On a beautiful, sunny, Sunday morning, I jumped in my car and drove up to Hitchn ready for the Dance Teacher Hub retreat. The schedule for the day was jammed back full of dance celeb speakers, workshops and plenty of time for networking as well. Our first speaker was Clint Slater from all the way down under. This was the second time I've met Clint and he is full of passion about dance and growing your student numbers to be the best dance school you can be. If you have neve

For years dancers and dance teachers have had the same regular shoes for performances. ​Picture this, a hard hitting, military style dance, fantastic camouflage costume, heavy, dark make up and a bog standard jazz shoe-burgh. Thanks to manufactures we have some new options. Check out the Bloch 'Millilitre'. A fantastic light split sole dance boot with inner leg zip for quick changes. It looks heavy but is brilliant to dance in. I wear mine ALL the time- no lie. Really co

As an adult most classes won't have a set uniform. For your first class, if you don't want to spend out a small fortune, its fine to wear something comfortable, leggings and a t shirt work great as your teacher can still see your line and form. However, when you decide you want to carry on and make this a hobby or more, you may want to buy some bits so you feel the part and can move with no restrictions. A Leotard is a ballet basic; they come in a verity of styles and colou

Any sport that uses your body means you want to keep it in tip top condition but trying to squeeze in rest, eating healthy and time for stretching can be chaos in our busy lives. Fail to prepare and prepare to fail We know the feeling, you've just finished hours of classes and your stomach makes that 'I need food NOW' noise. You haven't got anything so pop into the local takeaway to grab something on the way home, filling up on carbs then going to sleep. Then waking up in t

Argh!! I snagged my ballet tights! Shoot! - We've all been there! Have you thought about what you could do with your tights rather than just throwing them in the nearest bin on the way out of class? The easiest and simplest thing to do is to recycle. If it's a small hole or above the knee why not wear them as regular tights with a dress? Or double them up! Wearing two pairs will not only keep you extra toasty but holes or runs are rarely in the same place meaning you won