Lauraet

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Name: Laura Thomason
Date registered: February 28, 2009

Latest posts

  1. “Translocal”? — May 19, 2012
  2. And the beat goes on — May 18, 2012
  3. The gift that keeps on giving — May 16, 2012
  4. Who takes the lead? — May 15, 2012
  5. Videos of Team Dashley and Team LaJack — May 14, 2012

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  1. Move aside and let the man go through — 12 comments
  2. Breaking news! — 8 comments
  3. When feminists do the mambo — 8 comments
  4. Assorted entertainments, or “Pick My Dress” — 7 comments
  5. Workshop With Eddie! — 6 comments

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May
19

“Translocal”?

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Jonathan Marion, whom I can pretend to know because he is a frequent flyer on Dance Forums, published this interesting article about “the translocal culture of competitive ballroom dance” in Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement.  The article does a nice job explaining that competitive dancers not only take the extensive travel associated …

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May
18

And the beat goes on

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We had to go over to the Alzheimer’s Association office this afternoon to return some stuff.  Once we finished walking right into the middle of a committee meeting because someone (DANIEL J. BOUDREAULT) did not heed the “Please use front door” sign, we had a nice chat with the staff.  Karen K. asked “Are you …

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May
16

The gift that keeps on giving

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Dancing Stars of Central Georgia is the gift that keeps on giving! Yesterday evening we all got emailed a YouTube link for this “Thank You” ad that WGXA created: The little clips in the ad look so good that we can’t wait to see the DVDs with the complete video of our performances. We’re supposed …

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May
15

Who takes the lead?

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My Twitter-mate Caitlin Doran posted a link earlier today to this article in Canada’s National Post.  The article reports an incident in which a woman was asked to leave a jive class after trying to switch to the leader’s role and “lead her male partner.”  The instructor contends that the student was asked to leave …

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May
14

Videos of Team Dashley and Team LaJack

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Our friend Jamie Wyatt of Dancing on the Journey took videos of our performances on Saturday night.  Hooray!  I think our performances look great (if I do say so myself)–check ‘em out, and please visit Jamie’s blog and Pinterest boards. Ashley & Daniel: Jack & Laura: Jamie also got video of our fellow USA Dance members …

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May
13

Dancing Stars of Central Georgia wrapup/recap/victory lap

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The first Dancing Stars of Central Georgia was a huge success for the DLDancers team!  We didn’t bring home all the trophies but Team Dashley crushed their fundraising goal and thereby won the People’s Choice award–Ashley raised over $100,000 all by herself, making a huge contribution to the overall total of $205,962!  Everybody was amazed …

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May
12

I haz famus partner!

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Fox24, presenting sponsor for Dancing Stars of Central Georgia, has been doing profiles of the “stars” in Dancing Stars for the past several Fridays. Jack’s turn came yesterday: We also got this incredibly moving video emailed to us as an important reminder of what this event is really all about: No matter who wins the …

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May
10

Ain’t too proud to beg

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Jack and I have been kicking butt with our dance routine, enjoying every minute of our rehearsals, and being really excited to support the Alzheimer’s Association of Georgia.  But he is busy with running a business, shooting approximately 400 movie and TV projects, and hanging out with his gorgeous wife and 4 adorable kids, in …

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May
07

I R FAMUS TV PERSONALITY

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Check it out, dear readers! Last Friday I was on NewsCentral “Live @ 5″ with host Kenny B and fellow guests Karen Kinsler (development director for Alzheimer’s Association of Central Georgia) and Portia Lake (NewsCentral anchor and “star” dancer for Dancing Stars) talking about Dancing Stars of Central Georgia. Be sure to watch all the …

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May
06

EPDSTDL & EPDSPL

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With less than a week to go (eeeeee!), it seems like a good time for Exhaustive Pre-Dancing Stars To-Do List and its little buddy, Exhaustive Pre-Dancing Stars Packing list.  Here goes! To do before Friday dress rehearsal Book spray-tan Get hair cut & colored Get spray-tanned Do nails Test makeup Rehearse Replace Velcro on dress …

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