Riot and Frolic

a mostly ballroom dance, but also a bunch of other stuff, blog

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I own and rock people’s faces off teaching ballroom dancing at Dancers Studio in St. Paul, MN. My husband and I compete professionally in American style and wrangle eight children in our spare time. I’ve been teaching and competing in ballroom dancing for over 25 years and have lots of opinions on it. I am an expert by any means, but there are quite a few dancers who are better than me and I have a solid knowledge of basic technique, so suck it.

Category: Dancetastic

  • The Blanket

    I went on a shopping spree.  In a crafty, nerdy way.   I got a lemon tree[bush]*.  It's name is Lola.  Lola smells like sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows.  (Thanks, Lesley Gore!)  She's got two little, tiny lemons in the works and bea-u-ti-ful flowers.  Lola is transient in my house right now.  I'm not sure if…

  • Along the same lines

    I teach ballroom dance.   Sometimes, I teach like this… But mostly like this… Except I don't need the bullhorn. But never  like this… Because that's just stupid. Many couples like to do this… To that, I say this… Dancing is fun.  It is an art.  It is exercise.  It is an fun, artful exercise…

  • Interesting Fact

    I'm a ballroom dancer.   Sometimes I do this… And sometimes I do this… But never this… Because that's just stupid. I'd love to do this… And could name 17 other ladies who would want to also. This is one of my favorite movies… Because it's awesome.  And everything in it is true.   I…