Giving up dance
No, don’t worry, it’s not my daughter giving up dance. It’s me. 42 year old me who is really old enough to know better than…
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Happy birthday, 10 year old girl!
Another year has flown by and my youngest child, my baby, my beautiful daughter is into double figures! How did that happen? In my head,…
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Tough decisions
Sometimes, making decisions isn’t easy. Especially when you’re 9, going on 10. My daughter is at age now where she’s having to make what seems…
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The chorus
I’m not an expert on pantos, but I’m pretty sure that every panto, professional or amateur, always has a chorus of kids. Specifically girls. The…
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The Modern exam: Distinction!
When my daughter started practising for her Grade 2 Modern exam way back in the summer (yes, she really is that dedicated), I thought she…
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Cinderella: Opening night!
After three weeks of very intensive rehearsals (for me as much as my daughter), the opening night of Cinderella arrived. And there was no way I…
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The Grade 2 Modern exam
I’ll be honest, I didn’t even know my daughter did modern dance. I knew she did something else at her tap class, but I thought…
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Panto – first week of rehearsals (a mum’s view)
It felt like we’d been waiting for last week forever. Ever since my daughter auditioned for the panto, we’ve been counting down to the start…
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Project 365 2015 Week 26
Week 26! Halfway through the year! June is always a busy week and this has been one of the busiest weeks I can remember. I’ve…
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Dance show 2015
There was a time, a few years ago, when I defined myself as a dancer. I listed it somewhere below ‘blogger, runner, chocaholic’. I still…
