Riot and Frolic
a mostly ballroom dance, but also a bunch of other stuff, blog
Category: Dancetastic
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A dear friend of mine is a very Godly person. Like, heinous people cannot muster any meanness towards her because she is SO GOOD. Like, I don't really understand most religiousy stuff unless she's around. I think she uses osmosis. Anyhoo, she was talking about a religion class she was taking and how it really…
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Things I've learned this week: Murphy's Law will get you. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow… But SOMEDAY. Someday, you'll forget your dance costume (hopefully you remember before you're in a different state); someday, your makeup remover will escape it's seemingly-spillproof packaging and be all over EVERYTHING; someday; you will completely space an entire corner…
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– saw two men pole-dance. 2, young-at-heart (NOT OLD) men, fully dressed in suits, swirling around a stripper pole. It was just as funny as it sounds. My face hurt from laughing so much. [insert Dad Joke: your face hurt me, too. Ba-dum-bum.] – finally carved that pumpkin that's been sitting around. It's more of…
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"For" is the worst. She looks good for having 3 kids. She dances well for doing 9-Dance. She moves great for being pregnant. She sees a lot for wearing contacts. What? That's right. "For" doesn't make any sense. It's an excuse to do worse. I've been trying to avoid "for" since I…
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– the culmination of a lifetime of learning. A freaking epiphany after years and years of practice and education. A beautiful "light bulb" (or "gloeilamp", I suppose) moment that is going to change my life. Not to overstate it or anything. – realization that I have no stomach muscles whatsoever. It turns out…
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Recently, I found this AMAZING infographic from Zintro.com. see it better by clicking the text link above My ballroom dance practice sessions and I haven't been getting along lately, but this nifty picture put things in perspective a bit. Expert Status Thankfully, I discovered I'm an expert, according to the graphs. It'd…
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After watching some recent footage of myself dancing, and witnessing a few Zumba classes, salsa dancers on the town, and DWTS clips, I realized most of us need to be more comfortable being idiots. For instance, I refer to most of my dancing as "having tea": it's very proper (posture, technique, facial expression) and nice,…
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– the cutest and most thoughtful gift from a friend (and reader): personalized frames for each of the little ladies. [insert imagined picture here, for anonymity's sake HAHAHAHA! but seriously] – dang, a lot of people are awake and in their cars at 7am. Is that what you all do? How do you stay awake…
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A video of your ballroom dancing is a really great learning tool. You can see your own foot faults and weird lines, notice bad facial expressions, get an overall impression, and have a visual of what you look like (instead of an often-distorted self-image). That being said, watching said videos is a not a really great way…
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Director's note: Goldilocks will be played by Kate in this week's performances. Once, there was a little girl named Goldilocks. She was a total beeeeeeeach to practice with, because she was always complaining about something. you wouldn't know it by this picture, but Goldilocks is a total wench This week, Goldy is…
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