You’re probably wondering why I’m only reviewing the last half hour. The sad fact is that sometimes dance pros are the ones who get to do the least dancing. When someone offers you as much money as you’d usually make in an entire day to spend an hour leading a pack of Margaritaed-up Gringos in [...]

So every time I go to a dance event, I come home and look at my bank account and find myself much more in the hole than I expected before I left. The purpose of this article is to give people who are new to attending dance events a heads up to how much they [...]

What a unique event! As someone who loves lindy hop and west coast swing, I couldn’t help but get excited over a big crossover event like this. I’d wanted to go for at least 4 years, since I first heard about the event. There were more good lindy and west coast dancers than I could even dance [...]

1. Asking for/ Declining Dances There is no rule that you MUST ask everyone for a dance at a social dance (though that is generally the point), however there is somewhat of an unspoken rule that you do NOT turn down a dance if asked. Simply say “Would you like to dance?” or “May I [...]

What is Hip-Hop, Popping, or Locking? Contrary to popular belief, Hip-Hop culture is an educated one with a strong sense of history and roots that most artists of the genre know.  There are many artistic forms that fall under the wide umbrella term of “Hip-Hop.” Before addressing these, let’s look at the very beginning.

Last weekend I had the pleasure of taking 3 days off work to go to the largest west coast swing event in the United States….MADJam… in Reston, Virginia (not far outside of D.C.). The event had a Thursday pre-party and dancing through Sunday late-night (or I should say morning), and with approximately 1600 attendees, ensures [...]

I had been looking forward to the first weekend in March for several months and ORLX 5, “Meet. Dance. Hug.” did not dissapoint. The Orlando Lindy Exchange is the biggest dance weekend in Central Florida and I have attended each one for the past five years. This year there were over 300 dancers in attendance.

Big Props to Danielle Blouin, Tommy Gibbs and Renee Lipman for rocking the house this Saturday for The Big Event.  A good deal of out-of-towners came out for the fun and competitions, and I felt like I was at a “Big” Florida event even though I didn’t have to drive anywhere! The event was held [...]