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Community, Dance 101, General Dance, OpinionsMarch 20, 2018

Why Are We Uncomfortable with Safety?

By Rachel Cassandra

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…

Dance 101, General DanceMarch 13, 2018

By Tanya Newton

What would you do if someone was raped, otherwise assaulted, or harassed at your event? What would you do if there was no evidence…

General Dance, OpinionsSeptember 13, 2016

By Roberto Ramirez

There’s always a special guest present at every dance festival… our good friend alcohol! And why not? Alcohol is delicious and comes in many…

Dance 101, General DanceJuly 10, 2016

By Sarah Liz Vuong

Over the years, I’ve experienced many salsa nights during which I really could have used a band-aid, a snack, or a different shirt to…

Dance 101, General DanceOctober 1, 2014

By Tasleem Laila

I remember going out to my first milonga (tango event) a few years back. After only two dances, I felt really uneasy because both…

1 Marius Breaking Out of Gendered Roles at NYC Zouk Festival

Thanks for your response! I would regard every normal conversation between two people as a role free interaction. Like the one we are having now :-) And maybe we could…
2 Richard Breaking Out of Gendered Roles at NYC Zouk Festival

We generally go with "Mix and Match" now in Swing Dancing. I remember someone asked for a good name to replace Jack and Jill, people liked that and then pretty…
3 Rachel Cassandra Breaking Out of Gendered Roles at NYC Zouk Festival

So many interesting comments! Regan, I think talking about "the natural order" doesn't make sense for gender roles. There have always been different roles for people over time. Today most…