COVID-19 World Pandemic #lockdown Day 20 Lockdown in South Africa, and I am sure in most parts of the world, has forced everyone to press the pause button on Life. I found time to do things I always put off [...]
It's been a while since I penned (typed?) my thoughts here... way too long - but there has been a nagging thought in my head for the past 2 months and I would really like to share it with you [...]
In November 2016, as the curtain fell on my first ever studio show, I vowed "Never again!" as did my husband who graciously danced his debut with me in that show. His declaration stuck - mine didn't. And before I [...]
I think it is a perefectly natural human reaction when a year is drawing to a close: we reflect on what is past - usually with a little regret and definitely some relief - but we also look forward in [...]
Now that you know all about the humble beginnings of the pointe shoe... and a few hundred years of perfecting shape and fit have passed, let's take a look at the anatomy of the pointe shoe, the various manufacturers and what [...]
Ask any Ballerina of any age or stage of dancing what it is she wants to do most, the answer will be "dance on Pointe". But what is the point and how did it all start? Lithograph of [...]
Many Adult dancers return to the ballet studio with trepidation. Their childhood memories of ballet (or any form of dance) are clouded by the scathing remarks and dream destroying comments made thoughtlessly by a teacher. Alot of the students who [...]
