The Dance Primer

In my last post, I focused on critics and also mentioned how to deal with them specifically. I think it would also be helpful to take a look at the different ways people react to criticism. Doesn’t it make you cringe when you watch a performer on a reality competition show that gets super defensive […]

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Criticism is a huge part of our lives, and if it hasn’t been there in our dancing yet - it’s very possible it will be soon, especially if you’re serious about improving. The most public example I can think of is American Idol/SYTYCD - where those who have the confidence to audition in the […]

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Congrats to Karly, winner of the drawing for the book, The Scarlet Stockings by Charlotte Kandel.

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One of my very favorite photographers just posted his pictures from the Portland Lindy Exchange. (Remember, that Swing Fest dance party I posted about a while ago?) The one night I was able to go out was the one night he didn’t bring his camera - which may be a good thing…
Anyway, you should really […]

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I was honored to receive a free copy of the book, The Scarlet Stockings by Charlotte Kandel, to review for your sake.
My first review draft was pretty dumb, and read something like this: It was a really good book and I enjoyed reading it, and I bet you will too. Honestly, that’s not gonna get […]

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Ok, I’ll let myself get completely off the dance topic for this one post… mostly because it would be a good idea for me to start posting regularly again, don’t you agree? I was tagged by Maria at A Time To Dance, and as she said, “in the spirit of blog love…”
Here are the […]

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Last night, on the new series “Here come the Newlyweds” (which I’ve enjoyed, although it keeps me up past my bedtime) the couples had to learn to tango… “the most passionate of all the dances,” as they introduced it. I would agree that tango is severely passionate, but ballroom tango doesn’t hold a candle to […]

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Share your love of dance, make connections with other dancers, and develop your writing skills at the same time!
The Dance Primer blog is looking to expand, and needs more writers. The Dance Primer is geared toward beginner dancers and their teachers, and we’re looking for more writers to share their advice, tips, and interviews to […]

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Sincere apologies for my severe lacking in posts lately. I’m not up for giving excuses right now. Just want to say sorry.

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