet is competing with Netflix – that’s what audiences expect’

  29-01-2024 12:50
  
  The former artistic director of English National Ballet has swapped London for San Francisco, where she’s bringing AI and clubbing into the theatre – while passing on the legacy of British danceTamara Rojo spent 27 years in London before moving to San Francisco just over a year ago. Apart from friends and the theatres, she doesn’t miss it at all. She has sunshine, the sea and a 10-minute walk to work (as opposed to a 90-minute commute). “I really love the city, it feels l
  
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• A new start after 60: I learned to tango – now I’m out in clubs till 3am

  29-01-2024 08:00
  
  Victoria Zaragoza-Martinez was retired, with little to do except hate the miserable British winter. At 71, she decided to bring some Latin warmth into her lifeVictoria Zaragoza-Martinez was 71 when she danced the tango for the first time. Growing up in Mexico, she had always had an affinity for the South American dance but never learned the proper steps. It wasn’t until 2015, soon after she had retired from being a teacher and translator, that Zaragoza-Martinez found herself at a class in
  
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