Surviving Your First Group Dance Class
Like private lessons, group dance classes can be scary for first-time dancers. Thoughts of ‘making...
June 18, 2015
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Surviving Your First Private Lesson
Great, you’ve chosen your dance studio! (If you haven’t, click here) Now the fear grips...
June 11, 2015
The 7 Traits of an Ideal Dance Studio
So, you want to learn to dance. Congratulations! Dancing is an exciting adventure, both fun...
June 4, 2015
5 Arm Styling Exercises for the Ballroom Dancer
Learning about arm styling, much like reading about archery, doesn’t do you much good unless...
May 28, 2015
Adding Embellishments: The Basics of Arm Styling
After everything you’ve learned, from connecting with your partner to keeping time with the music,...
May 21, 2015
Cross-Training: What Different Activities Bring to Your Dancing
Last time, we looked at how we can improve our dancing by cross-training with other...
May 12, 2015
Cross-training, and 4 Ways it Helps Your Dancing
Ever heard about what happens to workers in meat-packing factories? They complain of tendonitis, joint...
May 5, 2015
3 Steps to Removing the Blocks in Your Dance Technique
Who can build the best car, an auto mechanic, or an unskilled labourer? They both...
April 28, 2015
A Guide for Successful Dance Practice Habits
So, you’re frustrated with your dancing. You want to improve. But every time you try...
April 16, 2015
How to Ballroom Dance Efficiently
Pop quiz: who dances the most challenging steps? Answer: the beginners! The more advanced dancers...
April 9, 2015
5 Exercises that Build a Dancer’s Endurance
As we’ve learned, there are plenty of changes we can make to our eating and...
April 3, 2015
Why Even Dancers Need Rest
I recently heard that business people benefit from ‘free days’, a 24 hour period in...
March 26, 2015
Building a Dancer’s Diet: What and When to Eat
In our previous article, we looked at an overview of your diet, rest, exercise, and...
March 19, 2015
The Key to Dancing Better, for Longer
You can be in tremendous physical shape, be flexible as Gumby, yet still get exhausted...
March 5, 2015
Your First Dance Social: Surviving the Dance Floor
Previously, we took a compassionate look at how to overcome your fears of social dancing...
February 25, 2015
Ballroom Turns, and How to do Them Properly, Part 2
Last time, we looked at three common ballroom turns we encounter at the local dance...
February 17, 2015
Ballroom Turns, and How to do Them Properly, Part 1
Ballroom turns are are both one of the biggest and most challenging parts of every...
February 11, 2015
Your First Dance Social: Do’s and Don’ts
So, you’ve worked up the courage to actually make it through the club doors (if...
February 4, 2015
Your First Dance Social: Welcome to the Jungle
For many of us, dance socials, whether at clubs, dance halls, or your local studio,...
January 28, 2015
Finding that Dance Partner Connection
So, how often do you get out on the ballroom dance floor these days? Would...
January 2, 2015
So, What is this Ballroom Stuff Anyway? – Part 2
In part 1 of ‘What IS This Dance Anyway??’, we covered how to distinguish 5...
June 13, 2014
So, What is this Ballroom Stuff Anyway? – Part 1
If you’ve never done ballroom before, it may seem a very strange world. If you...
February 10, 2014
January Tip for Dancers
The philosophy of push through the pain is one we are all familiar with. The...
January 7, 2014
Nine Reasons a Guy Should Learn to Dance
Most guys really don’t like to dance. The question of why has been on our...
November 14, 2013
Tips for Improving your Contemporary Dancing
Contemporary Dance is one of the most popular forms of dance and continues to be...
November 12, 2013
Halloween 2013 at Joy of Dance
Never let it be said that Joy of Dance doesn’t like Halloween. We love it!...
November 4, 2013
On the Ball Dance Tips
Practice your technique so that it becomes body memory. One of the things that may...
October 31, 2013
Going Beyond Technique: How to Become a Great Storyteller Through Dance
Dancing is something you do because you love it and that really is the truth....
October 23, 2013