The Standard Dancing Pyramid Back when we were teenagers, our Standard dance coach at the time introduced us to the Standard Dancing Pyramid. It was a great way to understand the different styles of Standard dancing and how they relate to each other. Also, the Standard Dancing Pyramid provided us with a better understanding of different teachers’ backgrounds, which gave …
Happy New Year! Being that this blog post will start off our new year, we thought it a perfect time to go back and take a look at the top five ballroom costume trends of 2019 to help get some perspective for 2020. Some of these trends are awesome and we really hope they stick around, but some of them …
A 10 Dance Hairstyle that works perfectly for Latin and Standard! How often are 10 Dancers caught in this situation? The organizers of the competition decided to hold the Latin and the Standard events on the same day! Or, the competition is only a one day event? Or finally, the organizers are actually offering a 10 Dance competition, which means …
Ballroom Makeup Tutorial for International Standard or American Smooth! In this video tutorial, Kora demonstrates step-by-step how to achieve this beautiful look for International Standard or American Smooth. Follow along on our YouTube channel to recreate this look for yourself. And just in case you’d like to buy the exact products that Kora uses in this tutorial, all products featured …
For students just starting out, buying your first real pair of womens ballroom shoes can be a daunting thing. There are so many brands, so many different types, so many different heels! In our many years of teaching, we have offered buying advice to hundreds of students on their first serious pair of dance shoes. Now, we want to …
In Part One of our Buyer’s Guide to Womens Ballroom Shoes, we discussed what makes womens ballroom shoes so unique. We also discussed the differences between International Standard shoes and American Smooth shoes, and took a look at the front of the shoe, the toe box. For Part Two, we are going to break down the heel, the colors, …
Can you believe it? Only the second post of the year and I already have this amazing Ladies Ballroom Updo tutorial! I want to start out by helping you learn the secrets to absolutely owning lady’s competitive ballroom hair! So in this Ladies Ballroom Updo Tutorial, I’m going to teach you some great secrets and tips to show you how …
Heel pivots are difficult. And heel pivots done well take years of training. Given the difficulty and commonality of heel pivots in International Standard, actually performing them gets confusing. Read on for more advice as to the correct performance of heel pivots. We’ve included some tips that will lead to a greater intellectual understanding of this commonly misunderstood action. …
Hey guys! So it’s been a crazy, whirlwind summer. In my last post, which was – admittedly – almost a month ago, I described how busy and crazy my schedule has been. However, August has been even worse! I just wanted to take quick second to give you our August 2018 update. Week One – Seattle Star Ball In week …
In my post 8 Basic Rules of Dancers Diets, I gave you all a basic framework of rules to follow in order to help make your diets more effective. These rules are not just for dancers, by the way. In the next series of posts, I’m going to go in depth for each of these rules. I want to provide …