The leaves have changed color and we are in love with everything pumpkin spice (especially pumpkin spice lattes). However, going to Starbucks every day is not always friendly to your wallet. That doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your love for warm drinks! Here are [...]
Born in Harlem, NYC, the Lindy Hop came to popularity during the same time as swing dancing. Some people categorize the lindy hop into jazz despite it being a part of the swing family. It was originally called a street dance because of the largely [...]
Danced to big band music, the foxtrot resembles the waltz but is danced to a 4/4 time signature. It reached its peak of popularity in the 1930s, but continues to be danced today. Large, elegant, and graceful movements are typical. The female partner usually wears [...]
Winter is well on its way and that means cold weather is coming too! As dancers, we know that it is important to always keep our muscles warm when we are dancing. In the winter, this can be difficult especially when the studio is colder [...]
Samba is a lively and wild dance style. There are actually various techniques of samba that all fall under the broader style. Each technique has specific requirements and movements. However, the majority of these techniques are danced to Latin or Angolan music. Samba fuses African [...]
Created by Caribbean and African American dancers in NYC during the 1920s, the Quickstep is light and upbeat. Unlike the foxtrot, there are often syncopated rhythms and the male partner closes his feet. The quickstep is supposed to appear glamours and elegant with sweeping movements [...]
Originating in the US, the jive is seen as a more lively and less inhibited version of the jitterbug. At professional competitions it is danced at a speed of 176 beats per minute-talk about fast feet! The jive, along with many other social dance forms, [...]
It was named after the city of Charleston, South Carolina and the song “The Charleston” that it was typically danced to. Fast footwork and movements forwards and backwards were part of the Charleston. Similar to how the whip-and-nae-nae were a fad for our generation, the [...]
While this style was traditionally danced to orchestrated Cuban music, today it is danced to Pop-Latin music. Marked by isolated hip movements and fast speeds, dancers focus on weight shifts and the straightening/bending of the knees. This partner dance can be seen on shows such [...]
1. Food after a long rehearsal. You earned that mac and cheese! Source: www.gifbay.com 2. When no one else has your song at competition. Source: www.youtube.com 3. Those stretches that hurt so good! Like stretching your calves after a million relevés or your quads after [...]
