It’s mad to think that when I started Beckie’s classes ‘THE ARMY DC’ wasn’t even a thing…
There was about 15 of us in the class and I was SOOO nervous as it was the first time I had just turned up to a dance class by myself. I had watched one of Beckie’s videos and thought “yasss I wanna dance to some Chris Brown in heels”, as there was nothing else around quite like it.
The first dance we ever did was to ‘envy us’ by Steff London. That dance will always be my faveeeeee. After the first class she pulled me over and said to me “you’ve got something special about you and you should never give up” and that stuck with me more then I think Beckie realises.
When I first started at THE ARMY DC I was going through a lot in my outside life and Mondays and Thursdays became my favourite nights of the week and it was always something positive I could focus on and look forward to every week which I just never had. When being flooded with so much negativity all day every day, it was SO nice to finally have some true positivity in my life.
Even though dancing had always been a passion of mine I had NEVER been able to find something quite like what I’d found at Beckie’s, which is mad because I go to full time performing arts college but it was completely different and I wished that I could do Beckie’s classes full time rather than that lool (don’t tell my teachers).
It was just a totally different vibe and it felt like home.
This massively opened my eyes as I always thought that I wanted to be in the West End because I always got told that that’s what I should do, but I always knew deep down that wasn’t really me… and THE ARMY DC classes made me realise so much about myself I hadn’t noticed before. It sounds so cheesy because its ‘just another class’ but it is honestly so true.
The most memorable dance for me was ‘Wet The Bed’ as it went viral and it got noticed by so many people which meant a lot. That video got so many comments and it massively boosted my confidence which I lacked before, as I had never posted anything like it on Instagram before.
I was also known for being the baby in the class so when Sienna joined it was sick because besides how much clicked as friends straight away, the way Beckie looked after us meant so much and I knew that she would always have my back no matter what.
Then literally all of a sudden classes started to get PACKED with all age groups which was SO weird but so sick to watch how quickly it was growing and I honestly felt so privileged to say that I was there from the beginning.
After dancing with THE ARMY DC religiously every week for around a year, (including Pro-Team etc.), my life just turned crazy and I had to leave. I was gutted.
It was the one thing in my week I’d always look forward to and it felt so depressing to just not have that there anymore. But Beckie was still always there for me and I knew that she was just a phone call away.
When I was finally able to come to workshops, it was honestly the best feeling because the way that class just UPS YOUR CONFIDENCE and TEACHES YOU so much which you just don’t learn anywhere else is priceless.
But the one thing I loved was that it NEVER feels like class. It literally feels like a party, yet you’re still learning so much underneath the layers and THE ARMY DC will always be my second FAMILY
Rosie xoxo
My ARMY DC Journey
