Things I think about when dancing with less-experienced leads AKA just because they’re new doesn’t mean you are AKA if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the precipitate: Balance: Sure, I can pose as a yoga tree with fluttering branches, but can I actually keep my center in an underarm turn without pulling on […]
I sometimes call myself Ninja Gay. ‘Cuz it kind of creeps up and surprises you. It’s like that quiet friend who you thought was safely in the next room, but then speaks up suddenly right behind your ear. And this surprise (honest, expected, inoffensive) happens because of a neat little equivalency we carry around in our […]
After an extended absence wherein I traveled to Corolla, NC for The Balboa Experiment, I’m so happy to back home and writing again! Time to finish up this series on learning modes, and how to succeed in them, but also stay tuned for a very special teaser at the bottom of the post. =) SOLO PRACTICE […]
I’ll admit it: I get terribly jiggly and nervous talking to triple-A instructors. Or just instructors, period. It’s taken me a long, long, looooooooooooong-ass time to start acting like a real, live human around them. Which is funny, because if you’ve seen me on the dance floor, or in life, I don’t hold myself back from new […]
During the eight hours we drove back from Inspiration Weekend, two of my dance friends and I started reflecting on improvement. We talked about our strengths, things we wanted to work on, and made solid plans to schedule real practice sessions soon. Okay, part of the reason was to keep me from falling asleep at the wheel, but it really yielded […]
I was asked again to emcee for Swingin’ At the Savoy this past weekend and was delighted as always to be the voice of an annual event that has come to mean so much to me. I’m always working on being a better announcer and a large weekend event is a special kind of energy. […]
Someone had the temerity to ask if there were internal characteristics to a swing song that make it preferable for dancing balboa instead of lindy hop. He conducted a small sample study entitled “Can I dance balboa to this song?” and published it on his blog. Parts of the internet went up in indignant flames. Why? […]
