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Hi all. I'm selling a pair of size 6 U.S. / 36 European black suede Comme il Faut shoes with a butterfly front and a double (criss-crossing) ankle strap. They have a shiny 3.5" stiletto heel. I only wore them once for a few hours. They have some scuffing on the sole and very faint toe prints...

Thanks for the replies and advice. The article and videos on embellishments are super helpful. I won't try any of that yet, because I'd probably just slip and hurt myself lol. It's kind of hard to watch those videos and focus on the moves, because I keep getting distracted by all the gorgeous...

I think so. Thanks :p I found a YouTube video where the woman is doing a lot of it in the first 7 seconds of the clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN0o_ZgdCL0 By the way, is there a name for that bent-ankle foot slide move?

Hi :p Sorry if this is a silly question, but I'm super new to the whole Argentine Tango scene: I noticed that some of the ladies, especially when walking sideways, move by breaking the line of the ankle (everting their foot) and moving their foot to the side by sliding the inner ball along the...

Oh, very pretty :) And it's much more related to ballroom than Madonna is ;) Thanks for the links and explanation.

This is a bit more out-of-the-way from DC, but there's also the Promenade in Baltimore, which I believe has ballroom dancing on Friday and Saturday nights

Sorry if this is a totally dumb question, but what is "New Vogue"? Everytime I see the phrase, I think of that Madonna song and the dance people did in the 80's where you move your hands around like you're modelling lol

Does anyone know of any dance supply stores that sell ballroom shoes and/or practice-wear in the Northern Virginia / Arlington area? Thanks!

:uplaugh: Since I'm without a partner at the moment, would it be weird for me to take private lessons by myself?

I see on here that a lot of people take multiple lessons per week. Are most of you who do that taking private/semi-private lessons, or are there studios that offer group lessons several days per week? I would love to take more lessons than I am currently taking. Prices for private lessons...

Thank you for the tips! I'll definitely try to support my own weight and balance. :)

I'm a follower who is quite new to the dance scene and am not sure what exactly is meant by "hangs on you," since I don't have frame and balance, etc. down very well yet and am not sure when I am doing something wrong. How can I prevent myself from doing this or know if I am doing this? I...

My boyfriend told me that, at his first comp, he was having trouble hearing the beat in the jive and ended up double-timing it for some reason, so he and his partner looked like two insane people practically running around the floor, twice as fast as everyone else. He said his partner was about...

:uplaugh: Sorry, I'm super-late to this thread and don't mean to go off-topic, but I just wanted to say that your article (especially the quoted part) made my day! I don't think anyone could put that better!

Slim vs. Flare Heels? Is it just personal preference whether to get slim vs. flared heels on your ballroom shoes, or is one better for some things than others (i.e. is one better for latin vs. standard)? Thanks!

Thanks for the encouragement :) I'll definitely ask my orthopedic specialist next time I see him. I actually started doing yoga and dance to help with my back, and I'm glad I did, because the dancing is really fun.

Hi, kind-of an odd question here: I was diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis at age 12 and have a 35-degree primary thoracic curve with a 45-degree lumbar compensatory curve (not nearly as bad as that guy who auditioned on SYTYCD though), and I wanted to ask whether anyone knows if and...

Thanks everyone for the replies :) They're encouraging! I'll just keep practicing.

I'm curious how many of you in ballroom dance have had previous experience with other types of dance, like ballet or jazz? If so, how long prior to starting ballroom had you started the other types, and do you find that the previous training helps or hinders your ballroom dancing? I've never...

Hi all! I have a somewhat ambivalent take on the whole ballroom vs. family thing since I love to dance, but I also hate what my dad did to our family when he got hooked on dancing. My dad and my mum were having problems with their marriage for a long time anyway, and my dad was never much of a...