HOW TO MAKE BALLROOM DANCE POPULAR?
How do we get people to Ballroom dance? How do we make Ballroom dancing popular again? And why is this dance discipline so good for you?
DANCE PRACTICE METHODS
Success depends largely on how much time you dedicate to perfecting your performance. We all know practice is an important part of every dancer’s life, but how good are we really at it? We think that learning to practice well is one of the most important things you’ll learn in your career, but it’s also …
5 MISTAKES WHEN CHOOSING A DRESS
So the competitions are back full speed and you might want a new dress, or you’re just starting to compete, maybe you’ve outgrown it. Whatever the reason is, to all applies the same rule. Get the dress that suits your body perfectly. We’ve talked about how your dress can help your dancing in our previous blog, and …
HEALTHY BODY IMAGE IN DANCE
Standing in front of the mirror and trying on a beautiful new dance costume- heaven, right? But for numerous dancers around the world, this is the moment they dread. “Omg, look at those hips…no wonder I’m not making the finals look at those crooked legs….why is my belly poking out so much?” And on and …
CAN YOUR DRESS HELP YOUR DANCING?
We’ve done a post on how to choose the right dance costume for your body shape, but today it’s time to find out whether the right dress can also make your dancing look better. Whatever your body shape, there are lots of options out there for you to choose from but it’s important to choose …
HOW TO KEEP MOTIVATED
“Motivation is the key to success”, “I feel like you lack motivation”, “Stay motivated” Do these statements ring a bell? They sure do for us as we’ve been hearing about the importance of motivation since we started dancing. So, we all know that it’s important. But do you really know what motivation is? Why is …
HOW TO DRESS FOR YOUR BODY SHAPE
Do you know your body type and shape? Knowing your body is key to dressing right. There’s no rule that says which body is right and which is wrong. All are beautiful. However there are some proportions that you might want to look like. That’s when the right clothes come in. You can create an …
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR DANCE DRESS
Ballroom dance sport is all about graceful moves, perfect physical condition and immaculate technique. But it’s also an artistic sport where the aesthetic factor is very important- dancers spend months planning their competition looks for the most important events of the season and the right dress is very important. However, no matter how carefully designed …
HOW TO DEAL WITH PERFORMANCE ANXIETY
We dare say that every artist or athlete out there has had to deal with performance anxiety at some point in their career. That dreadful feeling like you’ll surely mess up, sweaty palms, sometimes even nausea. What if you’re horrible? What if you fall? And what if you’ll never make it? We’ve all been there …
HOW TO IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY
Flexibility is one of the fundamental abilities of dancers- body actions, lines, jumps and stretches we do in our choreographies only work if we can actually use our bodies without stiffness and limits. Some people are born more flexible than others and natural predisposition helps, but there’s no reason why anyone couldn’t improve- after all, …