by Janet Massengale | Apr 21, 2023 | Social Dances
Dance has been a popular art form for centuries, but did you know it also has numerous health benefits? Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just starting out, incorporating dance into your lifestyle can have a positive impact on your physical and mental...
by Janet Massengale | Mar 30, 2023 | Social Dances
Would you like to improve your dance? Make a Dance Plan! Making a dance plan involves several steps that you can follow: Set your dance goals: Determine what you want to achieve through your dance plan. Do you want to improve your technique, learn new dance styles, or...
by Lolita Brawner | Nov 28, 2022 | District News, National News, News, Social Dances
What a fantastic event! It takes so many people to make an event great but also make it memorable. Kerry Lovell, President of LA Gumbo Chapter 5031, and his wife Diana got us into the swing of the “Gumbo and All That Jazz” weekend by hosting a 3-hour social dance...
by Lolita Brawner | Oct 24, 2022 | News
Seen in Tallahassee in the early 1800s No dance in our recent centuries not the Charleston, the Lindy, jitterbugging to Rock and Roll music, the Lambada, or even twerking, has aroused the passionate moral disapproval generated by the waltz. In its first introduction...
by Terry Hague | Sep 24, 2022 | News, Social Dances
Leading and Following: Life is a dance; sometimes you lead, and sometimes you follow. Ballroom dance is a partner or couples dance that uses that idea of lead and follow to move rhythmically together in time to the music. In partner dancing, the two dancers are...
by Lolita Brawner | May 6, 2022 | District News, National News
By Lolita Brawner, CMP, QAS, CQIA; Social Dance Vice President Contributing Author Photos by Carson Zullinger Social Dance is alive and well! Social Dancers and Chapters from across the country had a very big presence at the 2022 USA Dance National Ballroom DanceSport...
