by Melissa Cyr | Jul 28, 2015 | All Posts, Ballroom Basics, Dancesport Competition, News Flash, Teaching & Coaching
Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world. – Voltaire Dancers speak with their movements rather than words, but as artists, we dancers can certainly appreciate a good book…dance books, in particular! With...
by Melissa Cyr | Jun 26, 2015 | All Posts, Dancesport Competition, Interviews, News Flash
Want to see the world through another dancer’s eyes? WE DO! That’s why we jumped on board the latest social media app, Periscope, and did our first “scope” a few days ago. Periscope lets anyone broadcast LIVE to the WORLD, while receiving real time questions...
by Melissa Cyr | Apr 26, 2015 | All Posts, Ballroom Basics, Dancesport Competition, Musicality, News Flash
Most days, getting the mail is about as exciting as washing dishes. But, recently, I opened my mailbox and a little envelope inside made me break out in a happy dance. It was the long-awaited 2 disc Very Latin album from DJ Ice and WRD Music. Of course, I popped it...
by Melissa Cyr | Feb 9, 2015 | All Posts, Dancesport Competition, News Flash
As much as dance is a living art, sometimes all the elements of the moment align just right to be captured forever in a photograph. This can’t be accomplished by just any shutterbug. (Point proven by the many photos I’ve taken of dancers with mouths open, eyes closed,...
by Melissa Cyr | Nov 3, 2014 | All Posts, Dancesport Competition, News Flash
An Intimate Portrait of a World Dance Champion Enter below to win a signed copy of the newly released paperback edition of Ballroom! Biographies fascinate me because, well, I’m nosy…and because I love to share in stories of the human spirit. Show me the...
by Melissa Cyr | Aug 26, 2014 | All Posts, Ballroom on TV, Dancesport Competition, Mental Training, News Flash
You know those experiences that make you remember why you do what you do? Those feelings, moments, words, that renew your excitement and ignite your inspiration? Erik and I recently had one of the experiences. It reminded us that before we were teachers, before...