Wrapping Up PenPals with Steve Ledlow
After another (let’s be honest, expected) delay on my part, I’ve wrapped up my PenPal conversation with Steve Ledlow of Tangible Life. For our final exchange, Steve told me more about his kids’ dance competitions:
Dance comps for my older two girls are pretty competitive, but each one has some common measurement aspects. Usually, they are doing both solos and duets, as well as some group numbers for their company dance group. The ratings are usually done by a group of judges, and the styles range from lyrical, contemporary, tap, hip-hop, jazz, musical theatre, ballet and some that blend those. It’s really an amazing world to have fallen into because of their passion for it. I could never have imagined knowing so much about a world I’d never been exposed to in any form before them. They have both done well, earning convention scholarships and some cash prizes when they place in the top few spots for their respective age groups and level of performance. I’m so proud of them and watching them on stage these last few years is like nothing else. Even when I’m unable to attend the events live, they usually have a stream and I’ll even pull over on the road on the way to something else to watch their performances via live stream. There’s an overused and cliche phrase in the dance world of “my heart is on the stage”, but it is the truth when I’m watching them do their thing.
Now there’s a proud dad! 🙂 We also chatted about using Cotton Bureau to get t-shirt designs online for purchase, and how he’s having some trouble getting his first design approved. I hope that gets resolved soon so I can buy whatever he comes up with!
Read our entire conversation →
It was a pleasure to email with Steve, and I hope that thread stays open. And although I’m going to be taking a little break from the PenPals project for a month or two, if you’d like to be a part of it in the future, please do let me know!
This is post #20/31 for Blaugust 2024.