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Ballet envy

While I may be able to dance the basic ballet steps and follow choreography, I just never seem to look quite graceful enough. While I want to appear like an elegant lladro figure, I actually look more like those elephants in tutus from Fantasia!
I’ve always been better at more lively dance – theatrical, tap, even a bit of ballroom! Yet it was ballet that first got me interested in dancing, at the tender age of four. I only wanted to go to ballet classes originally because my best friend was taking them and I felt left out, but in the end I stuck with the classes much longer than her – and long after it was evident that ballet was not really my style! My ballet teacher was very encouraging, though, and could see there was some dancing talent there. I think the words she used were “let’s see if we can find you a more boisterous dancing class”. Sounds about right for a tomboy…
And yet it is still ballet that captivates me today. Despite my own performance style being much more modern, I spend more of my time and money going to see ballet than any other type of dance. Ballet, and that means both the music and the dancing, has the capacity to completely sweep you away, to take you places that you never dreamed you would see. There’s always an element of shock at the end of a ballet performance when the house lights come up, and you’re ripped back into the real world.
My favourite classical ballet has always been Romeo and Juliet. Maybe a bit of a stereotypical choice, but it was the first one I went to see as a child and I have seen dozens of versions of it over the years. I’ve also been privileged to see some remarkable performances by the Northern Ballet Theatre, who take classic literature such as Dracula, Wuthering Heights, The Three Musketeers and even A Streetcar Named Desire, along with a selection of Shakespearean tragedies and comedies. Now maybe my “boisterous” style would work in a comic ballet?

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Botox prices

In the dance and performance industry, looking your best is a must. And while all that hard work toning and stretching helps, it can only do so much. There’s a reason, after all, that performs have to put on such heavy make up–and it’s not just so that they can be seen from the back of the performance hall! With dance performances today frequently being recorded and televised, close-ups are a reality of the dance industry, so it’s essential to do what you can to make sure that you’re as camera ready as possible.
For some performers, this means looking at botox as a way of staying line free and youthful looking. Fortunately, with the huge growth in the botox industry, botox prices have decreased substantially in recent years. Where patients used to have to visit a certified plastic surgeon in order to receive botox injections, there are now a number of clinics and companies specialising in botox injections, and many without the huge fees involved in seeing a certified plastic surgeon. It’s not just the prevalence of botox that has seen prices drop, however, but also the fact that botox is being increasingly seen as a safe option when it comes to enhancing your looks. As a result, insurance costs are beginning to drop, and the costs associated with botox equipment, training, and techniques are also coming down. This means that botox prices are becoming more in reach for the regular botox client.
Some people may find that botox prices are covered by their health provider, although this is typically usually on the case for those who need botox for medical purposes, such as correcting slumping skin or excessive perspiration. However, botox prices can be slashed by purchasing several consultations at once, or by hosting a botox party. All of these are options for dancers interested in lower botox prices.

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Christmas Coffee Cups

Okay so I’m staring at my new Pantone espresso cups and wondering who on earth bought me these for Christmas. I don’t even like coffee, much less espresso! What did I want for Christmas? New tap shoes, new ballet pumps and some nice dancewear from Pineapple. What did I get? Espresso cups for coffee that I’ll never drink, a gym membership for a gym that I’ll never attend ever again after the horrifically disappointing ‘Dance Aerobics’ class the other day, jewellery that I will never ever wear and a load of books that I have no interest whatsoever in reading. I hope that I don’t sound ungrateful – okay, I realise that that’s exactly how I do sound – but why don’t people actually listen to me when they ask me what I want? Surely that’s not too much to ask. I mean – coffee cups?? What was my mother thinking? For my entire adult life and even when I was a little tot, I have always, ALWAYS, hated coffee. And not just the hot drink, either. I hate iced coffee, coffee milkshakes, coffee cake, coffee cream chocolates, coffee scented candles and yes, coffee lip balm. Some people don’t like banana, some people don’t like tomato – well I don’t like coffee. It is revolting. And therefore I was extremely disappointed to receive not just one coffee-related gift but a whole SET of them! The only option I have is to wrap them all up again and give them to somebody who will actually use them. They are wasted sitting here in my flat, gathering dust and taking up valuable storage space! They need to be used and loved and broken if needs be. Of course, I thanked my mum for the gift graciously – I just hope she doesn’t get me the same thing next year!

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Dance and Life

The world of dance is an expression of art, made by the physical body. There are many ways that a person can express themselves. They can express themselves through sight, sound, hearing and bodily movement such as dancing. Dance and the art of dancing are practiced globally and with such passion that there are many culturally unique forms of dancing. From the Highland fling to the Salsa, cultures have embraced their identities and celebrated it through dance. Just like an artist picks up a paint brush, a dancer will turn on the music and move their body like a paint brush flowing along a canvas. To the beat of a solitary drum or music blasting from surround sound music system, dancing is practiced by professionals and novices alike. Streamlining or awkward movements all count as dancing. The brilliant thing about dancing is that you don’t need to be a professional in order to express yourself. Moving slowly to the beat in your head or heading to nightclub and dancing until your face goes red are all ways to participate in this soulful experience.

Mothers use dance to lull their baby to sleep, by gently rocking back and forth while singing a soft lullaby. Children make up dances as games. Men and women have traditionally used dance to attract one to the other. Animals incorporate dancing within their mating rituals. Some birds use their wings like Thinning Scissors, cutting through the air in complicated fashions. It seems that the entire world feeds off an internal rhythm which is then physically expressed through dance and music. The dancing expresses emotions perhaps difficult to verbalise and some dances contain an entire stories of love, romance, pain and anguish. We have many ways in which we express our emotions or even, how we perceive the world.

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