Recent content by flying_backwards

@Arun Garg thank you for sharing that link to 'Dancing Up a Storm at Blackpool.' Fun to watch.

I'm half way* thru 'Hail Mary'. Really enjoying it. :) My favorite is Rocky's comments about Grace's housekeeping while acting like a bull in a china shop. LOL. I love SciFi but the most amusing bits are not even SciFi, more like a buddy road trip. (* I just watch short bits of tv each...

Hi @Quickandslow, there is Prime Time Shuttle, from $67.83 and up, from LAX to Embassy's hotel. For up to 3 passengers. Book at "prime time shuttle .com" (without spaces). Wow time flies. Embassy is almost here. Have a great comp.

I think of "handkerchief hem" as one big square with only four points, or corners, in the whole hem line. The jagged-edged hem is many points/corners.

I noticed a new hemline in standard gowns, in particular the gold gown in Blackpool Amateur Ballroom Finals has an angular (like VVVVV) tailored hem. I wonder if the poof-hem is going out of fashion. Gosh I sure hope not because I love the hemlines that billow out with horsehair or feathers or...

To me, I see the random-placement as "sparkle". Less another pattern and more "sparks". Though I also like the suggestion of a second, smaller, contrasting stone to outline to give depth. And I love that blue color of the fabric. I also agree do whatever makes you feel fabulous. Thank you for...

Totally agree. I was going to mention tension in the WCS context but this thread's title... ;) Although... I think there are times I feel tension in the topline, like when we "breathe out", or in 2 of a Nat Spin. Or on the fullest extension moment of an outside swivel.

Maybe "charging" refers to a compression. Whereas "wind-up" can refer to torsion, with the release of the potential energy stored in the torsion creating rotational movement, the release of the potential energy stored in compression would create linear movement. Compression in partner...

Hi @NeveraPartner, I hear you. Several knowledgeable and I presume skilled dancers have replied but what I'm reading in those replies is they want to change you. I say you are just fine the way you are. I admire your courage to share with the forum your truth, your difference from the usual...

Yes I agree that is optimal. I did that for a dress back in 2022. It turned out nice.

I finished putting the ruffle on the white dress last week but forgot to post a pic. I'm undewhelmed by the limited amount of floof created. I opted for a 3:1 gathering ratio but rather than tightly gather, I did a pleat. The ruffle I was using was cut off a 3-tiered belly dance skirt. The top...

I "pinned" (clipped with tiny plastic clips because pins & chiffon don't play well together). I photographed. Really hard to get a good pic since there's so much clutter abounding. But the conclusion is solid: None of the above! The actual winner is to gather the 3 layers down to 3:1 length...

Brilliant! Yes I can use opposite sides of the underskirt.

No new posts on this thread since 2020? Hope it's ok to add an almost-on-topic question. I'm modifying a simple practice dress to use in a comp where costumes are allowed but half the ladies will not be wearing real gowns. The practice dress itself hangs straight down with no floof or flare. I...

I can vouch for the Dance Around the Clock in Monrovia. My partner and I used to commute hours to go there. One of the few places with group standard classes. The rounds are well run. Big floor.