The Dancing Housewife

“Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” Friedrich Nietzsche

Just Say Oui

Posted on March 1, 2020 by The Dancing Housewife

A week or so before my first competition, I was having lunch with an old friend who also happens to be a ballroom dancer. As we parted ways and headed to our respective cars, she hollered, “merde!”

Throwback Thursday… There’s No Farting in Ballroom…circa 2015

Posted on August 22, 2019 by The Dancing Housewife

Throwback to November 5, 2015, the original publication date of There’s No Farting in Ballroom.

I had been dancing pro-am with my then-23-year-old instructor/partner for 10 months. We were working

The New and Improved o2cm: Everything You Always Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

Posted on February 22, 2019 by The Dancing Housewife

Online Onsite Competition Manager, more commonly known as o2cm, has been updated. Effective immediately, folks attempting to register for competitions contested after April 15, 2019 will be required

Coming Home

Posted on February 5, 2019 by The Dancing Housewife

by Lisa Plummer Savas

I honestly never thought I’d dance again. It had been more than 15 years since I’d put my ballet slippers, favorite leotards and worn out jazz shoes away. While I never stopped longing for

Interview with Kelly Batchelor

Posted on January 29, 2019 by The Dancing Housewife

Kelly Batchelor is an active competitive DanceSport member of USA Dance and the co-organzer of the Chicago DanceSport Challenge, a USA Dance National Qualifying Event held annually in late October.