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		<title>Virtual Dance Lesson Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://www.thedancenomad.com/blog/virtual-dance-lesson-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giveaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learn to dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lindy Hop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online dance instruction]]></category>
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A while ago I conducted an experiment in online dance instruction via Skype; and after some testing and feedback I think I&#8217;ve got it down.
I&#8217;ll be rolling out a virtual private lesson service so that I can work with people one-on-one or with small groups from anywhere in the coming weeks.
So to launch the virtual service, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Letter to Dance Community Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dance preservation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jazz era voices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kelly c porter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oral history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[submissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voices of the jazz era ballroom project]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a letter from Kelly C. Porter, she is a dancer, DJ and dance historian in Seattle, WA.  She is the creator of the Voices of the Jazz Era Ballroom Project in which she is collecting the oral history of dancers before they are gone from us.
Greetings Friends, Colleagues and Mentors,
By now some of you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Dancer: How To Learn Choreography, Part 2</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thedancenomad.com/dancing/better-dancer-how-to-learn-choreography-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[better dancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choreography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chunks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to learn choreography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learn choreography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sequences]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second of a three part series on tips, tools and advice on improving your ability to learn choreography.  The first part covered preparation, this part will cover tips and advice on learning in class, and the last part will cover recall and refinement of choreography.
Learn
Depending upon the level of the material [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Local Classes Are Important</title>
		<link>http://www.thedancenomad.com/community/why-local-classes-are-important/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boogie by the bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carla heiney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lindy central]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lindy Hop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local classes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local scene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[so you think you can dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time warp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Local classes are the lifeblood of any dance community.
Workshops, camps, and competitions are merely fleeting nodes that connect a much larger network of disparate nodes; they are the glimmer that fascinates us but lack greater substance.
Local classes are the breeding grounds for new dancers, they foster the initial relationship people will have with the art [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Dancer: How to Learn Choreography, Part 1</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thedancenomad.com/dancing/better-dancer-how-to-learn-choreography-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basic steps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choreography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to learn choreography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning styles]]></category>
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Learning choreography is a part of dance training, whether you are a social, competitive or performance dancer.  It is a tried and true method for dance instruction.
Choreography may be as simple as learning a short sequence of steps as a repetition exercise, or as complex as learning a whole sequence of dances and routines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Dancer: The Digital Dance Journal</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thedancenomad.com/dancing/better-dancer-the-digital-dance-journal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being a better dancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[better dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capture process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance journal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journaling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organization process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is the start of a series of articles on Being A Better Dancer.  The series will consist of articles on how to become a better dancer through the examination of learning process, creative process, and performance improvement.]]></description>
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		<title>Experiments in Online Dance Instruction: Skype Lessons</title>
		<link>http://www.thedancenomad.com/lindy-hop/experiments-in-online-dance-instruction-skype-lessons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedancenomad.com/lindy-hop/experiments-in-online-dance-instruction-skype-lessons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lindy Hop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance lesson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[experiments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning environemnt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online class]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[private lessons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever had an online class... in dance?

Probably not.  Online instruction is generally reserved for academics or non-physical activities.]]></description>
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		<title>The Hardest Way to Do Business &#8211; In Silence</title>
		<link>http://www.thedancenomad.com/social-media/hardest-way-to-do-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedancenomad.com/social-media/hardest-way-to-do-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-mail newsletter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[put the word out]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[word of mouth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yelp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you want an impossible way to do business, it's to never mention it.

Your first priority in a dance business, whether you are advertising private lessons, group lessons, or performance availability, is to put the word out.

Then repeat it.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Classroom The Teacher Show?</title>
		<link>http://www.thedancenomad.com/teaching/the-teacher-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedancenomad.com/teaching/the-teacher-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teaching]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[constructive feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance teacher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ego]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great dancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great teacher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new teacher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[student-teacher relationship]]></category>

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Your goal as a dance teacher is not to show that you can do it, rather to show the student that they can do it and how they can do it.
One of the greatest downfalls of teachers, especially new teachers, is a propensity to attach imparting knowledge with showing knowledge.  I know it was one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Authentic Atmosphere At Your Event</title>
		<link>http://www.thedancenomad.com/lindy-hop/authentic-atmosphere-at-your-event/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedancenomad.com/lindy-hop/authentic-atmosphere-at-your-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lindy Hop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canadian swing championships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance event planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[midwest lindy fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remarkable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ultimate lindy hop showdown]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest downfalls of dance events - particularly Lindy Hop ones - is the effort to make an event something it is not.]]></description>
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