The glowing orb: your centre of gravity Knowing where your weight is, and where it should be, is crucial to learning to dance. One image that I find particularly useful in helping dancers to get a better understanding of weight placement is what I call ‘the glowing ball’ analogy. I’m not sure if I read…
11 tips to help to remember dance sequences When you’re new to a dance style, it can be really hard to remember dance sequences, because you have so much to think about. Believe me, I know. I’ve recently started learning Flamenco (I’ve been doing it for a year and a half), and it’s so different…
Finding joy in dance as an adult: smashing through the barriers by Jo McDonald, founder and owner of Move Through Life Dance Studio Photos by Samantha Verri (@sam_verricharmed on Instagram) My goal is to remove the barriers that make it difficult to dance as an adult So what are these barriers, and how do we…
Dance helped Jessica find the freedom to change direction Photo by GT Studio Photography In her mid-twenties, Jessica was a dental nurse. It was a job she enjoyed, but after experiencing the loss of someone close to her, she realised that you only get one life. She wanted to make changes so she wouldn’t have…
How taking a dance class helped Nikki dare to dream Scott Ewen (left) teaching ballet at Move Through life (from left – Victoria Morgan, Dara Lancaster, Kerrie Venning, Nikki Long, Robyn Phiddian At age 19, Nikki Long had finished school and was still thinking about what she wanted to do with her life. She was…