1,2....Step
I started dance lessons when I was only 18 months old!
Before I was born my mum use to dance, So I guess that's where my inspiration comes from.
I've been to several different dancing schools, & performed in many shows and passed exams.
When I was younger, I'd go to see the christmas pantomines every year, which I longed to perfom in. As I got older I always said I'd love to be a dancer in a pantomine. But never put myself in for them.
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Dance Exams 1990- 1999
Here is the list of all my exams that I have passed.
The results go in the order of;
Fail
Pass
Pass Plus
Commended
Highly Commended
Honours
16/12/1990- Primary Ballet. Result:Honours
17/02/1991- Pre primary Tap. Result:Honours
24/02/1992- Primary Tap. Result:Honours
02/06/1992- Primary Modern. Result:Honours
0?/03/1992- Grade 1 Tap. Result:Merit
The BTDA (British Theatre Dance Assocaiation) changed the marking scheme to;
Pass
Commended
Highly Commended
Honours
Distinction
31/10/1993-Grade 1 Modern. Result:Honours
01/03/1993-Grade 2 Ballet. Result:Pass
11/09/1994-Grade 2 Modern. Result:Highly Commended
18/12/1994-Prep Lyrical. Result:Distinction
23/10/1994-Grade 2 Tap. Result:Honours
17/12/1995-Silver Ballet. Result:Distinction
01/10/1995-Primary Lyrical. Result:Highly Commended
27/10/1996-Grade 3 Tap. Result:Honours
22/12/1996-Grade 3 Modern. Result:Distinction
22/12/1996-Grade 3 Ballet. Result:Honours
26/10/1997-Scholarship. Results:Pay Exam Fees
23/05/1999-Bronze Lyrical. Result:Distinction
Pop Idol Audition 2001
I sent off the application form, which I downloaded from the internet and filled in all my details & included the best picture I could find.
The 19th of July 2001 was an exciting day, This was the day I recieved a letter from "Pop Idol" inviting me for an audition on the 15th of August 2001
So as you can imagine from the day I got the letter til the actual date of my audition was unbearable.
I was excited and nervous but chuffed to bits that I had been given the chance to be a "Pop Idol" and to fulfil my dream to sing professionally.
So on the day of my audition My mum's friend drove myself, & my mum to Manchester
We set out at about 9:30am ish and my audition was at 12:00pm. It said clearly on the letter not to be late, or you would miss your chance.
We were still driving around at 11:45am in Stockport
By now I had given up hope that we were going to make it in time. We arrived at 12:41pm almost 3/4's of an hour late.
I was so lucky, the judges had had a late lunch and hadn't even started & also that everyone's audition time was 12:00pm. I was given a sticker to wear with my number on it and then we were called down in groups of 10. My Number was 1277.
I wasn't nervous by this time, I was feeling pretty confident.
To cut a long story short I went in and did my stuff, I sang "Eternal Flame" and the judges were not Nicki Chapman, Simon Cowell, Dr Fox or Pete
Waterman, and Ant & Dec were not there either!
There was just 2 judges a man & woman!
Either way the judge said he wanted to hear more range of my voice, but he said I had a good voice and to keep trying & come back next year!
That was ok for me. I was proud that I even got an audition & it was a great experience I will never forget.
When Pop Idol was first shown on the Saturday I was looking out to see if I was on, but it wasn't until the next evening I was on!!
It was literally a 2 seconds clip, but I couldn't believe all the people that saw me, I had so many people asking if I was on "Pop Idol"
So there you go, that's my experience of "Pop Idol"
 
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