Dance Artist & Educator for over 50's
Where it all began, When I first started to dance I was the oldest in the class! In fact, throughout my learning dance I have always been the oldest in dance class (or at least one of). I was 17 years old when I entered an audition for a […]
At the end of July some of my Counterpointers teamed up with dancers from my Disco Dance Class to finish the term off on a high… Hip-hop styles abound! Disco dance class and Counterpointers at Whitecross Street Party If you’re interested in taking up Disco Dance or maybe another dance […]
Last weekend across the UK and in other parts of the world dancers of all ages and abilities came together to dance the Big Dance. It was a very special one this year because the Big Dance organisers are hanging up their shoes. After 10 years it’s time […]
In the last lesson we looked at using music to inspire your creative process but in this lesson we’ll look at being inspired by watching other dancers move. I’ve already mentioned previously the incredibly helpful short series from The Place and in today’s lesson we’ll be drawing on the 1st part in their mini […]
On Wednesday I spent a day at Middlesex University as a visiting lecturer working with their 1st year dance students, looking at my work with older people in dance and what’s involved in teaching and training people at a later stage in their life. This is the third year running […]
In the past week I’ve been thinking about what brought me to dance the very first time and what sacrifices I made in order to pursue dance (I’d been listening to an interview with Namron and it got me thinking!). I was a late starter actually, although I had […]