Yearly Archives: 2010
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Gratuitous post featuring SNO!
Posted on December 22, 2010 by lauraet in behind the curtain.Tweet It’s snowing over at Slim Paley’s site today; turns out that the snow is a WordPress feature so I had to put up a post here just to make it snow on DLDancers as well! WordPress-hosted blogs can turn on the snow by going to Appearance –> Extras and clicking “Show snow” or some […]
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More video stars!
Posted on December 13, 2010 by lauraet in dance events, friends & family, social dancing.Tweet Friday night, our friends Jim & JoyDawn performed an exhibition for Sai Rehab’s holiday party at Le Piada. They did an amazing job! Here they are:
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Video stars, YA RLY
Posted on December 12, 2010 by lauraet in dancing in the media, Uncategorized.Tweet Everybody remembers this, right? No? Okay, to recap: back in late September we were asked to take part in a video shoot that would become part of a big promotional effort for the city of Macon. We spent a jolly few hours feeling like movie stars but then we had no proof that the […]
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How NOT to succeed on the dancefloor
Posted on November 26, 2010 by lauraet in teaching.Tweet Facebook message from the female half of our wedding couple, whose marriage–and dance début–will take place a week from tomorrow: “Just want you to know, [Groom] has not been practicing this week because he can’t stop playing Angry Birds!!!!” If you don’t know what Angry Birds is, you may be better off not knowing. […]
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Upcoming Good Stuff
Posted on November 11, 2010 by lauraet in dance events, lessons, social dancing.Tweet Coming soon to a dance venue near you: USA Dance Greater Macon Chapter #6059 monthly dance, November 13. 7:30-10:30 p.m. including a complimentary dance lesson from 7:30 to 8:00 followed by general dancing. Dressy casual; light refreshments; $7 for members/$10 non-members. Our Sunday Night Dance Party is moving to the 3rd Sunday–November 21–for this […]
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This makes me happy
Posted on November 10, 2010 by lauraet in dancing in the media.Tweet First Lady Michelle Obama dancing at a Diwali celebration: (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) If one of the most photographed, observed, and scrutinized women in the world is willing to get up in front of cameras and try out some dance steps that she’s never done before, what’s holding back the rest […]
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Save the Halls!
Posted on November 9, 2010 by lauraet in in other news, Uncategorized.Tweet The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and Music Hall of Fame, both mainstays of tourism and history in downtown Macon for over 10 years, are in danger of closing and moving to other cities. The state of Georgia plans to phase out funding for the halls over the next few years, requiring them to […]
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“A Halloween Highlight”
Posted on November 4, 2010 by lauraet in dance events, dancing in the media.Tweet The Macon Telegraph reports on last weekend’s downtown “Thriller” show here. I was particularly glad that Pilar Wilder (director of Hayiya Dance Theatre and organizer of the event) said this: “Most are not professional dancers; they’re doctors, teachers, lawyers, stay-at-home moms, everyday people,” she said. “This is not a new idea and we try […]
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Videos are here!
Posted on October 31, 2010 by lauraet in competitions.Tweet Okay, YouTube has sorted itself out. Click through for videos. Feel free to play “Spot the Technique Error.”
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Watching the Carolina Fall Classic videos
Posted on October 31, 2010 by lauraet in competitions.Tweet N.B.: I am uploading the videos from last weekend as we speak but getting “unknown errors” from YouTube. Video links coming as soon as I can get them working. Just finished watching a couple of heats’ worth of video of us from the Carolina Fall Classic last weekend. Good news: we do not look […]
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