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Teaching, technique, culture, and the things nobody talks about.
philosophy
My Dance Philosophizing
From an analytical standpoint, dance has so many positive stacks. I think of this like a video game where you can get really OP builds by stacking the right skills on top of each other. Social, physical, community, art, culture, history — dance stacks a lot of things.
What I'm thinking about right now
I’m trying to capture a new “style” into my body. We say in swing that it doesn’t matter what you do with your feet — I always took that as philosophical, not literal. But dancing in Vilnius, I’m seeing something completely different: lead and follow based on momentum and position, not feet. The feet are so mixed up you have to change your relationship to bracing, connection, everything. Really excited to see where this goes.
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How to Get Men's Pants for Dancing
A literally years-long process to find pants that look good and fit right. Where's the waist? Why off-the-rack won't work. Why you should just get pants made.
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How to Find a Partner and Practice Dance
Finding the right person, structuring sessions, prepping food and music, and the mental headspace that makes practice actually work.
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