[Will "Soviet Russia" in post title attract Russian spambots? We'll see.] We returned Sunday night from the High Point Classic Dancesport Championships. There are no pictures from this competition, for good reason: we danced very badly! Out of 6 events entered we placed in only one. Sigh. As Daniel and I discussed on the way …
Monthly Archive: October 2009
Oct
26
Weekend Excitement, parts 1 and 2
Weekend Excitement, part 1: Paula East’s dancers, including yours truly, will be performing at the opening of Macon Mall’s new Art Space on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 at 7:00 p.m. Paula’s Thursday night advanced class is presenting a rumba formation (group dance), then individual couples will be dancing some exhibitions. A salsa …
Oct
21
SNDP: Special Edition
Daniel and I will be at the High Point Classic Dancesport Championships this weekend, so we are leaving the Sunday Night Dance Party in the capable hands of Joyce Newman (local tanguera and owner of many a fabulous shoe) and John Herren (USA Dance Greater Macon Chapter 6059 president). The dance will proceed as usual; …
Oct
18
In first place…
We are back from the Hotlanta Dance Challenge/Rising Star Newcomers’ Ball after dancing 18 heats on Friday, 18 on Saturday, and 28 today–by far the most we have danced at any competition we’ve participated in. I expected to have fun but it was even MORE fun than I imagined. So much positive energy and excitement. …
Oct
13
Turning up the heat at Hotlanta
The heat lists for the Hotlanta Dance Challenge came out last night. We initially entered just a few amateur events, but Eddie wanted us to dance more. Now we are doing 64 heats! Most of them are single dances, so that’s not quite as crazy as it sounds, but it’s still a heck of a …
Oct
01
Georgia Golden Olympics!
Last week I attended the ballroom dance competition at the Georgia Golden Olympics. In the past, this competition has not been very well attended. This year the area’s USA Dance chapters promoted the event for months in advance, and it paid off. The two chapters (#6059 Greater Macon and #6100 Houston County) entered a total …