Monthly Archives: October 2014

Why Do Dance Teachers Take Dance Lessons?

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  My last two posts were about two amazing dance teachers who are influencing me now.  More than one person has asked me, since I’ve been teaching for more than three decades, am I still taking lessons.  There are so many aspects to that question that I thought I’d address some of them here. Dance […]

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Do Justice to the Culture Whose Dance You Are Borrowing Part II

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Last week I wrote about my Samba teacher Jacqui Barnes.  Today I’ll introduce you to my latin rhythms teacher, Yismari Ramos.   Like Jacqui, Yismari is passionate about the music of her culture (Cuban) and the the way the dance feels.  Her classes consist of complicated choreography that incompasses the various rhythms of Cuban dance. […]

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Do Justice to the Culture Whose Dance You Are Borrowing

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  Dance teachers in my present I wrote a post a while ago about dance teachers in my past who influenced me.  I’d like to write now about teachers who are influencing me now.  Yes, dance teachers do still study.  It never ends! Brazilian Samba I am lucky enough to be able to study Brazilian […]

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Why Do Dancers Like Flash Mobs So Much?

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In this charming video a group of swing dancers gather around a street orchestra to perform a charleston routine.  It’s a simple routine that repeats, they do it well, and they are enjoying themselves immensely.  It’s a great choice for a flash mob because for swing dancers it wouldn’t take long to learn.  They know […]

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