Why Are We Uncomfortable with Safety?
The idea of making dance scenes “safer” isn’t new, but it’s also one that creates a lot of discomfort. Why is that? What can…
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Defensive Dancing: Handling Uncomfortable Situations
What are your options when you feel uncomfortable in the middle of a dance? What can you do when someone is just trying to…
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What to Do When You Are Uncomfortable
This is written for all of you who have ever felt uncomfortable because of someone coming on to you during a dance. If you’ve…
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How to Teach Consent (Lesson 2)
Consent is suddenly a headliner topic, with the #MeToo campaign sweeping across social media. Changing our culture to be one that respects, asks, and…
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How to Teach Consent Starting Now (Lesson 1)
There’s growing momentum around the idea of fostering “consent culture” in our dance scene. But what does that mean? And how can we teach…
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Becoming Part of a New Community
We all want to be part of some kind of community. No one enjoys feeling like an outsider. Most of us have connections to…
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Escape the Drama! On Mending Relationships in the Dance Community
I don’t know about you, but two words I hate to hear associated with my dance community are drama and politics. Although we all…
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Photography at Dance Events
I’ve been doing social dancing for more than ten years now in a variety of different scenes, and I’ve seen amazingly different expectations related…
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Social Dance Life #11 – Working Toward the Morocco Salsa Contest
The first time I encountered salsa dancing was in a crowded club in the capital city of Morocco – and I couldn’t believe my…
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So You Think You Can Dance Afro House
If you go to a big kizomba party or festival, at some point in the night there is sure to be an Afro House…
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