Please find below an archive of "Dancing Tid-bits", which provide educational dance tips in Ballroom and Latin Dancing. Suggestions for discussion topics are always welcomed...

182. Outside Spin, My Dilemma, Please Help

181. Three Sisters in Cha Cha Cha

180. The ISTD Test continued, Part 4, Slow Foxtrot

179. Oversway vs Throwaway Oversway

178. ISTD Test (contd. Part 3) The Waltz

177. "Posture, Poise and Presentation" by Katherine Schaffer

176. The ISTD Test Continued (part 2).

175. Teaching Stationary Samba Walks?

174. The ISTD Test: Part I

173. Swing, Shape and Sway by Hilliers

172. So, you want to be a Teacher, Part III - Are You Ready?

171. Hilliers: Back to Basics

170. So you want to be a Teacher Part II, Preparation

169. "Flick" in Ballroom Dancing?

168. So, you want to be a Teacher
167. Louis Van Amstel says, "Move that Body"

166. The Back 1/2 of a Turn

165. Dancing in Thailand

164. Luca and Loraine come to Town

163. For the Benefit of Ladies: The Heel Turns

162. Improve your Waltz by Pierre Allaire

161. The Counter (?) Check

160. "Partnering the Partner" by Hilliers

159. Hillier's Tidbits

158. It's all about Rotation!

157. Tango, How and Why?

156. Inside/Outside Edge of Heel .....?

155. Spice Up Your Cha Cha Cha

154. Teaching Samba Part II

153. Teaching Samba

152. The Classic English Style, How to?

151. The Classic English Style?

150. The Feather Step

149. A Lesson with Glenn Weiss

148. Three Step vs. Shennay Turn-Final

147. What is "Shennay Turn?"

146. What is a Three Step Turn?

145. The First Lesson

144. The Secret to Slow Foxtrot

143. The Value of Fundamentals

142. Slow Foxtrot: Linear or Curvilinear?

141. Reach, Release, Roll and Rise

140. Get your weight on that foot!

139. Stride and Walk

138. Paso Doble in 1 Hour

137. Cross Hesitation in Waltz

136. How do you count your Tango?

135. How to Dance the Basics with Style

134. Follow My Leader: Old Vs New

133. Dancing in Goa/India

132. Rumba to Salsa

131. Salsa is Hot?

129. Maja Serve', A reminder

128. Feather Step Timing, Controversy?

127. Jennifer Hillier

126. Stephen Hillier

125. Natural Turn and Natural Weave

124. Heel Turns, How to Follow?

123. Heel Turns, How to Lead?

122. Barbara Ambrose: A Lecture

121. Lock Step Chasse, Backward

120. Lock Step Chasse, Forward

119. The Cuban Break Chasse

118. Foot Slip Chasse

117. Hip Twist Chasse

116. Ronde Chasse

115. Cha Cha Cha Chasses

114. Cha Cha Cha Chasses

113. Dance to your Maximum?

112. Spotting technique

111. Natural Top, I am getting dizzy?

110. Cha Cha Cha Timing and Break

109. Teaching QS, Part IV-Basic Choreography

108. Teaching QS, Part III-Few Basic Figures

107. Teaching Quickstep-Part II

106. Teaching Quickstep-Part I

105. Paso Doble, Part III

104. Paso Doble, Part II

103. Paso Doble, Part I, Music

102. Mireille Veilleux

101. 101 Best Dance Teachers

100. Lead and Follow-Part II

99. Lead and Follow-Part I

98. Forward, Forward and Back

97. What is Good Posture?

96. Back Whisk Vs Fallaway Whisk

95. Drag Hesitation; How to Lead?

94. Drag Hesitation; A thing of the Past?

93. Outside Change to PP.

92. Outside Change, Do you Brush?

91. 1 a 2 in Samba-"Changing Trends"

90. Minimal vs Part Weight, part II

89. Minimal vs Part Weight, part I

88. Alemana and Three Alemanas, part II

87. Alemana and Three Alemanas, part I

86. Partner Size

85. Waltz: A lesson with Pierre Allaire

84. Promenade and Counter Promenade

83. Keep your Back

82. Foxtrot and Waltz; Same Dance?

81. Transfer vs Replace

80. Whatever happened to "Kiki Walks"?

79. Delayed Walks

78. Slow Foxtrot-Basic Choreography

77. Foxtrot- A Lesson with Kathryn Schaefer

76. Slow Foxtrot - Some Reflections

75. Spot Turn or a Switch Turn?

74. Rumba, a lesson with Pierre Allaire

73. Step outside Partner-HOW TO

72. Outside Partner

71. The AIDA, Lead and Follow

70. The AIDA

69. Ego in Dancing

68. Back to Samba

67. Syncopated Lock Step

66. Pepperpot in Quickstep

65. The World of Phyllis Haylor

64. Two Walks and a Link (Contd.)

63. Two Walks and a Link (Tango)

62. Lines in Dancing

61. Fan to Hockeystick

60. Stop and Go

59. Waltz 2nd step

58. What is in a name?

57. Getting the most out of your Dance Lesson!

56. Dance Lessons-Private Vs Group?

55. Learning from Videos

54. The Books, Shall I read them?

53. Preparation for a Lesson

52. Dance Training -#1

51. The Dance Terms

50. Pivots Footwork

49. Remembering Michael Houseman

48. Bronze Samba Routine

47. Corta Jaca, Technique

46. Bronze Samba! O' My God

45. 10 Dance or Just Latin

44. Pivots and Spins

43. Paso Doble

42. Rumba Walks Backwards

41. Rumba Walks

40. Chasses: Cha Cha vs. Jive

39. O' it's a Cha Cha

38. Hip Twists

37. Samba Bounce

36. ISTD vs IDTA/ The Books

35. Rumba Basic

34. Shall we Jive . . .?

33. How I did it?

32. Lower Your Cholesterol

31. Fat Grams, How to Count

30. How Many Grams of Fat?

29. Died While Dancing

28. Cucaracha variations

27. Teaching Latin: Cucaracha

26. Teaching Latin: Alemana

25. Dancing at Bally

24. Technique: Swinging Correctly

23. Artistic Interpretation: Light & Shade

22. Dance Elements: Timing & Beat Value

21. Dance Elements: Precedes and Follows

20. Dance Elements: CBM & CBMP

19. Dance Elements: Sway in Dancing

18. Technique: Footwork in Tango

17. Dance Elements: Footwork

16. Dance Elements: Rise and Fall

15. Dance Elements: Amount of Turn

14. Dance Elements: Alignments

13. It's all in the Waltz: Steps & Feet Position)

12. Music for Dancing -- Part V (Q&A & "Strict Tempo")

11. Music for Dancing -- Part IV (Tempo for Standard Dances)

10. Music for Dancing -- Part III (Tempo for Latin Dances)

9. Music for Dancing -- Part II (The Basics & Definitions)

8. Music for Dancing -- Part I (I Went Dancing Last Night!)

7. "a" and "&" -- Part IV (Syncopation: Samba)

6. American vs. International style (Q&A)

5. American vs. International style

4. "a" and "&" -- Part III (Syncopation: Rumba)

3. "a" and "&" -- Part II (Syncopation: ChaCha)

2. "a" and "&" -- Part I (Syncopation: Swing/Jive)

1. Rumba routine