Hacking Your Dance Lessons
Anyone familiar with a social media platform and hashtags has probably come across this one:...
July 20, 2019
How to be a BAD Performer
(NOTE: The following article is meant to make you laugh, or at least crack a...
July 12, 2019
How to be a BAD Dancer
(NOTE: The following article is meant to make you laugh, or at least crack a...
July 5, 2019
MORE Dance Drills We All Could Use
Ready for more punishment? The previous article looked at drills focusing on Cuban motion, rise...
June 28, 2019
3 Dance Drills We ALL Could Use
Drills. Like apps, there’s one for every situation. And there’s plenty of “situations” we find...
June 23, 2019
(Your Instructor Knows) You’re Better Than You Think
Students, we owe you an explanation. Over the time we’ve spent together, you’ve discovered that...
June 14, 2019
You’re Better Than Your Brain Thinks, Part Two
The more power we give a belief, the more control it has over us. Likely...
June 9, 2019
8 Ways Your First Dance Prepares you for Marriage
As I like to joke to my wedding couples, if you can survive the dance,...
May 25, 2019
My Wedding Dance Experience
For most of the soon-to-be-married, the wedding dance is more of an afterthought, the thing...
May 16, 2019
Your First Dance: Tips from My Wife
When you imagine your wedding day, and your first dance as life partners, how do...
May 11, 2019
Dating Like a Dancer
Stick with any style of dance long enough, and inevitably, someone will suggest you showcase...
April 30, 2019
Bowling Like a Dancer
One of the first dance metaphors (I love metaphors, can you tell?) I was taught...
April 25, 2019
April 19, 2019
Forgotten Details: Adapting to a Dance Schedule
Several months ago, there was an influx of new students, and I suddenly found myself...
April 12, 2019
Forgotten Details: Measuring Out Your Energy
The most common mistake I see, other than simply getting your moves wrong? Putting too...
March 17, 2019
Forgotten Details: Eye Contact
About two times a month, I hop on a bus East to the Chester Village...
March 11, 2019
Forgotten Details: Time Management
If I was superman, time management would be my kryptonite. I’m not good at keeping appointments,...
March 4, 2019
Intermediate Ballroom: Spot Turns
I’ll admit: These suckers are one of my personal favourites. There’s a lot going on...
February 2, 2019
Barre-Fit Was Designed with YOUR Body in Mind
A few years ago, a new kind of workout started cropping up in gyms, Pilates...
January 22, 2019
Intermediate Ballroom: Closed vs Open Figures
As we move to higher levels of dancing in our smooth/standard styles, greater emphasis is...
January 17, 2019
CBM, and Why it Helps Your Partnered Turns
Happy New Year y’all! ’Tis the season when new resolutions are made, including resolutions to...
January 6, 2019
10 Things Dancing Taught Me in 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, I find myself looking back over my experiences this...
December 23, 2018
What the Stock Market Taught me About Dancing
Recently, my wife and I attended a 3-day seminar on trading in the stock market....
December 16, 2018
Destination vs Journey
I can’t recall how many students who came in telling me they “just wanted the...
December 10, 2018
It Sucks to Practice Dance
Yep, I said it. Having to practice dance moves and technique is frustrating and boring. Most...
November 28, 2018
The Dancer’s Guide to Injury Recovery II: Shin Splints
Medial tibial stress syndrome - more commonly known as shin splints, is one of the...
November 27, 2018
The Magic of Argentine Tango
Argentine tango is more than a dance or a musical style. Many tango dancers say...
November 22, 2018
The Dancer’s Guide to Injury Recovery
It’s happened to all of us. We’ve landed a grand jété poorly, didn’t get over...
November 13, 2018