Waiting alone backstage, I couldn’t wait to praise my daughter.
Chloe, then 15, had busted out her best dance moves for an annual competition in town.
She’d been dancing since she was three and I knew she had a superstar quality.
So I wasn’t surprised when a leaflet was thrust into my hand as I waited for her to finish.
‘What’s this?’ I asked.
With a smile, the woman introduced herself as a member of the rotary club.
‘We’re running a local pageant,’ she explained.
Reading through the leaflet, it sounded amazing – boosting young girls’ confidence and encouraging them to get involved in
