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Irish dancing has a defender, in the form of its newest fan Lesley from Forest Hill:
I just started taking Irish Dancing lessons. In my long 4 weeks’ experience, I can confidently say that there are no arm movements because the foot part is so complicated, your brain would explode if they tried to add anything more.
Incidentally, Irish Dancing is amazing fun. I’m completely allergic to all forms of exercise, but this class makes me actually willing to be all sweaty!
It’s true; whenever I’ve been to ceilidhs, they’ve been far funner than aerobics classes, and about 20 times more taxing. Seriously, I was worried that my friend Tom’s heart was going to burst in the middle of a 60th birthday ceilidh. Yet oddly, all the octogenarians present were hopping around as unflushed as daisies. What’s their secret?
Chris from Cardiff, Australia has also written in to stick up for the underdog:
I just thought I’d say that Canberra is actually quite a nice place to go to – as long as you have an interest in politics or museums. There are tons of great museums and exhibition buildings. As a person whose childhood holidays were either (a) camping in the rain, or (b) museum-hopping, Canberra is an veritable haven of enjoyment.
Canberra hosts “Questacon” (an amazing interactive science museum), the High Court (where you can sit in on hearings), parliament house (‘where your federal MP will be happy to give you a tour’), the mint, the Australia Museum, the War Memorial (which has some amazing exhibitions), the Federal Police Museum, and a heap of other interesting and cool things.
If, however, your idea of a good holiday is sitting on the beach or getting blotto, then Canberra is not the place for you.
I shun beaches and blottificaiton, so maybe Canberra IS the holiday for me! I’m booking my tickets pronto.
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