Five Choreographic Tips To Mix Up Your Social Dancing
People often gravitate toward social dance because it doesn’t rely on set choreography and has a more spontaneous and improvisational nature. However, that doesn’t…
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Advice for Dancing in Heels
Learning to dance in heels was one of the most frustrating parts of my early salsa journey. The first pair of salsa shoes I…
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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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A Dance Event Organiser’s Guide to Sexual Harassment & Assault
What would you do if someone was raped, otherwise assaulted, or harassed at your event? What would you do if there was no evidence…
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What You Give Is What You Get Back On The Dance Floor
Last year I fell during a solo competition in New York City. I didn’t hit the ground, but I fell hard enough that the…
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Social Dance Life #13 – Why Every Dancer Should Travel To Dance
Social dancing not only keeps us fit and gives us a reliable Friday night serotonin boost, but it also proves to be a traveller’s…
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Are You Sure You’ve Never Made Your Dance Partner Uncomfortable?
“I don’t get it,” my friend says, their face wavering between distress and indignation. “It was an actual dance move. I wasn’t being a…
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A brief history of West Coast Swing – Part 1 of 3
When and where did West Coast Swing start? By who? …and how? How did Hollywood in the 1940’s helped making it even more popular?…
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Too Old to Dance
I recently ran into a former dance acquaintance at a family friend’s holiday party. She and I had always been cordial, but we weren’t…
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What To Do When You’re Injured and Can’t Dance
As dancers, we derive a lot of happiness from movement, and not being able to dance because of an injury—even a relatively minor one…
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