5 Ways Followers Build Trust With Their Partner
While leader’s can build trust in their partners in a variety of ways, the follower builds...
February 4, 2016
5 Ways Leaders Build Trust With Their Partner
When a follower agrees to dance with you, they are trusting you with a lot...
January 31, 2016
Learning to Trust Your (Dance) Partner
As the title suggests, learning to trust your dance partner is much the same as...
January 22, 2016
5 Things Every Dancer Needs to AVOID
Just as we all seek certain qualities that help us improve our dancing, we also...
January 7, 2016
5 Things Every Dancer Needs to Succeed
Have you ever wondered why some people become great dances in their particular style, while...
December 31, 2015
Overcoming the Blocks in Your Creativity
Creative dancers choreograph intricate dance combinations that seem to magically match the music. By comparison,...
December 10, 2015
Have Fun in Your Dance Lesson – With ANY Partner
Whether it’s your partner-for-life, or your group partner of the moment, sometimes you’re going to...
December 4, 2015
On Wanting Your Partner to Learn Faster
You’ve figured out the move, or so you think. Now, if only your partner would...
November 22, 2015
The Best Leaders
Sometimes, it seems like the ladies have all the luck. After all, your favourite followers...
November 12, 2015
The Best Followers
Followers at a dance are like first-come first-serve seating at community theatre: the best ones...
November 5, 2015
Learning to Dance Fearlessly, Part Three
As we discussed in the last article, our belief system originates from past experience, which...
October 29, 2015
Learning to Dance Fearlessly, Part Two
Last week, we discovered that the fear that prevents us from dancing confidently - whether...
October 22, 2015
Learning to Dance Fearlessly
Fear. It rules our lives, keeping us contained within the limits of what we have...
October 15, 2015
Dancetiquette: How to Work With Any Partner
If what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger, then partner dancing will either give you...
July 23, 2015
Dancetiquette: How to Handle a Difficult Partner
Who wants to grab your dance partner by their shoulders and shake them, while screaming...
July 2, 2015
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
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
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
What Makes a Great Dance Teacher?
There are a lot of opinions and blogs out there on what determines a good...
July 29, 2013
Staying on the Ball
Benefits of Ballroom Dancing Did you know that ballroom dancing (this includes Latin), has benefits that...
April 19, 2013
Stolen Moments In-Between Dance Classes
WHEN YOU CAN’T MAKE DANCE CLASSES Stretch and Get Through Anything Whether you are a professional dancer...
March 20, 2013
OMG! Dance Performance Anxiety
8 TIPS TO MANAGE THE PANIC Anyone who has had to dance in front of an...
March 4, 2013