This beautiful keepsake doll can be personalised to look just like you! Every bespoke doll is 100% handmade in soft fabric and wool. You can choose her name, hair colour and style, skin colour, and her leotard or performance wear styles, colours and prints. You can even have your very own

Countdown til physie competitions!  Not long now..... so it's time to STRETCH   STRETCH   STRETCH   STRETCH   STRETCH   STRETCH and do some more STRETCHING!!!!!  Here's a great hip opener. Take weight on your hands, push your shoulders away from your ears and push your chest towards your legs.

How to do a plié` Lengthen the spine Keep weight on the balls of the feet but still have heels down Bend knees pushing out the thigh Ensure knees go over the toes Keep heels on the floor Ensure bottom is in and posture is up Ensure hips are in line

Here is a new weekly series to help you perfect some key Physie positions. Watch the video to see how to fix your positions then read the helpful tips to learn more. With thanks to Coffs Coast Physie for their ‘physie hacks’ idea… Astride At astride the distance between your heels

Photography by Heidi Boardman

Whatever your stretching goal, you must be warm before you stretch.  Stretching doesn’t make you warm, movement does and the body needs movement to get ready to dance.  That’s one of the reasons we do marching, because it gets the blood flowing and raises the body’s temperature.  Coming into the hall

Is your mum the world's best physie mum?! We have just the gift for her. Let Mum know how grateful you are to have her in your life with this greeting card and coffee mug. Go to www.physieshop.com to get yours delivered just in time for Mother's Day.