Wednesday 14th August, 1996
Hello my darling readers! Emma here, your favourite pink tutu-clad, space-hopping ballerina. I hope you're all having a simply divine day here on Planet Earth. The sun is shining, the birds are singing (or maybe thatâs just my own singing as I dance through the cloudsâŚyou know me, I can never resist a good impromptu performance!), and the smell of fresh scones and jam hangs sweetly in the air (although personally, I prefer Victoria sponge with a good dollop of cream, but we're not here to argue about cake are we?)!
Speaking of delectable treats, this week has been absolute magic for me! I was whisked away on another incredible adventure to a sparkling, beautiful world unlike anything youâve ever seen. Oh, donât tell me you havenât been stargazing, havenât wished you were amongst the cosmos yourself? Well, buckle up buttercup because this weekâs blog is dedicated to all things spaceyâŚand, of course, sprinkled with that quintessential pink tutu sparkle you've come to expect from yours truly!
As usual, I fund these intergalactic expeditions with a little help from my good friendâŚballet. I have to say, Iâm rather proud of my latest dance number - a celestial waltz infused with a dash of disco! If I do say so myself, the performance at the Derbyshire Village Hall was divine - they even had a little space-themed light show! The audience loved it, and the little darlings from the ballet class Iâve been teaching just seemed to beam with glee. Who doesnât love a little intergalactic twirl?
I can't say that every performance goes smoothly though. Remember when I accidentally landed the spaceship in the middle of a bustling farmers market on Jupiter? Oh, the commotion was almost⌠unbearable! Apparently, they donât see too many sparkly pink tutus whizzing by on their weekly fruit and vegetable shopping expeditions⌠The look on the alien farmer's face when I asked where the nearest spaceport was... well, you can just imagine! Oh, how I love a bit of mischief!
But on with the tale of this weekâs cosmic escapade!
This time I travelled to a place that just makes me think of magic and fantasy, oh darling, have I told you what a true dreamer I am? Itâs a planet that doesn't even have a nameâŚwell, at least not one we on Earth would recognise, but the inhabitants are delightfulâŚkind of like fairiesâŚvery sweet and friendlyâŚthough their fashion choices are somewhatâŚuninspiringâŚjust lots of plain white. Think Iâll try and introduce a little âPink Tutu Worldâ vibe. It wouldnât hurt, right?
Now, letâs get down to the specifics. On Thursday I launched from Planet Earth, and on my usual galactic route â I did say I have to fund my journeys myself so I do try to keep them efficientâŚanyway, on my usual route, my spaceship zoomed across a celestial tapestry woven with glittering stars. The whole trip took approximately five daysâŚnot that I felt a single bit bored because darling, as always I made sure my fabulous handbag contained the necessities for a divine flight. That would include naturally the most divine, fluffy, perfectly pink, and undeniably perfect tutu in existenceâŚbecause letâs face it, even an intergalactic adventure isn't complete without that little extra something something... a little extra twinkle and flair... I had brought my favorite lavender scented candle, an exciting novel with a strong female protagonistâŚthat I hadn't yet gotten around to reading â although it did provide the perfect prop for some fun, whimsical photographs! Of course, the good ol' space snacks that my mum packed are always a necessityâŚthose can get you through a galactic storm any day.
Once I arrived at this utterly magnificent new worldâŚletâs call it *Planet GlimmerâŚthere I wasâŚin this swirling universeâŚthis absolute symphony of stars. Imagine thisâŚthe cosmos was painted with splashes of fuchsia, lemon, emerald and amethyst. I tell you, it truly takes your breath away. Itâs all such a wonderful way to re-center and reconnect to the magnificence of the universe.
As a bit of a surprise I took the opportunity to capture a short filmâŚit took me about half an hourâŚyou should see it⌠the film that is⌠Itâs all a little bit mesmerising really. You see, with my fancy new 3-D cameraâŚwell, the results⌠they were a tad spectacularâŚand I thought to myself, why keep something this special hidden away in the confines of a hard drive? Well⌠itâs all set to make itâs appearance at the end of this weekâŚthe footage⌠I call it *âDancing Stars of Glimmer.â * It will make it's debut on the *Pink Tutu World website⌠so stay tuned my darling, your eyes will be utterly enchanted.
Oh my, itâs nearly time for my favourite activity here on Planet EarthâŚa visit to the ballet! And the lovely little dance academy where I teach, and my new dance class is all ready and raring to go! After our ballet class and a warm cup of tea, the children and I always enjoy a chat. Today, weâll be talking all things intergalactic and tutus in space. Itâs not so much a formal ballet class though, I prefer to teach ballet using stories, games and imagination. Just as we dance our hearts out at the village hall, I teach at the school tooâŚand of course, it just has to include my favourite color in every dance - youâve guessed it - Pink. After all, I am trying to convert the whole galaxy to my tutu style. Itâs just divine!
In the spirit of my last few weeks travels I am also offering you lovely reader, a once in a lifetime chance to enter a competition! I have made two adorable tiny pink tutus⌠yes you heard me correctlyâŚTINY!!! These tiny little tutus are so perfect for little baby dancers, (oh and donât worry â if youâve already passed the infant stage then this is not a chance missedâŚwe have a bigger version available in my âPink Tutu Worldâ shop.)
This will be my weekly Pink Tutu World blog.
The competition is quite simple. If you are the first person to give me a valid answer to the following question by Thursday at 8 pm your little bundle of joy is in for a treat! Donât forget the usualâŚa comment with your email and the answer to the question, and you could be the winner!
Here's the question for this week -
Tell me three reasons why you love wearing tutus and tell me if you think I have an opportunity to persuade a new alien friend to put one on for their next stargazing picnicâŚ
Fingers crossed! It will be so divine to give a tiny pink tutu to a *new friend who may or may not be from a faraway planet, ( but letâs face it ⌠the more of us, the more fabulous we can look.) And then you never know, we can get all these celestial beauties in space on board, the world - that is ⌠this magical universe of ours, could quite literally be bathed in a heavenly blush of pink!
If that wasnât quite enough excitementâŚit has come to my attention that in this very week back in 1996 on Planet Earth âŚsomething rather exciting was also taking place âŚbut shh Iâm not going to tell youâŚitâs for you to find out, my lovely readers. And remember, if you need a little clueâŚwell you already knowâŚjust think pink. This is Planet Earth after all.
Right, my darling, I must be off now, there is just so much for me to do and the universe is simply begging to be explored⌠soâŚuntil next week darlingâŚ.stay fabulous and remember Think Pink!.
See you all next Wednesday,
Emma
xxx
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