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BEA DANCEWEAR!

Posted by Katherine Vidgen on

Out with the old and in with the new ….stock.  Loads of it!  Lots of beautiful dance and gymnastics wear!  I have taken the decision to streamline the business and become Bea Dancewear, a boutique for dancers, run by a dance enthusiast, a dance-aholic if you will! It’s been a tough decision but you, my customers, have voted with your purses and told me via your feedback that you want and need a shop dedicated to dance.  And that is something I can deliver. I’ve been in my Tonbridge shop now for just over eighteen months and business is booming. ...

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BEAting the competition with great service

Posted by Katherine Vidgen on

Online shopping looks convenient and sometimes it is, but how many times have you ordered the wrong thing or the incorrect size and so you have to send it back? 

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BEA, Tonbridge is 1!

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Bea, Tonbridge is 1! Can you BEAlieve it?!  Bea Baby, Kids and Dance is celebrating its first Tonbridge birthday on 6 May!  Time really does fly when you’re having fun - it’s been a toe-tapping, crowd pleasing, ten out of ten year! Tonbridge Firstly, a standing ovation to the people of Tonbridge for welcoming me and supporting the shop over the last year.  It was a tough decision to leave West Malling, the ‘birth place’ of Bea Baby, Kids and Dance after eleven years and move to Tonbridge but I have been overwhelmed by the response from you all.  Tonbridge...

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Bea Loves............you might be surprised!

Posted by katherine vidgen on

Aside from my wonderful husband and ballet-mad daughters, I have two main loves: the Lake District and dancing.  They are part of the fabric of me and luckily, are woven together into my daily life now and hopefully for a long time to come.   Let me tell you a little about the history of Bea and explain how it’s more than just a dance wear shop. I  have two ballerinas for daughters perhaps because I danced as a child too.  I did ballet dancing until I was 15 but I also did tap dancing, I was part of The Kentainers...

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Heard The One About The Mum Standing At The Barre?

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As you may know from visiting Bea or reading my blogs, my daughters love ballet and so do I.  To get in on the act, I recently started attending adult ballet classes and I love it!  We’re all being told to exercise more and being able to choose how to stay fit is really important – not everyone likes the gym, or swimming, or full on high octane exercise classes!  Adult ballet is on the rise and I can see why.   Deborah Nankivell is a professionally trained ballet dancer who wants to share her love of ballet with as...

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