Tag Archives: ballroom dancing

Why the BBC shouldn’t make Strictly too soft

Strictly Come Dancing’s “curse” used to be shorthand for a minor infidelity between a celebrity and their professional dance partner, adding an extra dose of excitement to the ballroom drama. For the past few weeks BBC bosses could be forgiven for thinking that their biggest show, Strictly itself, was cursed. The corporation’s executives were forced… Read More »

The secret to going on a ski holiday as a middle-aged married couple

Leslie Woit von Neudegg and her husband Marty von Neudegg went on a ski holiday in the Gastein region of Austria The end of the day has come, the light is flat and my carving turns have turned into controlled slides. My mentally lifeless body is already collapsed on a fluffy towel in a steamy… Read More »