A bit of a mixture this week on Instagram, a bit of dance, a bit of nail design, a bit of 1950s and a bit of excitement!  Check out my week in Instagram Pics 🙂 **Note, this post will contain images of items that were sent to me for review.  If they were sent to … Continue reading My Week in Instagram Pics
Dance exams....a necessary part of dancing and working your way through the grades. Â Two years on average is spent per grade learning steps, developing shape, developing technique, developing movement, developing the dancer as a whole package and to be examined throughout that time ensures the dancer is up to standard for their grade. Â The … Continue reading Then the nerves kick in…..
Dear Me! I'm now 35 and you're only 27. Â Looking to start dancing again, seeing it on the TV watching Strictly and wondering what you would be like now if you would have carried on dancing as a 7 year old in Manchester! Â 20 years later and as an adult it's almost more daunting to … Continue reading A letter to my younger ‘Dancing’ self
I would say that I'm in a decent routine now and apply my makeup for competition days in pretty much the same way, perhaps varying the eyeshadow colour or using a different mascara but generally this is now my look. I always start with my hair! Â Using hair oil and leave in conditioner to tame … Continue reading Dance competition makeup
Yesterday was the first Ballroom and Latin dance competition of 2017...which personally, I was really looking forward to as I have moved up an age group now since Blackpool as I turned 35 in November.  I am now dancing in the Over 35 category, so I was curious to see  how I would fair in … Continue reading The 1st competition of the year…and my 1st win 🙂
The Christmas break from dancing may only be a few weeks, but it always feels like alot longer! Â Perhaps in the Summer (which is a longer break), days are busier entertaining the kids, working and generally just trying to get out and about so the time passes quite quickly enjoying the sunny days whilst they … Continue reading Woohoo! Back to dancing!
2016...another year which has flown by. Â I think the older you get, the faster time flies, add children into that mix and it flies even faster watching them grow from babies to toddlers to little people and now to pre-teen and teen as I'm currently experiencing with my boys reaching 11 and 13...no idea where … Continue reading 2016…A Review, with a few hours to go!
What a day! Â A very long and tiring day but nothing compares to it! The mere chance of dancing in such an elegant ballroom proves to me I have the best hobby! After finally getting to sleep around 1am, the alarm at 7 was not particularly welcome, but unlike on a work day, I didn't … Continue reading ISTD National Grand Finals!
This was actually written on Saturday evening but I was so tired I didn't get around to posting but here are some thoughts from day 2! It seems a little strange, but today has been an odd day....purely because I actually feel quite relaxed about the competition tomorrow! Â The day started with a breakfast at … Continue reading Blackpool Weekend, day 2!
Wow! Â Actually here! Â It's finally the Blackpool weekend...the highlight of the dance year!! 2 weeks ago I wrote a blog on the Finals Countdown....those 2 weeks have flown by! Â Lessons have been done, classes have been attended, dresses have been stoned and now I've washed off my tan, I'm sat in the hotel bedroom reflecting … Continue reading Blackpool 2016,Grand Finals weekend begins!
Beauty and the Ballroom 