East Sussex Dance Germany Trip 2013

Summer, My Mum, Me, Marcus, Floss, Richard, Indie, Andrew, Maya,
Julia, Mike, Amy, Kimberly, Beth, Daniel, Emily, Peter, Emma, Oscar,
Megan, Lydia and Eliza

Hey there everyone! ❤

Long time no see huh? I just want to say before I start this post I'm really sorry that I haven't done a blog post in nearly 2 weeks now, I've been super busy and I haven't had time to sit down properly and write on my blog. But I'm back and better than ever so without any other interruptions... Here we go!

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Last weekend I went to Cologne in Germany with my dance school and it was one of the best weekends ever. Cologne is such a beautiful place, I'm really glad that I had the chance to explore the city and discover a new place that I'd never been to before. ESD went to Cologne last year but I didn't go so I didn't really know what to expect, let's just say I definitely wasn't disappointed. It was a perfect opportunity to meet new people and get to know my fellow dancers even better. Everything was so perfectly organised, the bus to take us to and from the airport was on time, our hotel was lovely, all of the staff were really friendly - They even opened up the breakfast room at midnight just so we could do some Salsa practice! All of our rooms were on the same floor so we were only a couple of doors away from each other which was really fun. Also the hotel was placed just outside a little town square full of interesting shops and water features that my friends and I loved walking around and checking out all the fun German products that they don't have in the UK.

I don't think they have enough energy drinks in Germany..

They have fairy Capri-Sun's, Oh My Lord.

The little village we were in

One of the many water features we found

Water Feature Number 2

Nice photo bombing Marcus ;)

Me and My Girls ❤

My famous ''Willy Drink'', it wasn't until
I got to the airport on the way home that
I realised ''Billy Boy'' is a brand of German
Condoms...

Alex didn't want her hair to get wet...

 The flight was so quick as soon as the pilot said we'd be landing in 10 minutes me and Summer looked at each other really shocked, it felt like 5 minutes not 50.

DAY 2

 All of us caught the train into the city and we all went off in our own little groups and explored the city. We saw the Cathedral which was soo huge! I heard it was big, but big is an understatement, it's ENORMOUS! It's really beautiful, and the river is stunning I could have sat and looked at it all day. That afternoon Me, Summer, Floss and Alex all went down to the Euro Dance Centre to do some training and my god it's soo nice in there! Their studios are really spacious and have lots of mirrors in which is excellent. I loved how they'd painted the ceiling and walls to look like a jungle it was really creative and made me smile. All the people that worked there were lovely and they let us use the studio whenever we wanted til 10 o'clock which was really kind of them. They even had a bar! I thought that was really cool. I hope that when we get a studio it's like that one.

I'm never gonna forget those studios!

This is only part of the cathedral hahah

Me and My Girls by the river ❤

Panorama of the river

We actually saw a 6ft inflatable, smoking, penis..

That evening it was around 10-11 o'clock and all us teenagers were still awake so our teacher took us out in the hall way and started teaching us Salsa and Sequence that most of us had never done before, we all really enjoyed it so for a bit of fun we decided to do it in the competition the next day. The next day was the day of the competition so we were all very excited. The venue was really nice, like most other buildings that we'd seen that weekend. The dance floor was nice and big so there was lots of room for us to dance on and the floor wasn't sticky or slippery which was really good because there's nothing that a dancer hates more than a sticky floor! Not that there were many people on the floor at the same time. There was like 4 German schools and 4 British schools and there wasn't many people competing which meant the rounds were either Semi-Finals or a straight final which was actually really nice. It meant that we all got a chance to actually be acknowledged by the judges and have our minute of glory sort of thing.

1st - Gold Ballroom Solos, 2nd - Gold Paso Doble Solos,
 2nd - Royal Empress Tango Sequence, 2nd - Silver/Gold Tango Couples,
2nd - Silver/Gold Jive Couples, 3rd - Couples Salsa

 My friend injured herself while she was in the middle of her round and a teacher from one of the German schools kindly came over with an ice pack and got one of her students Mum's to who was a physio to come in an strap her up which was soo sweet of her. Overall the general atmosphere of the competition was really lovely, I much preferred it to any of the competitions I've been to in the UK. I managed to win 6 medals, which was amazing because I haven't won a medal in well, a long time. I extremely enjoyed my weekend in Cologne with all my friends and dance school. I feel like I've gained so much from this experience, I've made some amazing friends and also become closer with the ones I already had. I'm so gutted that it's all over, I wish I could go back right now because I miss it so much. Last weekend was one of the best times of my life and I'm never going to forget it. I can't wait for next year so we can all go back and do it all over again.

Roll on Germany 2014! ❤

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So there you go guys, I hope this has made up for my lack of blog posts recently. You probably have but if you haven't read my previous blog post you can go and check it out here.

Til next time blogging peeps!

Auf wiedersehen! (Bye) ❤

A Trip To The Beach

                                                Harry, Me, Annalia, Phoebe and Aaron

Oh hey there internet friends! ❤

So today me and my friends had a little trip down to Brighton Beach, (the best beach ever may I add). We had SO much fun. We went to the beach, walked around the lanes looking for the ''Nerds'' (a.k.a Lewis,Josh,Rian and Daniel), and dragged the boys round all the shops. So I thought as today was one of the most fun days I've had in a long time why not share it with all you lot ;) So here are some photos we took inbetween all the fun!

The Gang ❤

I like covering Phoebe in rocks :D

The boys just cant get enough of eachother ;)

We're so indie it's unreal, although I don't think the
boys have quite got the hang of it bless them ❤

We just love group cuddles  

Phoebe loves getting buried ;)

Aww Harry ❤

I love all these guys soo much it's actually unreal. It was a long day packed full of laughs, giggles, games and cuddles. I genuinely haven't had that much fun in, well, a very long time! Spending time with the people that mean the most to me makes me very happy :)

I'm going to go now, these guys have worn me out so much if I don't go to bed soon I might just faint, I also have a dance competition tomorrow and I have to get up early and I'm not a morning person. That should be interesting!

See you all next time!

BYE! ❤

May Favourites!

Hey internet amigos! ❤

June has finally graced us with it's presence and brought the sun along too! Which means it's time for a monthly favourites post, so I thought I'd share some of the things that I've been loving this May :) 

TV:

Okey so there's one main tv programme that I've been really loving this May, and for those of you that know me really well this is going to be very obvious. Of course, it's "Made In Chelsea". I only started watching it a couple of weeks ago and I'm already hooked! I probably should have started watching it from the beginning but hey ho. Some of the people are actually hilarious  ( *hint* *hint* Jamie Lang). It's also set in London which means I have to love it ;) The people are all lovely (well most) and Binky, Stevie & Jamie are all my favourites, I love them loads!

Drink:

This one is a little random but I just had to put it in. I have been absolutely loving VANILLA COKE & FANTA FRUIT TWIST. If you're not from the UK you probably don't know what they are so here's a picture! They're soo yummy and I literally don't drink anything else. (They also do coke with names on now, I'm still looking for my name. They have an "Imran", "Sandeep" and an "Amit", BUT NO CHLOE. I'm determined to find one with my name on).

Film:

So you may or may not know that I am a MASSIVE movie geek, it's safe to say I must have about 300 hundred in my house and that's the ones I know about! But there are two films that I've really loved this May.

1. Les Misérables

Another thing I'm very fond of; Musicals (Hence my love for Les Mis). There are loads of brilliant actors/actresses in it e.g. Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham - Carter, Amanda Seyfried and Sacha Baron Cohen. I don't cry at many films but I have to admit I did tear up a little :( "On My Own" and "I Dreamed A Dream" are my all time favourite songs from the movie. End of. 

Next

2. Pitch Perfect

First of all, I love Anna Kendrick, I saw her in Twilight and loved her so I had to see this. I was actually supposed to go see this for my birthday back in December but we couldn't coz the cinema screen was screwed up or something, I dunno, but I was pretty gutted :( But now it's out on DVD I can drive my Mum insane by watching it over and over again!

Songs:

There have been 3 songs this May that I've had on repeat on my iPod all month.

1. Dumb - Tich

I actually went to see Olly Murs on his tour in March and she was supporting him and she performed it, my friends really didn't like her or any of her songs but I thought she was great!

2. Explosions - Ellie Goulding

I love, love, LOVE, this song. I've loved all of her songs but this is by far my favourite.

Well done Ellie, you haven't let me down :) 

3. Panic Chord - Gabrielle Aplin

This song has been stuck in my head all May and even now! It's soo catchy and I just love it, I don't know what else to say but that haha :D

I hope you enjoyed my "May Favourites" blog post!

I'll see all you sexy people next time!

ADIOS INTERNET AMIGOS! ❤

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Hey there blogspot people! ❤

The other day I was sorting through some of the mess in my room (which there is A LOT of) and I came across some things that I used to love as a kid! So I thought I'd take a trip down Memory Lane and show/tell you some of my favourite childhood memories and just random stuff that I used to love. Soo.. LET'S GO!

1. To start off, when I was younger I might of had a little obsession with Harry Potter, and when I say ''little'' I mean ''HUGE!''. Every single night when my parents asked me what movie I wanted to watch 9 times out of 10 my answer would have been Harry Potter! Not all 8 movies were out at the time so I must have watched Harry Potter 1-4 about 100 times, which made it even more exciting when the next movie came out. I swear to god I can recite nearly every line of each of the movies, it's creepy!

Helloo there Daniel Radcliffe, long time no see!

2. I used to be a massive tomboy when I was younger up to the age of about 10 which lead to me having a strong love for playing football. I used to be a massive Chelsea fan. When I had my bedroom re-decorated I made sure that everything was to do with Chelsea FC, I had blue walls, Chelsea curtains, Chelsea bed stuff. Chelsea everything! I know, sad huh! Once my parents took me to London to go on a tour round Stamford Bridge and I got a Chelsea shirt with my name and age (at the time) printed on the back, cool right? But as you already know my passion is dance, and when I came back from school after playing football covered in mud and bruises my Mum wasn't very happy so I had to pick between Dance and Football and of course I chose Dance so that was the end of my Football days. I miss it a lot :(

Soo disappointed it doesn't fit anymore :(

3. One thing I really wanted to share with you guys is this - When I was younger my favourite TV show was Blues Clues. Most of you probably will have never heard of it but I used to love it. I loved it so much that my Dad was really awesome and painted one whole of my walls Blues Clues! It was sooo coool! But as I got older I kinda grew out of it and I got my parents to paint over it. Unfortunately I never got a picture of it so I can't show you but take my word for it, it was pretty cool.

4. So this next one is my all time favourite cuddly toy. I can't exactly remember when,where,why or how I obtained this cute little toy rabbit but somehow I did, I must have been too young to remember it. I named him ''Rabsy'' (Again, very original. I had the knack of coming up with very creative names as a kid as you can tell). As a little girl I used to be terrified of thunder,lightning and hailstones, I can always remember the time whenever the weather was bad and I was really scared I used to grab my little Rabsy and sit by my patio doors in my pj's and hug him tight and wish that the thunder & lightning would go away. I was very attached to him as a kid and I'm really glad I still have him. You can't really see his left eye, he must be well-loved :)

Do you guys have any childhood memories that you'd like to share? I'm all ears!

Bye bye internet friends! ❤