RSF BLOG

Wham! An injury…. It hits you like a ton of bricks and catches you totally off guard. Your training plan, your goals, your daily living are suddenly held hostage by something completely out of your control.
Recently I’ve had quite a few friends who have had setbacks while competing due to injuries. Knees, [...]

We just got home from a fabulous weekend of fun and dancing. Broadway lights were shining bright in Atlanta as well as in Ft. Worth, TX! Top Shelf Studios and Academy Ballroom partnered with Dance Image Boutique to put on a wonderful evening with dinner, dancing, and a show full of fun, drama, and elegance. [...]

Thanksgiving is over and Christmas time is coming. “Tis the season,” they say…. Also:
“To everything, there is a season… and a time for every purpose under heaven.” (Ecc. 3:1-8) Are we talking about the changes in the weather, the coming and going of holidays, or possibly the closing of one chapter in our lives to [...]

happy turkey dance on YouTube
Happy Turkey Day to all of our RSF Family! Thanksgiving dinner is still grumbling in some tummies, the dishes are soaking, and the kids are recovering from a friendly game of football in the cul-de-sac, giving me a moment to reflect on the many things I am thankful for….
It [...]

Rob-Cheryl Rumba on YouTubeRicki-Derek Rumba on YouTubeJR-Karina Rumba on YouTube
Tonight is the grand finale of Dancing With The Stars season ? The remaining contestants are Ricki, Rob, and J.R. All three of them have proven themselves on the dance floor. They have stamina, they have drive, and they have desire, and they also have something [...]

Brian Stokes Mitchell: on YouTube I went to a concert recently with my daughter. She has big dreams. She wanted to hear Brian Stokes Mitchell sing. It wasn’t a rock concert- no screaming teenagers and loud, over-dubbed, synthesized music. We were there to hear a star from Broadway croon classics from South Pacific, Porgy and [...]

I am still recovering from last weekend in Atlanta where we had a “Spooktacular” time! It was the weekend before Halloween and there were plenty of tricks and treats to be seen on and off the dance floor. Competitors were treated to a first rate Rising Star Friendly event in the stunning Peachtree Ballroom of [...]

Every year as the autumn leaves start to change, it makes my heart beat faster with anticipation for one of my favorite dance competitions…. The Atlanta Dance Classic - coming up in just a few short days! I am looking forward to lots of spectacular dancing and connecting with all the rising stars out there. [...]

I’m sure you’ve seen the pink ribbons, pink bagels, T-sirts, pink lemonade served on the Delta flights, and much, much more out this month to ‘Race For The Cure.’ October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and it seems that the entire nation, no- the World, takes a stand against cancer by turning out in [...]

My interest in ABC’s Dancing With The Stars has not been as high at the beginning of this season as it has been in the past. I felt the cast looked rather dull and I didn’t know half of them. This last week, however, I was drawn in by the theme of telling a [...]