5 Lies You’ve Been Told About Blues
What do you know about blues dancing – or what do you think you know? Long-time readers of Social Dance Community will recognize this…
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What Makes Kizomba Sexy?
“Kizomba is too sexy” and “How can you dance kizomba with people you don’t know?” were pretty normal for me to hear when I…
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Creativity And The Dance Role Paradigm
Increasing numbers of social dancers are questioning the traditional ideas of dance roles. Yet we still don’t have a consensus about what they should…
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Nia: Letting Go And Moving The Body’s Way
I was sitting at a wide wooden table, enjoying the morning sunshine as I did some writing at a musician friend’s house in Albany,…
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Breaking Out Of Gendered Roles At NYC Zouk Festival
It’s been 10 days since the last night of NYC Zouk Festival, but I’m still riding high. There was plenty to praise this event…
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Gendered Roles In Brazilian Zouk: An Interview With Bruno Galhardo
Bruno Galhardo is an internationally renowned and beloved Brazilian zouk dance instructor and performer. When I went to my first real zouk event, the…
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Make Your Regular Social Awesome
People come to social dances for all kinds of reasons, but there are some key points that help them stay. You don’t have to…
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Brazilian Zouk’s Development: an Interview with Larissa Thayane
Brazilian Zouk is a social dance that is relatively young and has been developing very rapidly. I have only recently entered the scene and…
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Organizing Outdoor Dances
Thinking about taking your dance scene into the open air? I highly recommend it! Let me take you through some of the benefits of…
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Implementing Your Code of Conduct
However important writing up a code of conduct is, it’s even more important that your community buys into it and that you have protocols…
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