RSF BLOG

I’ve got another song to help motivate you…. “More,” by Usher. The title may make you think it’s about not being satisfied, or maybe it’s about being greedy…  always wanting more than you have. But if you listen to the lyrics, you’ll hear Usher repeat over and over to “Push it to the limit and [...]

My Good friend Debra Agrello was telling me about a woman she met at a comp who asked for help in improving her frame. Debi said how could she help her if she wasn’t willing to improve her posture?
Maybe you spend day after day at a desk, in a car, or at a computer screen. [...]

I’ve been listening to Joss Stone for one of my classes this weekend, and I wanted to share a message from one of her songs that really hit home for me. There may be people in your life who tell you that you can’t do something: that it’s not possible because you aren’t smart enough, or talented [...]

Some of you may not know it, but I am a Jazzercise instructor and teach at a local senior center. They all love hearing about the glamorous dance competitions that we’ve gone to. Recently, one of my ladies asked me about how many competitions were out there and how did we decide which ones to [...]

We just had the latest RSNC competition in Greenville, SC and I’m still recovering! The 2nd annual Greenvile Newcomers Challenge rocked the house until well past midnight! The GNC had something for everyone! Held at the beautiful Hyatt Regency on Main in Greenville, all our RSF Club members gathered the night before to hang out [...]

I was talking to a friend today who was feeling a little discouraged about her dancing. She said something like, “I just started too late in my life… I would’ve been so much better if I’d started in my youth! I’m never going to be a champion, or as good as so-and-so…” You get the [...]

We recently had some amazing, world-class coaches come to Academy Ballroom Atlanta, and I had someone ask me if I thought it was worth the extra expense of taking lessons with these pros. My response was an emphatic YES!!! You have the expertise, knowledge, and the third eye of someone who can not only give you [...]

Nine years ago today I had a little surprise…. I had two beautiful kids who were in school full-time and I’d started dancing and realized it was something I might have a real passion and talent for. But earlier that year (2001), I found out I was pregnant and might have to put my dreams [...]

One of the benefits of dancing is that it’s great exercise. Time after time, we hear people on shows, such as “Dancing With The Stars and So You Think You Can Dance,” say how much better shape they are in from ballroom dancing. However, we’ve also seen on recent seasons how too much dancing on an [...]

Congratulations to organizers Rosendo Fumero and Ahmed Hussien on making this year’s Virginia State Dancesport Championships a smashing success! Held at the beautiful and elegant Hyatt Regency in Reston, VA, this Rising Star Friendly competition was full of energy and enthusiasm, due in part to the playful banter between my RSF friends (ahem, Eddie), and [...]