The Joy of Dancing with Beginners
2023-09-28
Every dancer has, at some point, been told that intermediate+ dancers “owe it to their community” to dance with beginners. Without beginners, the dance sceneKeep Reading
Dear Followers: A Thank You Letter
2021-06-09
Dear followers, Thank you. Perhaps we’ve danced numerous times, perhaps we’ve only danced once, perhaps you even turned me down. Perhaps you’re far more experiencedKeep Reading
Dear Leaders: A Thank You Letter
2021-06-09
Dear leads, Whether you’re experienced or new, nervous or confident, practically a stranger or one of my best friends, leading me in socials or inKeep Reading
Should Follows Suggest Dance Moves to Leads?
2021-04-29
Leads suggest, follows interpret: it’s the golden rule of partner dancing. Sometimes, I adore it. As a follow, the feeling of connecting to my partnerKeep Reading
Lessons From the Year That Partner Dancing Was Cancelled
2020-12-19
2020 was the year of dancing by ourselves. The year of living-room Zoom classes and footwork practice, and congresses postponed again and again. It’s theKeep Reading
“Ladies’ Styling” Doesn’t Deserve all the Hatred It Receives
2020-12-06
Of all the dance sins, few are more harshly judged than an over-styling follow. Too much styling is considered selfish, vain, and a sign ofKeep Reading
Should You Give Tips & Corrections When Social Dancing?
2020-12-04
You can see that newer dancer struggling. You know that this one tip could help them drastically improve. Perhaps it’s even the dance equivalent ofKeep Reading
Slut-Shaming in the Social (Media) Dance World
2020-09-02
A female dancer posts a promotional photo of herself in her underwear. It helps her sell tickets to her next event. It also garners criticism.Keep Reading
Misleading Online Dance Events Are Eroding Our Trust
2020-07-03
It’s finally here: the day of the online event you’ve been waiting for. You scraped together the ticket money despite being furloughed, because taking classesKeep Reading
Will Online Latin Dance Classes Mean Female Teachers Finally Get Equal Recognition?
2020-07-03
Not everyone is losing out in the COVID-19 dance world. On the face of it, the global pandemic has devastated the partner dance industry: festivalsKeep Reading