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I've been thinking about this, and I'm not a fan of this change to the membership rules. If I pay for a year-long membership then I should get a year of membership. It's just that simple. It is not difficult for USA Dance to track membership this way--it's the way they've been doing it up until...

Are you questioning the power of Dance Forums? :)

I don't see anything wrong with Casayoto vigorously disagreeing with a policy USAD intends to implement. Just because a person doesn't like a single policy or questions it's implementation does not mean that they don't like the organization and its policies as a whole. USAD exists for the...

They own Master Dance in Palatine, IL (north of Schaumburg). I highly recommend them. My partner and I have taken lessons from Katja for several years. Feel free to contact me by PM if you'd like more information.

I was taught that the ladies right wrist should be close to straight. This makes sense to me as it creates an unbroken line in the follow's arm, which I think looks nice. (Also, my arms are significantly short than my partner's so it gives me just a little bit more length!) In the social...

Is there anything risky about accepting a money order but holding shipment of the dress until the payment clears? The allows the seller to pay via his/her preferred method but protects you from a scam.

I agree with you. If an outfit makes it difficult to see the dancing then there is not much the judges can do about that--you can't judge what you cannot see. Also, the wrong costume can accentuate a dancer's weaknesses. So I agree that costuming is very important to dancing and that it can be...

Alex's costume looks like a smoking jacket to me. I don't know if that was the inspiration or not, but it would seem to match an old Hollywood theme.

Unfortunately, I think by bringing up Katja's costume I made this discussion about whether or not people like that particular costume, which I am not sure was the original poster's intent and certainly wasn't mine in bringing her up. The real question for me is not whether people agree on a...

huh, it's really weird to watch a dance with no preconceived notions of what it should look like. I like the couple that won. They looked like they were having a blast. It'll be interesting to see where this ends up over time.

Maybe. It's hard to imagine that a person in a clown suit would not have their dancing hindered, but there are some really talented people out there. :) I think it comes down to what the judges should be judging. Should they judge skill or image? It's problematic since image seems to be...

oops. Sorry! But I'm 99.999% certain she's talking about Alex & Katja. Sherin - please correct me if I'm wrong and I'll edit my post. :)

Fair enough. I can understand a preference for no floats in smooth. But did it affect the dancing? Should it affect the judging?

Judges are only human and they will have subjective opinions regarding costumes. But judges also are professionals and should (in my opinion) look past fashion and judge the dancing. Is this easy to do? I suspect not. Then again, they've seen it all and they see it weekend after weekend so...

Yeah, I saw that after I posted yesterday and was a bit surprised.

Kind of a unique costume that Katja's wearing. I like it, though, very Old Hollywood and glamorous. www. photoreflect.com/store/Orderpage.aspx?pi=022X007V0O0063&po=63&pc=94

When I first started dancing I noticed a huge difference between practice shoes and heels. But now its not such a big deal. It does change my height a little (I dance standard) but that doesn't seem to bother my partner. So, I spend most of my time in practice shoes since they are more durable...

I think a lot of people in the bottom 25% would still choose to compete at nationals. Yes, staying home and doing local competitions would be cheaper, but that overlooks all of the other reasons to do nationals (regardless of whether you expect to place in your division): - Chance to compete...

That's a super cute style on Amanda. Short hair that is straight seems to work really well for latin/rhythm--it flies around and accentuates the movement. For smooth, Katja Lindholm also wears her hair short.

Does competition proficiency level really dictate what you focus on during your lessons? Also, don't opinions as to what skills a dancer should exhibit at a different level vary quite widely? The purpose of the proficiency point system seems less about ensuring a dancer reaches some subjective...