When in doubt.. turn out! Hip rotation is one of the things I have struggled with for the longest time, yet it is essential for so many movements, from dance to martial arts. Thankfully, it can be dramatically improved and freed up using movement. I’ve put together a little 9-minute home practice routine that you… Read More Turnout Tutorial
Hello dear all, In today’s blog post I would like to share a few (or well, many!) of my favorite tips for dancing with a silk veil. Proper Care and Storage 1. Iron. Your. Veil I think this is the most important (really!) piece of advice on dancing with silk I have ever received (it… Read More Tips for Silk Veil
I’ve always loved kung fu movies. love the skills, the speed, the fluid movements of weapon arts. One of the things I’ve always wanted to learn is shaolin staff or bo staff. See this video starting at 3:00 in this awesome action scene from Stephen Chow’s ‘kung fu hustle’: So.. in this age of online… Read More Staff Stuffs
As mentioned in my digital workshop ‘Posing for Pictures 2’ – this is an amazing book, filled with glamorous pictures and practical tutorials. Your Beauty Mark by Dita Von Teese, It’s a treasure trove of detailed makeup, hair and styling tips, featuring tons of gorgeous images and inspiration for creating beautiful pictures and portraits. It… Read More Your Beauty Mark by Dita Von Teese
Below you’ll find my favourite Tips & Tricks for getting the most out of your Outdoor Photo Shoots. For 4,5 hours of Tips & Tricks on my Photo Shoot Preparations and Posing (outdoors and studio shoots) check out my Posing 4 Pictures Online Workshop Package here! 1. Preparing What I do to prepare for outdoor… Read More Tips for Outdoor Photo Shoots
This forest photo shoot, taken in July with the incredibly talented Rosa Engel, has been a wonderful and very interesting experience. Naturally, I get a bit nervous about photo shoots, which is why I like to prepare myself very thoroughly (see my online workshop package for more details on that!) Outdoor photo shoots come with… Read More Outdoor Photoshoot with Rosa Engel
Summer is reaching it’s warmest days, and with the upcoming outdoor-shooting themed Posing for Pictures 2 online workshop coming up this Saturday (you can still join me, blog readers get a 15% discount! It will be great fun :)) I’d like to share with you the things I do when I know I will be… Read More Beware the Beasties
A lovely summerly 9km circular walk in Langerwehe, Eifel, passing the Laufenburg. Enjoy!
Views from this Saturday’s early evening walk in Eschweiler wald with Mr E. A bit of nature appreciation after completing our first MoveSpiration Online charity workshop day for Dance4Children. Enjoy!
If we cannot bring you to the forest.. we’ll bring the forest to you 🙂 Enjoy this little forest walk-and-promo-video for the upcoming online MoveSpiration event Saturday 25th of July MoveSpiration Online is an afternoon of mini workshops for a very good cause, taught by my favorite teachers, featuring dance and movement arts from all… Read More A Virtual Forest Walk