Tag Archives: frame

Lawrence’s Dance Tip-Put Your Back Into It

March 2, 2010 – 3:22 am

In our dancing we spend a great deal of time working on and talking about the activity of the body. We refer to holding tone, energy in opposition and maintaining our frame. And then we say relax. This seemingly contradictory approach reveals the importance of understanding the way in which we must be active rather [...]

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Ask Poppy — Listen to Your Teacher and Watch Your Skills Take Off!

April 2, 2009 – 12:30 am

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 [...]

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Ask Poppy: The Frame Blame Game and Other Ballroom Dance Etiquette Tips

February 26, 2009 – 3:00 am

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 [...]

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