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    Ballet dancer Tierney Heap leaping through the air wearing Colour bloch separates leggings and crop top

    MOVE IT 2020 Postponed

    This year's MOVE IT event has been postponed due to the outbreak of Coronavirus — here's all you need to know

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    Dance Dancewear MOVE IT News
    March 12, 2020
    A young ballet dancer jumping in the air wearing BLOCH leotard and Warm Up Booties for the BLOCH Mini Star Search competition

    Join our Mini Star Search!

    Could your tiny dancer be our next Mini Star? Our Mini Star Search is here, offering an exciting, rare opportunity you won’t want to miss — we’re looking for young models to star in our catalogue photoshoot!

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    January 13, 2020
    World Ballet Day 2019: All you need to know

    World Ballet Day 2019: All you need to know

    World Ballet Day is back and bigger than ever before! Tipped to repeat the success of previous years, here’s what we can expect for 2019.

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    Ballet Dance World Ballet Day 2019
    October 21, 2019
    Ballet history

    How well do you know your ballet history?

    Have you ever wondered how the traditional dance medium ballet came to be? Brush up on your knowledge as BLOCH details the history of one of our favourite types of dance!

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    Ballet Dance History Isabella Boylston Misty Copeland Swan Lake The Nutcracker
    December 22, 2018
    Famous ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev

    5 inspirational quotes from dancers we love

    In need of a little encouragement before your performance? Read on as we present five inspiring pearls of wisdom from some of the most iconic dancers in history.

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    Ballet Dance History
    October 15, 2018
    The painting titled Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing by William Blake

    9 famous artworks inspired by dance

    Dance has long been a subject explored by many of the world’s most respected artists ⁠— and for good reason. Here we showcase some of our favourite historical works of art centred around the medium of dance.

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    Art Dance History
    March 19, 2018
    French acrobat Jules Léotard who invented the first leotard

    The history of the dance leotard

    The leotard we know and love today is a one-piece garment that covers the upper body while leaving the legs free ⁠— but it hasn't always looked this way. Here we chart this rise and rise of this famed dancewear staple! 

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    Dance Dancewear History Leotard
    January 08, 2018
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