Follow along with Simeon and Kora in their United States Dancesport Championships Preparation! The United States National Championships is only 9 weeks away and Simeon and Kora are ramping up their training. If you’ve ever wondered how world class dancers train for a major championships, here is your chance! You’ll be given unique access to their training details and a …
People ask me all the time how I keep my body in tip-top shape. This can be especially hard with all of our traveling! I want to help dancers and others, just like you, to develop some sound principles when it comes to diet and exercise. In this blog post series, we are going to explore some of the …
The best way to develop those beautiful dancers’ legs is to simply dance more, and dance the right way. However, cross-training can be an effective way to help speed up the process. I’ve come up with a great workout that will not only develop beautifully toned, slim legs, but will also get your heartbeat up in the process. The …
This year’s Blackpool Dance Festival 2018 was over and done with before we knew it! Of course, much of that is because we didn’t spend so much time in England like we did in the past. We used to come to England 2 weeks before the big comp, do lessons and practice rounds and smaller competitions, then stay in Blackpool …
Layers upon layers of tanning cream. Bronzing powder. Makeup. Deodorant, perfume. And sweat. Lots and lots of sweat. Our costumes, as beautiful and expensive as they may be, go through a lot. And let’s face it – after hours of dancing and fighting for the gold, sometimes our costumes just stink. I don’t know about you, but I definitely want …
Hey girls! Doing your own competitive ballroom makeup can seem scary! All that black eyeshadow, how much to blend your makeup into your tan, and false eyelashes! Luckily, Kora Stoynova is here to the rescue! Kora has been ballroom dancing since she was 5 years old and doing her own makeup since she was 12. She also does competition …
Our trip to compete at the Portland Open Dance Competition was a whirlwind. Really, everything is right now. We’re preparing to compete at the Blackpool Dance Festival, the world’s largest, one of the longest-run, and most prestigious ballroom competition. Anyway, we use Portland as a warm up comp for Blackpool. Most couples like to head over to England early. They …
Last weekend we headed down to LA with our studio to attend the Emerald Ball Dancesport Championships. This competition is one of the largest in the USA for Professional, if not always in numbers, certainly in prestige. I have to say, Wayne and Donna Eng, the organizers, run this competition so well. I love the stage and presentation of the …
We are here at the Emerald Ball Dancesport Championships in Los Angeles, CA. This competition, one of the largest in the USA, is held at the LAX Hilton on Century Blvd. The hotel is literally blocks from LAX Airport, making it a great choice if you want to stay in a beautiful and classy hotel and yet easily get back …
Ballroom Dancing is one of those forms of dance where we don’t have to fit a single body aesthetic. In that sense, we’re lucky. But we do need to be in shape. Whether you’re tall and skinny or short and curvy, that’s ok. No matter your body type, you need to be in be best shape possible. That takes time, …
