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Category Archives: Dancing
Home Sweet Home
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
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
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
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 🏅
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
Why I Started Dancing
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
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)
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
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Dance While the Music is Playing
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…