The Royal Ballet: The result
Last month, my daughter auditioned to become a Junior Associate at the Royal Ballet – basically to have weekly lessons there. Even to audition was…
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Ballet Distinction: Loud ‘n’ Proud
Back in autumn, my daughter did her Grade 1 exams in both ballet and tap and I set her the achievable targets of a merit…
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Dancer of the term (no more tears)
At the end of every term, our dance school awards trophies to each class for dancer of the term and most improved dancer. Getting a…
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Guide to being a ballet mum
Following on from my post about being a football mum, I thought it would be helpful to share my vast knowledge of being a ballet…
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Dancewear from Dancewear Central: Review
We’ve had some lovely things to review on this blog, and for that I’m very grateful. But very rarely have we had anything to review…
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Project 365: Week 45
With the kids back at school, the weather turning cold and miserable and me stuck inside working, it looked like this could be one seriously…
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Loud ‘n’ Proud – Distinction!
This autumn has been all about the grade 1 dance exams for my daughter – first grade 1 tap and then grade 1 ballet, which…
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The Gallery: Talent
As soon as I saw this week’s Gallery theme was talent, I knew exactly what and who I would be writing about. My lovely girl. To borrow…
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Dance show 2014
Sunday was our annual dance show – our fourth one! We started when my daughter was a tiny little thing in reception and now she’s…
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Solo dancer
I haven’t joined in Loud ‘n’ Proud for a couple of weeks. Me, the queen of proud mummy moments and a Loud ‘n’ Proud co-host, had discovered the…
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Dancer of the term
Every term, our dance school (the street one, not the ballet one) awards trophies in every class – for Dancer of the Term and Most…
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Not to audition
Regular readers will know my daughter had the chance to audition for the Royal Ballet. I worked through it all in my head – the pressure…
