by Melissa Cyr | May 6, 2014 | All Posts, Ballroom Basics, Quick Tip Tuesday
Hey Ladies! Do you feel like your teacher or partner is always pushing your head more to the left?! We all want that beautiful open head position, but it often feels like a battle to maintain the look, while not feeling that you’re neck is going to break off!...
by Melissa Cyr | May 5, 2014 | All Posts, Ballroom Basics, Teaching & Coaching
There are a lot of great ballroom dance coaches and a lot of great Pro-Am couples, all working hard to better the quality of Ballroom Dancing. For myself, having competed in the Pro-Am and Professional divisions for over 20 years and now as judge and coach, I...
by Melissa Cyr | Apr 15, 2014 | All Posts, Ballroom Basics, Dancesport Competition, Quick Tip Tuesday
Do you get tired by the end of a round? Feel like you can’t perform at your top ability, because you’re fatigued? Endurance training for dancers is a must! After all, no matter how good your dances are, if you don’t have the STAMINA to perform them...
by Melissa Cyr | Apr 7, 2014 | All Posts, Dancesport Competition, Quick Tip Tuesday
When do you need to update and change your choreography? What should you do if you and your coach don’t agree on this issue? In-house coach Maria Hansen answers a viewer concern about when to change things up, and how important choreography content is to your...
by Melissa Cyr | Apr 7, 2014 | All Posts, Dancesport Competition, Injuries
So, maybe it was a little too much Quickstep, or perhaps my toenails were overdue for a pedicure, or it could have been the shoes were a BIT too small, but whatever caused it, the result was both big toenails completely black and blue…and very sore! Those poor...