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I'm in a city where there are a handful of one-day comps, and I have traveled to attend a one-day comp or two. In my experience, there are the really super nice one-day comps (the Type As), the ones where the organizers are working hard to provide a beautiful and well-run experience...

I know literally two things about Standard. I had a friend share a video with me about this particular couple, dancing a tango. "What's up with her head?" was the question. The answer to this is not one of the two things I know about Standard, so I turn to you, DFers! There was special...

I'm a competitive amateur in the south, and while you're right about wishing it were "more active" down here, it is getting better. Birmingham, AL is a new NQE in February, there's an Atlanta comp in May run by the USA Dance chapter there; they'd like to become an NQE at some point. There are a...

I watch, and as I'm listening, I'm thinking, "Gee, I'm dancing so slowly... the music seemed so much faster as I was dancing than it does as I'm watching the playback..." :hilarious:

TUTORIAL! TUTORIAL! Glad it worked for you - tell us what you did!

Currently in PT for reoccurring shoulder trouble; I've got an impingement of some sort. In addition to exercises meant to free up the shoulder, have had two sessions of "cupping" on and around my sub scapularis and along my mid spine. I look like I've been slapped by a squid but boy howdy is...

1. Bold is mine: are you working yourself up about something that's not even fact yet? You want a plan for something that may not even ever be an issue. And as another poster suggested, this isn't even something you need to worry about - this is something the studio ought to handle. I appreciate...

As a consumer of social media, may I suggest moving carefully around the "'TONS' of social network posts" idea. Nothing makes me "hide" a post or "unfollow" a page or "unsubscribe" from an email list faster than this very thing - all grabs for cash and very little else. I know it's a business...

Nah, it's just I'm cheap! :D

Something I'd like to caution you on is the potential for design theft when purchasing dresses on EBay. Many times, unscrupulous overseas vendors steal images from the designer's websites or ballroom competition photographs, recreate the dress in the image using plastic beads and cheap, thin...

I'm not going to accept a money order, I'm terribly sorry, but it's for your protection and for my own.

So I bought Aery Jo and am returning it (YAY AMAZON). It's "tanning makeup," and it is actually make up. Duh - why didn't I believe the label, you know? :D It's exactly like foundation for all over, which I found was kind of gross. I guess I understand now how the pro get "the look" without...

Hairspray. Before bed, when you wake up again, and before you go downstairs. Repeat. Wear a plastic shower cap in the shower to protect not just from spray but from humidity. Make sure it's styled in such a way your neck will be able to relax - I've had mine long and in a low, low ponytail, and...

Want them? :) I don't even want to guess at an estimate.

Post Office not open on Saturdays! :( I'll try Monday!

I've got this GORGEOUS crystal AB bracelet leftover from my social dancing days. Every stone is there and none are scratched since I wore it so infrequently. Pay shipping and it's yours. For a split second years ago I thought I'd compete in Standard wearing a friend's smooth dress, so I...

I've got a pair of Aida latin sandals, Karinas, size 22, that look good enough to compete in, but the interior sole shows they've been danced in. Heel height is 2 1/2. Hate to pitch them, esp. since the satin on the heel cup is spotless (I wear protectors to avoid "the burn") so... let me know...

God, I do not miss pro-am.... My independent studio tacked on a $100 fee for every day I had my instructor out of the studio (with the exception of travel days) much like Larinda suggested. However, the "double dipping" did happen in my case - he also wanted a $100 as his daily fee to recoup...

Okay! I've shipped shoes before and it's been anywhere from $17 to $25, but I'll see if I can get a lower rate since you don't have to have them immediately.

Let me go to the post office on Saturday and get an idea about shipping cost. Do you have a preference for how fast they get there?