The Big Ballet – The Size Does Matter Tour
“A comedy ballet of weighty elegance and adorable humour”
A ballet like no other ever seen before in the UK, Amande Concerts presents The Big Ballet, an ensemble of 16 Corps de Ballet dancers, each weighing no less than 16-Stone and united in a common cause; [...]
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I think New Year is a time to try for a bit of clarity – obviously not when you are drunk and falling over at 2am on New Year’s morning, but in the morning of New Year’s Eve, when hopefully you have had a few days holiday with family and a bit of head space. [...]
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I had planned a lovely Christmassy evening with my children yesterday – we bought the Christmas tree on the way home from school and – why oh why is it so hard?! I should explain here that this is the first time I have attempted this alone…
We donned Santa hats, put the Christmas carol CD [...]
Well I’m glad to say it’s over and I don’t plan to be on the wrong side of the camera lens for a while – my PR photography is done. If you are interested in commercial/fashion photography, check out this video from Dove ‘Real Beauty’ Campaign -I think this video sums up what fashion photographers and designers really do to images of young women.
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I’m reading a biography about Martha Stewart at the moment (’Being Martha‘ by Lloyd Allen) – most Americans seem to have a love-hate relationship with her, but if you look at what she did in the early days of her catering company in the ’80s it was pretty revolutionary. Vicky Sloat, one of her assistants [...]
I’m finally taking the plunge and having some PR photos done – what shall I wear!!!! ????
Date is 26th Jan 2 weeks today. So time to tone up and get my hair done…
If you have a certain tenacity (which comes with the territory of being a mum: getting your child into the school you want, negotiating with health visitors, nurses and GPs, finding out of school activities, getting child tax credits (!)) then my guess is you have the tenacity to get yourself to an interview and start date!
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I love watching the American teen sitcom i-carly with my 10 year old daughter – more often than not it has me in fits of laughter. But it’s greatest quality is that one of the central characters, Sam is a complete tomboy, never wears skirts etc. This is a breath of fresh air – and [...]
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