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Short Take #6: Tradecraft

“Coordinated covert offensives involving two teams are a lot like ballroom dancing: you have to synchronize your steps, time your moves, and always put your partner first.”
–Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) of USA Network’s Burn Notice

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Short Take #5: Conscientious Objector

Scene: We are once again watching So You Think You Can Dance.  Mary Murphy is shrilly bleating singing the praises of Sasha & Alexander’s paso doble.

Mary Murphy to audience: Can I get an “Olé”?

Daniel to MM: No.


(Here’s the paso doble, and here’s DLDancers in-house favorite Melanie dancing a great tango with Marco.)

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Short Take #4: NappyTabs

[Scene: We are watching SYTYCD.  A routine by Tabitha & Napoleon D’umo is introduced.]

Daniel: I love NappyTabs!

Laura: Me too! They are the second greatest husband-and-wife team in the dance world.

Daniel: Who’s the first?

Laura: . . . .

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Short Take #3

Skimming the Gumbo Dancesport Championships registration information, I came across the following warning about the importance of being on deck in a timely manner:

“THE COMPETITION WILL NOT BE DELAYED.”

Eep!  Okay, Gumbo, we get it. No need to get all caps-locky.  We will be on deck 2 heats in advance, we promise!

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Short Take #2

Driving back from Saturday’s lesson we passed a tow truck with the company name “Got’Cha Towing & Vehicle Recovery.”

I couldn’t help myself–read it as an interrogative: Got Cha?

Just don’t ask me if I’ve got mambo, Viennese, or quickstep.

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“90% of competition takes place in about 6 inches, which is the distance between your ears.”–Jason Dungjen, 1998 U.S. pairs figure skating champion

I love this quotation; it sums up my philosophy about competition.