Ballroom Chat

We talk with Jason and Sveta Daly. Jason and Sveta are former National and World Professional Rhythm Finalists, owners of Dance Daly Ballroom, and co-organizers of the San Antonio Classic. Jason and Sveta discuss their very different paths to becoming Professional Rhythm dancers, and we chat about the challenges of teaching adults, judging pro-am dancers, the evolution of American Rhythm as a style, and planning for 2021.

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In episode #16 of Love.Live.Dance's podcast, Ballroom Chat, we talk with Max Sinitsa. Max is a former 3-time US Amateur Smooth Champion, US Professional American Smooth Vice-Champion, World Professional American Smooth Finalist, and the host of the DanceCast Experiment.

Max discusses how he began dancing, why he believes that a strong foundation has contributed to his success, his thoughts on the advantages of recording your own dancing to review, the challenges that dancers face in pro-am events, and his upcoming project, the DanceCast Experiment. We also discuss his decision to retire from competitive dancesport earlier this year.

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In episode #15 of Love.Live.Dance's podcast, Ballroom Chat, we talk with Marzena Stachura and Slawek Sochacki. Marzena and Slawek are 4-time undefeated US and World American Smooth Champions, Owners of Dance United Ballroom Academy, Owners of Dance Vision Mastery Camp Las Vegas, Co-owners of The Royal Ball.

We discuss how online dance lessons can be incredibly effective during this challenging time, how Marzena and Slawek credit hardwork and dedication to their successes, how the SRDS is bring the joys of the American Smooth style to Russian dancers, and why they choose to see the positives in cancellations and closures.

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In episode #14 of Love.Live.Dance's podcast, Ballroom Chat, we talk with American 9-Dance competitor and instructor Tony Nunez about his dancesport experiences.

Samantha and Tony discuss his experiences as a professional dancer, the challenge of portraying your authentic self on the dance floor, and the importance of making sure that inclusivity and diversity become the norm in the ballroom dance industry. We take on the issues of race, gender, elitism, and ability differences in dance, and what each of us in the industry can do to improve and push towards progress.

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In episode #13 of Love.Live.Dance's podcast, Ballroom Chat, we talk with competitor and instructor Anthony Chen about his preferred dance style: Lindy Hop.

We discuss the history of Lindy Hop, how the competitive experience of Lindy differs from typical ballroom dance events, his work with the non-profit organization Salt City Swing, and his thoughts on the future of the lindy hop dance style.

Anthony Chen is known for being playful, musical, creative, and clear on the dance floor and holds first place titles from events such as Lindyfest, Montreal Swing Riot, Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, and the International Lindy Hop Championships. He strives to build a healthy and positive swing dance community, and he founded the non-profit organization "Salt City Swing" in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he teaches not only the dance of Lindy Hop, but also the history of the dance and its ties to American Swing-era music.

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In episode #12 of the Ballroom Chat podcast, we talk with Cesar Rojas about Casino Rueda. We discuss the history of the Casino Rueda dance style, how this social dance is opening doors for people to learn more about Latin dances and the importance of finding your dance community.

Want to learn more?

Artes de Cuba: D.C. Casineros - Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center - https://youtu.be/ZzOB2mDtnaU

Documentary on the history of Salsa music by Manuel Villalona- https://www.yuyutv.com/video/001995v/yo-soy-la-salsa/

Find instructional videos at SalsaNor - https://www.salsanor.no/

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In episode #11 of the Ballroom Chat podcast, we talk with Hope Jackson about her start in the dancesport industry, becoming a Brand Ambassador for Aida Dancewear, balancing modeling, dancing, and hair and make-up, dancing on SYTYCD and DWTS, and becoming a teacher for Dance Vision.

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Michael Johnson is a US Professional Ten Dance Finalist, coach and Dancesport adjudicator, owner of Dance Majic Dance Studio, published author, and host of the Majic for Life Podcast.

We talk about his start in the industry, the mindset of a competitive dancer, his podcast, and how to effectively communicate dance instruction online.

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Ian Gillett is a US Pro-Am National Champion in Smooth and Standard, a World Masters Pro-Am Champion in Smooth and Standard, World Pro-Am Champion in Smooth, a Regional Examiner for DVIDA, Former Collegiate Assessment Director for USISTD, and several times over Top Teacher Winner.

We talk about his start in the industry, the importance of a good foundation, returning to the basics at every level, and the evolution of Standard and Smooth dance styles.

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A conversation between Samantha from Love.Live.Dance and guest Kimberley Mitchell, 2 Time US Professional Latin Champion, coach, judge and adjudicator. We talk about the importance of getting kids to dance, using your individuality as your strength, overcoming performance nerves, and exactly how sexy is too sexy for the dance floor.

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