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    Favorite Swing/Jive songs?

    Some current ones: Swing Demi Lovato- Confident Megan Trainor - All About that Bass, Your Lips are Movin Jive: Taylor Swift - Shake it Off Bring it Back -Shy Carter Dance with me tonight - Olly Murs
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    Do they have to b "ballroom" dresses?

    Not relevant to this post
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    Dealing with a non-communicative dress vendor (who also has your money)

    Actually, you can probably still dispute the credit card charge. I would send the email to the vendor telling them you're calling the credit card company in you don't hear from them in 24 hours. Even if the transaction was in March, you have lots of proof showing it never was delivered.
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    Pro/Am Competitive Goals

    USDC is nationals. win a title in all levels. You can be the US Open Champion. That's a big deal. the other one is Ohio - sure, it's not a "national" title, but anyone who knows anything about the sport knows it's the big one.
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    Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine and Liana Churilova retire

    He is- one of my favorite coaches!!!
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    Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine and Liana Churilova retire

    He's at least 40.
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    so you think you can dance - The Next Generation

    Ana llorente's daughter is on it - one of the kids. I think she made it past the first audition
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    Bringing in your own eye makeup to stylist

    Or you could watch a ton of YouTube videos and just do your own... I've never had my makeup done. When I wanted some cool new eye look, I find Pinterest pictures or check out YouTube videos
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    Rhythm and Smooth at Blackpool 2017

    Actually, it only looks like open levels. not bronze and silver.
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    Blackpool 2016

    It is only Latin and standard pro-am? All levels?
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    Competition Hair

    Yep- same thing- growing out my pixie
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    The affordability of ballroom dance (median income per capita)

    I think one of the big differences here though, is that all the expenses a dance teacher has to compete, from comp costs to coachings, etc. are all tax deductible and part of their expenses as a performing arts professional. not to mention the potential to be a sponsored pro with free dresses...
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    The affordability of ballroom dance (median income per capita)

    I guess my question would be if you're trying to do bare bones pro-am, will you ever be competitive? Will that be fun for you? In the example above, 3x lessons a month - I doubt you'd ever truly do well. Then I'd wonder why you bother. And at my studio, which is actually full of...
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    What is the Hip Lift Technique?

    Yes, in forward walks, it very much feels to me like an attempt to make it like Latin, which then makes its a bit disjointed because of the bent leg.
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    What is the Hip Lift Technique?

    I do both latin and rhythm and have had some coaching from Bill. I definitely see it as a way to make American Rhythm more like Latin. If you imagine basic samba walks, that will be the action I feel when I do hip lift in cha cha, etc.
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    Has anyone tried the new Ray Rose 3" Straight heels?

    I love my Aida's! I've been like the princess and the pea with shoes and I'd been struggling for a couple years to find just the right ones. Done. I Love them with rainbows and unicorns and puffy hearts. It's all in the heel placement. It's more centered on your foot and just so much more...
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    It's All In the Shoes....

    It's your first post... It's a commercial, and you're "not trying to sell anything"? Riiiight.
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    Dubbing music in videos

    They probably didn't have the rights to some of the music to post on YouTube and you tube pulled the video. So in order to post it, they had to sub with general domain music
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    Statements that your coaches have made with which you have disagreed

    Back to the original topic. I had a very fancy name coach tell me that heel leads were fine in bolero - "because they're more natural." Uh, no. Probably best to keep your coaching to smooth;)
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    States of Undress During Dance Performance

    I think because he started without his shirt, so you get over the initial "ooh" and then just watch his muscles working... Which was awesome. I think the stripping off the shirt or opening the shirt mid routine feels a little gimmicky.
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