And finally .......

[Jan McNulty]

Since I have been doing the links I have found a wealth of articles on all sorts of fascinating subjects so I thought I would start a thread where people could link items of interest.

 

Just to get us started here's one I picked up via a Facebook chum this morning:

 

Luxembourg's Hopping Heritage:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23927021

 

 

[LinMM]

Well was just about to start a new thread under the non dancing one but this thread suits perfectly so will post my item of interest here instead. I was going to call the thread 'never give up' or 'it's never too late' so hope I can manage to post link in the next message.

[LinMM]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23915203

 

 

Thought this was pretty inspiring especially as she has tried before and failed!!

[Dance*is*life]

Well yes, good for her, but I have to say with all these endurance swims and iron man comps, marathon runs etc etc - my reaction is Why would you want to do it?  OK maybe I'm just jealous because I can only swim 10 strokes and I'm exhausted after a 90 minute ballet class!

[LinMM]

Well I certainly wouldn't fancy that length of swim!!

 

I love swimming or rather being in water but when I go to the pool I'm not a jump in and swim 40 lengths person!!

 

I usually warm up with a couple of lengths of each stroke then hover around the middle where you can just stand on the bottom and do ballet exercises.....it's great experiencing what it's like to do a grande ronde de jambe en L'air at 90 which I can only do in the water.

 

I mess around doing other silly swimming type movements and then finish with a timed couple of lengths just to get out of puff and for a bit of real aerobic exercise.

At the mo I don't seem to be able to do the 25 metres under 30 secs for crawl and 35 for breast stroke!! Don't know what others can do balletcoers!!

I certainly couldn't do and don't feel attracted to doing all the iron man/lady stuff.....just too much of a physical slog for me and likewise have usually had enough after 90 mins of ballet though do manage a 2hr class on Fridays !!

 

Still,think this is an amazing achievement for 64 year old!!

[LinMM]

Going back to your post Janet perhaps Tours en L'Air could organise a ballet trip to Luxembourg to coincide with the hopping day!!

[Jan McNulty]

This one is absolutely unbelievable!

 

http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2013-09-04/man-from-manchester-puts-planet-up-for-sale-to-raise-funds-to-make-a-sci-fi-movie/

[Anjuli_Bai]

Only $2,000,000 ?

 

Good - I'll take one - payment upon delivery.

[alison]

I usually warm up with a couple of lengths of each stroke then hover around the middle where you can just stand on the bottom and do ballet exercises.....it's great experiencing what it's like to do a grande ronde de jambe en L'air at 90 which I can only do in the water.

 

 

Yes, I know .  Just proves I can physically do it, I just don't have the muscular etc. strength.

[Jan McNulty]

More animal espionage....

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-23962379