How To Be A Better Dance Partner (Without Improving Your Dancing)
If you’re reading this site, then it goes without saying that Latin dances (salsa, bachata, kizomba(yes, we know its not a Latin dance)) can…
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How To Find That Damn 1 Beat In Salsa Music
You’re getting better. You’ve nailed the basic step and you can even lead a basic turn and a cross body lead. You’re confidence is…
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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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Things Your Dance Instructor Wished You Knew
Dance instructors can spend up to 10 hours a day in the studio. They see and notice a lot of things that we don’t,…
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7 Tips On How To Get More Social Dances
Introducing On The Dance Floor, the new podcast for social dancers by social dancers. SDC contributor Roberto R. talks to Brian B. from West…
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A Brief History of Zouk – Part 1 of 2
Where did Zouk come from? Zouk has been around for about forty years. It’s a very new dance, however, it has influenced many other…
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Get Down With Choreography
A student asks, “I love dancing but can’t seem to get the choreography down. What should I do?” Last year my partner Liz and I…
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How to Dance With Confidence When You’re Still Learning
Dancing with confidence comes from truly loving what you’re doing in that moment. If you genuinely love what you’re doing, everyone else around you…
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What Should You Practice In Your Dancing?
As a Ballroom and Latin dance instructor, I’m always surprised to hear my students’ response to “did you practice last week?” Too often they…
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A brief history of West Coast Swing – Part 2 of 3
What do West Coast Swing and Zouk have in common? More than one would think, apparently… In part two of this mini documentary,…
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