ATOMIC and FierceCostumes.com gets you ready for Halloween
Posted By: Kimberly Smith | General | Oct 04, 2011
Hey all you ghouls and ghosts out there, are you ready for Halloween this year? Not only are we getting you ready for Thrill The World with classes at both ATOMIC Placentia and ATOMIC Irvine, we are also having a Halloween BOOty Dance complete with Grilled “Muenster” Cheese Sandwiches, Tomato “Vampire Blood” Soup and Mummy Dogs.
But if that wasn’t enough, ATOMIC has worked out a special deal with FierceCostumes.com to help get your costume ready for Halloween. That’s right, FierceCostumes.com is offering a special discount to ATOMIC Ballroom dancers. And it’s super easy to use. Just go to FierceCostumes.com, pick out your costume, and at checkout, enter the code ATOMIC2011 to receive 10% off your order!
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Do You Have A Dance-A-Thon Team Yet?
Posted By: Kyle Smith | Dance-a-thon | Sep 25, 2011
There are only 45 days until the 24 Hour Cancer Dance-A-Thon, are you registered with a team yet??? The ATOMIC Ballroom teams need YOU to join! ATOMIC has two teams, ATOMIC Team A and ATOMIC Team B.Â
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Spreading the Love for Ballroom – Dancing with the Stars Returns for a 13th Season!
Posted By: Shani Brown | Ballroom Dancing | Sep 22, 2011
Last night, September 19, Dancing with the Stars returned to ABC prime time for it’s 13th season. Whatever you may feel about the judges, hosts, pro dancers or their famous partners, I really appreciate this show for all it’s done to promote partner dancing and boost the reputation of ballroom dancing. Read More . . .
It takes A LOT of courage for these well known famous personalities to step out of their comfort zones to learn a new skill then perform that skill in front of millions of tv viewers.  The Dancing with the Stars franchise is now is 32 countries!  The show has been instrumental in maintaining and reviving interest in ballroom around the world.  Sometimes we may think it’s silly or even cheesy, but the hard work of the professional instructors and braveness of ‘Stars’ is to be commended.
Top 5 Lindy Hop Showcase Routines of All Time
Posted By: Shani Brown | Competitions | Sep 15, 2011
The Lindy Hop Showcase…2 to 4 minutes of no-holds car choreographed routines offering precision partnering, musicality, and above all, INNOVATIVE & INSPIRED dance skills. Â In contrast to the Strictly Lindy Competitions – where partners mainly improvise their steps and aerials to the music provided – or the Classic Divisions – where partners perform choreographed routines without any air-steps, the Showcase Competition is a chance for dancers to prepare creative and/or difficult moves to WOW judges and spectators. Â It’s a performance and almost anything goes!
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OMG…Dance Shoes!
Posted By: Shani Brown | Fashion | Sep 07, 2011Online Resources for Swing, Tango, West Coast Swing and Ballroom Shoes for Men & Women
What you where on you feet when dancing is VERY important! Â Each style of dance requires specific types of movements and our shoes help us to create and embellish the lines we are painstakingly trying to perfect. Â And shoes, like our clothes, are an outlet for self-expression; Plus, they’re just plain pretty!
Whether you’re a beginner or a champion competition dancer, you need a good pair of comfortable practice shoes; and for those looking to dress-up, perform or compete, you need those perfect shoes to match and function. Â Before you go purchase a pair of shoes, I have a few tips for you…
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How to Handle Awkward Situations in Dancing…
Posted By: Shani Brown | Dance Guide | Aug 30, 2011
We’ve all been there – the awkward, creepy, or uncomfortable social dance.  You’ve just met this person and within the first two-counts they’ve shoved their pelvis towards you or clamped themselves around your leg.  Okay. Okay. So many of the dances we enjoy – like Blues, Swing, Salsa, Bachata and West Coast Swing – involve slinky closed positions with occasional flirtatious styling.   And of course we know from personal experience that it takes some time to become adept at social dance etiquette, so we are lenient with newcomers.  Usually, the creepy guy (or gal) is simply misunderstood and/or lacking in social skills to know that they’re being too touchy or making you uncomfortable.
So what do you now?  There are real creeps out there.  How do we address the real problems without discouraging the uninitiated?
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