Monthly Archive: June 2010

Jun
29

“Aaaaaand, she’s back!”

Dalibor & Daniela Vavra, our video buddies

(my friend Steph Thompson’s ballroom instructor’s tagline every time his dancers completed an underarm turn) Sunday afternoon saw us back from the Gumbo Dancesport Championships in Baton Rouge, LA just in time to host our Sunday Night Dance Party for an awesome crowd.  Thank you, everyone who attended!  The Gumbo competition was a great experience …

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Jun
23

Sunday Night Dance Party: “Our Triumphant Return” Edition

So it turns out that this month, the 4th Sunday is the same day we will return from the Gumbo Championships in Baton Rouge.  We’ll get off the plane at 1:20 p.m. and head back to Macon just in time to set up for our dance. Since we will have tales to tell and, hopefully, …

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Jun
21

Our Mascots

Tango, a.k.a. Big Buddy

An anticipatory lull has taken hold here at DLDancers HQ as Daniel and I count down the hours till our departure for the Gumbo Dancesport Championships in Baton Rouge this weekend. So I thought I’d take a moment to introduce the Internet to our three mascots and most loyal supporters. Tango is about 4 years …

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Jun
12

Buzz & Jessie’s Paso Doble

I was already excited about Toy Story 3 (I just love those movies), but after seeing this, I am officially All About It.

Jun
11

Gumbo Countdown

We set off for the Gumbo Dancesport Championships in 12 days.  It must be time to start obsessing about getting ready.  This will be our first time flying to a comp.  It’s gonna be a major troop movement.  We are dancing in some events where costumes are allowed, and some events where they aren’t, so …

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Jun
06

Tangoing into the hearts of millions.

Well, hundreds.  Okay, several dozen. Yesterday was the Madison Studio recital at Zuver Center and we had a great time.  Huge thanks are due to Kelly & Steve for coming out to cheer us on and to video our performance for us.  We got lots of positive feedback on our performance, which is always wonderful …

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