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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What’s the Deal with Taxi Dancers?
I don’t think it was until I was attending kizomba festivals in Europe a few years ago that my current notion of what a…
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How to Save Your Fellow Dancer from Almost Certain Tragedy
Or, if you prefer the non-clickbait title: Handling Food Allergies in the Social Dance Scene. It’s the holiday season! Lots of tasty treats appear…
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SDC Music #2 – Zozan
Time for some new music! Today we feature an artist from Charlotte, North Carolina named Zozan (pronounced Zo-Zon). He sent LDC a hot Kizomba track entitled,…
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Hey guys – Here’s How To Get Invited For A Dance!
In a lot of our social dance scenes, the expectation is that men should ask women to dance. Some have that more engrained than…
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