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April’s Dance Tip – Promenade, Top to Bottom

March 9, 2010 – 5:22 pm

Promenade position can be one of the most challenging positions for both the leader and follower. A better understanding of what the body needs to do for ease as either leader or follower can make all the difference in creating a comfortable and successful promenade. A promenade position is a dance position where both partners [...]

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April’s Dance Tip – Just Face It!

July 14, 2009 – 3:30 am

As the Summer Showcase is fast approaching we want to pay special attention to our expression in our dancing. The eyes are often referred to as the windows to the soul, and certainly while we are dancing, our facial expressions can bring a great deal to our performance. When we talk about facial expression in [...]

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April’s Dance Tip – The Floor Is Your Friend

June 30, 2009 – 3:30 am

One of the most important ways to improve timing, control and balance in our dancing is through our relationship with the floor. This of course is going to be related to how we use our feet and ankles not how we land when we don’t have timing, control and balance. What we need to understand [...]

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From Elegant Ballroom to Earthy Salsa, Workshop Week Returns!

June 15, 2009 – 12:30 am

It’s back! By popular demand, Dance Station is bringing back Workshop Week — five days of fun, one-time workshops. There’s a workshop for everyone, from beginning to advanced dancers, and in styles ranging from elegant ballroom to earthy salsa. This is a great opportunity to try something new, or push yourself to the next level [...]

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April’s Dance Tip – Time Will Tell

April 28, 2009 – 11:18 am

When we decide to learn to dance, we buy a pair of dance shoes, (or several), we might pick up a book on dancing, beef up our music library and of course sign up for lessons and classes. It is considered important to take these steps to demonstrate our serious intentions with regard to our [...]

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April’s Dance Tip — Maintaining a Strong Lead

March 10, 2009 – 3:30 am

As part of our Tuesday’s Tips & Technique column we will be featuring a tip from all of the teachers at Dance Station. Look for tip and technique ideas from all of your favorite teachers! Lead technique at first seems to be about being strong and forceful and making the follower execute the desired result. [...]

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Workshop Week Offers Something for All Levels of Dancers

March 9, 2009 – 3:42 am

We are pleased to announce the schedule for Workshop Week at Dance Station. The studio is hosting a series of workshops for dancers of all levels from March 30 through April 2. Workshops are $15 per person. However, if you register for two workshops, all others will be half price. This is a great opportunity [...]