30 Days of Dancing #16 Sleeeeeeeepy today. But still danced in various seated positions for a couple of hours. It’s amazing how fit you can feel without even standing up but by moving your whole body consistently, to a repetitive beat. Beats rule : ) So does this track from 1999.

Entered the bathroom to discover it had turned into a pine forest. Yay! 🌲 πŸŽ„ 🌲 What a delicious scent. I ❀️ pine.

30 Days of Dancing #15 Pretty much rocked out to old Eddie Halliwell sets all evening. The recordings were raw, the clubs sounded rammed, the crowds were cheering and the tunes were mint. This guy, in his heyday, had the world at his findertips without even having to say a word.

30 Days of Dancing #14 I love lasers. Especially flat ones which are amazing to put your hands through when given half a chance in a club. Here’s a collection of them. Tonight it’s all about moving with confidence through the candlelight. Feeling light. Heart’s pumping. πŸ’ƒπŸŒŸπŸ’•πŸŒŸπŸ’ƒ

30 Days of Dancing #13 I’ve got my old swirly chair back. I’ve found out this is a great piece of equipment to use whilst dancing. It helps me stretch my back out in a wiggly kinda way : ) I love using the world around to stretch, like surfaces, walls and chairs. I’ll try anything once…including people! A yoga teacher once told me he was always incorporationg the furniture in his yoga routines. I totally get where he’s coming from now.

Welcome to my winter cave. It’s very nice in here. The sheepskin on my chair has travelled round with me a fair few years. I’m so glad to have it out again. My old friend.

The dance tonight made me feel tight and strong and supple. My knees had started to twinge sharply before I started this challenge but now, as I bounce and move across the dancefloor each session, I feel oiled, confident and able. It’s a great feeling! I can resemble a wooden soldier when walking the streets outside, so to be supple and loose when dancing is a feeling I want always to cultivate. Maybe I should dance walk for the rest of my life? Like this happy, wonderful soul - Tommy Franklin aka Salty Rain - my hero.

At 23, Bosh was the CD to have. Free on the cover of popular Mixmag in 2002, I’m just listening to it again and the eclectic mix of trance and hardhouse makes this set one of the most amazing. It took me a while to get used to old beats but then it starts to shine. So good.

30 Days of Dancing #12 How amazing is crouching?! I’ve found myself instinctively doing a lot of it during dance time. Before this dance challenge I would hear myself groan as I creaked slowly down to pick up whatever was on the floor. Now I relish the opportunity. Woohoo!

I love natural doll faces. In the pictures for this article, when you see them side by side, there’s such a different vibe coming from each of them. I had a barbie when I was little. I loved her spangly bracelet and ring. Never did I notice her makeup. Why so much these days?

30 Days of Dancing #11 Bought candles today, turned off all the lights and spent the hour dancing in the dark with candlelight. It felt amazing! Dancing in the dark with soft flowing light is truly epic. It feels natural and safe. Listened to a new DJ too called Liquid Soul. πŸ•―

30 Days of Dancing #10 I love exploring stretches. I find my arms stretching up high and in wide circles during sets like this. My joints are happier since being more oiled and my stabbed shoulder has gone (πŸ₯³). This stretch out to my fingers is super strong up my wrist. Yummy.

30 Days of Dancing #9 I danced to old and new music tonight. A real mashup of history. I heard this old tune which always got me going (how popular was TiΓ«sto back in the day?!) and this new tune which, when I first heard it, stopped me in my tracks for it’s soulful melody.

30 Days of Dancing #8 Today’s dance was round the supermarket with the potatoes, criossants and mince pies. I got some smooth moves in with the carrots too ; ) Looking forward to getting back into this weekend and having a trance kitchen festival with an all day dance sesh. Woo!