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Zoë Nicholson. 19. Chelmsford, Essex.

Former BBC Production Coordinator Apprentice and now working full-time as a Production Coordinator, still at the BBC. And loving it.

A blog that started off as a destination for updates on local Essex celebrities, news and events has evolved in the years I've been writing.

It soon became a hub for features on TV, Radio, Music, Festivals and tales of life as a Sixth Form student.

As I started my career in the BBC, my blog became a diary, logging the steps of my apprenticeship and the experiences I gained along the way.

And now as I continue my career in the media, I hope to combine all of these things together, continuing my career diary and combining this with articles based around my love of music, radio and television.

So there you have it - Essex In The Media.

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Sunday 30 January 2011

Got To Dance shows off Chelmsford's Talent!

Sky1 TV show Got To Dance has been back on our screens since the start of January, with the live Semi-Finals airing this weekend. Essex hip-hop dance troop 'Bam Bam Boogies' featured on the third episode of the show and left the stage with two votes from the judges and a place in the next stage of the competition.

Led by Vicki Stavrinos, owner of V Dance Studio in Chelmsford, Bam Bam Boogies are a talented group of young, passionate dancers who are all based in Chelmsford, Essex. Having previously performed at the O2 Indigo Arena in London as part of a Michael Jackson tribute exhibition, the group were prepared for the crowd and pressure that Got To Dance were set to bring them. Along with their performances of 'Bam Bam Boogie in Wonderland' and 'There's No Place Like Funk' - urban adaptations of Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz - this dance troop already have a lot of experience in the industry.

On the 6th of October of last year, Bam Bam Boogies set off for Battersea Power Station in London in the early hours of the morning. Upon arrival at the infamous Got To Dance 'domes', the group registered and got themselves prepared for their performance. They met presenter of the hit show, Davina McCall, who helped to calm their nerves. After many hours of waiting and anticipation, their determination and energy paid off and helped them to receive a place in the next round. Despite only receiving one gold star initially from Ashley Banjo, Pussycat Doll Kimberley Wyatt changed her mind, putting Bam Bam Boogies into the second stage of the competition.

Although the group have not reached the Semi-Finals of the competition, they are eager to continue practising, rehearsing and performing so that they are even better for next year's competition. Keep looking out for Bam Bam Boogies - watch this space!

Bam Bam Boogies at the Got To Dance domes! (courtesy of Alice Wood)

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