Tag: competitive
How To Stop Sweating On A Dance Floor
Perfect hair, perfect make up, smooth tan and a perfect outfit. Now pray it won't be too hot so you don't start sweating! Did...
The Secret To Becoming Dance Masters
It’s time to do some – easy – math: count daily hours of training, then days of practice, and now the years. What did...
Why NOW is the Best Time to Start Dancing
One of the most common things I hear from my students is ‘if only I had started dancing sooner.’ It got me wondering, why...
Dignity, Always Dignity : Sportsmanship in Dancesport
At the beginning of Singin' in the Rain, Gene Kelly's character gives a monologue about how his life motto is "Dignity, Always Dignity" and...
How Social Dances Help Your Competitive Technique
Social dancing has long suffered from a ‘lazy dancing’ stigma, lacking technique and precision. Many dancers I’ve talked to consider the thought of dancing...
20 Funny Shots from Dance Sport Competitions
Dance Sport is obviously beautiful. However, there are still times when photographers catch us - dancers, not at our best angles. But, let's take...
15 Things Your Dance Teacher Thinks, But Never Says
Dance teachers are humans too (no, we're actually aliens who were sent to earth to make it a better place), and all humans have...
5 Cures for 5 Dance Weaknesses in 5 Types of Ballroom...
Let’s face it. Even strong dancers have weaknesses and even dedicated dancers have some lazy slips. We have all heard that it is great...
6 Harsh Truths On Competitive Dancing
There are, of course, numerous reasons why dancers attend ballroom dance competitions. But, I’d like to touch base on a few harsh truths I...
The 6 Types of Dance Lessons You Will Have
The same could be said for the kind of practice sessions you will have, but here's the type of lessons we all have sometimes,...