I come from a modern dance background, so I'm more than willing to take advantage of any opportunity to send my spine off-vertical. I've probably...
Being an organic chemist, I can't resist chiming in my own response. Yes, E6000 is a gel. It also contains an organic solvent,...
In my experience, the fastest and easiest way to get onto your standing foot is to put your foot under your weight/center of gravity. (Take a...
I agree with Me. I used to have a black mesh Latin dress with Jet rhinestones. I've also seen dresses stoned with Jet Hematite. Jet is a true...
I dance because it makes me happy. Insufficient dance leads to insufficient endorphins and elevated stress levels. :( I'm driven to improve my...
21. Was never exposed to ballroom until I moved to the east coast for grad school.
I have a size S polyester/lycra DanceAmerica dress. I usually fall into the XS/S top, S/M bottom category. The dress fits fine, but I wouldn't want...
My Latin partner was having difficulty figuring out what to do with his arms a few months ago. I wrote him the following: Basic Principles of Dance...
Luca and Loraine gave a lecture on this topic while they were at MIT. What I took from the lecture was the idea that analysis is necessary to...
Videos are posted at ballroom.mit.edu/comp/photos.html
I'm dancing both open rhythm and advanced smooth. I made sure that the comp coordinators know that I'm not the only one in this situation, and that...
Yes, you're correct about the naming of advanced/open versus PC/C, Ithink. Bearing in mind that the most recent schedule I've seen still needs *a...
The comp coordinators are still working on the detailed schedule. However, I believe the Saturday afternoon order of events will be the same as last...
The Baricchi lecture will be 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Sunday at the dance studio in the Stata Center gymnasium. http:// whereis.mit.edu/...
Ballroom Connection (aka the MIT thing) only really works in its Facebook application manifestation now. It acquired a couple bugs over the past...
Last year Latin finished a little past 1 p.m.
I'm on the MIT Ballroom Dance Team; most of our costumes were donated to the team by former members. We'd *really* appreciate any dresses, practice...
Ballet is the best training to develop beautiful lines and extensions. But modern dance is the best training for personal expression through spinal...
I agree that while just as technical as ballet, ballroom is not as physically demanding. I miss the extra degrees of freedom allowed by ballet:...
I don't mind dancing with slightly overweight men; I can think of a few who have better control of their centers of gravity than the average 'skinny...
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