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CALIFORNIA OPEN DANCESPORT ONLINE 2021 COMPETITION

Debbie Avalos Kusumi invites you to an online dancesport competition. Debbie is the hostess and organizer of California Open and in her...

Freddie Brock

Jan 31, 20212 min read

Eastern United States VIRTUAL Dancesport Championships

What looks like a happening trend among dancesport competitions is certainly welcome in our dance community. I would like to present for...

Freddie Brock

Jan 24, 20212 min read

Interview with Latin and Standard Winners of Fordney Foundation Scholarship Awards 2020

Photo Provided by Sukachov Dance Academy It is with great pleasure that the Fordney Foundation proudly congratulates Nathan Zaytsev and...

Freddie Brock

Jan 17, 20215 min read

Highlights of Ohio Star Ball 2020

Photo Source: https://twitter.com/hashtag/idseliteteam In this particularly complicated year where our beloved Ohio Star Ball was not...

Freddie Brock

Jan 2, 20212 min read

Spirit Lives in Your Heart

https://www.hppcares.org/workshops/2019/12/5/happy-holidays-closed-for-holiday-season-dp2bn This could be the best holiday season you...

Health and spirituality

Freddie Brock

Dec 6, 20203 min read

100 Years of Dance

Since we all have more time to be in our homes due to our current world health situation, I thought I’d remind you about the ISTD. They...

Competitions

Freddie Brock

Nov 18, 20202 min read

Grow

Living in these times has surely stopped us in our tracks. It may seem like an unusual time to prosper but it is the best of times.

Freddie Brock

Oct 18, 20203 min read

Emotional Dancing

If you partake in ballroom/dancesport activities, you could be missing it more than anything else in your life. And it could be affecting y

Competitions

Freddie Brock

Oct 4, 20203 min read

Dance—Here and Now

From where I sit, and believe me, there’s been a lot of sitting for most people; that has become the new normal lately. In these pandemic t

Freddie Brock

Sep 20, 20203 min read

Rethinking Behavior

Photo Source: https://momentousinstitute.org/blog/brain-basics I thought I would take the time to discuss how we live actually affects...

Freddie Brock

Sep 6, 20203 min read

Strengthening Dance Muscles

Alright, maybe today, you are not running around competing in competitions, the way you used to. One day, you will again! We’ve all had to

Dancesport

Freddie Brock

Aug 16, 20202 min read

Try Somatics

Photo Source: https://artklub.org/events/2019/1/14/contempo-somatic-dance- I gave myself a knee injury from dancing recently. It isn‘t...

Junior dancing

Freddie Brock

Aug 2, 20202 min read

Kicking It Up Keeps It Real

Photo Source: https://sf.funcheap.com/city-guide/living-room-dance-party/ Whether it is the music that makes us want to dance or the...

Dancesport

Freddie Brock

Jul 19, 20202 min read

CBC DANCESPORT OFFERS A NEW FORMAT, NEW OPPORTUNITIES! LET'S DANCE AGAIN!

No question, the novel coronavirus has turned ballroom lessons upside-down. But if you think you can't dance in competition this year,...

Competitions

Freddie Brock

Jul 5, 20202 min read

In Memory: Dr. Irene May-Ling Hutchins

We lost a highly esteemed, accomplished doctor and a professional ballroom dancer this week. Marilyn (Winkie) Fordney will tell you more...

Professional Dancer

Freddie Brock

May 31, 20203 min read

Hands On Ballroom Dancing

Now that you have some extra time on your hands, how about tuning up your game (dancing) with some added stylings? If you haven’t...

Competitions

Freddie Brock

May 18, 20202 min read

Origami for Dance

It is feminine, beautiful, and incredibly creative! Enjoy the unusual and intriguing art of Origami in honor of Mother’s Day and Dance...

Dancesport

Freddie Brock

May 9, 20202 min read

Do The Shuffle

I hope you are all finding things to keep occupied (besides your homework) in these trying times. I personally have a workout routine...

Dancesport

Freddie Brock

Apr 11, 20203 min read

The Art of Social Distance

Spring has sprung and so has the Coronavirus. We are all going to be on a spring-virus break for awhile. With all the state and...

Competitions

Freddie Brock

Mar 26, 20203 min read

The New Dance Craze

My dear dance friends, first let me say, I have never seen more incredible dancers then I have this past year! The way you move out...

Competitions

Freddie Brock

Mar 21, 20202 min read

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