Category Archives: Dancing

Home Sweet Home

Posted on August 14, 2021 by charliecountryboy

I wonder how many times this has been used as a title for a post? 😂 The NC500 is well and truly over and I could say, ‘Huh, it’s back to work on Monday,’ but as my work is so … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Dancing, East Yorkshire, Humour, Life | Tagged Beverley, Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Dancing, East Yorkshire, Humour, Life, Parkrun, Run, Running, Writer, Writing, Yorkshire | 43 Comments

Relieving Anxiety for a Little bear

Posted on April 18, 2020 by charliecountryboy

There are some people who believe I have far too much time on my hands! I started these little Sooty videos originally because my Face Book feed was bombed with fake and real news stories, shared by people who hadn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Coronavirus, Dance, Dancing, Humour, Life, Opinion, Relationships | Tagged Agadoo, Anxiety, Black Lace, Blogging, Coronavirus, Dance, Dancers, Humour, Life, Little Mix, Lockdown, Sooty, Sooty at Home | 30 Comments

Oh! The Working Men’s Club

Posted on March 28, 2020 by charliecountryboy

Picture this. A warm alluring bar, rich, mellow music, intimate seating and culinary delights to tease your taste buds into a frenzy. Well, a Working Men’s Club wasn’t quite like that. When I was a lad this was our Sunday … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Dancing, History, Humour, Life, Opinion, Over 50's, people | Tagged 1970'S, Bingo, Humour, Life, Northern Dance Bands, Pie and Peas, Social Clubs, Tetley Bitter, Working Class, Working Men, Working Men's Club, Working Women | 35 Comments

The Love of Ballet

Posted on July 20, 2019 by charliecountryboy

What is it about Ballet? Someone once said, ‘men of a certain age love Ballet.’ Is that a little dark I wonder? Does Ballet have a dark side, apart from the eating disorders that it can cause, the loss of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ballet, Blogging, Christmas, Dance, Dancing, Humour, Life, Opinion | Tagged Ballerina, Ballet, Dance, Dancers, Dancing, Humour, Life, Northern Ballet, Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky | 21 Comments

They’re Giving Me a Medal 🏅

Posted on May 19, 2019 by charliecountryboy

The temperature had dropped slightly, but the palms were still sweating and my BPM was at 70 instead of its usual 34-40, according to Garmin, which I love but it has annoying habit of telling me to ‘Move’ when I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Dance, Dancing, Humour, Life | Tagged Dance, Dancing, Humour, Life | 46 Comments

Flamenco and Palau de la Musica

Posted on November 3, 2018 by charliecountryboy

Palau de la Musica Catalana, is where I chose to see Flamenco in Barcelona. It was a good choice and we did the tour in the afternoon, which was 20 Euro (yep my computer is so old it doesn’t have … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Dancing, Life, Opinion, Travel | Tagged Barcelona, Flamenco, Flamenco Dancers, Palau de la Musica Catalana | 18 Comments

Why I Started Dancing

Posted on October 27, 2018 by charliecountryboy

You know what, it started with a little boys crush, yep, really. I was eight years old and on holiday in Scarborough (Benidorm of the 60’s) I was taken to the Black and White Minstrel Show you can see why it … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Dancing, Film, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Opinion | Tagged Black and White Minstrel Show, Dance, Dance Shows, Dancers, Dancing, Musicals, Tango | 25 Comments

world arthritis day

Posted on February 28, 2018 by charliecountryboy

Originally posted on Streets On Pointe:
Due to world arthritis day in couple of days I would like to say some things about dance and how dancing could relieve the pain of arthritis Having a waltz around the room or…

Posted in Ballet, Dance, Dancing, Life, Lifestyle, Opinion, people | Tagged Arthritis, Ballet, Ballet therapy, Dance, Rheumatic pain, Rheumatism, Workouts | 9 Comments

Live to Dance: Kizzy’s Story (Last but not Least)

Posted on January 27, 2018 by charliecountryboy

If you’ve read Live to dance, Dance to Live then you will know that this is the fourth and final installment of four little girls who became dancers. I met them in Paphos, Cyprus. So, meet Kizzy Waudby Kizzy was born in … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Dancing, Life, Lifestyle, people, Women | Tagged Autism, Cruise Ships, Cyprus, Dance, Dancers, Dancing, East Yorkshire, Entertainment, Family, Hull, Paphos | 16 Comments

Dance While the Music is Playing

Posted on January 24, 2018 by charliecountryboy

Originally posted on On the Way to the Barre:
When the music is playing in ballet class and dancers are waiting on the sidelines and don’t step forward to do the combination, it wastes everyone’s time. I know sometimes it…

Posted in Ballet, Dance, Dancing, Life, people | 5 Comments