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Five Tips for the First Time Dance Competitor: New post on Squidoo
Five Tips for the First Time Dance Competitor
I have a new article over on Squidoo.com. Here is an excerpt from the introduction to the article:
Congratulations! You are already a winner!
Just by deciding to compete, you have placed yourself into a very special group of people. Don’t believe me?
When you’re done checking out these tips for the first time competitive dancer, I invite you to read Dancers Are Special People.
I remember my first time competing. I have to confess that I was very nervous which is really weird because I love being in front of people! That didn’t stop me from being nervous however.
I still get nervous just before walking onto the dance floor for the first dance at every event. Truthfully, it feels like I gotta go to the little dancer’s room!
You laugh! But it’s true! And I’m not alone!
At my last competition, I was standing in line ready to go onto the floor for the first dance of the event; I was right behind this professional dancer who was in the same heat with his lady student and I overheard him say “I gotta go” with a wiggle and a…
I hope you enjoy the article.
See ya on the dance floor!
Related Articles / Links
- An Index to of all my Posts on Squidoo (squidoo.com)
- Dancers Are Special People (txcowboydancer.com)
- I’m a writer! I’m a Squid! Woo Hoo! (txcowboydancer.com)
- Top 10 Line Dances from LineDancer Magazine for the Week ending 6/10/2012 (txcowboydancer.com)
- They Like Me! They Really Really Like Me! (txcowboydancer.com)
Dancers Are Special People
I’ve posted a new article: “Dancers Are Special People…” over on Squidoo
I have a friend of mine, Beata Howe, who is a wonderfully talented, lovely lady. She is also a US Open Champion. Check out her website when you get a chance. She has this really awesome page on her website. It starts out with:
“See if you can relate to this sequence
Stage One Interested –not sure you can do it but really want to. Think everyone is great and amazed that we can actually “get” it.
Stage Two Excited –Making noticeable progress and kind of excited to dance and learn more.
Stage Three WEEEEEE! – Graduate from your first level and dance with a better dancer and everything just works! You are a dancer!…
There is more, but the basic idea is that people who dance are special because people who dance are a small percentage of the population. That got me wondering, just “how small a percentage?”
Being a former librarian, I did a little research and found….. [drum roll please] Read the rest of this entry







