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1930's

• Timothy Palmer 1934 competition and demonstrations — Comments (0)

1940's

• Videoclip of the introduction of the jive in the UK — Comments (0)

1960's

• World Professional Championships, 1961 — Comments (0)
• World Professional Championships, 1962 — Comments (0)
• World Professional Championships, 1960 — Comments (0)
• A clip of a typical Rumba British style from 1963 — Comments (1)

2010's

• The Impact of Vernon and Irene Castle By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (1)

Ballroom

• Keith Morris: To spin or not to spin that is the question — Comments (0)
• Anthony Hurley on Tango — Comments (0)
• Anthony Hurley on What’s Important in Ballroom Dancing — Comments (0)
• Leading and Following: By Keith Morris — Comments (0)
• Steve Powell on Quickstep — Comments (0)
• Viennese Waltz – PLEASE use the right music! From Michael Herdlitzka — Comments (0)
• World Amateur Ballroom Championship 1939 in Munich, a short video clip — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The quickstep By Claire Saul — Comments (1)
• What’s in a feather step? By Keith Morris — Comments (0)

Dances

• Keith Morris: To spin or not to spin that is the question — Comments (0)
• Thoughts on Technique by Alan and Hazel Fletcher — Comments (0)
• Technique, Riccardo & Yulia — Comments (0)
• Anthony Hurley on Tango — Comments (0)
• Anthony Hurley on What’s Important in Ballroom Dancing — Comments (0)
• Leading and Following: By Keith Morris — Comments (0)
• Donnie Burns M.B.E on Technique — Comments (0)
• Steve Powell on Quickstep — Comments (0)
• Whats behind the name of a figure? Compiled by Pedro Coimbra — Comments (0)
• From Ragtime to Swing By Brigitt Mayer Karakis — Comments (1)
• Music, Speed and Story: Paso Doble By Michael Herdlitzka — Comments (0)
• Viennese Waltz – PLEASE use the right music! From Michael Herdlitzka — Comments (0)
• World Amateur Ballroom Championship 1939 in Munich, a short video clip — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The rumba By Alison Gallagher-Hughes — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The foxtrot By Rachelle Stretch — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The samba By Rachelle Stretch — Comments (1)
• Perfect 10: The quickstep By Claire Saul — Comments (1)
• Perfect 10: The jive By Rachelle Stretch — Comments (1)
• What’s in a feather step? By Keith Morris — Comments (0)

Decades

• Elsa Wells (Bakstansky) and The International By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• PJ Richardson, administrative master By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• Victor Silvester, the father of strict tempo music By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• Timothy Palmer 1934 competition and demonstrations — Comments (0)
• The Impact of Vernon and Irene Castle By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (1)
• World Professional Championships, 1961 — Comments (0)
• World Professional Championships, 1962 — Comments (0)
• World Professional Championships, 1960 — Comments (0)
• Blackpool, the dance Mecca. By Leonid Pletnev — Comments (0)
• A clip of a typical Rumba British style from 1963 — Comments (1)
• Perfect 10: The waltz By Zoë Anderson — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The paso doble By Marianka Swain — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The tango By Nicola Rayner — Comments (1)
• Perfect 10: The Viennese waltz By Marianka Swain — Comments (0)
• About the German Professional Dancesport Association — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The cha cha cha By Marianka Swain — Comments (0)
• How the mambo became the cha-cha-cha By Patsy Holden — Comments (0)
• Videoclip of the introduction of the jive in the UK — Comments (0)

Early Years

• PJ Richardson, administrative master By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• The Impact of Vernon and Irene Castle By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (1)
• Perfect 10: The waltz By Zoë Anderson — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The paso doble By Marianka Swain — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The tango By Nicola Rayner — Comments (1)
• Perfect 10: The Viennese waltz By Marianka Swain — Comments (0)

Education

• Richard Gleave, The Psychology of Competing — Comments (0)
• Tribute to Eric Lashbrooke — Comments (2)
• Musicality, by Jesper Frederiksen — Comments (0)
• Keith Morris: To spin or not to spin that is the question — Comments (0)
• Body Language Aleksandar Josipović — Comments (0)
• Authenticity, by Allan Tornsberg — Comments (0)
• How to Win Blackpool, by Anne Gleave — Comments (2)
• Competition Is Bad For Motivation, by Justin Coulson — Comments (0)
• Creativity, by David Kirsh — Comments (0)
• Existentialism, Aesthetics, Dance By Alan Salter — Comments (0)
• Trapped in Time, by Fred Bijster — Comments (0)
• Technique, from Alan Shingler — Comments (0)
• Mihail Radchenko, Psychology of Training and Competitions — Comments (0)
• Peter Eggleton, on the reasons for Ballroom Dancing — Comments (0)
• Technique, Riccardo & Yulia — Comments (0)
• From Richard Powers: Dancing Makes You Smarter — Comments (0)
• Do You Accept Yourself? By Ruud Vermeij — Comments (0)
• Why do we smile? By Ruud Vermeij — Comments (0)
• Teaching: Tools, Methods, Discussion — Comments (0)
• Anthony Hurley on What’s Important in Ballroom Dancing — Comments (0)
• General Principles and Associations, by Anthony Hurley — Comments (0)
• The Roll of the Man in Ballroom Dancing, by Anthony Hurley — Comments (0)
• Dancers are the Architects of Space, by Aleksandar Josipović — Comments (0)
• About Rhythm & Musicality: is it really the same? — Comments (0)
• Leading and Following: By Keith Morris — Comments (0)
• Technique, by Arunas Bizokas — Comments (0)
• Mission Statement WDC&AL Educational Department — Comments (0)
• “From bio-mechanics through technique towards style” by Barbara Nagode Ambroz — Comments (0)
• Ballroom Dancing: Art or Sport? — Comments (0)
• Dancing and Personality, by Richard Gray — Comments (0)
• Donnie Burns M.B.E on Technique — Comments (0)
• Steve Powell on Quickstep — Comments (0)
• Holger Nitsche on Musicality — Comments (0)
• Maximiliaan Winkelhuis, the Power of the Mind: Creative Visualization — Comments (0)
• Gender Issues, by Ruud Vermeij — Comments (0)
• Discussion on Technique, by Ruud Vermeij — Comments (0)
• Ketevan Zazanashvili on Mind, Body, Movement… Dance. — Comments (0)
• Dance Specific Fitness Tests — Comments (0)
• Temporality of the Dancing Body — Comments (0)
• The Three Orders of Movement Delsarte 1871 — Comments (0)
• Massimo Giorgianni on the Impact of Words — Comments (0)
• Whats behind the name of a figure? Compiled by Pedro Coimbra — Comments (0)
• Best 100 Dance quotes, via Peter Townsend — Comments (0)
• The Courage to Dare, by Massimo Giorgianni — Comments (0)
• What’s the Limit? by Graham Oswick — Comments (0)
• Thoughts on Objective Judging, by Fred Bijster — Comments (0)
• The Teacher Says... by Fred Bijster — Comments (0)
• Just Dance, by Fred Bijster — Comments (0)
• Philosophy of Partnership and Success by Ketevan Zazanashvili — Comments (0)
• Leading and Following, by Benoit Papineau — Comments (0)
• Homogenization: the Catalyst for Artistic Stagnation By Frank Regan — Comments (0)
• From Ekaterina Lapaeva Poem About Sensuality — Comments (0)
• From Maximiliaan Winkelhuis: Being a “winner” is not necessary to win — Comments (0)
• By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent and Argued by Fred Bijster — Comments (0)
• From Arunas Bizokas: Do we need a plan? — Comments (0)
• So You Think About Dance? By Edyta Zielinska — Comments (0)
• Teacher / Trainer / Coach – Who Am I? By Michael Herdlitzka — Comments (0)
• From Sasha Pust: Off Balance?! — Comments (0)
• An Analysis of the Centre of Balance, by David Outevsky MSc — Comments (0)
• How Two Become One: A Qualitative Review of Contact in Dance Partnering — Comments (0)
• What is the difference between sensuality and sexuality? Written by Aleksandar Josipović — Comments (1)
• Viennese Waltz – PLEASE use the right music! From Michael Herdlitzka — Comments (0)
• Adjudicator’s issues. From Leonid Pletnev — Comments (0)
• What is Volume? From Benoit Papineau — Comments (0)
• To be an Adjudicator, by Anthony Hurley — Comments (0)
• From Fred Bijster, The value of dancing is not to understand, but to be entertained — Comments (0)
• The Rhumba walks – American versus International, a brief history by Frank Regan — Comments (0)
• Poem from Ekaterina Lapaeva: As one with Nature and the Dance. — Comments (0)
• Technique: A Theoretical Approach, by Alexander Hoffmann — Comments (0)
• Technique: A practical approach By Alexander Hoffmann — Comments (0)
• Possibilities and desires by Mikhail Radchenko — Comments (0)
• From Barry Gasson: Athletes or Artists? — Comments (0)
• Via Paul Hughes: text from Wikipedia Dance Connection — Comments (0)
• The Sense and Nonsense of Doping, by Fred Bijster — Comments (0)
• Changing the system of judging, by Fred Bijster — Comments (0)
• Dance with the sense…By Ketevan Zazanashvili — Comments (0)
• Anna Malitowska: Dancers’ Professional Ethics — Comments (0)
• Poem From Ekaterina Lapaeva — Comments (0)
• Wolfgang and Evelyn Opitz in a segue show 1971, the early disco era By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• The development of dancing in Russia — Comments (0)
• Natural and Artistic Bodies in Dance, by Inma A Ivarez — Comments (0)
• Artistry versus Athleticism By Cassandra Valeria — Comments (0)
• Master Degree in Dance, announcement by Prof. Dr. Ruud Vermeij — Comments (0)
• More is less..., by Fred Bijster — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The paso doble By Marianka Swain — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The tango By Nicola Rayner — Comments (1)
• Via Domen Krapez: Teachers levels — Comments (0)
• Barry Gasson on The Dumbing Down of Technique — Comments (2)
• Aesthetic Expression By Ruud Vermeij — Comments (0)
• Natural versus Artistic By Daniela Novak — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The rumba By Alison Gallagher-Hughes — Comments (0)
• By: Carolien Hermans Conversations with Dries van Os (philosopher) — Comments (0)
• Who was Alex Moore MBE? By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• A Dancer’s Body: Crafted from the Inside Out or the Outside In? By Christie Bosworth — Comments (0)
• Barbara Nagode Ambroz commenting on the article: A Dancer’s Body — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The foxtrot By Rachelle Stretch — Comments (0)
• Authenticity versus commercialism By Ekaterina Lapaeva — Comments (0)
• Fred Bijster’s comments on: Authenticity versus commercialism — Comments (0)
• Barbara Nagode Ambroz’s comments on: Authenticity versus commercialism By Ekaterina Lapaeva — Comments (0)
• The homogeneous nature of competitive ballroom & latin dancing By Gregg Rosen — Comments (0)
• 15 Truths About Being a Professional Dancer By Melanie Doskocil — Comments (0)
• How the mambo became the cha-cha-cha By Patsy Holden — Comments (0)
• What’s in a name? By David Outevsky — Comments (2)
• Dance lifts - is it all about the muscles? By Aleksandar Josipovic — Comments (1)
• Body Language written By Allison Morris — Comments (0)
• What’s in a feather step? By Keith Morris — Comments (0)
• Why is sex so damn good? By Jinsop Lee, Comments from Magda Schoeneich — Comments (0)
• The Pierre Dulaine class room method — Comments (0)
• High Heels By Anatomy In Motion — Comments (0)
• Who was Josephine Bradley MBE By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (1)
• She ain’t heavy she’s my partner By Keith Morris — Comments (0)
• Ethics and Adjudication Written by Anna Malitowska — Comments (0)
• What is art? By Sasha Pust — Comments (0)
• Videoclip of the introduction of the jive in the UK — Comments (0)
• The Opposite Sexes as Natural Phenomena. By Leonid Pletnev — Comments (3)
• The Laws of the Universe By: Maja Serve — Comments (0)
• Technolophile Culture as a Deprivation Factor By Leonid Pletnev — Comments (0)

Europe

• Perfect 10: The waltz By Zoë Anderson — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The paso doble By Marianka Swain — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The Viennese waltz By Marianka Swain — Comments (0)
• Who was Alex Moore MBE? By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)

Events

• Elsa Wells (Bakstansky) and The International By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)

Great Britain

• A clip of a typical Rumba British style from 1963 — Comments (1)

Latin

• Thoughts on Technique by Alan and Hazel Fletcher — Comments (0)
• Technique, Riccardo & Yulia — Comments (0)
• Donnie Burns M.B.E on Technique — Comments (0)
• Music, Speed and Story: Paso Doble By Michael Herdlitzka — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The rumba By Alison Gallagher-Hughes — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The jive By Rachelle Stretch — Comments (1)

Music

• Victor Silvester, the father of strict tempo music By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• About Rhythm & Musicality: is it really the same? — Comments (0)
• Homogenization: the Catalyst for Artistic Stagnation By Frank Regan — Comments (0)
• Music, Speed and Story: Paso Doble By Michael Herdlitzka — Comments (0)
• Viennese Waltz – PLEASE use the right music! From Michael Herdlitzka — Comments (0)
• How the mambo became the cha-cha-cha By Patsy Holden — Comments (0)

News

• Mission Statement WDC&AL Educational Department — Comments (0)
• Master Degree in Dance, announcement by Prof. Dr. Ruud Vermeij — Comments (0)
• The dance detectives — Comments (0)

North America

• The Impact of Vernon and Irene Castle By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (1)
• How the mambo became the cha-cha-cha By Patsy Holden — Comments (0)

People

• Elsa Wells (Bakstansky) and The International By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• PJ Richardson, administrative master By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• Victor Silvester, the father of strict tempo music By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• The Impact of Vernon and Irene Castle By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (1)
• Tribute to Eric Lashbrooke — Comments (2)
• About Len Goodman, by Fred Bijster — Comments (0)
• Wolfgang and Evelyn Opitz in a segue show 1971, the early disco era By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• Who was Alex Moore MBE? By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• Who was Josephine Bradley MBE By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (1)

Philosophy

• Aesthetic Expression By Ruud Vermeij — Comments (0)
• By: Carolien Hermans Conversations with Dries van Os (philosopher) — Comments (0)
• A Dancer’s Body: Crafted from the Inside Out or the Outside In? By Christie Bosworth — Comments (0)
• Barbara Nagode Ambroz commenting on the article: A Dancer’s Body — Comments (0)
• 15 Truths About Being a Professional Dancer By Melanie Doskocil — Comments (0)
• Why is sex so damn good? By Jinsop Lee, Comments from Magda Schoeneich — Comments (0)
• Questions and Answers from Members: When people talk about passion in dance. What is it? Where does it come from? How do I create it? — Comments (0)
• What is art? By Sasha Pust — Comments (0)

Places

• The Impact of Vernon and Irene Castle By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (1)
• What is it About Blackpool? — Comments (0)
• Blackpool, the dance Mecca. By Leonid Pletnev — Comments (0)
• A clip of a typical Rumba British style from 1963 — Comments (1)
• The development of dancing in Russia — Comments (0)
• Results of Russian couples in WDC championships — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The waltz By Zoë Anderson — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The paso doble By Marianka Swain — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The Viennese waltz By Marianka Swain — Comments (0)
• Who was Alex Moore MBE? By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• About the German Professional Dancesport Association — Comments (0)
• How the mambo became the cha-cha-cha By Patsy Holden — Comments (0)

Psychology

• Blocked by Performance Anxiety? From David Carbonell. — Comments (0)
• The Psychology of Top Performers — Comments (0)
• What is Dance Therapy? by American Journal of Dance Therapy — Comments (0)
• The Mindfulness of We, by Karyn Hall, PHD — Comments (0)
• Artistry versus Athleticism By Cassandra Valeria — Comments (0)
• Via Richard Post: Change your story — Comments (0)
• by David Van Nuys, Ph.D. The Backlash Against Positive Psychology — Comments (0)
• A Dancer’s Body: Crafted from the Inside Out or the Outside In? By Christie Bosworth — Comments (0)

Results

• World Professional Championships, 1961 — Comments (0)
• World Professional Championships, 1962 — Comments (0)
• World Professional Championships, 1960 — Comments (0)
• Results of Russian couples in WDC championships — Comments (0)
• About the German Professional Dancesport Association — Comments (0)

Russia

• The development of dancing in Russia — Comments (0)
• Results of Russian couples in WDC championships — Comments (0)

Technique

• Keith Morris: To spin or not to spin that is the question — Comments (0)
• Thoughts on Technique by Alan and Hazel Fletcher — Comments (0)
• Technique, from Alan Shingler — Comments (0)
• Technique, Riccardo & Yulia — Comments (0)
• Anthony Hurley on Tango — Comments (0)
• Anthony Hurley on What’s Important in Ballroom Dancing — Comments (0)
• Technique: The Common Denominator for All Dance Styles By Anthony Hurley — Comments (0)
• Floor craft; a lost art By Anthony Hurley — Comments (0)
• Technique, by Arunas Bizokas — Comments (0)
• “From bio-mechanics through technique towards style” by Barbara Nagode Ambroz — Comments (0)
• Donnie Burns M.B.E on Technique — Comments (0)
• Steve Powell on Quickstep — Comments (0)
• Discussion on Technique, by Ruud Vermeij — Comments (0)
• Leading and Following, by Benoit Papineau — Comments (0)
• From Keith Morris “What is a Slow” — Comments (0)
• The Rhumba walks – American versus International, a brief history by Frank Regan — Comments (0)
• Technique: A Theoretical Approach, by Alexander Hoffmann — Comments (0)
• Technique: A practical approach By Alexander Hoffmann — Comments (0)
• From Barry Gasson: The Absolute Importance of the Right Foot Walk — Comments (0)
• The Unwritten Rule, by Barry Gasson — Comments (0)
• Barry Gasson on The Dumbing Down of Technique — Comments (2)
• “It’s not always the fault of the man.” Yeah, right... By Barry Gasson — Comments (0)
• Dance lifts - is it all about the muscles? By Aleksandar Josipovic — Comments (1)
• She ain’t heavy she’s my partner By Keith Morris — Comments (0)

Uncategorized

• From Ekaterina Lapaeva Poem About Sensuality — Comments (0)
• From Ekaterina Lapaeva INSPIRATION = AWARENESS — Comments (0)
• Embodiment: The flesh and bones of my body, by Carolien Hermans, — Comments (0)
• From Barry Gasson: The Absolute Importance of the Right Foot Walk — Comments (0)
• World Amateur Ballroom Championship 1939 in Munich, a short video clip — Comments (0)
• From David Outevsky, The role of touch as a teaching and learning tool in dance — Comments (0)
• Results of Russian couples in WDC championships — Comments (0)
• The production of quality tango, by Barry Gasson — Comments (0)
• Written by Barry Gasson: Understanding Heel Turns — Comments (0)
• Changing the name JUDGE? By Massimo Giorgianni — Comments (0)
• From Suzie Hardt : SAME SEX BALLROOM - — Comments (0)
• Perfect 10: The rumba By Alison Gallagher-Hughes — Comments (0)
• By: Carolien Hermans Conversations with Dries van Os (philosopher) — Comments (0)
• How the mambo became the cha-cha-cha By Patsy Holden — Comments (0)
• High Heels By Anatomy In Motion — Comments (0)
• She ain’t heavy she’s my partner By Keith Morris — Comments (0)
• Videoclip of the introduction of the jive in the UK — Comments (0)

Video

• Victor Silvester, the father of strict tempo music By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• The Impact of Vernon and Irene Castle By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (1)
• From Ragtime to Swing By Brigitt Mayer Karakis — Comments (1)
• A clip of a typical Rumba British style from 1963 — Comments (1)
• Wolfgang and Evelyn Opitz in a segue show 1971, the early disco era By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• Who was Alex Moore MBE? By Brigitt Mayer-Karakis — Comments (0)
• How the mambo became the cha-cha-cha By Patsy Holden — Comments (0)
• She ain’t heavy she’s my partner By Keith Morris — Comments (0)