New year, new goals! We have a blog post all about goal-setting coming up later this month, but today we’re looking into another important aspect that will help you improve your dancing- our TOP 3 DANCE PRACTICE ESSENTIALS! We won’t go into the obvious like dance shoes but rather talk about some stuff that maybe …
Everyone knows that squats are great for dancers, right? Right, but still very few dancers actually use these exercises and there are still many misconceptions surrounding squats and what squatting will do to your body. Ballroom Dancesport requires a wide range of rising/lowering actions that can benefit from squatting exercises- strong leg muscles and movement …
Running? No no no, I can’t run, I’m a dancer- I’ll get bulky leg muscles. Also, running is nothing like dancing, so it’ll mess up my technique and balance… How many coaches out there have heard this? Every single time when I tell my students that running is very important for dancers I get the …
We all know how important great posture and balance are for dancers, but not everyone is necessarily aware of the role of proprioception (kinesthesia) training in achieving these qualities. Before we dive into how we should start working on improving our proprioception, let’s quickly examine what it actually is. We won’t go into too much …
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Us dancers are not the most eco-friendly and sustainability-oriented people out there. While this statement is of course a generalisation, you have to admit that dance and performing arts industry as a whole tends to turn a blind eye to how sustainable and healthy products we use on a daily basis actually are. In short, …
Hello world! We’re excited to announce that Tjaša has teamed up with Joanne Clifton- a fellow World Champion Ballroom dancer, Strictly Come Dancing winner and star of musical theatre to bring you a new podcast! They’ll be talking all things dancing, chatting to some inspirational dancers and bring you all the sparkle, sweat and tears …
In my last post I left you at the start of my competitive career, aged six and excited for my first pretty dress and “real dancer” shoes. It may seem pretty early to start competing at a tender age of six, but I’m firmly convinced that I stayed in dancing because I had the chance …
Tango today! This standard dance is actually the easiest to practice in smaller spaces- the lack of swing and rise & fall makes it a bit more manageable when it comes to making it fit into your living room. Read our guide to practicing Tango at home and click on IGTV buttons for a short …
It’s all about Waltz today- how do we fit it into a small room? Where do you even begin and is it even possible to practice Standard dances without sufficient space? Read our guide to practicing Waltz at home and click on IGTV buttons for a short video with all of the exercises. let’s waltz …
HOW TO PRACTICE AT HOME PART 2 – sAMBA Today, we’re starting with our tips about how to practice at home and the first dance will be Samba. Being the first Latin American dances, it seemed like a good place to start our training sessions with. In this post you’ll find a general idea of …
