Are there are situations in ballroom (or for that matter, latin) where body weight should be taken onto the outside (little) toes vs. towards the big...
A topic that has often come up both overtly and as a hidden cause of difficulty is the often wide chasm between dancing in classes and being...
CBMP is defined as a foot position and perhaps by application as a direction of travel into it. But does it imply a body position as well?...
The thread about reluctance to bring friends to studio marketing intros ties in with something I've been thinking about: Is there a way we can...
I would like to share some thoughts about what I call the "weak phases" of dance actions, and various ways in which we deal with them. First let me...
Challenge: device a routine which demonstrates each of the distinctly numbered ISTD silver (licentiate) international foxtrot figures in at least one...
I'm pleased to announce that my standard technique classes will be resuming in Manhattan on Thursday nights this April, now in two levels....
Question for iphone power users: If I had a short original video clip, in an iphone-compatible codec and file format, that I wanted to make...
Prompted by the discussion of njdsc spring fling not granting points, it seems from the usa dance competition calendar that almost all of the...
Do you feel that the presence of tables (vs chairs only) in a social dance venue has any impact on the degree to which attendees mix widely, vs....
The Sunday Standard Technique class at Manhattan Ballroom must unfortunately be discontinued as the studio needs to use the key time slot before the...
Challenge: devise a repeatable inrernational tango sequence using only istd pre-bronze (ie, student teacher) elements in a way which respects the...
Join the MANHATTAN BALLROOM DANCE TEAM for a Partner Search Mixer Are you looking for a competitive dance partner? Saturday, October 17 PARTNER...
Something I've always wondered about. In a jive chasse basic, performed with today's technique, when initiating the chasse, is the knee of the...
Limited lighting in the Blackpool winter gardens and long distances for the power of built in flash units make photography here challenging. One of...
Anyone know where to get ballgown fabrics with a gradual color fade along the less stretchy dimension? Gowns made this way clearly exist, but not...
A random idea I keep coming back to... it's often been said that a larger audience for ballroom is desired, and sometimes that's even been cited as a...
Question: would you attend blackpool without your competition partner? I had been planning to go watch this year, because I always contemplate it...
Let's imagine that you are one of the founding members of a new professional teaching society and have been assigned the task of creating a syllabus...
At what points in the sequence of a continued reverse wave do the turns occur? Obviously the CBM is on the first step of each measure, but at what...
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