Dancing through life in ruby slippers

 I took inspiration from Florrie and her Lolita outfits when I put this outfit together yesterday.  Like Vix, I am really sad to have to put to bed my summer outfits and wear Autumnal wear and I've only worn this dress once this summer since I purchased it brand-new in the charity shop.  I really like the way the Lolita look that Florrie wears layers so many pretty items with each other and they look lovely though I couldn't do that type of outfit- far too much effort for me!  Still, looking at Lolita outfit made me try to pair this French connection pussy-bow blouse with the dress so I could wear it again!  I am wearing a cherry-print shoe-lace in my hair too! One of my colleagues told me I looked like Snow-white!

 I am so pleased with these shoes. They are from Toms and I've been eyeing them up for months now. I bided my time and managed to get them half-price in the sale.  When I first saw them, I thought they were wonderful! They are really comfy so I can click my heels three times at any time! I know Toms are controversial and I get why but I thought these were so cute!


 I had a lovely time at school today.  In the morning, I was with Reception and aside from a nice music lesson, I was supervising the children painting faces and buttons on their gingerbread men!  So funny!  I'm starting to really like that class- there are some real characters in there and they seem to like me! 

In the afternoon, I was teaching my third week of Tudor dance to the year 4's.  I really, really love teaching dance.  I have always learnt dance, from a very young age and I look rubbish doing it, not overly good but by heck I love doing and teaching it!   We were practising Bransle des Chevaulx today (here is the dance we are learning and the music we are using) and I videoed the children and they were beginning to look really good!!!!  We worked hard and I am so proud of them!  It's really good fun.  I'm absolutely longing to get them all dressed up to do a performance of this, Branle des Sabots and Pavan processional which we are learning next week!
I'm thinking of doing some African dance with the year 5's as part of their cyclic drumming unit- so much fun!   I think it's so important to actually give them a breadth of different dance styles to learn so they have a wide pool of experience and steps to draw upon when they come to create their own dance.  And it allows them to find something they really like!

Hurrah for the weekend!  The first POST-MA one! What are you up to?