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What I said (poorly) is that I'm disappointed because we compete in events where we're regularly uncontested, or at NQEs where there's only a small number of other competitors (we're working on this for 2017). And then there's my jealousy that there are dancers who are able to have...

From the rules: "No points are earned in a heat with less than 8 couples dancing regardless of placement." Using my past three years of attending NQEs and Nationals as a guide, this is really disappointing. If we're in a heat with two other couples we consider that a win!

I don't practice solo /insert excuse about not having the time but the understanding that I really have to somehow. My partner practices solo way more than I do /insert explanation about how his career allows him to be more flexible with his time than mine does. I can dance my routines solo...

I've had Boyko work on me twice in the past six months, and I've been really pleased because that trademark "Boyko look," I didn't get. You know: hair loops and swirls? What I got was similar but different, because everyone's been duplicating that look, so now he's altering his style a bit. I...

It's easier to get asked to dance at the start of a new dance if you are already on the floor to accept. Dance with beginners. We were all beginners once.

I know of two situations at one studio where the students (separately, and at different points in time) were "banned" due to alcohol. One was a gentleman who was a sloppy intoxicated person and made everybody uncomfortable, and the other was a lady who was an exuberant intoxicated person who...

I use Revlon ColorStay as my foundation, but I use the 15-hour "Stay Flawless" primer by Benefit under it. And then I use a foundation brush to apply. Then I use a sponge to blend. Then I use the Almay loose powder to set. The primer is the only expensive item in the process but I don't have to...

Urban Decay shadows are bright, long-wearing, and (on me, anyway) sweat-proof. I routine get through 12 hour competition days with UD products.

Absolutely, and rightfully so. The electricity don't pay for itself. ;) The other thing I've learned is that some trainees drop out because they need a paying job now. But this particular studio doesn't pay the trainees for the required hours they have to put in to learn both the soft skills...

Agreed. In my eight years at the studio where I got my start, I've watched dozens of young people answer the Craigslist ad, come in, take the "training class," and as time passes more and more of them drop out until maybe one remains to become an instructor. It's not about the dancing as much as...

Personally, I'm glad to see this amendment. I've posted before that I'm irked by the lack of semantics over what constitutes a "pro" and what constitutes an "am." I wish USA Dance would do this... especially since they're attempting to create a professional division. I no longer dance pro-am...

So I'm aware of two USAD amateur championship dancers who turned pro (over the past several years) - and they went to NDCA. If you're trying to make a living as a pro, NDCA comps are a way to help you do that. Teacher's Pot of Gold, Top Teacher, there's a percentage of package fees you can tack...

And then you cut the strand from the ribbon? Because that's genius!

My dress has beaded fringe, so when it needed some rehabbing, I had to figure out how to do it. And here's how I do it: You make your own beaded fringe. Trying to cut premade fringe from a ribbon is an exercise in madness and will take you more time than if you just make your own. Girl Scout...

I completely agree with Rise and with Loki - this is not a typical situation. He's dumping you shifting you to a different instructor because as the studio owner, he probably doesn't really teach as much as he's handling studio business. I practice at a studio where the owner has maybe four...

Hope it goes well. Shoulder issues trouble me, too, so I'd high five you in solidarity but we all know that'd likely cause my arm to fall off at this point. ;)

I tried silicone, too. It never quite dried. Maybe the tube I used was too old, but it was what I had on hand. I also tried white glue, spray adhesive, and Mod Podge. I came loaded for bear and left with nothing but broken dreams and an afternoon of eating my feelings. Regarding the weave glue...

Crafter's log, more than three hours later... I have cracked nothing. Nothing. I suspected it was weave glue that was used, but it sticks to itself, so while what you end up with is flexible and slightly shiny, and it dries clear, because it sticks to itself you get lots of little white balls...

Okay, kids, I think I may have cracked the code. I think I've figured out how to make "critters," and today is TEST LAB DAY. All the materials are assembled on my dining room table and it may take 24 hours for me to know for sure that this works. Boldly going where no DFer has gone before...

Reading NDCAs rulebook, they make it REALLY hard to get on the schedule, let alone "change" the event: Section III, #2 - A) Applications for sanction of new multi-day competitions and new Local One-Day Events may only be placed on the first Ballroom Department Meeting Agenda once every three...