DANCE AS HEALING: Reasons to See Silver Linings Playbook For those of you who do not know, Silver Linings Playbook is a film about an average guy, Pat, who happens to end up in mental institution after having a fit of rage when he stumbles across his wife having relations with a coworker. Once released back […]
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DANCE FOR EXERCISE We offer exciting dance lessons in Orange County and many people come to us for dance classes because they want to get in better shape! There are many reasons why dancing is just as affective for exercise as running, spinning, yoga etc. and in some ways covers more ground. 1. As a replacement
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HEALTHY EATING IN DANCE Growing up, I was taught good nutrition. My parents stressed eating organic and always made sure I had balanced meals. I remember my mom making me breakfast in bed until I was in 7th grade and always packing my lunch, in addition to making gourmet meals for dinner. While I was
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MISTAKES IN BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCING Often times we consider ourselves to be doing poorly or to be bad dancers if we make mistakes. Whether it is in our choreographed dances or just socially, we all make them. Rather than seeing these mistakes as a sign of you being bad, see them as an opportunity.
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HOW PARTNER DANCING AFFECTS YOUR FREESTYLE CLUB DANCING When people come in and want to just learn “how to move”, I understand the idea. You are thinking, “I don’t really want to learn all that ballroom stuff. I just want to look good when I move and not look like an idiot.” Understandable. But did
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DANCE LESSONS ATTIRE As the Office Manager, I get a lot of questions from clients about what to wear to dance lessons, including what type of footwear they should be practicing in. Well, in my best opinion, I would tell you to come wearing what you feel comfortable in, all the while keeping in mind
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This article is to provide helpful hints for our dance lessons students in our Orange County dance studios and beyond! We hope these tips are useful and help to bring your ballroom dancing to the next level! Turning Tricks and Tips! One of the reasons why dance is so fun to do and so exciting to
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Finding the Beat in Ballroom Dancing – Orange County Dance Lessons It is one thing to know the basics and dance moves to a certain type of dance, but it is a whole other skill to hear the beat. To some people, hearing the beat comes naturally while to others it seems like a completely
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Dance Is a Sport (Dancesport!) and Can Be Masculine Unfortunately, dance has a tendency to get a bad wrap from the male persuasion. Many men think that it is not a manly activity and would never see it as a sport. For the men coming into our dance studio hesitant and not looking forward to
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Social Dance Etiquette 101 In any social setting we have to be considerate of others. Those in the social dance scene should know that the dance floor has it’s own set of rules and considerations. Being respectful and aware will make people enjoy accepting a dance with you instead of avoiding you, fearing a potentially
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