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Dancing Queens Episode 3 — Ballroom is a Mental Game

The ballroom drama continues in Week 3 of Dancing Queens! Sabrina, Donie, Colette and Gaëlle have travelled to New Orleans for their next competition, New Orleans Open, while Leonie prepares for American Star Ball in Atlantic City. We also meet the sixth lady of the show, Pooja. Like Episode 1…

Dancing Queens Bravo

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Dancing Queens Episode 3 — Ballroom is a Mental Game
Dancing Queens Episode 3 — Ballroom is a Mental Game
Dancing Queens Bravo

9 min read


May 21

Dancing Queens Episode 2 — Let’s Talk Pro-Am Relationships

Episode 2 of Dancing Queens showed us the real drama of a ballroom competition, as students and their teachers put everything they have into their performances in hopes of being noticed by the judges, making the final and ultimately winning their event. …

Dancing Queens Bravo

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Dancing Queens Episode 2 — Let’s Talk Pro-Am Relationships
Dancing Queens Episode 2 — Let’s Talk Pro-Am Relationships
Dancing Queens Bravo

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May 15

A Review of Dancing Queens Episode 1

Dancing Queens, a new reality show on Bravo about pro-am ballroom dancers, premiered last Tuesday. There was a lot of anticipation leading up to the first episode, after the trailer riled some people up. Personally, I was so curious to see how Bravo, a network known for melodramatic reality shows…

Dancing Queens Bravo

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A Review of Dancing Queens Episode 1
A Review of Dancing Queens Episode 1
Dancing Queens Bravo

9 min read


Apr 16

Dancing Queens: A New Reality Show about Ballroom Dancing

Last week, I saw this trailer on social media: Your initial reactions are probably similar to mine. My eyes rolled a little at the extreme push to overdramatize, like every good reality show does. …

Dancing Queens Bravo

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Dancing Queens: A New Reality Show about Ballroom Dancing
Dancing Queens: A New Reality Show about Ballroom Dancing
Dancing Queens Bravo

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Apr 2

Reaching Mile Marker 40 on the Road of Life

I turned 40 this past Thursday! During the last week of my 30s, I set an intention to finish my 30s and begin my 40s with as much joy as I could find in each day. On this 4th day of being 40, I’d say it’s been a success. That…

Life Lessons

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Reaching Mile Marker 40 on the Road of Life
Reaching Mile Marker 40 on the Road of Life
Life Lessons

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Jan 1

Sheesh, I did a lot in 2022

I kicked off the last day of 2022 with my regular Saturday morning Zumba class. All of my new friends here have come from that studio, which makes it a special place for me. Like my ballroom studio in California, it feels like a home away from home. A place…

Writing

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Sheesh, I did a lot in 2022
Sheesh, I did a lot in 2022
Writing

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Dec 4, 2022

Learning to Have Fun as a Dancer

Dance is often referred to as an art/sport because of the athleticism required to produce beautiful and inspiring performances. Dance is a full-body workout, no question there. It’s also a mental and emotional workout as we try to remember all of the choreography and technique required to move our bodies…

Dance

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Learning to Have Fun as a Dancer
Learning to Have Fun as a Dancer
Dance

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Age of Empathy

·Sep 11, 2022

When the Usual Creative Outlets are Unavailable, Pull Weeds

Dance is my outlet for expressing my creativity through movement. It’s a way for me to creatively take predefined structures and bend them to fit my personal style. With the ballroom dances in particular, I also get inspired by the collaboration between dance partners — working together to create something…

Country Living

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When the Usual Creative Outlets are Unavailable, Pull Weeds
When the Usual Creative Outlets are Unavailable, Pull Weeds
Country Living

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Aug 7, 2022

Learning to Lead in Ballroom Dance

I did something different in this past week’s ballroom lesson: I learned to lead! Traditionally, men lead and women follow in the ballroom dances. However, it’s very common outside of the U.S. to see female couples competing in ballroom, especially in younger or more beginner levels, simply because there aren’t…

Ballroom Dance

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Learning to Lead in Ballroom Dance
Learning to Lead in Ballroom Dance
Ballroom Dance

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Songstories

·Jul 11, 2022

I Like to Move It, Move It

If your head automatically bobbed a little when you read the title, then you’ll understand where I’m coming from in this story. My body looooves to move to music. It moves at the mere mention of a familiar catchy song like “I Like to Move It” by Reel 2 Real…

Music Memoir

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I Like to Move It, Move It
I Like to Move It, Move It
Music Memoir

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The Girl With The Tree Tattoo

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