by Melissa Cyr | Mar 17, 2014 | All Posts, Dancesport Competition, Mental Training
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.– Albert Einstein Are you insane? Many couples at one point or another suffer with this dance disorder. Let me explain… We all practice hard and try our best...
by Melissa Cyr | Mar 11, 2014 | All Posts, Quick Tip Tuesday
Does your American Smooth look too standard? Max Sinitsa has an A to our viewer’s Q in this edition of Quick Tip Tuesday. Quick Tip Tuesday Every Tuesday we answer your burning dance questions about dancesport, competition, training, grooming, judging,...
by Melissa Cyr | Mar 4, 2014 | All Posts, Teaching & Coaching
All coaching is, is taking a player where he can’t take himself. –Bill McCartney, American Football Coach To become a champion, you have to be DETERMINED. The number one quality of a winner is to keep getting back on the horse (or floor!), after every...
by Melissa Cyr | Feb 27, 2014 | All Posts, Costuming, Dancesport Competition
Ahhh the spectacular fashions of the ballroom! Every dress is a unique creation, practically a wearable work of art, complete with price tags fit for a gallery. Of course, a dance costume is so much MORE then just something to wear while dancing. It combines the: 1....
by Melissa Cyr | Feb 24, 2014 | All Posts, Teaching & Coaching
Many dancers ask themselves and their coaches, “Should I be a Professional Dancer?” To be a dancer, you have to be passionate. What else inspires one to spend long hours in uncomfortable shoes, working an hour on the tedium of the perfect angle of your...
by Melissa Cyr | Feb 21, 2014 | All Posts, Ballroom Basics, Music School, Musicality
International rumba music has an sweetly sensual sound and rhythm, which is portrayed in the character of the dance. Get the 101 right here, on what to listen for! International Rumba Music School Counting the Basic Rhythm:2,3,4-1 (hold foot position on count...