Day 5 / 30 25 Days Before Dancing With People 1/3 My Age The Real Enemy Is Drift There’s something dancers don’t talk about enough. Drift. Not injury. Not aging. Not even losing technique. Drift. It happens quietly. You stop drilling with urgency. You stop conditioning with intention. You stop correcting the details that once […]
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Why I’m Not Training Like the 20-Year-Olds I am 23 days away from dancing with my team where people are 1/3 my age. And today I made a decision that younger me probably wouldn’t have made. I’m not starting the full choreography runs yet. I’m not doing explosive floor rolls. I’m not pushing through knee
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Documentary Series 30 Days Before Dancing With Someone 1/3 My Age I’m doing it again. This time I’m 53 — and the youngest dancer on the team is 16. Day 1 begins now Déjà vu: 2019 → 2026 Hardcore pace • fast director January 28th (15 days ago) Fifteen days ago, I walked into auditions
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When Over 45 Became More Than a Category If you’ve been around the salsa competition world long enough, you remember when the Over 45 division first appeared. You remember the feeling. It wasn’t about slowing down. It wasn’t about giving older dancers a “consolation” category. It was about recognition. In 2010, the Over 45 division
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A series on exhaustion, congruence, and what comes next Part 1 This is the beginning of a series. Not a manifesto. Not a set of final answers. But an ongoing reflection on what it really means to teach bachata in the years ahead. For a long time, I believed that the decline of the influencer
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Seeing Dance Competitions Through the Lens of Math In every major dance competition, there comes a moment when emotions rise. The audience cheers for their favorites, fellow dancers question the results, and someone inevitably asks: “Why is this person winning instead of that one?” It’s a natural reaction. Dance is art. It’s visceral, expressive,
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Introduction This September caught me by surprise. Honestly, I’m not sure how this will turn out. I don’t know if I can handle everything, and I don’t even know if I’ll reach all my goals. But I will try—with everything I’ve got. Because this month didn’t arrive lightly. Between preparing my visa for India, reorganizing
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The Impact of Incorrect Techniques on Dance Competition Quality In dance competitions, where precision and artistry are crucial, the increasing acceptance of incorrect techniques is having a significant negative impact on performance quality. Judges and fans of dance are noticing these effects and are concerned about the consequences. Why Incorrect Techniques Are Rising
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Are you tired of feeling like a dancing potato on the dance floor? Do you want to step up your dance game and impress your friends with your smooth moves? Well, it’s time to face the music (literally) and admit that maybe, just maybe, your approach to dancing needs a little work. In this article,
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The world of salsa and bachata dance is full of passionate artists who pour their hearts and souls into creating beautiful choreographies that inspire and delight audiences. However, unfortunately, the need for non-disclosure contracts has become a sad reality in our community. As a director of a dance company who has set trends with
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