Monthly Archives: July 2012

Spin Cycle

Time to talk about laundry baby. Yup. Laundry. How much is too much? No matter how many black tank tops, tights, dance pants, leotards, tee shirts, yoga pants, stretchy pants or dance related items I own, it just seems, before … Continue reading

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Stank Face

Why does some ones achievement sometimes mean burn the witch? Is it my fault you don’t come to class as much as I do? So you have a family, I don’t. I don’t make dinner for others, there is no … Continue reading

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A Fly In The Ointment

For five centuries, ‘a fly in the ointment’ has meant a small defect that spoils something valuable or is a source of annoyance. The modern version thus suggests that something unpleasant may come or has come to light in a … Continue reading

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“Go Couple 109!”

Tap tap… this thing on? (Feed back) Hello… I’m in italics. We are having an open night mic here and I’d like to introduce our first performer, Stef. Stef come on up here and give her a warm welcome! She … Continue reading

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Desert Classic – Top Shots

I was going to post this to my other blog, but I thought you all might enjoy it a bit more. My camera battery died Saturday afternoon so I wasn’t able to get anything from Saturday night. The one thing … Continue reading

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Into the Desert, Classic.

My Trophy, Claus, runs away triumphant from the Desert Classic TRex. The week prior to Desert Classic, was not a good week for TheSpinningDancer. The cayos theory was in full effect. The butterfly was having a conniption fit in the … Continue reading

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What’s Your Dance Personality?

Are you a Special Snowflake Diva? An Insular Bell Jar? The Geek Felicia Day? Or The Humble Rachel Brice Gandhi? (Theorised by a (mostly) Geek Felicia Day.) I present these four personality types with the theory that not one person … Continue reading

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