Hello everybody and welcome back to another blog post, I'd say, no matter what kind of dancer you are, strength is really important. Dancers do need a certain level of flexibility in order to pull off all the technical movements and tricks and it definitely does make for a more cleaner and neater final performance. However, I think that strength is just as important, especially for those long and challenging routines that require a lot of physical endurance. At dance lessons on Thursday, we're beginning to do a set of core strength exercises once every month. I definitely think that this is really helpful for me because I'm more of the flexibility type instead of the workout type. It's no good being able to do all these amazing kicks and leaps, if you can't last the performance so we've been doing lots of different sit ups and cardio vascular exercises. I think that it's a common misconception that ballroom and Latin dancers don't need a lot of core s...
Hello everybody and welcome back to another blog post, Christmas for me, has gone by so quickly! I think it's because we had my God siblings come over up until Christmas Eve and we just completely skipped the flow of Christmas. Not that we didn't have a good time doing Christmas things with them but when it came to Christmas Eve, I just couldn't believe that it was Christmas Day the next day already. Nether the less, Christmas Day came and I am just so grateful for all the gifts I received. Christmas Day for me is all about seeing the kindness in people and I definitely saw that this Christmas. I know Christmas can be a horrific time for some families in the UK and across the world. I recently watched Rich House Poor House Christmas Special and it showed me just that. The family on the poorer end of the spectrum had to spend the whole of their last Christmas in emergency housing with two kids and an expecting single mother around strangers. The show is based around the ...
Hello everybody and welcome back to another blog post, Dance is an excellent art form for expressing yourself and your emotions. These expressions not only occur in the body, but also in the face. Over the 7 years that I've been dancing, I've seen many different types of dancers. Those who dance well in the body and use their face to exaggerate the movements. Those who perhaps forget the steps that they're doing in the dance but are not afraid to use their face. Then lastly, like me for a long time, those who dance well in the body but forget to use their face. The last one is certainly not uncommon. Especially as teenagers, we may find it awkward to do a sassy or funny face because we think that others may find it weird. However, by using our faces not only does it express every emotion in every movement, but it also makes you look confident and stand out to the crowd. Although I am better at this now, there have been times where I've found it difficult. As some ...
Hello everybody and welcome back to another blog post, Recently, in my business lesson, I was preparing a PowerPoint presentation on sex orientation discrimination. I can kind of understand why this has anything to do with business but I also kind of don't. If I'm completely honest, I've kind of been disappointed with the way this GCSE has been going so far so when I found out that I was going to do a presentation on this subject, things didn't get much better. What made things worse was that I had to work in a group with a bunch of people I didn't like. Not mentioning any names but we definitely did not work well at all with each other. Especially as one was pining for my help on the other side of the room throughout the whole entire lesson. Still, perhaps I have to get used to it since I'm probably going to have to deal with a lot of people I don't like in the future. In fact, I know I will. Still, it wasn't that bad, it turns out I wrote quite a goo...
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