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I'm pleased to announce the beta release of DanceHop.com, a place for dancers to:

• Find out about the hottest events in town
• Find out what their friends are up to
• Find info about teachers
• Find great gear

To help spread the word, check out our Facebook fan page. In the coming weeks, we'll be adding:

• +Multiple cities, so you can find national level events, and events when you travel
• +Facebook… Read More

I found a good article, Loving The Recession, on Biznik.com last week. It's surprising, Steven pretty much takes ideas that I've had, and distills them into a potent brew.  He talks about 4 questions which are important when moving forward in life:
What are your core values?
What your vision for yourself?
What steps are needed to meet that vision?
What support do you need to pursue that vision?
When I talk to… Read More

I was practicing at Dance Underground yesterday with a friend of mine who has rock solid technique, and she noticed that I wasn't moving as a single unit. During my trip to Buenos Aires, I took 3 private lessons in 3 weeks, which can be seen as ambitious. I think my dance will make a quantum leap, and yours can too, provided we follow these rules:
1. Record yourself Often times we have no real idea what our bodies are doing, and how our thoughts translate to real world movement.  It's a lot easier looking at someone else and deconstructing their dance.  If we take a step back and put our egos aside, we can improve quickly… Read More

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Here's a vid from our YouTube Channel, DanceHopChannel, with Bruno Tombari & Mariangeles Caamaño, performing at Villa Malcolm. The quality leaves something to be desired, so if anyone can recommend a semi professional camera that can also record video well, please let me know in the comments. Read More