Most swing dancers beyond absolute beginners change shoes too. And plenty bring different pairs of shoes depending on what the situation is (if I...
Oh, and you know the saying for construction? "Good, fast (convenient, in this case), or cheap: pick two." It applies to dance lessons too. Decide...
There's a lot to be learned from group classes, as long they're taught by decent teachers, and are progressive. Most lessons before dances miss at...
Some of us also suede or leather the soles of sneakers. (It's quite easy, especially with a pair of shoes that doesn't have a lot of rubber pieces...
Perhaps that was fair assessment in 1943, but not in 1956 (and not any Boogie Woogie I've ever seen!). Boogie Woogie kind of fits somewhere...
Ooh, thanks for the different versions. (And holy short! No wonder it's so popular - everyone can remember it!) Is there a particular song preference...
So, where could I find a step list for this? For an upcoming event it would be a handy thing to know, methinks. (We'll be teaching some samba as part...
I don't live in DC, but my husband did for awhile. Those dances DO have amazing dancers. Don't take this the wrong way, but either you don't know...
The problem is not your scene. There are tons of amazing dancers, and dances, in the DC area. The problem is your schedule and/or willingness to...
Check out how2dance.org What country are you in? Honestly, to be able to dance decently to Sing, Sing, Sing in two months you would be much better...
Blues has been around for a very long time. It started making a resurgence in the swing dance community around 2000 or thereabouts, with separate...
Oh, and I just stumbled across this: http://windyhop.net/forum/index.php?p=/discussion/52/aerials-on-the-social-dance-floor./p1 Good reading.
Aside from the possible risks (which really should be adequately compelling), it's also simply bad etiquette. (Seriously. Google "swing dance...
You should never, ever, ever, EVER make an untrained partner do a flip or any sort of aerial. Possible consequences for disregarding this advice:...
I'm going to go a different route. Yes, you'll benefit from private lessons. However: Quite frankly, for swing dancing (especially if you don't have...
Utah Valley University (formerly Utah Valley State College, in Orem (i.e., the next town from BYU) has scholarships for ballroom too. That said, at...
Kat's Korner is an East Coast Swing / Lindy venue. It's held in the New Horizon School for the Performing Arts in Mesa (Broadway & Mesa Drive)....
Actually, there is excellent FREE (Open Source) software available for just this use - CiviCRM. If they don't have someone with good tech skills...
Okay, I decided to do some digging. USA Dance does have paid staff. As of 2009, they paid $70,781 in salaries and benefits. Because the five highest...
Actually, no. None of the Board receive a salary. There may still be staff that do get paid (I'm not familiar with USA Dance's details). (Most...
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