As you may have already seen if you follow me on Instagram, I recently acknowledged my one-year anniversary of working full-time as a freelance professional dancer. Despite the obvious challenges of starting your arts career in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, I’ve been exceptionally blessed, and I’ve really had some dreams come true this…
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Secret London: Barbican Conservatory
Hi dancers! I really hope that you have been enjoying my Secret London series. I’ve been posting dance photo galleries here for a couple of years now, but this series is a way for me to add another element and share with you some of the places I love in my home city. I’m trying…
Secret London: Mercato Mayfair
Hi dancers! I really hope that you enjoyed my first post in the new Secret London series I have introduced. If you didn’t catch it, click HERE to read about The Garden at 120 Fenchurch Street, where you can enjoy stunning views that are completely free whilst avoiding the crowds. Today I want to share…
My Surgery Experience
If you’ve been following my story on this blog or my social media channels, you will know that for me, 2019 was really defined by my being injured. I say “being injured” because it most accurately describes the state I was in; I was in pain, I had swelling and inflammation, I was unable to…
Secret London: The Garden at 120- Photo Gallery
Hi dancers! One of the benefits of having a photographer boyfriend is that my Instagram feed is never short of great professional photos. We really love to collaborate on fun experimental photoshoots- in the past we’ve thrown around paint powder, and glitter, I’ve gotten my pointe shoes out in Notting Hill, and we’ve been kicked…
Photo Gallery: Notting Hill
Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed last month’s planner posts- if you missed them, you can read about my reviews of The Happiness Planner here and the MiGoals 2019 diary here. I am still planning to post about bullet journaling for dancers, which will be my next post! However I thought I’d also post something…
Photo Gallery: Sense of Space
A few weeks ago, my partner Jake and I headed to the pop-up art installation/ exhibition “Sense of Space”, near Liverpool Street Station. It was really cool and really pretty- of course we took the opportunity to get some photos! If you like these, be sure to check out more of Jake’s work by clicking…
My Afternoon at English National Ballet
Hi everyone! Sorry it’s been a while- I’ve just moved into a new flat, and finished my first year at university- where did that time go?! That means that as well as my university classes, vocational ballet classes, teaching commitments and commitments to social media work, I’ve been packing, unpacking, commuting from my boyfriend’s parents’…
Dare to Dance X Lapasa Sportswear
This is a post that I’m very excited to be sharing with you! Let’s talk about studio to street style. When I first started full-time dance training, I used to throw joggers over my dancewear for travelling to and from the studio, so that I could keep my muscles warm and wouldn’t have to carry…
Dare to Dance Book Club: “The Ballet Companion” by Eliza Gaynor Minden
Welcome back to the Dare To Dance Book Club! If you haven’t already, start by reading this post which introduces the book club and gives my thoughts on “Ballerina Body” by Misty Copeland. Today I want to talk to you about one of my most precious books, “The Ballet Companion” by Eliza Gaynor Minden. I…