Hope
everyone had a Happy Dancing Valentine's Day! I know that we have been
busy with dance classes, private lessons and workshops. I am sure
hoping that all of this repetition and practicing is starting to sink
in to this uncoordinated body of mine! I think that the reason we went
to
see Shen Yun, was that Joe was so hoping some of their amazing grace
and elegance would miraculously enter into my body!
For
those of you that are brand new dancers, hang in there! Dancing is the
hardest thing I have ever learned to do, but by far the most enjoyable!
It does get
easier, I promise.
Happy Dancing,
Michele
Shoes,
Boots, Cruise and Dance ReCaps: The "Business" stuff!
For those of you in southern California, the Country
Two Step recaps are finally viewable. The workshop and Tuesday night
recaps have been updated and are on the website: www.LovetoDanceOnline.com
, for those of you unable to attend them, they are still
available to all members. I would suggest checking them out, as there
is some great info and patterns. Joe Tschirhart 's Tuesday Night Classes , Saturday Workshops. and Wednesday Night Country Two Step.
Currently the price for membership is only $9 per month,
once we switch over to the full sized screen, the membership price will
increase to $19.99 per month. Subscribe now and you will lock in the $9 per month membership fee.
You can check out the advantages of becoming a member here.
Evenin' Star Dance Boots are here!
Thanks to those of you that helped us become a distributor. You can now
order one pair, individually any time you'd like! We also have
ballroom, Latin and practice Very Fine dance shoes. Ladies and Mens.
I LOVE my Boots!
If you have any
questions regarding style or size, I think I've
finally got it down!
Cruise
Update: Single
guys, where are you??? There's 1 Balcony cabins and 4 inside cabins
left. Carnival is taking the back as of Feb. 26, 2010. We have a great
group of dancers and even some scuba divers already signed up. Join us
for a terrific week of learning and dancing aboard the Carnival
Miracle.
A $25 deposit reserves your cabin through February 25, 2010.
The ship
leaves Ft. Lauderdale on October 18, 2010
and will be visiting 4 Islands. Prices start at only $859.42 per
person, this includes all taxes and fees, plus all the workshops,
dancing and activities. The ship is the Carnival Miracle.
Where do I look when I am dancing? When you are dancing it is important
for you to keep your head up and not look down at your feet. There are
many reasons for this, but how about we just start with the most
important one. We need to see where we are going, or where we are
leading our follower to go. If we are looking at our feet, since our
heads are heavy, we will be off balance and your partner may wonder
just what it is that you are looking at!
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Recent Article
How Do I Know When to Start
Dancing?
by Michele
Rasmussen
You
should begin to dance on the first beat of the music. The
first beat of music will frequently be the strongest accent in a
rhythmic cycle. A singer will often begin singing on the first beat, or
the "one" of a phrase. Listen for the beat that has a greater intensity
or volume than the others.
a beat
is the basic time unit of a piece of music.
the rhythm
of a song is made up of a sequence of beats.
the tempo
is the speed at which the beats occur.
Hearing the one of a phrase can be difficult, but with practice it
becomes easier. Listen for the beat when you are driving in the car.
Tap your thumb on the steering wheel. Once you begin to hear the "one",
you should start paying attention to the rhythm of the music so that
you can determine just which dance you should be dancing.
This song has a very strong "one". See if you can find the beat in the
following video of Sex Bomb by Tom
Jones (listen for '1-2-3-cha-cha' and 'slow -- quick-quick --
slow':
While this may be challenging for some, it is essential.
It will become easier the more you listen to music.
Here are a few examples of songs and which dance you
might dance to them.
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