Julie Dances for Charity

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Given by 26 generous donors in 9 weeks

Home & Family are throwing their very own Dancing with the Stars! I'll be one of the dancers on the night. Help me out by sponsoring me!

Canterbury

All proceeds from the event will go towards helping Home & Family provide their much needed services in the community. Home & Family work with children, adults and families facing barriers to positive outcomes in their lives. So get in behind us by sponsoring!

Julie Miller's involvement (page creator)

I will be participating as one of the dancers at the event on 22nd June 2017. Please support me through your donation via my Give a Little page as all donations will be well received by Home and Family Society Christchurch. Thank you for your support.

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Starting to feel a little nervous now... 19 June 2017

The end is nigh!

Wow, what a journey. For weeks now, we've been squeezing in three practices a week on top of our Saturday sessions. Dancing for the audience (a whiteboard with a smiley face on it), over and over and over again... forgetting our moves... laughing uproariously when we get all out of sync while hopping around the room... and my favourite part, rewarding ourselves with "hydration" at Fiddlesticks afterwards. It's got to the point where they know my name and are pouring my drink before I've uttered a word.

The Saturday sessions moved out to North New Brighton. There's something so energising about dancing next to the ocean! Though I'm not nearly so elegant as the waves, the view out over them lifts my spirits after each of my innumerable screw ups.

And now, it's all wrapping up. Tomorrow evening is dress rehearsal, and Thursday it's all on!

Thanks to all those who've supported me, on my givealittle page, buying raffle tickets, or with kind words of encouragement when I needed them. And especially to the lass who pours my wine. Keep them coming, I'm quaking in my suede-soled sandals!

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