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  1. s2k

    Dealing with a non-communicative dress vendor (who also has your money)

    I hear you. Meybe next time I'd suggest he does 50% up front and the other 50% upon completion. This was his first time buying from a fancy-pants vendor (pun intended) so we felt "when in Rome...", you know? Good point, thanks!
  2. s2k

    What are you excited about in your dancing right now?

    It's taken a year, but in the last two weeks I've finally gotten a section of bolero whip-fast, upright, and best of all: consistent. Alternating between crying and clapping my hands together like a seven-year-old girl whose birthday pony was just led in.
  3. s2k

    Dealing with a non-communicative dress vendor (who also has your money)

    As always, DF comes through! :) We FINALLY got her to respond to a message that mentioned our next step was to involve our "legal team." LOL. But it worked. She messaged back and apologized and is mailing it. REALLY appreciate the certified letter idea, RainDance, and hopefully she has...
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    Dealing with a non-communicative dress vendor (who also has your money)

    My partner gave a well-known designer $500 in March to design a custom Latin shirt. She didn't have it ready at Millennium as she had written she would on his sales slip. She said she hadn't heard from him, therefore she didn't bring it (personally, I think this is pretty sketchy, especially as...
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    Booking Competition Travel

    I'm not Daddy Warbucks by any means, and we don't fly enough to really accrue points on a particular airline. What matters to me is how many stops the flight has. I like direct flights, and I'm willing to pay a bit more for a non-stop or 1-stop. Because this varies from airline to airline, I...
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    USA Dance - how to avoid making studios nervous?

    My partner and I would like to be more active in our local chapter. Unfortunately, our local chapter has a Telenovela-type history. Here is merely one anecdote: One of the major issues the local chapter is facing is recruiting new members - but without angering studios. Once upon a time, the...
  7. s2k

    Perzhus dancing at Millennium 2016

    Peter and Asta didn't work out. That ended in the spring, I was told. Going to wish for the best for Peter and Sasha.
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    Perzhus dancing at Millennium 2016

    :jawdrop:
  9. s2k

    Practicewear - I just don't get it.

    Discount Dance is my go-to.
  10. s2k

    Perzhus dancing at Millennium 2016

    They danced to "A Whole New World," from Aladdin (which gets my hopes up a smidge that they're dancing together again). Saw the video on a friend's FB page, and they were lovely. Of course. Are they dancing together again, does anyone know? Or was this a one-time performance?
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    Competition Hair

    Boyko's in on it and Yulia is rocking it. From his Facebook: I'm headed out to buy a crimper. :p
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    Beginner trying to advance

  13. s2k

    Beginner trying to advance

    I'm going to risk hijacking this thread because this is the most depressing thing I've read on the internet today (but it's barely 8 a.m., so I expect that could change). Thesis: Everyone's different. 1) If OP wants to become competitive, s/he should go for it. But to toss in a random "you...
  14. s2k

    Beginner trying to advance

    Since both of you are pretty new to ballroom, what's the decision for starting with open routines in novice, rather than start in syllabus on closed routines and work on the basic elements of the dances? From the USA Dance site (bold theirs): Dancers are segregated by skill levels...
  15. s2k

    Competition Hair

    This image camp across my Instafeed. It's a neat combo of the textured/smooth look.
  16. s2k

    IDS vs. Ray Rose vs. Aida Latin Shoes

    ...which is why it broke my heart to abandon them. And AHAHAHAHA speed buckles!! I don't miss having to struggle with the Aida buckle with fishnets and fingernails! :rofl:
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    IDS vs. Ray Rose vs. Aida Latin Shoes

    EXACTLY why I abandoned Aida. Switched to Supadance and am tremendously happy with the fit, even four months post-purchase.
  18. s2k

    Rhythm and Smooth at Blackpool 2017

    Looking forward to who will be judging. :)
  19. s2k

    how are your lessons going? thread II

    Our regular coach was out of town, so we had our lesson with her amazing husband, who is so well-versed in the body and its mechanics... took one look at us do barely a measure and a half of bolero and let us know our hip placement was wrong. Spent 90 minutes on the mechanics of the hip, where...
  20. s2k

    Sprucing up my Standard gown - sewing questions!

    I've seen a lot of green and blue lately.
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