The Love of Dance

11/07/2024

Getting married A/W 2024 or into 2025? Book time with me to chat through your !

Pretty much any style of dance and music: I’ve got it covered!

16/06/2024

Not sure how I have a 7 year old now. Meet my little dancing diva who had her birthday last week. She’s a phenomenal dancer and gymnast already with hardly any training. The sky is the limit! 🥰🥰🥰💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💜

05/06/2024

You might have got a first dance song in mind, but don’t know how to move TOGETHER to your song!

And believe it or not many wedding planning couples struggle to find their first dance song.

Or some might love a style of dance they’ve seen and want to find a song that suits the style of dance.

You know you’d like to do something a little coordinated for the first dance, but haven’t got a clue how to start or what style of dance will work with the song. But this FREE ebook - First Dance Style and Song guide (link in bio), written by me, First Wedding Dance Choreographer of 14 years, is the solution for guiding wedding planning couples through the various first dance style possibilities in preparation for their first dance.

Get some clarity on what styles of dance might suit your first dance song, personalities and level of dance skills. Discover how you could take your first dance journey to a whole new level.

This is the perfect starting point even if you’re not yet sure that first dance lessons are going to be for you. Click the link in my bio to grab my First Dance Music and Style Guide and get inspired today.

27/05/2024

To the wedding planning brides & grooms to be: you deserve to prioritise your health, beauty and well-being as you plan one of the most special events of your lives!

The stunning and iconic in Buckingham are teaming up with health and wellness experts Alison Brewerton (that’s me(!); first dance, fitness and nutrition coach) and Tania Noble (Shiatsu massage therapist and wellness coach) to support Brides to be to find their wedding GLOW through some nurturing events.

Find Your Wedding Glow Brunches in the
Discover how to optimise your self care for the body, skin, hair and mind in the months leading up to the wedding
in the stunning Laura Ashley tea rooms
Wednesday 5th June 11-12.30pm | nutrition & Monday 24th June 11-12.30pm | hair and skin care

Calm the Wedding Mind
Prepare your mind to help relief wedding planning stress with breathing, meditation and self shiatsu massage techniques
Free drink on arrival and healthy nibbles
Wednesday 5th June 7-8.30pm

Intro to first dance for the wedding planning couples
Learn some moves to practise before your wedding, and find out how you could feel calm and confident for the first dance moment.
Wednesday 12th June 7-8.30pm

14/03/2024

I’ll be here on Sunday talking to you wedding planning couples about planning your first wedding dance, wedding fitness and hen parties! 🥳 🎈💜

If you are planning on coming to our wedding fair on Sunday don't forget to get your tickets. We are excited to say tickets are going fast.

To choose an arrival time book your tickets by going to https://www.furthomanorfarm.co.uk/weddingfairs

02/03/2024

Just look at the joy. 💃🏽 🕺🏾

beautifully captured Sarah & Carl’s and I couldn’t be more grateful for their permission to share these moments with you.

They danced to Fly Me to the Moon by Frank. Think it sums this scene up perfectly.

Here’s what they said: 💜

“We adored our dancing lessons with Alison. My husband was initially reticent to take classes and he was very much “doing it for me” when we started, but he loved it! Alison was easy to be around, friendly and a great teacher so he felt immediately at ease and could have fun with it. The sessions felt informal and casual which really helped set the tone. We had 6 classes and by the end of it, we felt like we had the routine in a place that we felt confident and comfortable with. It made the start of our evening do feel extra special for the wedding and we cannot recommend taking classes with Alison enough. If you have got as far as reading the reviews – sign up because it is totally worth the price and the time to have such a lovely way to spend a few hours together preparing for the wedding that doesn’t involve a spreadsheet – and is something that will last a lifetime too. We both learnt so much and had such a lovely time during the lessons – we want to take on some more ballroom classes. Learning to dance has been a skill for life not just for the wedding. We will be cracking out the moves for years to come.“ Sarah

13/02/2024

Have you sorted your gift for your Valentine?? Cue soft focus montage: candle light, bottle of fizz, dreamy slow mo scene of a couple learning to dance and laughing together…Oh! It’s you and your beau! 🤩🤩🤩💃🏽💃🏽🕺🏾🕺🏾🤪

This is a dance lesson date night for couples who need a laugh, a moment to escape and to get some magic, quality bonding time with each other - with online basic Latin or ballroom dance lessons. 🥳 💃🕺🥂

“I would definitely recommend this to anyone considering it.. We had a date night dancing lesson with Alison and it was SO much fun. We are not natural dancers and I was a bit unsure how it would work over zoom but I was really surprised with how well she was able to show us the moves and help us remotely. Most importantly it was a fun activity for the 2 of us. 💃🕺” Steph & Lee

💃£129: have 3 hours worth of your own private lessons over the months of February and March. Choose from romantic, ballroom classes or spicy hot Latin vibes; or
🕺£29: an online ballroom class with other couples in a small group.

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Private lessons to be used by end of March 2024. Ts & cs apply. Book through the l-i-n-k in
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09/02/2024

Oh this is fun. Some dancefloor inspo for your wedding! How about a history of music through your relationship?? 💕💕💕💃🏽🕺🏾

06/02/2024

Are you looking for something a little different or a Valentines gift this year? It's got to be dance lesson date night!

I'm looking for 10 couples who want to spice up V Day - couples who need a laugh, a moment to escape together and to get some magic, quality bonding time with each other - with online basic Latin or ballroom dance lessons.

Snap up this One Perfect Valentines Gift! 🥳 💃🕺🥂 maybe it will end with the proposal so you can flash your moves at your wedding! ;)

"I would definitely recommend this to anyone considering it.. We had a date night dancing lesson with Alison and it was SO much fun. We are not natural dancers and I was a bit unsure how it would work over zoom but I was really surprised with how well she was able to show us the moves and help us remotely. Most importantly it was a fun activity for the 2 of us. 💃🕺" Steph & Lee

Option of either:
💃£129: have 3 hours worth of your own private lessons over the months of February and March. Choose from romantic, ballroom classes or spicy hot Latin vibes; or
🕺£29: an online ballroom class with other couples in a small group 6-7.30pm on 14th February.

🕺🕺🕺🕺Book the 3 hour private lesson offer by midnight on Thursday 8th February and join the group online session AND get a box of delish handmade chocolates to deliver to your beau with the date night gift voucher!💃💃💃💃

This offer ends on midnight Monday 12th February. Private lessons to be used by end of March 2024. Ts & cs apply. Book through the l-i-n-k in
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29/01/2024

So pleased to share I’m a finalist for the second year running in the Guides for Brides Wedding Fairs Customer Service Awards Entertainment category! Thank you to all the wonderful newlyweds who reviewed me. Fingers crossed for March when the winners are announced 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽

25/12/2023

Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a peaceful, healthy and bright new year! Hope I can support you if you are jumping on the wedding planning next year with your fitness and health or first dance goals - I'm sure you will be getting seriously focussed, but for now, switch off from the strategy mode and get into festive, cosy and calm mode! 💃 💪 🕺🕊🎄 Peace and love x (this is a scheduled post 😉 )

24/11/2023

“I didn't know I could dance - noone had never shown me how..."

I hear this so often at the end of the first dance process. If you think you can't dance, if you've never had the opportunity or reason to learn to dance, why would your bodies automatically know how to dance?! You might love dancing like a wildchild at a rave (?!) but might feel out of your depth when you have to try a 'social partner' dance - moving wtih someone in a foxtrot, salsa or jive might just feel weird and majorly awkward.

I break down the basic steps of the style of dance that will suit your first dance song, so you learn the true technique of the style - you'll have this gorgeous skill for the rest of your lives together. AND if performing the dance in front of your guests feels weird, I'll help you with techniques to calm your nerves and to improve your confidence - and this can go beyond the dance floor, as the practice of working on posture and, yep - a little bit of fitness in my sessions - can make. you feel great for every part of the eyes on you moments of your wedding from the moment you walk down the aisle through the rest of the day.

10/10/2023

On today I was reminded of a blog I wrote about enjoying every step of the first dance - how to prepare the mind both in advance and on the day to help you calm and focus yourself when you feel the pressure building. 🔗 to the blog is in stories!

I have one thing to say:
THE BREATH IS POWERFUL!!!

And I've also got to add that dance is PROVEN to improve mental health. Wedding planning could be stressful at times, so keep a check on how you're feeling. Dancing increases the level of endorphins, one of the happy hormones, so when you're starting to feel anxious, take a break, crank up your favourite tunes - maybe your wedding playlist(!) - and get your shimmy on round the kitchen to decrease the cortisol (stress hormone) levels. I mean, it's essentially why my wedding dance couples love taking the time out from their wedding admin to come to their dance lessons. Tadaaaa! ;)
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05/10/2023

It's getting into the season when we all feel like we want to hibernate or when everyone gets the sniffles and maybe start to lose that glowww - grr! Perhaps the fitness goals take a break without the 'summer body' incentives...I love the Autumn though, and advise my clients to do everything they can to boost their immune systems and maintain their energy levels, as the last thing they need is an illness to take them out of their wedding planning, dance lessons or distract from their fitness goals. It happened to once of my clients lately and illness set them back on their November wedding schedule for two weeks :(
Here's some tips from me as a dance & Pilates instructor and certified nutrition coach, to keep you fighting fit this Autumn/Winter:

1. Keep moving! People who exercise are less likely to suffer so severely from respiratory illnesses.
2. Keep getting out there! Keep the flow of fresh air moving through the systems - no matter how much we're not keen on the colder weather and use that as an excuse to not getting out! ;)
3. Boost your diet with superfoods and supplements - the biggest tip is to EAT THE RAINBOW and the then make sure we're really consuming a variety of vitamins, minerals, macronutrients through food supplements to make sure you're ticking all the RDA boxes.

If you'd like a suggestion of some movement, nutrition support or supplements to motivate some Winter Wellness, book a chat with me and we can work out the best package for you.
Don't let the winter gremlins creep up on you! Hopefully this will help abate the excuses, and keep you on track for your 2024 GLOW.

04/10/2023

💃🕺🧖‍♀️💆‍♀️💆OCTOBER PRIZE DRAW: OPT IN TO WIN A FIRST DANCE LESSON OR FITNESS/NUTRITION SESSION AND WEDDING GLOW GOODY BAG! See link in bio to enter before 31st October! 🎃

Plus an extra entry if you comment "WE'RE IN' on this post and another extra entry if you share to your stories and tag ;)

If you're still planning your wedding into 2024/25, give me a heads up by entering into a prize draw to win a first dance lesson, a personal Pilates session or nutrition consultation and a Wedding Glow goody bag of gorgeous vegan, no nasty, non-GMO nutrition and skincare products and samples from B-Corporation company Arbonne!!

I'll share regular tips on how you can supercharge your Wedding GLOW, health, strength, glow and confidence through first dance, fitness and nutrition to subscribers, and exclusive offers for mailing list crew only to save them ££s on Wedding dance & wellness services. If you're an existing subscribers you can still enter by letting me know you still want to hear from me 🥰. The lucky winner will be drawn on Wednesday 1st November! Ts & Cs apply. Good Luck!

30/09/2023

First dance questions for your 2024 or 2025 wedding? Let’s talk.

I’m at the wedding fairs on:
1st October nr. MK
8th October nr. Oxford!

Come and meet me there (and get a wedding fair discount off lessons with me too!) or book a consultation in with me through the link in my bio. Hope to connect with you soon 💃🏽🕺🏿💜

23/08/2023

Hello! It was my birthday at the weekend and I’ve had some new followers recently so thought I’d re-introduce myself! Here’s a few things about what makes me tick!

🎶 Live music - festivals are my happy place
💃🏽Dancing (durrr)
👧🏽 My daughter
🦞 Seafood - I’ve tried to be plant based for so long but occasionally I’ve got to give in to a craving 🤪
🕺🏽I also blooming love nothing more than to help people, who class themselves as ‘non-dancers’ and want to learn how to feel comfortable, confident and enjoy their newlywed dance floor moment.

I’ve been teaching first dance globally for over 10 years & teaching dance in a huge range of styles for 22 years. Hands down, the best part of any of the lessons I teach is to see the wedding couples gradually realise they are DANCERS! They’ve just never had the chance to learn to dance either separately or together to realise it 🌸 🌺 🌹

And that’s the magic sauce that makes me and my couples SMILE.

Book a chat with me through the link in my bio to see how I can help you dig for the inner dancer in you. Trust me: I rarely need to dig deep!

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08/08/2023

Mama Totem Poles!

Gorgeous Pilates session in the studio yesterday with this powerhouse mama that is who’s been with me almost a year now. She out-does me in the rep count on some of the exercises! 🤪💪🏻

We had an impromptu mammoth walk over to Stowe too with perfect temperature for carrying tired little legs and no rain ☀️

MamaStrength

01/08/2023

Wedding prep build up / Honeymoon / Summer survival kit from co Arbonne. Easy glow for on the go when there’s too much else going on!

Protein powder + GreenSynergy Elixir + Energy Fizz + Radiance Sheet mask. PLUS A LUXURIOUS FREE GIFT up to the value of £97.

Protein, detox, collagen builder and energy - the GreensynergyElixir was featured in Hello Magazine! Plus there’s some good skincare for the outside.

If you’ve got a summer of festivals, late nights, burning the candle at both ends or just need a pick me up to drag you through the S.A.D vibes from minimal sunlight ☔️ , this portable, on the go nutrition package will SORT YOU OUT! This bundle is £155 for some game changing goodies. They’ve been a godsend to me during my week long festival in Croatia!

DM me for info xx

20/06/2023

You’re knee deep in wedding prep, and still have to fit in work and the usual life ‘stuff’, but your health, focus energy or daily moods are not playing ball!! You might be trying multiple methods or treatments to improve the symptoms, dabbling in a bit of this and that…

So have you considered that research is showing links between the gut and the immune system, the autoimmune system, the brain and also the skin?

Also, that so many of our happy hormones are produced in the gut and that stress is a huge factor in upsetting the microbiomes in the body that keep us healthy?

Maybe a dedicated nutrition plan, which removes the inflammatory foods and hormone disruptors will help to reset you, get you on track to finding out if your diet is linked to the problem.

On Wednesday, within 20 minutes, Tania and I will be sharing some ways you can improve gut health from a nutritional point of view, and also through self-Shiatsu massage. What upsets the balance of good bacteria in the gut, how the health can be affected, and how to create some daily healthy habits that you can maintain going forward.

You’ll have time to quiz Tania and I about your own specific health concerns. Tania can share how we can improve, heal or alleviate some health conditions through self-massage on pressure points on the body, or we can support with dietary guidance specific to you!

Let’s see if diet can start to alleviate some of your health conundrums!

19/06/2023

You’re knee deep in wedding prep but your health, focus energy or daily moods are not playing ball!! You might be trying multiple methods or treatments to improve the symptoms. Dabbling in a bit of this and that…so have you considered that research is showing links between the gut and the immune system, the autoimmune system, the brain and also the skin?

Also that so many of our happy hormones are produced in the gut and that stress is a huge factor in upsetting the microbiomes in the body that keep us healthy?

Maybe a dedicated nutrition plan will help to reset you, get you on track to finding out if your diet is linked to the problem.

On Wednesday, within 20 minutes, Tania and I will be sharing some ways you can improve gut health from a nutritional point of view, and also through self-Shiatsu massage. What upsets the balance of good bacteria in the gut, how the health can be affected, and how to create some daily healthy habits that you can maintain going forward.

You’ll have time to quiz Tania and I about your own specific health concerns. Tania can share how we can improve, heal or alleviate some health conditions through self-massage on pressure points on the body, or we can support with dietary guidance specific to you!

Let’s see if diet can start to alleviate some of your health conundrums!

04/06/2023

This summer sun has got me feeling like…

And that feeling is also because I so love nothing more than serving my clients to help them feel the best they possibly can - preparing for a wedding, a holiday, an event…and then for life beyond.

Physically and mentally. Strength, confidence in how they feel and GLOW!

Join me in June for a month’s trial of what can be achieved together as a team effort. Cut out the procrastination or putting it on the back burner and commit to yourself that this month you will see change and transformation in your stamina and energy. Muscle tone and definition.

So much I can offer as a wedding preparation package. Starting with a 30 day cleanse for the first month to start the progress at £299 including some nutritional products to help you along the journey*, then £55 a month to keep you on track with nutrition, online pilates and/ or first dance support. You can be in the UK, US, Oz, Europe or Canada and still benefit!

And yes you will burn calories in the first dance lessons… some of my clients are amazed at how hard they have to work 💪🏻💪🏻🤪🤪

DM me to get started this week even!

*Significant weight loss will not be achieved in a month, but a slow, steady, sensible plan with guidance of an expert nutrition coach like me can help you see long term progress beyond your wedding day!

03/06/2023

Let's make a fail-safe, no-faff plan to get you on track to achieving a confident, coordinated, calm first dance, your wedding weight or body shape goals, and/or some glowing wedding skin! Put me on your wedding prep team and let's get some powerful transformation.

Want to see what you can achieve in one month as a kickstart to your motivation?

This June, how about starting with:
🍋a 30 day detox cleanse to start working on your weight goals* and find your radiance starting from this powerful gut-cleanse. I'm a brand ambassador for the no-nasty, non-GMO, vegan friendly skin and nutrition company, Arbonne and as a nutrition coach, I can guide you through with the power of these products to support you.

💃weekly online group Pilates and/ or first dance classes.

The full price of the first month, with the products is £299. **I'm offering a discount to the first 5 who DM me before midnight on Sunday, plus a free gift. **

Option to continue with nutrition, fitness and/or dance coaching every month thereafter at £55 per month. Comment 'Cleanse' below and I'll help you get started.

It's proven that we are significantly more likely to be motivated to achieve our goals and see results with an independent coach on our 'team'. Someone who we're not related to, or previously connected to. How many times has a friend offered their professional skills for free to help you on a routine basis, and you haven't end up making it happen, or other commitments have got in the way? A coach you have invested in will have the dedication to hold you accountable to your intended actions, you're more likely to want to see mileage for your £££...and I do routinely check in to make sure the work is being done! 😜

Get me on your wedding prep team!

*Significant weight loss will not be achieved in a month, but a slow, steady, sensible plan with guidance of an expert nutrition coach like me can help you see long term progress beyond your wedding day!

30/05/2023

ReJUNEvenation: Need to find some wedding body and skin preparation? Would you like to find the glow from the inside and perhaps feel a little lighter? June is the month of cleansing!
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As a certified nutrition coach, I want to help you through a 30 day cleanse to give you a powerful detox, and a healthier, happier gut to improve:
⚡️the immune system
⚡️the skin GLOW
⚡️energy levels
⚡️mood
⚡️sleep...and so much more!
Here’s some gut health facts on these slides.

Find your Glow, Strength, Stamina and Energy through this 30 day cleanse starting on 5th June. I'm so pleased to be announcing I can support my wedding clients further through the power of Arbonne's no-nasty, vegan friendly, non-GMO nutritional products.

DM me for more information.

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13/05/2023

This is just the cutest moment - this wife & hubby-to-be getting down with their beautiful sleepy boy worn on mama’s back for most of a first dance lesson.

So grateful for the continuous special moments like this, that I get to witness, the universe brings my way.

My heart is full 🥰🥰🥰

11/05/2023

Happy 4th anniversary to these two superstars. I wrote this about them back when I helped them for their first dance…

Synchronicity.

Can we just take a moment here to appreciate how amazing Ben and Rachel are? They came to me having had no dance lessons ever, nor had they ever danced together in a structured way. Within a space of 9 hours over two weeks they learnt a basic slow waltz.
Some people underestimate what is involved in learning a social ballroom dance. The footwork may look simple, some may say repetitive, but for the lead dancer (in this case Ben) to take control, guiding a partner around the floor, usually takes quite some practise and skill. There's a lot going on with each step! More on my blog to come about this.. The final rehearsal of the first dance in their lessons couldn't have been more perfect, even with its imperfections. 💃🏻They made the most of the time we had together in their lessons. 🕺They jumped straight in and were 100% dedicated to learning. 💍They practised over and over. 👰🏻They listened to the music to get to know their song inside and out. 🤵🏻They weren't fazed if there were any little hiccups; Ben picked up the steps again and Rachel responded!

Textbook students!

Maybe it was pure coincidence that these two moved so naturally together, but what we ended up with was a relaxed waltz which was so beautiful to watch, with a little simple choreographed intro to the dance...and the rest COMPLETELY LED BY BEN!! One word just kept recurring over and over in my feedback to them during the lessons. They danced and moved so naturally together. Whether it's a result of how this couple have grown together over the last 10 years, knowing each other inside and out, bringing them to this point of marriage; whether it's that it was mapped in the stars, they were destined to dance together; I feel privileged to help them realise this destiny, bringing them closer together through their dance lessons.
The word was simply: .
Just Magic.

29/04/2023

Realistic talk now! Getting married in 2024?

Give your bodies and minds 6 months plus to prepare for your first wedding dance or to lose a few Lbs (stones?😉), tone up and strengthen your wedding body!

Unless you’re superhuman 🦸‍♀️, last minute.com doesn’t work if you want a relaxed, smooth first dance or that toned, honed version of you. This is your once in a lifetime special day you’re preparing for - let’s not do things by halves! Go all in well in advance of the wedding, instead of a rush job closer to your wedding with the possibility of mediocre results.

And building the first dance or wedding fitness into your budgets at the beginning, well in advance too means you’ll be able to spread payments out with me, so it doesn’t feel like such a hoo-haa to dig around for the money when it comes to paying for your sessions.

Book time with me to talk about your first dance or fitness and nutrition plan through the link in my bio…starting the process with me is free and so easy, and so no time wasting procrastination required x

Online and in person, group and private lessons available 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻