When you are in dance class, does it offend you if the teacher refers to males as boys and females as girls? If you don't mind, include your age (or...
Do you ever find yourself saying things that sound perfectly natural to a dancer's ear but might sound pretty funny to a non-dancer? I went to ballet...
There's a strong Lindy Hop community here, although it's never been something I've been interested in. A friend dragged me to one of their dances a...
It's been years since I've really "done" a convention, but I won a ticket last night last night (second in the J&J--woot!) to SFDS so I'm going. Any...
I have a student who is often stuck in a hotel room in L.A. on Saturday nights and would like to know if there are some good places to go dancing. He...
I participated in a same sex dance competition a couple weeks ago at my studio with a friend of mine, and it was really fun. The atmosphere was...
I fired a student last night, the first time I have done that, for refusing to pay for a lesson she cancelled at the last minute after a history of...
Dancing friends, can anyone recommend a ballroom studio in the Portland/Sandy, OR area? I have some students moving there and want to help them find...
We've gone on and on for 32 pages (and counting) about what makes a good teacher. However, they are only one part of the equation. The student has to...
In my years as a dancer, I've heard some pretty silly things come out of people's mouths. Last night, a woman came to my ballroom studio to take a...
I don't mean this to sound insensitive, but, how do you feel about dancing with disabilities? Would you feel uncomfortable being asked to dance with,...
I have this wedding couple to teach, and they need help finding a song, so I thought I'd turn to y'all. To give some context, the guy used the...
Just curious. For those of you who have more than one studio in your community, how do the studios get along? Do they foster friendly competition or...
I'm going to be in Burbank next Thursday night and I'm considering finding some Tango. Is there some to be had on a Thursday night within reasonable...
And I mean that literally. I removed my own toenail tonight with my Mr. Tango spike heel. And it wasn't the first time. Sometimes I think I'm too...
This is a tangent from the thread about asking people to dance, but I thought it might be an interesting discussion. When you watch them dance,...
This is a GREAT blog post about how you approach learning to dance. http://www.tangowolf.com/2011/08/practice-like-pro-dance-like-pro.html
Leaders, have you ever danced with a lady who was too sensitive to your lead? Is there such a thing as a lady being too easy to lead? For...
I thought some of you might enjoy this article and the accompanying videos. If you watch the video at Tango By The River, you can just see me at the...
The problem with the cabaceo is that if there is a line of girls sitting together, it's hard for them to tell who the man is looking at. My brilliant...
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