Dancing in General

I’ve become a couch potato. Or rather, an “armchair in front on the PC with keyboard on lap” potato. I don’t walk anywhere much, the idea of jogging leaves me cold, and I’m not crazy about swimming either. I simply don’t get enough exercise. I bet I’m not alone either, am I? Over the past two or three years, the state of my body has declined at a frightening rate. Yeah sure, I’m not as young as I used to be, but that’s not the only explanation. More than anything, it’s down to my lack of exercise. I’m overweight, I smoke and I don’t eat sensibly. A heart attack waiting to happen. My energy ...  Read the complete review

When I started thinking about what was my favourite, favourite thing in the whole world ever, various things came to mind. I thought of my wonderful father and brother, who I’ve put through so much, yet have remained constantly there for me. I thought about music, that has enriched so many days and nights and months and seasons and even years. And of course, I thought about pizza and chocolate and Ben and Jerrys ice-cream and flowers and fireworks and specific films and memories and dreams… And for good few hours I thought “Nope, this is too difficult, can’t possibly pick ONE thing that I love above everything else”. Then I ...  Read the complete review

Anyone remember the Dawson’s Creek episode where Andie convinced her then boyfriend Pacey along with Joey and Dawson that they should all go to the dance by promising them that a few hours there would lead to, well, sex? And how she used the “classic” movie “Footloose” to back up her arguments. We did Footloose once at Blackpool Opera House, but let me tell you, nothing like that happened in the dressing rooms afterwards. Anyway, dancing. That’s what this subject is, and so that’s the topic about which I’m going to write. As you might know if you’ve read my op on Ballet, I started dancing to improve my ...  Read the complete review

My daughter Xanthe has been Disco Dancing for about a year and a half now. What started of as one lesson a week fo £2.75 has now turned to two lessons a week at £2.75, one practice session a week at £2.50,at least one competition a month at £6 per ticket plus travelling expenses, practice leotards,5 different competition costumes ranging from £30-£100 each,scrunchies,tights,shoes, the list goes on and on. The more she dances the more expensive it gets. Every competition you go to the costumes get better and better and I think there is almost as much competition between the parents over who's child has got the best costume as there is with the actual dancing ...  Read the complete review

Well my story of dancing began when I was really young, about 6 years old maybe. My posture wasn't very good so my parents sent me off to dancing lessons. In the small dance studio where I took lessons, everyone in the class did all of Modern, Tap and Ballet. Now myself and the Ballet teacher really didn't get on all that well because I wasn't very good at it but the Tap and the Modern I loved.... In Ballet, everyone had to wear the same pink leotard but in the other two we all wear different colour catsuits and I had a bright yellow one. Yeh... I know it sounds absolutely hideous now and looking back, it was! But at the time I loved this ...  Read the complete review