Hello readers—bonus post today. Let’s talk science. I’ve been thinking lately about physics--how dancing is really just applied physics. Granted, that can be said of all motion, biological or otherwise, but to me dancing is a special case because a) I do it, b) it puts humans in more exotic physical conditions than everyday life, [...]
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Swingin’ New England
Hello readers, and welcome back to my life. This weekend I attended West Coast Swing comp #2: Swingin' New England in Newton, MA. I'm gonna say right now that this re-cap is not going to be as long or detailed as either of us want, on account of the Attack of Mucus Brain I am [...]
A Weekend of Dancing
Hello readers, and welcome back to my life! This past weekend was slightly crazy, even by my standards--and next weekend is going to be even more nuts. Stay tuned. Since I don't want to pick just one event to discuss, let's do ALL of them. On Friday, the SU Ballroom club held a social dance. I [...]
Learning Choreography: Musings and Advice
Hello readers! I hope everyone is having a lovely day. The sun is shining (momentarily), the rain has stopped (fleetingly), and I'm thinking about choreography (perpetually). More specifically, I've been thinking about how I learn and store choreography in my memory. I've been taking ballet classes again after a college-induced hiatus, and lately the studio [...]
Cornell Competition Recap
Hello again readers! Today I'd like to relate the events of this past Saturday--a stint in Ithaca, NY at the Cornell Dancesport Classic, an annual college-hosted Ballroom competition. Myself, my partner-in-crime, my partner-in-Standard, and four other SU students got up before dawn, shambled into cars, and drove down to Ithaca College. As unpleasantly early and [...]
Past Performances: Rochester Dances
Good morning and welcome back to my life! This weekend Steve and I had the privilege of performing at a ballroom dance outside of Rochester, NY. I find I don't have that much to say about the show--we performed reasonably well, I remembered to smile, people clapped and cheered. Glad to go, glad it happened. [...]
Flash (Non) Fiction Challenge!
Goooooood morning readers! So today I’m doing something a bit different. Surprise surprise. Writer and hilarious blogger Chuck Wendig issues various flash fiction writing challenges to his readers, and this week it’s a Flash (non) Fiction challenge—write an actual event from your life as a story in 1000 words or less. This makes sense to [...]
A Collection of Thoughts and Confessions
This weekend was one of many events and thoughts, some dance related, some not—many of which I will share here. Today’s installment of Natural Opposite comes to my readers like the changing seasons: in four parts. Part I. To start out, on Saturday, my partner-in-crime and I went to another Symphoria concert, this time a [...]
Past Performances: Symphony Fantastique
As the hubbub around the wedding winds down, I find myself wanting to write an ordinary post. Last weekend the Sven and I went to an orchestra concert by the local symphony, and like all good performances, it made me think. The program consisted of Saint-Saëns "Bacchanale" from Samson et Dalila, Poulenc "Concerto for 2 Pianos in [...]
Weddings and Dancing: We Did The Thing
Good morning and welcome back to my life! Things are suddenly very quiet in the world of Holly, as the past two weeks have been the chaotic culmination of 8 months of planning, crafting, and scheduling. For those of you who may not know me IRL, I got married! Wooo! So my now-husband (that word [...]
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