You are about to spend your hard-earned money learning to dance & don’t want to feel like you wasted it, right? Don’t worry, here are 6 questions to ask your dance instructor BEFORE hiring them, AND the responses you want to look for, so you can decide if they are the right fit for you.
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I’ve noticed in my years as a swing dancer that soccer tops the list in sports that occupy Lindy Hoppers when they’re not dancing. If you’re curious as to why that is, this may offer some insight into the connection between soccer and dance. Good coordination is a vital part to succeeding in all […]
Continue readingI’ve blogged in the past about tap dancers, and I’ve also written about dancing on skates, but a recent facebook post of Gene Kelly tap dancing on skates inspired me to write this post. I’ve also written about fusion, the blending of two dance styles. This has got to be the mother of all fusion. […]
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Jack and Jack Dancers During the Peach State Country Western Dance Festival in Atlanta, there was a Jack and Jack competition in which men partnered with other men in texas two-step, waltz, west coast swing, and night club two step. These guys were all excellent dancers and many of them were teachers. They were also […]
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I’ve written a few past posts about fat dancers and was inspired to write again on the subject by a show in Australia featuring a cast of obese dancers. What caught my interest, aside from the obvious fact of how unusual this is, was the director’s comment that such a show shouldn’t be, but is, […]
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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 […]
Continue readingI might love the island if I’d ever been there, but this article is about the dance! In a recent blog post about different swing styles, I got some feedback that made me realize I’d inadvertently given the impression that pure Bal was boring so you have to mix it up with Lindy. The writer […]
Continue readingIn my post about dancing piano players, I mentioned Cab Calloway’s famous dancing skills. In my last post, There’s Nothing New Under the Dance Sun, I talked about James Brown. More Dancing Musicians! In this one I’ll talk about some of my other favorite dancing musicians. As I pointed out in that […]
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Of all the fusion dances, Bal/Lindy is probably the most natural. Almost everyone who knows both dances has done them together on occasion if not regularly. Pure balboa is done in a close hold that never breaks, but almost everyone does Bal-swing and calls it Balboa. This isn’t fusion, but rather a street dance that […]
Continue readingI may focus on dance, but I do have the occasional other interest! I love this post by one of my favorite bloggers, Zo DeMuro. Of course, he shamelessly promotes me in it so what’s not to love, but even if he didn’t, it’s a great post. I refer to my vision statement often enough […]
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