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Our culture, in an effort to build self-esteem, has become afraid to tell people the truth about performance. Here’s why that matters.
Our culture, in an effort to build self-esteem, has become afraid to tell people the truth about performance. Here’s why that matters.
An intermediate group class video workshop featuring two interesting variations to the Hockey Stick. In the first one, the lead performs a spiral and in the second, the follow starts with a side chasse and then a spiral.
A sports scientist who is an expert on walking says that everyone walks wrong. Here’s what she say we can improve.
A recent study found that exercise, and particularly dance, had a significant positive impact on treatment of depression.
This 45-minute video workshop goes through a series of simple but powerful exercises to help you develop a natural and technically correct use of swing for dances such as the Waltz.
The new IMAX file The Blue Angels is a great look at how much structured practice and training is necessary to achieve greatness.
Studies have linked Classical music to improved brain function. Ballroom dancers are uniquely connected to these benefits.
In this half-hour workshop, we look at several different entries to the Fishtail, giving you opportunities to make your Quickstep more interesting.
In this half-hour workshop, we cover a series of Slow Foxtrot figures that include the Bounce Fallaway and Curved Three Step, along with others.
Marat Gimaev gives an hour-long lecture on the musical characteristics of the different dances to help dancers express more effectively.
Anna Mikhed gives an hour-long lecture via Zoom on various issues related to connection in the ballroom dances.
Is there different technique or training approaches depending on whether you are a social dancer or competitor? Let’s take a look.
A 4-minute video demonstrating a fun entry to the Viennese Waltz that emulates the formality this dance used to enjoy.
In this half-hour group class workshop, we review the Four Quick Run and Six Quick Run in Quickstep, including the most common entries to each.
Under the latest Watch OS, you can no longer properly control your iPhone from your Apple Watch, breaking usability for thousands of dance teachers around the world.
Amar Dhillon was a warm, gracious presence in the Delta Dance community and throughout the Greater Vancouver area.
Watching Masters of the Air has highlighted the role of dance in balancing tumultuous times with positive energy.
This video tutorial applies an unusual direction to the Waltz Chasse, and then adds an unusual entry to the Wing.
Floor craft is the skill of creating space on the dance floor. This is as much a technical skill as the footwork, frame and dynamics of dance movements, but it’s often forgotten by dancers too focused on technique to think about dancing.
Sports nutritionists tell us that hydration is a key part of athletic performance. Here’s more insight on why it matters so much.
An intermediate group class video workshop providing an interesting Rumba Routine consisting of basic figures.
2023 offered highs and lows in ballroom dancing. Here’s a look at the year that was from the perspective of Delta Dance.
This video tutorial takes a series of common Tango figures and puts them together with slight modifications to make your dancing more interesting.
An intermediate group class video workshop looking at 8 of the 9 Cha Cha Chasses in detail, with a nice grouping to apply them.
Some dancers feel that the basic ballroom figures are too simple or boring. The only thing boring is how they might be danced. Here’s why.
The Smooth Foxtrot is versatile and easy to learn. But there are many other reasons why it’s a great dance to put into your arsenal.
A quick technique video that gives you an interesting beginning to your Viennese Waltz
An intermediate group class video workshop looking at how to create three dimensional body rotation in Cha Cha to improve the look of your dancing.
A 40-minute workshop covering a variety of turns and spins used in Ballroom, Smooth and Latin dances.
The quality of ballroom dancing in Canada is improving, even as the number of adults seems to be shrinking.