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Inspiration if You Think of Giving Up

If you ever feel like giving up just remember there’s a little girl watching who wants to be just like you…. Don’t Disappoint Her If you dance ballet then this link is for you: Ballet Here’s to the gymnasts If you are a gymnast then... [+]

Kate Weston of Wave 105 pays Dancemania a visit

At Dancemania we love meeting people and when Kate Weston of Wave 105 visited our Poole store to pick up a pair of Bloch 358 sneakers for Zumba Kate was kind enough to pose for some photographs. Kate Weston Kate is best known on the... [+]

Keep Calm and Dance Bags

Keep Calm and Dance Bags

“Keep Calm and Dance”. No matter what the situation, even under the worse possible conditions, this advice is a winner! …as are these four stylish holdall bags. Available in 4 great colours Pink, Red, Blue and Black these bags have carry handles as well as... [+]

Easy Halloween Costume Ideas

Easy Halloween Costume Ideas

There is something magical about this time of year. The air gets colder, the evenings get darker, the leaves turn beautiful glowing colours and fall to make a thick crisp carpet on the ground. Add a little mist or light fog and I would get... [+]

Gaynor Minden pointe shoes are made using the power of the sun

Gaynor Minden pointe shoes are now made using renewable energy since the installation of 1,092 solar panels on their factory roof. The Gaynor Minden pointe shoe factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts The 1,092 solar panels on the roof generates 273,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, not... [+]

The World's Oldest Gymnast

The World’s Oldest Gymnast

Guinness World Records has just launched the latest edition of its best-selling book documenting global achievement and a record that caught my eye was: The World’s Oldest Gymnast. Johanna Quaas, a retired PE teacher from Leipzig, Germany, is credited in the book as the oldest... [+]

Dancing Cures The Blues: Officially

It’s official! If you want to feel less stressed then scientists say grab your dance shoes. We all know that you can’t be unhappy when you’re dancing but now an Australian scientific study has shown that dancing really does reduce stress and depression! You Know... [+]

Got To Dance 2013

Got To Dance 2013

Britain and Ireland’s biggest dance show is back for a forth series on Sky hosted by Davina McCall. You could follow in the footsteps of Akai, Chris & Wes and Prodijig and be crowned the Got to Dance champion 2013. Sky are now taking applications... [+]

Top 10 uses for a twirling baton

Have you ever thought about how versatile the humble twirling baton is? Well that’s a thought that occupied my mind recently. Whilst recovering from a painful shoulder condition there are a number of specific movement exercises to be performed a couple of times a day.... [+]

My favourite Sheldon Cooper quotes

My favourite Sheldon Cooper quotes

Working with dancewear, dance shoes and gymnastics clothing every day as I do you’d think that my hero would be a dancer, performer or gymnast, but he is none of these. Whilst I do admire dancers, performers and gymnasts immensely for their talent and dedication... [+]