There's interesting article in the latest Time about "Interleaved Learning." Although the article is specifically about golf, it also mentions...
DW and I (am/am partners) will be spending a month or so in Manhattan starting in May, and would like to schedule some sessions with an experienced...
A new USA Dance competition in Kansas City has its inaugural on September 7, 2013. See http://kansascitydanceclassic.com. It's nice to see new...
We are considering adding the "Two-Way Underarm Turn" waltz figure from the DVIDA bronze syllabus to our Bronze Smooth competition routine. I don't...
On the topic of sports psychology commonly called "visualization." (There was a thread about this a few years ago in the Argentine Tango forum, but...
My partner and I are need of some learned opinions. The issue is the most reliable way to make Bronze-level cuts, getting into the final heat but not...
I've seen videos of a Smooth Waltz pattern called "Waterfalls" (or maybe "Waterfall Twinkles") but have had little luck finding it in Web-accessible...
I've seen a demo of an extra-wide closed hold in Rhythm (primarily Rumba and ChaCha). It concerns the closed side (gentleman's right arm and the...
I don't mean to dredge up a tired issue, but I've looked through lots of forum posts on the age-old question of Bent versus Straight legs in Rhythm...
My question is whether the Natural Spin Turn (like in Standard) is considered a Bronze American syllabus step, even with its non-foot closures....
(Searched for "tapatalk" and found nothing, so I guess this is news.) There's now an iPhone App to access forums (in general) and DanceForums...
I'm curious how the initial, social-dance notion of "lead-and-follow" matures as couples progress through the competitive levels. (Actually, I've...
We l live in the midwest (central Illinois) where well-stocked ballroom attire stores are about as rare as oceans, but we'll be in NYC in a few...
Searched the forum, but have not found answers to... Finished first bronze comp in non-special dance attire and was advised to get more formal stuff...
I'm interested in the most important points judges look for in Bronze Smooth, preferably in some priority order. (I'm thinking things like: on beat,...
We are doing our first USA Dance comp in a week and Am Rumba is one of our dances. The USA Dance rule book says Rumba plays at 32-36 MPM, but this...
Anyone know of a nice collection of popular/common amalgamations for Bronze Quickstep? (Searched the forums but didn't find much.) Thanks!
After a few years dancing Bronze Am Foxtrot (along with Am Waltz, Tango, and QS) we are ready to move on (in Foxtrot, that is). We feel we are well...
I'm curious how much (if any) CBM forum members put into their American Foxtrot (for example, when they have two straight longs on a row, like in the...
Speaking of the frame in smooth/standard dances, I'm curious to find out how both ladies and gentlemen feel about and use the "outboard" arm/hand...
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