Still love London… although the traffic is a nightmare!!!
Enjoyed my visit today…… apart from the traffic……
One of my all time favs Joe Allans such with Una Stubbs , Lovely to see her and Dougie Friendship after all these years …. very special…
then I had a meeting at the Ivy with Adam Sternberg one of the nicest men on the planet !
followed by dear seeing the fab Judy at her apartment with truly amazing views .. and a fun evening as ever ….
WHATS IT ABOUT!!
This all began with a Young Genera3on /Second Genera3on Reunion Dance Class .
Dancers who had worked for Dougie Squires Young Genera3on & Second Genera3on came together from all over the UK to the Dance AEc London for a reunion in the form of a class.
From a small Face Book group it spread to over 100 people arriving...dancers were calling to be invited even though they hadn't been in the Young and Second Genera3on.
We didn't know what to expect on Sunday, 27 February 2016 but the atmosphere was exci3ng... such energy and enthusiasm. When the music came on the genera3ons of dancers just went back into wan3ng to dance again... performing and being young again... When speaking to them all it was obvious that the respect and discipline of being a dancer had such an impact on all their lives...
Everybody had a brilliant 3me....there was magic in the air.... The age range started from mid-thir3es to dancers over seventy!
The Dance cri3c from the Guardian newspaper Jeffery Taylor came and couldn’t believe the energy and passion that seems so lacking in today’s dancers...
This event sparked off ideas!! There is something special here...
This now has lead onto coming up to its 3rd year we meet every month at Dance AEc
In 2017 Dougie was direc3ng the Dame Vera Lynn 100th Birthday celebra3on at the London Palladium , we asked if any of the dancers would be interested as they used to perform in Dame Vera’s BBC entertainment shows, thinking about 20 would want to perform .. but the response was over 90 ! and all of them did ...it was a very special event and to all the dancers and was a truly amazing experience
one which they haven’t come down from . Hence the plan for 2019 is another charity show we are puEng together!
The class is full of characters and hearing the life stories has been fascina3ng ...
Its full of different Genera3ons of dancers that have become a one genera3on of dance family
the age range is now from 16 to 80 !!!
Many well known people’s careers started working with Dougie and developed their individual styles and professionalism and with dancers that have chosen different paths in their careers.
Dougie’s autobiography was published last year “Dancing through the Genera3ons’
with all the stories and experiences of the of entertainment through the decades and the many stars and dancers he was fortunate to work with .
Sometimes I really love our area ... driving around came across flowers on a table being sold rd side they are beautiful always a passion for flowers , then having a fb lunch at the MAYFLY which is 2 mins away from us .. amazing setting and fab food ( its been taken over ) so another one to add to the list ! hooray !
ON Friday were invited to lovely Debbie Goodman's house for dinner and the special treat seeing Diane Simmon's who I used to dance with last century lol and not seen for 28 years we think..
it was like we saw each other yesterday ! It was a fabulous dinner with Diane and her husband Adam, Lesley and Max and then joined by Lucy and John A FUN FABULOUS EVENING X
A great class on sunday ! great turn out with lovely people !!
although my feet are killing me ! next class Oct 7th !
Driving through the local villages came across Houghton Garden, Stopped off and a had a lovely walk around the gardens ....
Felt like the wicked Queen in Snow White with picking the apples into the basket !
Its a big crop this year ! due to the stunning weather( which I am missing)
Week 2 of doing the flowers for the local church ... I must I have enjoyed going into the church each day ... Although I am not religious I have found it a very spiritual experience ...
The peace and quiet from the outside world has felt like a meditation ..
Been a busy week... but still had time to have some sneaky lunches !
it started off with Saturday Lunch with Major Sir Michael, Lady Emma, Olly, Rebecca, Lily and Zia
Great fun..at the White Lion .Wherewell
Then Sunday Went to see my dear Mum and have a lovely lunch in Titchfield
at the WHEATSHEAF!!!
Then on Thursday Lovely to see Sophie, Louisa and Zoe Tredwell and Sophies Mother at the ABBOTS MITRE in Chilbolton
what with costumes ... emails... ideas galore... A trip to London (a fall with a bump on my head )
Trips to stockbridge ... Weyhill... Broughton Andover every other day and seeing to the flowers at the church everyday !!! Thank goodness its friday !
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In my local village it was my time to do the church flowers! !!
Thank goodness there was a wedding the week before so able to save and re arrange the beautiful flowers that were there and just add a few more ! so lush ... actually it was lovely being in the church on my own doing this and peaceful place to just be quiet and have thoughtful thoughts ... I am not religious ... although I admire everyone who has their faiths and respect I have always followed my heart in hopefully leading a life filled with love for my partner family and friends and to all I come in contact with on this journey of life .... I try to be kind, caring thoughtful, respectful... and supportive .. I believe on this journey and its only my thoughts ... that we are here all for each other we all go through happy, sad, eventful, stressful emotional times and at different times through life we there to support partners friends and family going through these emotions .... and I believe people come in our lives for a reason..... and family are the reflection of ourselves and we pick and choice the best or the worst bits from them as the grounding to our actions ...
But as the great writers and philosophers. say .. love is the answer ....
So never be afraid of telling partners family and friends you love them....
and only say those special words if your heart means it .
SO from rehearsals to show time !
A nice job with lovely people! great working with another Generation of dancers!
From rehearsals to performing for HH SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM FOR THE UK ENDURANCE FESTIVAL In Euston Park Thetford . We did 3 performances to the invited audience ... great to see the dancers work so hard ... a smashing group...
so heres to DANCE GENERATION !
The Youngest Generation class at Pineapple ! Great to see the young students from RGDA, Rumney Greaves Dance Academy come down to Pineapple all the way from the Lake District for a class ! Real fun bless them ! they took so much trouble looking fab in there T-shirts ! I was very touched ... Also A huge thanks for the presents ... just love my Mug !!! Thank you Chow Helen Ip What a special treat for the Young dancers .. Hope they enjoyed School of Rock !and also Thank you to Jade Emma Greaves for loan of students ! great to see the mums join in as well !!!!
A Sunset on the way home from being at the unit !
Knocked out how many of the gang arrived for class on the hottest day of the year !
so it was good good fun sweaty work out day ! it such a joy to see everyone and all make such a effort to come from the Devon, Isle of Wight and the Lake District ! all over UK makes it very special.....
It is so lovely waking up to this incredible summer of sunshine ....
I know we all moan at how hot it is .... and trust me is a nightmare for the garden!
but I am enjoying it... it just makes you not want to work at all ...
Had a lovely walk in the village last night ... Mulling over things .....
my walk in the village pic !
Lovely to see Boss and Ash who popped in on there way back to Manchester !
Had a lovely Sunday Lunch in Titchfield then pinched my sisters car and went for a drive all around Lee on Solent and Gosport .. Which I haven't really been to since I was a boy !
Happy memories !!
The Generation July Dance class on Sunday was a hot one...
but knocked out at the all the gang that turned up to the class...
it was great as ever to see everyone .. so choose a Michael Buble
as a cool number !!!
Dance is in the soul and passion it never leaves you... its great to see my fellow friends rekindle their emotions ...
