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

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