Ballet exam do’s and don’ts
My daughter has done five ballet exams over the years – Primary and Grades 1 to 4. She has also done her Grade 1 tap,…
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Bronze Jazz – Distinction!
It’s been a couple of months since my daughter did her Bronze Jazz exam and we’ve been patiently waiting for the results. To be honest,…
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Giving up street dance
Street dance was my daughter’s very first style of dance. She went to her first street dance class the day she started school. And she…
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The Bronze Jazz exam
As well as her three ballet classes a week, my daughter does another class at the same school. We call it ‘tap’, but really it’s…
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Project 365 2017 Week 42
Half-term has begun and it’s been another busy week of work, rounded off with a birthday. Here’s our week in pictures… Day 266 – Sunday…
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Panto audition stress
Last year, I told everyone that my daughter wouldn’t be doing panto this year. Because she was going to a new school. She needed to…
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A good day for sport
I seem to write a lot about sporting triumphs at the moment and I make no apology for that. This blog is about our family…
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The choreography concert
A few months ago, before the summer holidays, my daughter’s ballet teacher gave out a letter about a choreography concert she was planning. The girls…
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The panto audition – here we go again!
When I picture the coming autumn and winter ahead, one thing dominates my thoughts. The panto. I picture myself waiting in a cafe while my…
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The parental knights in shining armour
Life lately has been getting more and more hectic. Sometimes I can barely get my head round the number of things I have to fit…
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(Not) Watching stuff
The first time you see your tiny Reception child up on stage dressed as a shepherd in a tea towel or an angel with tinsel…
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Grade 3 ballet – Still the best!
I don’t get to watch many of my daughter’s dance lessons – on average the teachers allow parents to watch one class of each style…
