Why Every Football Player Should Take Ballroom Dance Lessons

Why Every Football Player Should Take Ballroom Dance Lessons

You might think it's a ridiculous notion to compare American football players to ballroom dancers. Dancers are like butterflies - they are light, airy creatures with the ability to effortlessly glide and float on a stage while football players strike rough and tough on the field

Avoiding the "Protest Polka" - Rekindle Your Romance With Dance

Avoiding the "Protest Polka" - Rekindle Your Romance With Dance

You and your partner have been together for several years now and, though there is no doubt you still love each other, it's starting to feel like you're in a rut. Your intimacy is dwindling off, your interactions are mainly about the kids, your jobs, and other countless day-to-day issues

Did You Know About the Health Benefits of Ballroom Dancing?

Did You Know About the Health Benefits of Ballroom Dancing?

For some people, watching a dancing reality show like "So You Think You Can Dance" or "Dancing with the Stars" is the closest they get to dance. But what they don't realize is dancing is an activity that doesn't have to be out of reach. You don't have to be in great shape

Ballroom Dancing - More Than Just a Workout

Ballroom Dancing - More Than Just a Workout

Ballroom dancing is a great way to workout. It can be a good cardio workout. It helps with strength and flexibility. Dancing can also help improve both your balance and your memory. While these benefits are great, ballroom dancing can offer you so much more

Ballroom Dancing, Better Medicine than Laughing

Ballroom Dancing, Better Medicine than Laughing

We all want to be better, more effective adults, and invest time and research into finding the right activities to develop skills and strengths. From language learning to sports, to painting and drama, there are a wide variety of activities to choose from

A 'Twist' to the Dating Scene: Ballroom Dancing Classes

A 'Twist' to the Dating Scene: Ballroom Dancing Classes

Dating has become extremely impersonal with apps like Tinder and Lulu as well as websites like eHarmony and Zoosk. Meeting a potential partner through mutual friends, blind dates, or even speed dating isn't common anymore, but why should we sacrifice personal interactions for screen time?

Is There Life After "Chair Bopping?"

Is There Life After "Chair Bopping?"

It's been a typical Monday, and you're on your way home, stuck in traffic, tired and cranky. You don't think anything could improve your mood when, suddenly, "that" song comes on the radio, and it's like the outside world just disappears. The rhythm grabs you and, within seconds, you're drumming happily on the steering wheel, bouncing with the tempo, nodding along to the beat. You, my friend, are "chair bopping."

A Fun Way to Celebrate Winter's End: Quick Quick Slow's Annual Winter Ball 2018

A Fun Way to Celebrate Winter's End: Quick Quick Slow's Annual Winter Ball 2018

After New Year's bashes and Mardi Gras Galas, you might not want the string of parties to end. However, options are typically limited to Valentine's parties, and if you aren't in a relationship, they can be intimidating. Instead, why not cap off the end of winter by attending a Ball?

A Valentine's Day Gift to Bring You Closer: Ballroom Dancing Lessons 

A Valentine's Day Gift to Bring You Closer: Ballroom Dancing Lessons 

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and the struggle is on to find a unique gift you're partner will never forget. No matter how long the two of you have been together, being close is always one thing you will have to work at. Part of being each other's number one is

Three Great Reasons to Take Dance Lessons Before Your Wedding

Three Great Reasons to Take Dance Lessons Before Your Wedding

Whether your wedding is a year away or you only have a month or two to plan your wedding, you likely have a lot on your plate right now. You might be thinking that you don't have time to add anything else to your wedding preparation schedule, but there are at least three reasons why ballroom dance lessons should be a part of your wedding planning.

Dancing Your Way to Connectedness

Dancing Your Way to Connectedness

Alienation is "the state or experience of feeling isolated, detached, separated, divided, cut off", the sensation of being out of sync with the reality around us, something all of us have felt at one time or another, and increasingly so in the individualistic, ego-driven society we live in today. Now close your eyes for a moment and try to remember the last time you danced

The Escapism of Ballroom Dancing For Everyone

The Escapism of Ballroom Dancing For Everyone

Some of the benefits of ballroom dancing are very subtle in nature. Many of these benefits are purely emotional. When people start doing ballroom dancing on a regular basis, they might start to feel as if they are entering another world in the process