Learning to dance requires an investment of time and money. If you’re like me, both are precious commodities, which is why the Dancing Doc and I are Elite subscribers to Dance Vision’s Instructional Video Libraries. At first we subscribed to single libraries (Basic followed by Technique), but honestly, if you’re willing to cough up the $199 for an annual subscription, it really is the best bang for your buck.
When I think about the time and money the Doc and I invest in our
Ten pounds, five hairstyles, six hair colors, a combined seventeen rhythm costumes and ballroom gowns, same studio in three locations with one name change (Jones DanceSport Ballroom), two age classifications and six proficiency levels over 31 competitions later …what a difference three years makes! Thank you again to Liberty Cogen, the host of Dance Network’s Barretender, for the opportunity
Dancers shout merde at each other all the time. Beautifully coifed women in Swarovski crystal laden gowns and dapper men in suits and tails shouting merde at one another around the ballroom seems odd, but it’s how we say good luck. The custom is rooted in NEVER saying good luck to performers because silly superstition dictates that to do so actually causes bad luck. One says break a leg to thespians, musicians and singers, but obviously