Celestial Tai Chi flute class

About three years ago, my husband and I decided to pursue a long-held passion - ballroom dancing. One form of ballroom dancing that was developed in Australia is called "New Vogue". You may know it as "Old Time", however "New Vogue" is highly sylised and involves much use of the dancers arms and hands.

I discovered that my efforts to emulate Beng Yan's beautiful arm and hand movements transferred seamlessly into my "New Vogue" dancing. In fact, "New Vogue" has turned out to be my strongest discipline of ballroom dancing that also includes Modern and Latin.

I have achieved Bronze medal level in Latin and Silver Medal level in Modern and "New Vogue".

Thus, even at first there seemed to be no apparent connection between Tai Chi and ballroom dancing, I have become aware of it through my passion for both.

Helen Walker
Box Hill morning class