Ballet4Life Talks Dance

  Ballet4Lifer of the Month- January 20-Tutu !!! Christine Casimir Happy New Year all!! We welcome Christine to the Ballet4Life stage to share her beautiful story and thoughts with us a s we embark on a new year with renewed hope and vision. We have danced with Christine the last years in both Ballet4life and Move into Wellbeing ®  classes, we have taught her privately at her home, enjoyed many Tea & Coffee Socials with her, visited her wonderful garden, received her gorgeous hand knit gifts, and enjoyed her calm and clever nature. Christine with her mum circa 1953 at the Battersea Fun Fair Hello, my name is Christine Casimir, I am 71 years old, I live in Chiswick with my husband of 50 years, and we have a grown-up son who lives in California with his wife and 4 year old daughter. I also have  Parkinson’s , a neurological condition for which there is no cure, but more of that later. Christine in various B4l and MiW classes In 50+ Ballet Class I have always loved dancing and watched

 Ballet4Lifer of the Month- December!!! Artwork courtesy of Charlotte Fawley We celebrate the joys of Ballet and  Dance this month with hard-working, devoted, and talented dancer Claudine Mann. What a lovely way to start the festive season. Thank you, Claudine. Claudine in Ballet4life's Saturday Int/Adv class with Beatrice. Image courtesy of Ballet4life. BALLET4LIFER OF THE MONTH QUERIES When did you start dancing ?  I started dancing when I was 10 after badgering my parents for classes for over a year.  They eventually gave in!   Claudine as a Baby Ballerina- photo courtesy of her family. What makes dancing so special to you?     Watching a highly skilled dancer offers an experience unlike anything else.    Its not just about great technique.   The combination of music, décor/costumes and lack of speech means that feelings/emotions are conveyed in a completely different way.   When the music comes together with an experienced performer there is nothing quite like it.