The Australian Ballet in association with QPAC presents Maina Gielgud’s much-loved and extraordinarily beautiful production of Giselle between 8 and 12 July at the Lyric Theatre in Brisbane.

The Australian Ballet pays homage to the splendour of Russian Imperial ballet and its father, Marius Petipa, alongside George Balanchine’s magnificent tribute to the Russian tradition, Ballet Imperial.

MAD HOT II, The National Ballet of Canada’s annual fundraising gala, returns on June 17, 2008 to Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The National Post hailed last year’s MAD HOT as “the best gala” and The Globe and Mail named it the “best fundraising event” of 2007.

The National Ballet of Canada’s summer mixed programme opens on June 13 and includes Alberta Ballet’s The Fiddle and The Drum, presented at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts as part of Toronto's second annual Luminato – Toronto Festival of Arts & Creativity. Also on the programme are the second detail & Etudes & Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan.

The Australian Ballet in association with QPAC presents Maina Gielgud's much-loved and extraordinarily beautiful production of Giselle between 8 and 12 July at the Lyric Theatre in Brisbane.

This June at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, The Australian Ballet pays homage to the splendour of Russian Imperial ballet and its father, Marius Petipa, alongside George Balanchine's magnificent tribute to the Russian tradition, Ballet Imperial.

Birmingham Royal Ballet's summer season 2008 continues with David Bintley and Galina Samsova's production of Giselle. After an absence of almost five years, the full-length ballet returns to the Hippodrome stage from 25 - 28 June 2008. The triple bill Stravinsky: the real deal, celebrates the music of the great ballet composer and consists of three contrasting works.

Pennsylvania Ballet has been invited to perform at the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of its Ballet Across America series, on JUNE 10-11, 2008. Nine companies will perform in 3 mixed repertory programs designed to showcase the ballet spirit of the United States.

Birmingham Royal Ballet this week announces its 2008/09 season for performances at the Birmingham Hippodrome, aiming to present a selection of old favourites plus a number of ballets that have 'been away too long'. The season will combine full-length popular classics with heritage works, offering a varied and challenging selection of ballets with wide-ranging appeal.

The BalletMet Dance Academy, among the nation’s top five dance-training centers affiliated with a professional company, closes its school year with its performance, The Classroom and Beyond 2008, at the Capitol Theatre, June 6 at 7:30pm and June 7 at 5pm and 7:30pm. Tickets are $14 for a single performance, or $25 for a multiple performance pass.

Ballet San Jose’s four main offerings of the 23rd season in Silicon Valley will feature a story ballet by August Bournonville that is unique to Ballet San Jose’s repertory, the re-staging of one of Dennis Nahat’s most popular comedic ballets, three Company premieres by dance legends and five world premiere ballets by members of the Company.

This spring New York City Ballet will present the first annual Dancers’ Choice program, a special evening that each year will be conceived and supervised by one of NYCB’s dancers. NYCB Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins has created the evening as an annual benefit for the Company’s Dancers’ Emergency Fund.