Our coach likes to do a "praise sandwich". First praise, then the constructive criticism, then more praise.
This lack of a convenient place to dance socially on weekends was one of the reasons we went in on opening a new ballroom studio. :-P We do have an...
Speaking as a teacher (not of dance) and a dance studio owner. I can't do quality control over students sharing their "knowledge" such as it...
Aria Ballroom in Redmond, WA
We found the ballroom social scene somewhat inadequate east of Seattle, so we opened our own ballroom. :-)
To Bailamos point, if the owner sees that people aren't enjoying themselves at the socials, and are not dragging their friends there, it's just bad...
Parties have the potential to make the most money for studios. For each additional dancer, there is no marginal cost, and the more dancers there are,...
Our studio had it's opening tonight, an open house, and an excellent turnout. The floor was packed, and condensation was dripping off the pipes of...
Welcome to DF. Any other sort of dancing would probably help. My daughter is a pretty hard core ballet dancer. Ballroom is an occasional hobby for...
When my mom was on the old program, she lost weight steadily. I think the biggest factor was eliminating unconscious eating, because she had to write...
My mom is on the new program. I'm afraid it's a bust. My mom can sock away 5000 calories of fruit without realizing it. I keep telling her to go back...
We put a dance floor in. PM me for the URL where we describe it, but I think it's a bit more permanent than you are looking for.
The bear in my neighborhood was captured and relocated. My garbage can is now safe.
bear, bald eagle, rabbits, racoons, black squirrels, gray squirrels, woodpeckers, robins, various finches and wrens are what I can remember off the...
I've found grilling produces crispy bacon, with lots of fat fires. ;-) I don't cook my ribs all the way on the grill. Ribs like it low and...
This all reminds me of one of my teachers talking about Glenn Weiss teaching workshops at our local studio. No matter what the topic of the workshop...
I don't know what @govnu is using, but there is a gadget available for building legal (according to the grey book) routines on our website. You can...
I think the venues in Northern California make a lot of their money off the cover charges. The problem with monthly is that there is not enough...
My observations from the San Francisco area, where Salsa is the main night club partner dance. And for full disclosure, I have been away from that...
I was speaking in general terms. If that is the etiquette of that dance scene, and everyone follows it, then that is by definition what is polite...
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