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Hello tattielashes and seymour, sort for the late reply — I've just moved house and I haven't had any wifi. As I've just moved house, I had to put anything I didn't sell in the shipping, so I don't have any of those items at the moment.

I will PM you swanprincess

Dance wear:

Black jazz top with pink sequins and crossed back, child 12 £3

Brand new black sonata trash bag shorts, adult small £6

Bloch black cropped long sleeved warm up with "dance" embroidery, child 12-14 £5

Tappers and Pointers black cropped knitted warm-up top, adult small £2

Bloch black camisole onesie warm-up, adult petite £5

Black stirrup ankle/leg warmers £3

Bloch mulberry cross over, child medium £3

Energetiks burgundy cross over, child medium £3

Freed navy blue camisole RAD leotard (writing has worn off), size 3 £2

Navy 1st position camisole leotard (no lining), adult petite £3

Navy 1st position cap-sleeved leotard (lining is slightly laddered), adult small £3

Roch Valley cornflower-blue wrap skirt, adult small £4

Plume dark navy camisole leotard, adult small £4

Brand new Capezio lilac pinch front tank leotard, child x-large £5

Brand new Bloch black harem pants with heart details, child 12-14 £9

Brand new black wrap around skirt, adult petite £3

Black wrap around skirt, adult petite £2

Brand new white wrap around skirt, child small-medium £3

Brand new Capezio tan foot undies, size small £5

Pale pink thigh high leg warmers, size child small-medium £3

Katz pinch front teal tank leotard, size 3 £3

Red long-sleeved leotard, child medium £3

Black jazz shorts with multi coloured polka dots, adult small £4

Character skirt with three blue ribbons, child medium £10

Shoes:

Capezio tan new yorker heels, 8M £8

Brand new Capezio canvas split-sole ballet shoes, 8M £7

Brand new Wear Moi reinforced X-Hard pointe shoes, size 6XXX £15

Bloch aspiration pointe shoes wth ribbons and elastics (worn for less than 3 minutes), size 5 1/2 E £10

Brand New Gaynor Minden pointe shoes 9.5 Medium width sculpted fit, X-Flex, yellow bag (have been calamined to take the shine off, but never worn) £50

Gaynor Minden pointe shoes 9.5 Medium width classic fit, hard, green bag (calamined, with ribbons and elastics, worn for 5 minutes, but are as new), £40

Exercise equipment:

Purple foam roller (excellent condition, but has name written on it) £3

Blue ballet is fun turn board, £20

Purple balance/wobble board £5

Black loop stretch band (thinner version of the Gaynor Minden flexibility band) £5

2 metre long pink light-medium weight resistance band/theraband (similar to Gaynor Minden resistance band) £4

Pink and grey (one side is pink and the other side is light grey with a wave detail) yoga/pilates/exercise mat £5

Other:

Small tambourine (perfect for Esmeralda variation), £5

Medium tambourine, £5

Please PM or comment if you are interested, and if you would like to see photos, please let me know. I'm happy to post anything (postage price not included), or you can pick up from Leicestershire/Birmingham area 

Purple Balance/Wobble Board for sale. Perfect for dancers trying to improve their balance, stability and strength. Used but in good condition. £5 + postage or pickup from Leicestershire/Birmingham.

Kathryn Morgan (she used to be a dancer with New York City Ballet) has a really good video on how to use a foam roller on her YouTube channel 

Can I tag on - is there a GOOD (reputable, trustworthy) site (or YouTube channel) which demonstrates some ways to use the roller? I blunder about with some large (but quite soft) rollers in my gym. But those seem to be ones which are long & broad enough to use in exercise classes - aligning one's spine along them and doing core stability exercises. I'd like to start rolling out my tight Achilles & hamstrings, so wondered about the appropriate roller & techniques.

I really like the trigger point (grid) rollers. If you search "trigger point foam roller" on eBay, tons of different coloured rollers will come up

A slippery floor makes pointe work much harder, and it is much easier to get into bad habits because of a slippery floor. Simple releves at the barre and in the centre with a bit of rosin is not too bad, but it really isn't ideal. If possible, I think it would be better to move your dd to a school with a really good teacher and a good sprung floor covered in proper floor covering like harlequin or marley (easier said than done, lol!).

Lisa Howell has some great articles about hyper mobility, flexibility, releasing flexibility and strength

I'm very fussy with tights, and I have just started using the Wear Moi tights, which so far have lasted me quite well, although they are a little pricey (I get mine for £10 from planet dance). Also, if I ever get a small snag or run in your tights, I put a little bit of clear nail polish on the area asap to stop the run or the snag from getting worse, so that I can keep wearing them for a while.

For Sale:

Sonata Ripstop Warm-Up Shorts

Adult Small

Black

£5

Brand new — only selling because they are the wrong size.

I have curly and very frizzy hair (although my hair is not dry like your dd's, it gets oily quite quickly), and the only thing that I have found to work to get my hair super slick is a spray of conditioner, followed by the Vo5 men's hair gel (cheap hair gels or gel spray's make my hair frizzier) and Vo5 or L'oreal hair spray (again, the really cheap hair sprays make my hair frizzier).

For everyday class I don't like to use much product, so I have found that a low bun with a side or centre parting and just a bit of hairspray or a few clips looks much neater and doesn't get as frizzy as a regular high bun.