Hello all! Welcome to another Friday--er--Tuesday Video Review. (Best laid plans of insects and internet, right?) Today I have some thoughts and feelings about a video I recently discovered, again from the popular TV show "Dancing With the Stars". Now this is practically ancient news by internet reckoning, first published in September of 2014, but [...]
Good morning and welcome back to my life! Today I'd like to explore the quirks of one of the better-known ballroom dances and the many hats--er, shoes--it wears. If you ask me "what is waltz?" there are four equally valid answers to give--though in reality I'm not likely to explain all of them in person. [...]
I don't believe in fate, but sometimes projects pop up at just the right time, when we are in the head space to need them--and I start to understand why there are those who believe their lives are directed by unseen forces. I've been debating whether or not the discussion of this particular project falls under [...]
Collegiate competitive ballroom is kind of a big deal. People travel hundreds of miles to these conventions of glitz, glamor, and sweat in order to show off their work, style, and costumes. And in April, they converge on Boston, MA to the Rockwell Cage in MIT for the largest college-hosted event on the Eastern seaboard. [...]
There are many differences, subtle and overt, between ballet and ballroom dance. As a student of both styles, I get to pick and choose which parts I like better. To me, one of the more irksome disparities is that of the manner in which people bow. Ballet, as an art, developed for the audience. In [...]
Happy Friday readers! Welcome to the Friday Feature: Video Reviews, in which I will react to and analyze dances of all varieties. Join in the conversation! So this week's video is from the recent semi-finals of "Dancing with the Stars", featuring star Noah Galloway and pro Sharna Burgess. Have a look: Full disclosure--I have very [...]
Good afternoon and welcome to my first official post. One feature I’d like to try is a discussion of performances that I’ve been in or that I attend, and for starters I’m going to share one of mine from this past February. It all started when I got a call from the director of the [...]
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