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Strictly Speaking: the final
Never question the commitment of boyband voters. A final that zigzagged between possible winners (well, apart from Katie) ended up feeling somewhat redundant as Jay’s fans carried him over the finishing line regardless of his distinctly underwhelming performance. Aliona’s dubious … Continue reading
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Tagged anita rani, ballroom, bbc, blog, bruno tonioli, celebrity, charleston, chicago, claudia winkleman, craig revel-horwood, dance, dancing, darcey bussell, final, georgia may foote, james bond, jay mcguiness, judges, katie derham, kellie bright, latin, len goodman, paso doble, quickstep, recap, review, rumba, scd, showdance, star wars, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, tess daly, the wanted, tv, win, winner
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Practice, nudity and the German Open
My articles in the July issue of Dance Today, out now: Practice makes perfect How to master the art of practising The naked truth Is flashing the flesh a necessary part of dance? Stepping Out The Brits impress at the competitive German Open Championships New in … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, article, ballroom, carrie, carrie the musical, champion, championships, class, coach, competition, dance, dance today, dancing, dragons den, german open, germany, help, high society, Kevin Spacey, latin, learn, learning, magazine, musical, naked, nude, nudity, old vic, partner, practice, practising, rehearsal, review, robin windsor, same sex, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, scott cupit, southwark playhouse, strictly, strictly come dancing, swing, swing patrol, teach, teacher, teacher of the year, theatre, tips, training, win, winner
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The art of living
Highlights of my February MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: The special relationship Gain a new perspective on some of our most iconic buildings with Sir John Soane’s Museum’s behind-the-scenes look at architect/client relations Don’t miss: Play detective Can you spot … Continue reading
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Tagged app, architect, architecture, art, arts, book, british, building, candy crush, classical, client, commute, commuter, competition, doug fishbone, downing street, dulwich picture gallery, duolingo, elizabethan, exhibition, fake, gallery, gone girl, gothic, government, john soane, language, learn, london, made in china, moveto, museum, napoleon, old master, old royal navy college, painting, read, robert adam, sir john soanes museum, the girl on the train, town and country, travel, treasury, victorian, westminster hall, win, wren
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Lost in translation
Thirty years ago, Andy Warhol gathered together 300,000 disparate possessions in cardboard boxes, creating a makeshift time capsule for the edification of future generations. There is another time capsule of sorts playing at Richmond Theatre, where John Godber’s revival of … Continue reading
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Tagged andy warhol, april in paris, comedy, competition, cost of living crisis, drama, eiffel tower, europe, european, ferry, france, groundhog day, holiday, housing market, hull, john godber, magazine, nigel farage, paris, play, review, richmond theatre, romcom, the wizard of oz, theatre, time capsule, travel, ukip, unemployment, whos afraid of virginia woolf, win
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Fashion, champions and unsung heroes
New articles in the Dance Today section include: A passion for fashion The evolution of dancewear and a countdown of the worst fashion disaaaahsters Strictly the best Bruno, Len and Craig pick showstoppers for a new DVD – with mixed results… Teacher of the … Continue reading
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‘Dance Today’ launches Teacher of the Year competition
Leaders. Followers. Juniors. Seniors. Beginners. World champions. We may wear different labels, but there is more in dance that connects us than divides us, and one of the most important connecting threads of all is how much our lives can … Continue reading
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