Review: the DC Bachata Congress 2016
Last weekend I attended my third DC Bachata Congress, the 8th incarnation of the event organized by Lee Smith and Kat Aguilar. I attended…
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3 Charts Explain How Our Latin Dance Community is Changing
As a salsa dancer, this chart from Google Trends scares the shit out of me: Let me explain. Google Trends analyzes Google search…
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Sexy Times on the Dance Floor
Ever had an experience like this? She makes eye contact with you and smiles. She moves rhythmically, accentuating the music with the roll of…
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LDC Music #1 – MDK Collective
LDC’s first music feature is from a group based in the UK named MDK Collective. They sent LDC their new Kizomba track entitled, “Dreaming…
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Review: Sawa Sawa Kizomba Festival 2016
There’s an exciting trend happening in the kizomba scene in the United States – a renewed focus on culture and authenticity. There have been…
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What’s Condoms Got to Do with Dance?
he night is young. Music bumping, percussive heat and beautiful bodies grooving to sensual rhythms. Everybody’s salsa dancing their hearts out. Sabor! Sabrosura! It’s…
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Social Dance Life #1: Dear Kizomba Girl…
The following Social Dance Life story was sent to us from a dancer named “Ohio Salsa”. “Dear Kizomba girl from cruise… I was on the Latin…
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When Should Dancers Transition to Being Teachers?
One of our readers submitted this question after witnessing a teacher handle a student’s question in class quite ineptly. I think that the more…
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Your Dance Budget – Investing Wisely
In dancing, as in so many aspects of our lives, we have to work with finite resources. I’m talking about the limits we face…
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The Dance Festival of LOVE: LA Bachata Festival
For seven years now, on Valentine’s day weekend The City of Angels is host to the Bachata Dance Festival for lovers. An event organized…
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