I CAN’T wait for tonight’s Strictly Come Dancing final. Seeing Emma Barton, Anton Du Beke and the rest strut their stuff on the dance floor always gets me in the mood for a boogie. With this in mind, I have hunted for deals on classes, kit and shows. I might not be the Dancing Queen but I can be the Savings Queen . . . LESSON PLAN: Head to Groupon for discounts on salsa, Latin, tango and jive classes. In Essex, I found blocks of five one-hour salsa lessons cut from £40 to £11.50. For kids, teachers have uploaded ballet and tap videos to YouTube. A used copy of Darcey Bussell’s The Ballet Book is £2.39 at worldofbooks.com, compared to £6.99 at Waterstones. SAVE: £28.60 on salsa lessons DRESS THE PART: Movedancewear.com has a huge sale on gear for men, women and children, from leotards to cover-ups. If you are after something specific, try Facebook groups such as Ballet Tutus and Dancewear For Sale. They are handy for … [Read more...] about Celebrate the Strictly final with great deals on dance shows, clothes & classes – plus win £50,000 in our raffle
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Best snowboard boots 2019: For men, women and children of all abilities
NO SNOWBOARDING trip is complete without a pair of snowboard boots. There are a vast array of boots to choose from and it can get slightly overwhelming trying to find the perfect pair for you. The main criteria when shopping for a pair of snowboard boots to buy includes flexibility, support, control, as well as compatibility with your bindings on your board, because you want comfort but also the ability to manoeuvre while on the snowboard. There are also different types of laces too, from traditional to speed and BOA laces. So what snowboard boots are the ones for you? Whether you're a male, female or even a child, Sun Selects has found the best buys for you. This article and featured products have been independently chosen by Sun journalists. It contains links which are ads, and if you click a link and buy a product we will earn revenue. 1. Best snowboard boots for men The Salomon snowboard boots are the ideal choice for men to snap up this year, because they are a medium/stiff … [Read more...] about Best snowboard boots 2019: For men, women and children of all abilities
My dad predicted Trump in 1985 – it’s not Orwell, he warned, it’s Brave New World
Over the last year, as the presidential campaign grew increasingly bizarre and Donald Trump took us places we had never been before, I saw a spike in media references to Amusing Ourselves to Death, a book written by my late father, Neil Postman, which anticipated back in 1985 so much about what has become of our current public discourse. At Forbes, one contributor wrote that the book “may help explain the otherwise inexplicable”. CNN noted that Trump’s allegedly shocking “ascent would not have surprised Postman”. At ChristianPost.com, Richard D Land reflected on reading the book three decades ago and feeling “dumbfounded … by Postman’s prophetic insights into what was then America’s future and is now too often a painful description of America’s present”. Last month, a headline at Paste Magazine asked: “Did Neil Postman Predict the Rise of Trump and Fake News?” Colleagues and former students of my father, who … [Read more...] about My dad predicted Trump in 1985 – it’s not Orwell, he warned, it’s Brave New World