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By Jackson Fossen As the title of this article may suggest, improving your partner dancing without a partner is not impossible. Most of the time, obviously, I prefer dancing with my partner. Our partners, you may have noticed, are individuals with lives of their own and are not available every time we feel like practicing.Continue reading “How to Get Better at Partner Dancing Without Your Partner”

By Javier Chacón Congratulations on leaving the Syllabus world! You’ve now entered the open ranks, which means it’s time for new choreography, more technical drills, and of course… BLING. Perhaps you’ve been wearing some sparkles up to this point, but now that you’re in Open, you probably want something a little more serious for whenContinue reading “I Want to Sparkle: Advice on Ballroom Costuming”

By Kai Petersen My Cross Country coach was very big on goal setting. At least once a week we’d have to get out our goal packets to write down goals for this week, this next race, and for the season as well. He’d love to go around and have some people share their goals withContinue reading “Shoot for the Moon”

By Kaylee Anderson and Joel Torgeson Looking to climb the ranks a little while competing? Do we have a list for you! Here are ten things that will help you kick some serious butt in Bronze, and maybe even get you to a final or two. Smile. Do you want free points on the danceContinue reading “Ten Ways to Kick Butt in Bronze”