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Dancing With Arthritis: How I Rebuilt Confidence
Why I Refused to Stop Moving There was a moment when I genuinely questioned whether I would ever dance the same way again. Not because I lost the love for it—but because my body started telling a different story. Arthritis doesn’t arrive politely. It doesn’t ask if you have plans, or a passion, or a…
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Getting The Nation Moving & Why I’ve Been Doing it All Along
Dancing Is in the Air This March There’s a national focus on getting more people moving and rediscovering the joy of dance, inspired by Angela Rippon – with her annual Let’s Dance campaign Here in West Sussex, helping adults build confidence through dance has always been at the heart of everything I do. At last,…
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Finding Your Happy Place, When You Stop Waiting.
Especially in the in-between months. People think I’m mad for sea swimming. “Why would you do that to yourself?” “It’s freezing!” “You must be crazy!” “That water, urgghh” And yes — sometimes it is cold. Sometimes the wind is biting, the waves are wild, and every sensible part of my brain says, oh hell no.…
