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What to Know Before You Go: International Standard

August 8, 2018 by Guest Contributors Leave a Comment

Ballroom dancers at competition

Thinking about trying ballroom dance? Whether it’s for fun or you have your eyes on competitive Dancesport, here’s what you need to know about the dances, vocabulary, attire and training tips before your first class.

Filed Under: Blog, Dance Class Experience, Dancing, Terminology Tagged With: ballroom dance, competition, dance attire, dance shoes, dance tips, dancesport, first class, foxtrot, international standard, quickstep, tango, training, vocabulary, waltz

4 Habits That Will Save Your Feet (Especially in Heels)

March 6, 2018 by Guest Contributors Leave a Comment

Feet of latin dancers

If you frequently dance in heels, these four habits will save your feet.

Filed Under: Beyond the Bubble, Blog, Dance Styles, Dancing, Health, Wellness & The Dancer's Body Tagged With: avoiding injury, ballroom dance, dance shoes, dancing in heels, foot care, foot health, footwear, high heels

How To Clean Practically Anything Dance-Related

November 17, 2015 by Nichelle (owner/editor)

Leave the “Dirty Dancing” to Patrick and Jennifer with these tips for making shoes, dancewear, costumes, floors, and more look good as new.

Filed Under: Blog, Dancethropology, Featured, Parenting Dancers Tagged With: ballet slippers, cleaning, dance floors, dance mirrors, dance shoes, laundry, marley floor, Pointe shoes, scuff marks, shoe care, washing dancewear

Ode to the Pointe Shoe

February 27, 2015 by Nichelle (owner/editor)

How do I love you? Let me count the ways… Dancers adore pointe shoes and Corina Chan puts into words and verse exactly why we love them so.

Filed Under: Blog, Dance Media, Dancethropology Tagged With: adult ballet, adult dancers, ballet poetry, dance poem, dance shoes, poem, pointe shoe, Pointe shoes

Making The Case For Barefoot Preschool Dance

January 29, 2013 by Maria Hanley Blakemore

Kids Feet

Tie my shoes! My Feet Hurt! Sound Familiar? Maria makes a case for why teachers should toss the dance shoes aside and ask preschoolers to dance barefoot.

Filed Under: Blog, For Parents of Young Children Tagged With: ballet shoes, bare feet, barefoot, barefoot dance, children's dance, childrens ballet, creative dance, dance for young children, dance shoe policy, dance shoes, dancing bare foot, don't understand creative dance, feet, growing feet, no dance shoes, no shoes, preschool, preschool ballet, preschool dance, preschool dancers, shoe policy, small children, teaching children, why barefoot is best, working with children, young children

Deconstructing A Tap Shoe

May 4, 2011 by Tristan Bruns

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Tristan covers the anatomy of a tap shoe, types of shoes available, beginner alternatives, materials used, notes on getting the best tone from your tap, shoe support, and even orthotics! Whew! This post is just packed with stuff to make you a more informed customer.

Filed Under: Blog, Dance Bag, Dance Styles, Dancethropology Tagged With: beginner tap shoes, dance shoes, great shoeganza, jason samuels smith video, leather tap shoes, mary jane tap shoe, metal taps, miller and ben, oxford tap shoe, parts of a tap shoe, tap dance, tap dancing america, tap shoe support, tap shoes, tap tone, Tapography, types of tap shoes

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