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Oh my gosh, I have found my people. DP and I have been on hiatus since the fall (for a dozen different reasons), and I'm not at all thrilled about returning to pro-am after several years dancing Am, which is why I've hardly practiced in months. For the few lessons I have had, I tried switching...

Regardless, it's an expensive region to fly into, to stay in, and to eat in.

My buddies and I call this "post-comp blues." We have combat this for years, successfully, by doing the following: Before the comp, plan an outing. We've all gone to Dave and Busters, we've gone to a wine and paint, but plan something to look forward to after the comp. Don't make this comp...

What else can we do? Several of us IRL have discussed our willingness to pay higher entrance fees because, hello, it's Manhattan! Things are expensive! Hoping our donations will help.

Welcome to DF! Your idea seems... time consuming. If cardio dancing is what you're aiming to do, why not just sign up for a Zumba class?

Agreed. But I'd also like to point out the manager of the studio at which OP is investigating says he only needs to be there "at a one year minimum." Which speaks volumes about how they view their teachers and how little they may care about turning said person into an "experienced and quality...

Yeah. So this happened to me. My instructor hooked me in, and then the manager closed the sale, but that's also how my car salesman did it, too, last time I bought a car. I mean, the amount of money exchanging hands with a car dealer and the dance studio can often deal with similar monetary...

All I have to go on here is what I suspect, because it's my own impediment, too. Too many years of training in the exact opposite way of moving the body that I'm supposed to in the Latin dances - years of ballet. I cannot speak to the similarities or differences with smooth/standard - although I...

I have practiced at a chain studio for seven years. The following is, therefore, all anecdotal. They put out a Craigslist ad looking for new instructors every year, and every year there's a five to seven twentysomethings who show up for the "training class." Several have years and years of...

Can you be a little more specific? Because I'm not sure what you're describing is a bad thing. Are you watching his feet when you're side by side? Is that what you mean?

Spray it enough, and it's not going to move. I used Got 2 Be and I've used Silouhette, and I've gotten three days once. Have it styled up so that you can sleep on it comfortably - so not a low chignon on your neck, or if you sleep on your side, have it styled on your crown so that you will be...

Was it a major multi-day event? I'm wondering if that's the difference.

Personally, I don't equate "fun" with glitzy decorations, but to be fair, after five years attending pro-am comps my first USA Dance NQE was a bit of a letdown at first. But then I remembered I was PAYING for the three-foot tall cellophaned styrofoam glittered lollipops as table decorations and...

For the few that we did, we just registered... we didn't "join" NDCA. We never brought it up, and the organizers never did, either. These were one-day, sanctioned comps. Think someone dropped the ball somewhere?

Aw crap, you're right!! SORRY and thanks for the correction! :D

So there's a letter circulating now that Mr. Weiss is campaigning for a spot on the WDSF Presidium. Some people seem unhappy about this. Ken Richards is on the Presidium - was anyone unhappy about that when he was President of USA Dance? What I will say is that I think USA Dance is struggling...

Hi, Yana, and welcome to Am-Am! Good luck ... my partner and I both think am-am is way harder than pro-am, but it sure has made us better dancers. Wishing you success on this journey! My NDCA advice is based solely on there are NO NDCA all-am events in my region or my coast. So the NDCA comps...

The only time I got an appt time with Boyko that was like yours, too close to my first heat, I emailed back and said, "no can do" to that time and requested another time. They emailed back and said, "6:30 a.m." is the only opening. So I took that one. I'm also booking appointments with Bokyo...

A friend of mine from high school is a competitive, sponsored triathlete, and she posted about this book because she just met the author: "The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion". This title made me die laughing, and after reading so many posts here on DF I thought to...

Anyone else having difficulty with the livestream this morning?