Tag Archives: competitive dancing

Ask Poppy—Are Ballroom Dancers Living in a Time Warp?

Dear Poppy, Are full, floor-length skirts, stage makeup, and up hairdos necessary or traditional in ballroom dance competition? Isn’t it time for ballroom dancing to become appropriate with the times? Are ballroom dancers living in a time warp? Time Warp

Ask Poppy — Make-up and Hairstyles and Lip Gloss, Oh My!

Ms. Poppy Chiffon – the doyenne of dance, the baroness of ballroom etiquette, the sultana of Southern hospitality — is pleased to answer your dance-related questions. Here are a few queries that Poppy deigned to extract from her mailbag this week. If you have a question that you would like Poppy Chiffon to address, please [...]

Dance Station Students Compete in Phoenix

Dance Station was well represented at Saturday’s 2009 Phoenix DanceSport Challenge, hosted by the Phoenix USA Dance chapter. Dave Sitrin and Cherie Hughes and Eileen Tenn and Doug McClellan (pictured, left to right) were two of the 65 couples competing for ribbons at the one-day comp. This was Dave and Cherie’s first competition, but they [...]

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About dancing at Dance Station How do I get started? Call to schedule an Introductory Lesson to work with a teacher and get your dancing questions answered. Or drop in to our Introduction to Social Dancing Class at 7:45 p.m. every Monday. What do I wear? Comfortable, casual clothing is appropriate. Most [...]