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So Joe, what do you think - would it be out of line for affected dancers to contact the organizers and ask to please consider a switcheroo? Also, I've noticed that events are danced in order of proficiency. Newcomer events, then bronze closed events, followed by closed silver events, etc. Is...

I'm not sure if I ought to respond, @PartnerDancer, as if I do, it will be off topic. But I'll risk it. First, I agree that dancesport does involve endurance and stamina. I'm not sure why I need to do any athletic activity for 30 minutes in a row to be considered an "athlete," in your mind. A...

I've seen a variety of posts on other social media where I get the feeling there's always "that person" who is very vocal about his or her complaints to organizers. And I don't mean constructive, legitimate complaints to an organizer, I mean I'm reading about what I perceive to be sort of petty...

My coach mentioned this book to us this week. 1) Anyone (other than @fascination) still on this thread still on DF? /waves at Fasc and 2) willing to sell their copy?

Try further south. Much further. As ridiculously bitter as I am I won't out her. But if someone is looking for a designer and you want to be sure you won't get burned, you can message me and I'd tell you "No, that's not her," before I'd say, "It's ___."

Ridiculous, bitter update: So after seeing all kinds of pics on social media over the course of the last six weeks from this designer, we have decided that her gig isn't designing for the mortals, her business model is to be designing and dressing the pros, and then, once the pro is finished...

Continuing in the anecdote spectrum: I'm at an AM studio, and they have three instructors who are on the NDCA pro/rising star circuit (one is with a different pro and the other two are a couple themselves). These pros also take their students to Capital, Embassy, USDC, Millennium, Emerald, etc...

I had the same problem once. I walked through every step and "choreographed in" when to breathe - inhaling slowly, like in a rumba or bolero slow counts; fast, like a ZIP! when I am turning - sometimes it's an "AHHHHH!" exhale with a stretch. And as Mr. 4 Styles points out, I use it to help...

I bought a lovely dress from Europe a year ago and we used PayPal for the exchange. My seller suggested we do the private exchange so that we avoided the fees, but I reminded her politely that those fees give both of us consumer protections - if she takes my money and runs, or I take the dress...

I can't believe in five years no one has added to this thread!

This is awesome - good to hear! We would have had to give up a comp this year to go - anything that involves airfare ugh - but with a year to plan we can probably make it work next year. Wish I belonged to a chapter that was involved in this way! But I'm working with a couple of other members...

Since you say "we," I'm assuming you were there? Was participation strong enough that the organizers will hold it again, you think?

Is this the chapter that just hosted the workshop hosted by the Crowders?

Hey - she's the studio owner. It's her choice. Also, we're a different breed of "typical student" - competitive amateurs with a serious work ethic. She knows we love to dance, she knows we work hard, and she's told us before that she loves working with us because of it. She's investing in our...

I've kept my eye on the clock to be sure that I'm getting all the questions I brought with me answered before my hour is up. If the lesson seems to end, as in, we've accomplished what she needed us to do, and it's the end of the hour, we hug, tells us we're working hard and to do X, Y, and Z at...

We're talking right now about this.

UPDATE: Still no word from the local board - so despite my reaching out to three board members - only 1 has contacted me back but with nothing to say. I just want to go to a board meeting and toss out some ideas, but that info isn't published and no one will get back to me. They hold their...

Egor Shalvarov has posted his thoughts on this topic on Dance Comp Review. http://dancecompreview.com/why-having-dance-sport-at-the-olympics-is-not-a-good-idea/ "But my dream (of Dancing in the Olympics) started fading away when I got older, and completely vanished when the world of dance...

I can message you details. Or... /shrug. :)