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...
by Beth Knoll | Apr 3, 2014 | All Posts, Ballroom Basics, Dancesport Competition
We have a special guest post this week from Ms. Beth Knoll, US National Professional Ballroom Champion and NDCA & WDC adjudicator. For centuries, people have searched for the magic of youth. From Herodotus to Ponce de Leon, from Alexander the Great to modern...
by Melissa Cyr | Apr 1, 2014 | All Posts, Dancesport Competition, Mental Training, Quick Tip Tuesday
Have you gotten off, been bumped, interrupted, edged out on the floor? How do you get back on? Who’s in charge when you’ve got trouble on the dance floor? Our in-house coach, Max Sinitsa, has plenty of experience as a seasoned Smooth and Ballroom pro, so...
by Melissa Cyr | Mar 24, 2014 | All Posts, Dancesport Competition, Mental Training, Quick Tip Tuesday
Your hair is done, your costume is on, you’re ready to dance, but…time’s not time yet. You need to warm up, but you’re nervous. You want to get into the ballroom atmosphere, but you don’t want to feel intimidated. What do you do before...