2020. It’s been a difficult year for the dance industry, and especially for freelance artists, freelance dancers, and recent dance graduates. Thanks to the Covid pandemic and resultant lockdown, there has been very little in the way of dance opportunities both here in London and all over. Theatres have been closed, audiences prohibited, dance classes,…
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I Gatecrashed the Royal Ballet School Summer Intensive (and it was one of the best things I’ve done)
Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, SO many things have been cancelled in dance this year, including performances, classes, and of course summer intensives. It’s been super tough, and that’s something I’m going to discuss in more depth in a future post! However, we’re fortunate that some events and programmes were moved online, and one of…
Dancing During Quarantine: Why Doing Barre In Your Kitchen Isn’t Enough
Hi dancers! What a very strange time we’re experiencing right now. With many countries experiencing some form of lockdown, most of us are finding ourselves having to work from home. As dancers, working from home unfortunately isn’t as simple as logging in remotely from our laptops and sitting by the phone. Most people’s home environments…
Become a Better Dancer in 2020: The Habits that will Get You There
Happy New Year, dancers! 2019 was a strange one for me- mainly because I spent 9 months of the year out of dancing due to injury, eventually undergoing ankle surgery. My main goal for 2020 is to get back to full fitness and back to dancing fully again (at the moment I’m only managing a…
Dare to Dance: University Edition
As you may know, in September I started studying for a degree in Dance at the University of Roehampton. It’s kept me super busy, so I have barely had a chance to post anything at all, let alone talk about my university experience. I really want to get back into the swing of things…