This is a personal opinion and cannot be backed up by facts... I think it has a lot to do with how Ballroom is perceived in general. While those...
I watched it in full, and it left me with a simple message: communicate with your partner (life or dance), and make sure you continue growing...
A metaphor for life, like most things invented by people.
I twisted the muscles in my left foot when I didn't land properly doing a Paso Doble jump. I couldn't dance for six months. Nor did I let it heal...
Disciplined Beyond Reproach
What I like to see: a balance of clean dancing with a splash of flash that makes sense from the standpoint of story-telling and flow of movement....
I have found over a period of time that a good dancer does not a good teacher make, and a good teacher may never particularly win world championships...
Grounded, for me, takes on the definition of being connected to the floor with my weight. I think the most useful example of 'being grounder' is Luca...
There is rarely a partnership that is perfect in all aspects, be in in dance or in life. These imperfections stem from various sources, the most...
I've dance the two thusly: Jive: Ball, ball, [ball]flat. Swing: Flat, ball, flat. (For Swing I have heard ball, flat, flat but I find that to be...
Peaches is right. The first step you take through the doors of the studio is by far more important than any other for the remainder of your life....
As dancers, I believe we know better than anyone else that we alone impose limits on ourselves, and tell ourselves what we can and cannot do....
:p That just further proves that there is no difference between the two save on paper, but that debate is worn out. To be fair, with the...
In response to your original question without any philosophical debate, the answer is exactly as Larinda said: go register as a pro with a governing...
Declare yourself one with the NDCA or USABDA. That's all. On a deeper, level, to compete as a pro, you can study movement, dancing as an art form,...
I think the level of the dancer(s) must be taken into account. It's not purely the Judges personal opinion. There are things that they look for on a...
Arm styling, your choice. I was told to hold the 2-3 and start moving my arm on &. But each coach is different. In terms of Rumba and Cha Cha, the...
Look, as a future parent and an older brother, I understand your concerns. I wouldn't want my kids, or my little brother, hanging out with that crowd...
I think I can understand where the OP is coming from, and I think it all depends upon the perception of an individual. I can speak only for myself,...
I feel like the competition life is romanticized as much as anything else in the world is romanticized. Being an actor is romanticized, being a...
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