by Melissa Cyr | Mar 20, 2010 | All Posts, Dancesport Competition, News Flash
What better place is there for a dance competition than Las Vegas?! When you combine the excitement of the city itself with the excitement of great dancing, you have a winning combination. That’s what competitors and spectators alike enjoyed this past weekend at the...
by Melissa Cyr | Aug 30, 2009 | All Posts, Dancesport Competition, Mental Training
There’s one quality that ALWAYS gets noticed on the floor: CHARISMA This kind of magnetism is attractive both on and off the floor! Consider yourself lucky if it comes naturally to you. But if you don’t feel like you’re naturally...
by Melissa Cyr | Aug 10, 2009 | All Posts, News Flash
After 4 weeks of intensive training with Erik and Melissa Cyr, actor Justin Chatwin (“War of the Worlds”, “Dragonball”) is off to Toronto to start filming the new movie “Funkytown”. Set in the disco era of the 1970’s, Justin’s character is a nightclub hustle and disco...
by Melissa Cyr | Jul 7, 2009 | All Posts, Ballroom on TV, News Flash
Erik and I were guests of renowned choreographer, Jean Marc Genereux, at this week’s taping of “SYTYCD”, now in its fifth season. It was interesting to see how the show is filmed and see the dancers perform live and without all the editing and camera angles. The...
by Melissa Cyr | May 30, 2009 | All Posts, News Flash
The 14th Annual World Salsa Competition at the world famous Mayan nightclub has just ended, crowning this year’s amateur and pro champions. I judged the amateur finals and the professional semi-finals this year, and was pleased to see the dancers in both...
by Melissa Cyr | Apr 20, 2009 | All Posts, News Flash
Congrats to Mr. Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and Mrs. Mandy Kuhn for winning “Dancing with the Las Vegas Stars” at the Palms Casino Resort with their energetic and crowd-pleasing “Greased Lightnin” number! Mr. Mancini’s appearance...