Does anyone else feel this way? I HATE it that I get to class 15 / 30 minutes earlier than everyone else. In ballet when the barres are out I’ll go and stand in my usual place yet I always get shoved out of the way because they don’t want to go anywhere else! And when you pick a space infront of the mirror so you can see what you’re doing and someone just blatantly stands infront of you when you’ve been standing there before the class even started! This girl did it to me last week and this week. Last week she was late and decided to invade my space. This week she just put herself infront of the mirror…find your own space don’t take mine!!! I need to look for a better space

Arrrghhh sooo annoyed I haven’t got wifi cos now I can’t do 365 :( So it’s gonna have to be like a monthly blog or something…But….anyway I am finally in Manchester! And you know what….my teachers are ACE! Very confident that as long as I continue to work hard (which I will) that I’m gonna improve even more….LOADS!!

I’ve finished my first two weeks at college, my induction, and my first week on the official timetable! I need more Ballet….but they’re gonna give us more ballet :D We’ve got loads…they literally gave us four days to settle in and on Monday they got us stuck in! This year is gonna be so much fun! I’ve made so many new friends too! Especially Jess…we just got on straight away!

Manchester is amazing too…I’m 10 mins walk from both town centre and arden…and five minutes from Church = no transport costs :D And guess what……..Louie Spence is doing panto here this year!! Cinderella…I cannot wait to meet him! He is amazing!!!

I’m gonna start getting to the gym and stretching loads…giving myself a couple of weeks to settle in before I go to the gym though…once I’ve done about a month I’ll know my proper budget etc. and I’ll start stretching once my muscles have fully recovered from the shock of getting back to dancing after a summer off!

Am looking for a new dance bag…any suggestions?

Yaaay a day dedicated to dance :D

I’ve seen a few vlogs on youtube about people’s dance bag contents….so thought it would be kinda fun to share what I have in my bag…rather than doing a vlog I’ve posted pictures…

To begin with my bag is an Adidas Hold All…it’s the same style as in the picture, however mine is a lot bigger (Hold All) and black…Had this for around two years…I want something from River Island now though…for the studio, then I’ll get a proper hold all for performances / auditions etc…so any suggestions post em in my ask box :)

- Leotards - I normally take two or three just incase I need to change…I own around 5 or 6 leotards but I generally take Bloch tank leotards…usually: 1 x Black for Contemporary, 2 x Navy for Ballet, and either 1 x Burgundy or 1 x Purple if we’ve not got a set uniform…which we generally didn’t at college.

- Tights - I also take one or two pairs depending on how many classes I have…I’ll be honest I don’t generally get changed, as our teachers haven’t been strict on uniform, but I like to be prepared. I use pink Plume ballet tights with a hole in them…I generally just role them up when I have contemporary classes, or I wear black footless tights, which are also Plume.

- Wrap Skirt - Most of the girls don’t wear a wrap skirt, but I prefer to use one…mainly to hide my legs…it’s navy and Bloch.

- Ballet Shoes - Up until recently I didn’t really think about the importance of ballet shoes, so I just had some cheap ones from a dance site…but I got fitted by Miss Sandy for some Bloch split sole shoes, which are so comfy…my other ones often caused pain to my toes, but I’ve had no problems with these.

- Joggers - I wear some dark grey nike joggers for contemporary / jazz / stretching etc…just thought I’d add they’re aged 11 - 12 boys as I have short legs and my legs were just drowned in adult joggers haha.

- Tap Shoes - I think my current tap shoes are Capezio, they’re unisex taps, but they look very boyish, so I’m gonna treat myself and invest in some new girly tap shoes for my next college…I also use teletone taps.

- Purse - I use a River Island purse which I bought around 2 years ago now, its mahoosive…its the home to my cards - bank, college, library, passport to leisure etc, money, keys…I generally keep a spare pack of cocodamol or something in my purse just for easy access.

- Cosmetics bag - I have a couple of little cosmetics bags which I use to keep foot thongs in…which reminds me…I need to buy some more of them…totes too darker colour! Hair nets, bobbles, comb, bobby pins, clips, plasters, cocodamol, sewing kit (incase I need to tighten my elastics on my ballet shoes) including a thread which perfectly matches the shade to my ballet shoes, foundation, moisturiser, a little pot so I can mix my foundation with my moisturiser (works a TREAT for shows), mascara, eyeliner, lipstick.

- Other - Toothbrush, toothpaste (never know when you’re gonna need em), deodorant, hairbrush, bottle of water, iPod, phone. Sometimes I’ll also carry my legwarmers with me :). I carry a notebook and a pen, this has just usually been for college purposes, but when I start at college in September again I’m gonna keep a book for notes on corrections as I used to keep them in my phone.