When I first started social dancing, salsa in my case, I was oblivious to the idea of a dance freestyle night. I went along for a class night which was held in a dance studio and when the two classes beginner and intermediate finished there was no dancing afterwards. Everyone just headed off to the…
Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella at the Birmingham Hippodrome
After years of ballet lessons and going to see the ballet, it has been some time since I’ve been to big ballet production. I’d managed to buy tickets for the last night of Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella at the Birmingham Hippodrome and Saturday was our time to go. I quite often go to the theatre on…
3 rooms of dance heaven at Ceroc Passion Daventry
It’s not often I have friends to go along to dancing with, but for the October Daventry Blue and sparkle freestyle run by Ceroc Passion, I had 2 dancing friends in tow. Neither of them have been dancing regularly for a while, and certainly hadn’t been to a Daventry event for a long time so…
Supporting friends at Strictly Banbury competition
I’ve always been a fan of Strictly Come Dancing, and even more that, as a child years ago my mum would let me stay up late and watch Come Dancing. I loved the formation teams the best. In our area, there’s a ballroom and latin dance school who’ve organised local Strictly competitions for local heroes….
What really happens on a dance weekender
I previously shared why everyone should go on a dance weekender or congress. Now I’m sharing what actually happens on one. Obviously everyone’s experience is different but after going on both Ceroc Escape weekenders, and Jive Addiction and Midland Swing weekenders, I can certainly share from my point of view. For those who have no…
The dance weekender – why you should go on one
Since starting back dancing again, I’ve not been on a dance weekender. With a child it’s unlikely to ever happen given weekends are the only time I get to spend with him with work and school. So I stalk social media for all the talk about weekenders instead. If you’ve not yet popped your weekender…
Jive Megamix – a new dance night in Oxford
As a dancer, it’s always sad when another ballroom or dance venue closes, and over the last year there’s been a few. In particular in our area, the Rover Club in Oxford saw its last dance night in April. Those monthly nights were always packed out on the large dancefloor, and with a (seriously cheap)…
