Technique of the Week: January 6, 2016 3 Steps to Great Feet! This week in your Rhythm classes (Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Bolero, Mambo, Samba, Hustle, West Coast, etc.), think about foot articulation. Instead of placing a foot flat on the floor with each step, show power and purpose …
Student of the week – Barbara Schechinger
Name: Barbara Schechinger Town you Live In: Londonderry How long have you been dancing? About 5 years How did you get into ballroom? I’ve always loved to dance and asked Paul to take ballroom lessons with me as a birthday gift quite a few years ago. It took seeing our daughter Lauren dancing …
Student of the Week – Bob Shapiro
Name: Bob Shapiro Town you Live In: Andover, MA How long have you been dancing? About 12 years, on and off. How did you get into ballroom? My daughter is my instructor and inspiration. Which dance do you enjoy the most? I enjoy both V-Waltz and Quickstep. What is your …
Student of the week – Paul Schechinger
Name: Paul Schechinger Town you Live In: Londonderry How long have you been dancing? About 5 years How did you get into ballroom? I promised Barbara dance lessons as a Birthday gift 15 or so years ago. In 2010, a co-worker told her about Paper Moon and she decided to collect …
Student of the week – Dara Brown
Name: Dara Brown Town you Live In: Bedford, NH How long have you been dancing? Just over a year. How did you get into ballroom? Because I want to be like my mom. Which dance do you enjoy the most? Swing. What is your favorite dance memory? When we were …
Student of the week – Phaedra Brown
Name: Phaedra Brown Town you Live In: Bedford, NH How long have you been dancing? 9 months. How did you get into ballroom? My mom owns PaperMoon. Which dance do you enjoy the most? Samba. What is your favorite dance memory? The California Girls Youth ChaCha Formation. What dance goal …
Student of the Week – Donna Green
Name: Donna Green Town you Live In: Sandown, NH How long have you been dancing? 6 years off and on How did you get into ballroom? Sheer determination. Arthur and I made four attempts to learn to dance over 30 years before we stuck to lessons. Which dance do you …
Student of the week – Lynn Raymond
Name: Lynn Raymond Town you Live In: New Ipswich, NH How long have you been dancing? 18 Months How did you get into ballroom? I always wanted to learn ballroom dancing and finally got my husband Ken to agree to take lessons and we both love it. Which dance …
Student of the Week – Ron Quill
Name: Ron Quill Town you Live In: Nashua, NH How long have you been dancing? Off and on, about 6 yrs How did you get into ballroom? About 15 years ago when I lived in MA, I worked with a colleague who once served as president of MASSABDA. He gave me recommendations and …
Student of the week – Carol Piwko
Name: Carol Piwko-Moore Town you Live In: Milford How long have you been dancing? I started dancing February 2010 How did you get into ballroom? Health reasons. My doctor advised me to exercise more. I’m not a “workout at the gym” type and I’ve always wanted to dance. So why …
Student of the Week – Richard LeClaire
Name: Richard LeClaire Where do you live? Merrimack, NH When did you start ballroom dancing? From what I can remember it was probably around 1995. How did you get into ballroom? We were at a home show and put our name in to win a free lesson. Which dance do you …
Student of the Week – Linda Lovering
Name: Linda Lovering Where do you live? Meredith. When did you start Ballroom Dancing? I started dancing at 6 years old and have continued on and off over the years. Ballet, tap, jazz, creative modern and aerobic dance. I started ballroom 11 years ago. How did you get into ballroom? …
Student of the Week – Rosalie LeClaire
Name: Rosalie LeClaire Where do you live? Merrimack, NH How long have you been ballroom dancing? From what I can remember it was probably around 1995 or so. How did you get into ballroom? We were at a home show and put our name in to win a free lesson. Which …
Student of the week – Ken Raymond
Name: Ken Raymond Town you Live In: New Ipswich, NH How long have you been dancing? 18 months How did you get into ballroom? Kicking, screaming and crying like a little girl while my wife dragged me by the ear. Okay, for real, Lynn wanted to start taking lessons and …
Student of the week – Idgy Menzies
Name: Maureen “Idgy” Menzies Town you Live In: Nashua How long have you been dancing? 12 years How did you get into ballroom? My boyfriend told me he dreamed of dancing tango at his wedding one day, so I signed us up for a sampler introductory class. Now he is …
Student of the week – Meg Leach
Name: Megumi “Meg” Leach Town you Live In: Bow, NH How long have you been dancing? Since January, 2011. How did you get into ballroom? I have always enjoyed group exercise classes at a gym ever since I was old enough to purchase a membership of my own. In September …
Student of the Month – Maria G. Shapiro
Name: Maria Grabowski Shapiro Town you Live In: Andover, MA How long have you been dancing? I have had an on again off again relationship with dance for the last twelve years. How did you get into ballroom? I got into ballroom when my daughter decided to make ballroom dance …
Student of the week – Robert Frohman
Name: Robert Frohman Town: Hudson NH How long dancing: 6 months How I got into ballroom: Something Beth always wanted to do and it struck me as something fun we could do together, so Christmas dance lessons! Which dance do I enjoy the most: Argentine Tango! What dance goal would …
Student of the week – Elaine Reinitzer
Name: Elaine Reinitzer Town you Live In: Hudson, NH How long have you been dancing? Lol, since I was a kid, started with ballet. I did some ballroom as a teenager with my dad while living in Germany (mostly Polkas and Waltzes). How did you get into ballroom? I …
Student of the week – Paul Miller
Name: Paul Miller Town you Live In: Hudson, NH How long have you been dancing? About 38 years, on and off How did you get into ballroom? Hmmm…short answer…to meet girls. 🙂 Long answer…Came back from being overseas and everyone seemed to be partner dancing so I went to learn “disco” or the …