Spangles, sequins and skin will be on display again as the Hollywood Burlesque Festival takes to the stage this weekend in an expanded show sure to dazzle fans and newcomers alike. One of the founders ...

I'M not sure if it's the return of Strictly Come Dancing to our TV screens or the impending promise of glitzy Christmas parties, but it's that time of year when everyone seems to want one thing.

Is it the figure of eight? Or perhaps the triple axel? I can never quite decide which is my favourite discipline in the repertoire of ice dance. But I do know that I'm never more alive, more free, ...