Latest Anecdotal Podcast Episodes
Pointe Shoes - episode 20
Arms Out Like Wings - June 21, 2018 11:00 - 5 minutesI discover the agony and ecstasy of dancing in pointe shoes. These were of course so much more than shoes. Every pair of every girls pointe shoes was individual to them.
Major Exams - episode 21
Arms Out Like Wings - June 20, 2018 11:00 - 8 minutesExams are a constant in life when training to be a Ballet Dancer. Major Exams are something else though and were treated with reverence. They involved more expemditure by my parents and a trip to London!
Best Friends - episode 22
Arms Out Like Wings - June 19, 2018 12:00 - 5 minutesFriendships formed in boarding school can last for ever, such is the bond you have after growing up together.
Miss Marsh - episode 23
Arms Out Like Wings - June 18, 2018 15:00 - 7 minutesMiss Marsh was the 'Queen' of the Ballet School. A total character with make-up, hair and clothes creating a terrifying vision that we worshipped and curtseyed every time she passed by.
The Rolls Royce & Harrods - episode 24
Arms Out Like Wings - June 17, 2018 16:00 - 5 minutesFeeling like royalty in a lovely car, going to the top floor of Harrods for High Tea.
Christmas & Bullying - episode 25
Arms Out Like Wings - June 16, 2018 18:00 - 8 minutesChristmas was a magical time at the school. One Christmas remains in my memory for all sorts of reasons . . .
End of Term (Trunks & Apple Pie Beds) - episode 26
Arms Out Like Wings - June 15, 2018 14:00 - 3 minutesWe sooo looked forward to the end of term. It meant Trunks & Apple Pie Beds and then home sweet home
Going Up - Chapter 2 - episode 27
Arms Out Like Wings - June 13, 2018 15:00 - 5 minutesTime to move up to a new Dorm. Lifetime friendships begin to take shape. No more Nursey in charge but now we had to deal with Matron herself. . .
Going Up - Chapter 2 - episode 1
Arms Out Like Wings - June 13, 2018 15:00 - 5 minutesTime to move up to a new Dorm. Lifetime friendships begin to take shape. No more Nursey in charge but now we had to deal with Matron herself. . .
Out of Bounds & Wash House - Chapter 2 - Episodes 28 & 29
Arms Out Like Wings - June 12, 2018 15:00 - 6 minutesBecoming independent, escaping out of the school grounds undercover of bushes. Home clothes and doing our own laundry.
Bras, Boobs & Periods - Chapter 2 - Episode 30
Arms Out Like Wings - June 11, 2018 15:00 - 5 minutesNot so patiently waiting for breasts to appear. Bra-tastic. Periods at last.
Contemporary Dance, Top of the Pops & Cinzano - Chapter 2 - Episodes 31 to 33
Arms Out Like Wings - June 10, 2018 15:00 - 10 minutesCool Girls do contemporary. Watching Top of the Pops in the library. Drunk in class.
Teachers - Chapter 2 - Episode 34
Arms Out Like Wings - June 09, 2018 15:00 - 13 minutesAn eclectic array of teachers covering subjects from English language to stage make-up.
The Language of Ballet, Music in the Corridors & Flu Epidemic - Chapter 2 - Episodes 35 to 38
Arms Out Like Wings - June 08, 2018 15:00 - 8 minutesBecoming fluent in the language of ballet. Learning Benesh notation. Music in the corridors. Flu epidemic gets us all sent home.
Top Floor - Chapter 3 - Episode 39
Arms Out Like Wings - June 07, 2018 15:00 - 4 minutesFeeling really grown up and rearing little bird. Heart throbs on the wall. No room to swing a cat. Bottom shaping games!
Break a Leg, The Ward & Day by Day - Chapter 3 - Episodes 40 to 42
Arms Out Like Wings - June 06, 2018 16:00 - 13 minutesKnocked over by a car and breaking a leg causing a pause in career & training. What seems like endless time in hospital. Family sacrifices.
Physiotherapy, Day of Reckoning & the Dreaded Calliper - Chapter 3 - Episodes 43-45
Arms Out Like Wings - June 05, 2018 16:00 - 10 minutesPhysiotherapy proves to be a lovely distraction in the guise of two Swedish physiotherapists. Time in hospital coming to an end and the dreaded calliper.
Learning to walk again - Chapter 3 - Episode 46
Arms Out Like Wings - June 04, 2018 16:00 - 8 minutesDiscovering that learning to walk again is very difficult after three months in bed.
Home at last & Back to School - Chapter 3 - Episode 47 to 48
Arms Out Like Wings - June 03, 2018 16:00 - 7 minutesHome after three months in hospital and not feeling as happy as I thought I would. Back to school at last to resume ballet life.
Ballyhoo & Anorexia - Chapter 3 - Episodes 49 to 50
Arms Out Like Wings - June 02, 2018 16:00 - 9 minutesBest new dorm ever. Being treated like adults. visits by local boys via windows. Anorexia too close for comfort.
From Ugly Duckling to Swan - Chapter 3 - Episode 51
Arms Out Like Wings - June 01, 2018 16:00 - 7 minutesFeeling more attractive after years of braces, unibrow and feeling invisible to boys.
Student Life & Madame Bonitto - Chapter 4 - Episodes 52 to 53
Arms Out Like Wings - May 31, 2018 16:00 - 7 minutesStaying on for a year as a student is full of incident. Then we have the arrival of vivacious Madame Bonitto who shakes up the school.
The Red Barn - Chapter 4 - Episode 54
Arms Out Like Wings - May 30, 2018 16:00 - 7 minutesGoing out till late. Not too old to get into trouble. Feeling let down.
The Big Audition - Chapter 4 - Episode 55
Arms Out Like Wings - May 29, 2018 16:00 - 7 minutesRoyal Ballet audition
Tellyballyhoo - Chapter 4 - Episode 56
Arms Out Like Wings - May 28, 2018 16:00 - 8 minutesMy last end of term show. rehearsals take over.
Boys, Boys, Boys - Chapter 4 - Episode 57
Arms Out Like Wings - May 27, 2018 16:00 - 7 minutesOur school gets invaded by boys. no complaints, quite the distraction.
London & The Solo - Chapter 4 - Episodes 58 to 59
Arms Out Like Wings - May 26, 2018 16:00 - 9 minutesI go to London for a photo shoot. A solo is choreographed on me.
Tommy Tring & Hot Dancing - Chapter 4 - Episodes 60 to 61
Arms Out Like Wings - May 25, 2018 17:00 - 10 minutesI meet the most amazing choreographer and dance my heart out.
Theatre Bar Conversations - Chapter 4 - Episode 62
Arms Out Like Wings - May 24, 2018 17:00 - 7 minutesLate night conversations with the powers that be make me feel less certain of my future.
The Final Curtain & a Performance to Remember - Chapter 4 - Episodes 63 to 64
Arms Out Like Wings - May 23, 2018 17:00 - 5 minutesMy final performance at the school.
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