RSF BLOG

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 [...]

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 [...]

The majority of the ballroom dancesport community is in Orlando, FL this week to compete at the United States Dance Championships held at the Walt Disney Swan Hotel. Dancers from all over the world come to compete for top honors and that elusive US Championship title. It’s a week long competition starting with American [...]

I love refrigerator magnets; you know- the ones with inspirational sayings on them. I give them to my kids and to friends for a quick and easy ‘thinking of you.’ I even buy them for myself as a reminder of certain things my dad would say to help pick me up when I am struggling with something. [...]

Have you ever thought about how much time and effort you put into getting to the ‘The Top’? Everyone is so obsessed with being ‘the best,’ or ‘king of the heap,’ that they don’t really think about what happens once they reach ‘The Top.’ Being at the top is great, but then what? Do you have to [...]

We recently attended the Scenic City Invitational in the lovely city of Chattanooga, TN. Organizers Denny and Amanda Lennon held their competition at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Neon lights were flashing a welcome to dancers as they pulled up to the hotel, making everyone feel like superstars on tour. Everything was decorated for the holidays [...]

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 [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about SYTYCD and DWTS as we all prepare for the Hotlanta Dance Challenge coming up. Both of these popular TV dance shows have talented, beautiful, extremely hardworking, and passionate people. However, the thing I’ve noticed recently is that the ‘winners’ are not always the dancers I liked the best. Sometimes [...]

I was chatting with a friend on Facebook about her dancing recently, and she made the comment, “I’ve had some tough times, but I’ve been working really hard on my mind and my body and I think I know what it takes now….”
So I started thinking- what DO we think it takes to be a champion?
*Some [...]