OWL Baby Rattle Pattern This particular baby rattle I’ve made for a dear friend of mine’s daughter. We’ve been friends since school and it was so special that we could share our pragnancy journey’s together. Hope this inspires your to make one yourself. Materials needed: DK yarn in different colours. 4mm Crochet hook Wooden ring…
FROG Baby Rattle Pattern I’ve made this baby rattle to welcome a new friend and he just loves it! It’s perfect for teething. Hope this inspires your to make one yourself. Materials needed: DK yarn in different colours. 4mm Crochet hook Wooden ring Stuffing Scissors Tapestry needle Bells (optional) Notes Level: Intermediate Size: Approximately 11cm…
Brought the audience to tears When you bring your audience and the cast backstage to tears, I would classify that as a success and the finale of the Les Danseuses dance production “When Life Happens”, did just that. It was definitely the climax of the show. Every scene lead up to this moment and it…
Working with difficult fabric This silver glitter fabric looks amazing and was quite striking on stage, but it was a big challenge to work with. The main problem with the fabric was that it stretches in only one direction, which makes it difficult to make a full leotard from this fabric, because a leotard needs…
This scene was a very sombre low point in the Les Danseuses dance production “When Life Happens”. It depicts the world in utter desolation and hopelessness without any colour. So for this scene we decided to use grey for the costumes to accentuate that. Add some interest We really didn’t feel like making another plain…
As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, “When your test pattern makes it on stage”, we took on the challenge of making our very first tutu for the Les Danseuses dance production “When Life Happens” during the Covid19 lockdown. It was a lot of work, but such a fun and satisfying challenge to take on.…
Will we compromise? The most important thing in a dance costume is that it shouldn’t restrict the dancer’s movement. Of course the look is important to portray a certain image and tell a story, but in my opinion it is better to compromise a little bit on the look than the movement. That is what…
Relate to your audience Initially the male dancer, who was portraying the abusive partner in a romantic relationship, was going to wear an all black outfit, to emphasize the evil side of an abusive relationship. But fortunately, as life has it, a relationship is not always just bad. Through the choreography, you can see the…
Can you say you were at a ballet performance when there wasn’t a single pas de deux? According to Wikipedia, “A pas de deux is a dance duet in which two dancers, typically a male and a female, perform ballet steps together.” Whenever I go to the theatre for a ballet show, there are three…
Have you ever made a ballet tutu before? Well, this was our first one. We had to start over so many times that I lost count, but once you get the hang of it, it’s actually not that difficult. It’s just a lot of work and sometimes a bit uncomfortable when you try to stitch…