Riot and Frolic Kate Bratt
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- Salute e benessere
Want to know more about ballroom dancing? Listen to Kate Bratt’s audio take on the popular Dancetastic posts from her blog, complete with the volume and emphasis and unintended sidebars and accidental life lessons you’d expect.
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12. Dancing Out of Category
What is "dancing out of category"? Should I avoid it? Run head first into it? OR SHOULD I CONSULT A PROFESSIONAL?This is based on a blog post from March 13, 2020 called "Dancing Out of Category".My favorite podcast is The Thrilling Adventure Hour.The ISTD is the unfortunately-acronymed, blue-ribbon standard (STATE FAIR JOKES! DANCE JOKES! ALL IN ONE PHRASE!) for the International styles.The link that was supposed to be in my original post: https://riotandfrolic.typepad.com/blog/2015/12/dancin...
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Gold Digger
What the heck is Gold anyway? Now that we've talked about Bronze and Silver, let's cover the ye olde Gold. I have se-ve-ra-l (yes, four syllables) issues with my previous blog post.This is based on a blog post from June 11, 2012. Where I talk about the Wild West of ballroom: VHS to digitalWhere I relate the Sam story: Open(er) ChoreographySupport the Show.
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Silver Standard
Are you a Bronze dancer looking for the next challenge? Are you a Silver dancer who is wondering what you should know? Are you wondering what you'll be working on?Here's my three cents on the fine Silver level of ballroom dancing.This is based on a blog post from June 1, 2012.Support the Show.
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If You Are Not a Beginner
After you've taken a few ballroom dancing lessons, you're not a beginner, but are you ready for Bronze or Intermediate? Let's explore that land between Beginning and Intermediate and what bridges you need to cross from one to the other.This is based on a blog post from November 25, 2011. Support the Show.
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Bad Teaching
This episode is based on the post from June 3, 2021.John Danaher is a badass. Here's some of his words:About teaching too muchHis long ass IG postsSkill acquisition, one of manyMy favorite journalist:Smarther newsSupport the Show.
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Practice Makes Perfect... Or, At Least, Better
This episode is based on the post from October 22, 2011.The floorcraft blog is here: How to FloorcraftThe Toothbrush Exercises are here on the blog and here on YouTube (horrifying, horrifying YouTube).Support the Show.