Improving dance technique, foot exercises, and more

Anna Botelho has an article on her website called How to Dance at a Club or Party: an Analytical Approach. Anna covers various dance techniques such as body angles, coordination, and resistance. She has also posted videos on these topics as well. It's a great resource to help you improve your dancing technique! If you scroll down the page, you'll find more information on various topics such as foot exercises, dance resource books, routines, and types to shoes to wear to class, to name a few. I'm going to be busy digesting all of this over the next week or two.

Friday night dance - August 13

Susan Webb wanted to let everyone know that Bonnie plans to have a dance Friday night before Saturday's (August 14) workshop. The dance will also be held at Epworth Church for a $5 donation to the church. Ice and ice water in pitchers provided. The time of the dance will be 7:00pm-9:00pm.

Carol Craven's Weekly Dance Survey - July 25, 2010

Carol's Weekly Dance Survey for the week ending July 25, 2010 is out. Here are the top ten dances:

1. Hey Soul Sister [video] - 32/I/4 - Ruben Luna & Bracken Ellis Potter
   
2. Bobbie With an I [video] - 48/eI/2 - Rachael McEnaney
   
3. Dog-gone Blues [video] - 48/I/4 - Jo Thompson Szymanski, Michele Burton, and Michael Barr
   
4. Quarter after One [video] - 56/I/4 - Levi J Hubbard
   
5. American Cowboy [video] - 64/I/2 - Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs
   
6. Rain Against My Window [video] - 32/I/4 - Michael Barr
   
7. Oh! Ruby [video] - Phr/I+/? - Debbie McLaughlin
   
8. Walking In The Rain [video] - 64/eI/4 - Maggie Gallagher
   
9. NY Cha [video] - 64/IAdv/2 - Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris
   
10. Gave It All Away [video] - 32/I/4 - Maggie Gallagher

Funny text

To warn you, this isn't dance related at all. It's just about a very simple site called Fliptext. "What does Fliptext do", you ask? Well, it only does one thing - flip your text! You enter in your text in one box, and in another box the text is reversed and flipped upside down. You can then cut-n-paste the new text to any number of sites including Facebook, Myspace, etc.

My dance shoes came in

My Celebrity two tone dance shoes recently had been showing the wear and tear that 5 years of dancing will cause, so it was time to find a new pair of shoes. The shoes had to be wide width (I have 'duck feet' lol), 10 1/2, two toned (I'm a swingkid), and above all comfortable.

After much searching I came across the Step One Shoes site. They can make shoes to your specifications and have a variety of styles. After a short search on the site, I found exactly what I was looking for and ordered a new pair of two tone wingtips. The picture here doesn't do the shoes justice, btw. They look 100 times better!

To make a long story short, once the order is made, it takes a few weeks for the shoes to arrive since they are custom made. The shoes did arrive in a few weeks and all I can say is "WOW!" These shoes look great and more importantly feel great. The shoes themselves are light and won't weigh you down on the dance floor. I'm probably going to order another pair soon.

Do you have a good experience like this that you'd like to share? I'm sure other folks would like to hear it!

NC Regional Line Dancer shirts

Susan Webb wanted to pass on this bit of information:

Renita Vega is getting some shirts with the sparkle stones made up for those of us who want one with NC Regional Line Dancer on them. The logo (shown above) will go on a scoop neck short sleeve black shirt. If you are interested in purchasing one, contact Renita via email at renita.vega@ncmail.net to let her know what size shirt you need. The cost of the shirt will be approximately $20.

NC Regional Line Dance Workshop - Aug 14

When:	Saturday, August 14, 2010
Where:	Epworth United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
	3002 Hope Valley Road Durham, NC 27707
Time:	Special Beginners-Only Workshop 11:00 - 12:30 Intermediate Workshop 1:00 - 6:00 Dance and Review immediately following workshop
Cost:	$5.00 donation to church
Please bring a snack to share if coming to the afternoon session. Ice and ice water in pitchers provided. Bring anything else you want to drink. NON-SMOKING FACILITY. SMOKING IS PERMITTED OUTSIDE NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED ON PREMISES Call 919-471-8602 or email linedancequeen@nc.rr.com if you have questions or need more specifics.