and I ignored it! Around the same time I posted my four possible Smooth gown choices, my friend JoyDawn offered me a try-on of a gown she bought on eBay that turned out to be too big for her. The fit is good (it will need only minimal alteration), the price is right, and it …
Category Archive: behind the curtain
Oct
08
Sep
29
Please note the new tagline
Longtime readers of my LiveJournal* will recognize “What have you done for your dancing today?” as an adaptation of “What have you done for your dissertation today?,” the mantra that got me through writing my doctoral dissertation five years ago. In the interest of refining our focus and the site’s focus, I’ve decided to use …
Sep
19
Assorted entertainments, or “Pick My Dress”
Our friend and role model Jim Riley recently appeared on Fox 5′s “Good Day Atlanta” in the “Road Warrior” segment promoting National Ballroom Dance Week. Watch the video below or check it out here! Another friend and role model, the lovely JoyDawn, keeps reminding me that I’m supposed to be on the hunt for a …
Jul
24
“Go big or don’t go”
Driving back from our lesson with Eddie this afternoon, I passed a minivan whose back window was dominated by a huge decal from a dance studio. Below the studio name was the slogan “Go big or don’t go!” I had to smile because I’d been having the same conversation with Eddie just a couple of …
Jun
21
Our Mascots
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 …
May
17
We have chosen!
(insert dramatic orchestral flourish here) At our lesson today with Eddie we told him about the recital performance. He thought we should do a tango because it is more dynamic & dramatic than waltz or foxtrot. We got to work on song suggestions and he came up with a good one: “Pa’ Bailar–Siempre Quiero Mas” …
May
16
Breaking news!
This afternoon, Daniel and I went over to the Madison Studio to practice for an hour or so before the studio’s recital rehearsal. As we were getting ready to leave and I was paying for a new dance card, one of the moms asked if we would be performing in the recital. I said (maybe …
Mar
08
Jumpstart into Ballroom–from Paula East
I seem to be on an “advice for beginners” roll this week, maybe because I am always interested in sucking new people into the ballroom world. Especially when those people are my friends. Extra-especially when they’ve been saying for years that they plan to start lessons, RIMA. (and also CRYSTAL.) Our friend & instructor Paula …
Mar
07
Let’s talk about shoes
I love to talk about shoes! Wearing ballroom shoes rather than street shoes really does make a difference. Ballroom shoes are purpose-built for dancing, so they are easier to move around in. They help you do the rise & fall in waltz or roll through your feet in rumba, for example. The suede soles give …
Mar
05
Spring Break!
2010 has been so busy thus far that I’ve been guilty of tragic website neglect. But luckily for our readers (both of you, ha ha), this coming week is Spring Break at Macon State. I plan to catch up with lots of posts, including video of Dianne Kent leading our USA Dance chapter in a …