Riot and Frolic
Want to know more about ballroom dancing? Listen to Kate Bratt’s audio take on the popular Dancetastic posts from her blog, complete with the volume and emphasis and unintended sidebars and accidental life lessons you’d expect.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2023
12. Dancing Out of Category
What is "dancing out of category"? Should I avoid it? Run head first into it? OR SHOULD I CONSULT A PROFESSIONAL?
This is based on a blog post from March 13, 2020 called "Dancing Out of Category".
My f…
Gold Digger
What the heck is Gold anyway? Now that we've talked about Bronze and Silver, let's cover the ye olde Gold. I have se-ve-ra-l (yes, four syllables) issues with my previous blog post.
This is based on …
Silver Standard
Are you a Bronze dancer looking for the next challenge? Are you a Silver dancer who is wondering what you should know? Are you wondering what you'll be working on?
Here's my three cents on the fine S…
If You Are Not a Beginner
After you've taken a few ballroom dancing lessons, you're not a beginner, but are you ready for Bronze or Intermediate? Let's explore that land between Beginning and Intermediate and what bridges you…
Bad Teaching
This episode is based on the post from June 3, 2021.
John Danaher is a badass. Here's some of his words:
About teaching too much
His long ass IG posts
Skill acquisition, one of many
My favorite journalis…
Practice Makes Perfect... Or, At Least, Better
This episode is based on the post from October 22, 2011.
The floorcraft blog is here: How to Floorcraft
The Toothbrush Exercises are here on the blog and here on YouTube (horrifying, horrifying YouTube…
Blogiversary (ie, Why This Podcast Exists)
This episode is based on the post from April 27, 2021.
If you'd like to catch up on the Social Etiquette series, check this out.
If you'd like to ask me a specific question or add to the "terrific vs. …
Social vs. Competitive Dancing
This episode is based on the ancient blog post from July 20, 2012.
Feel free to use the internet to look up "social dance etiquette"... or look here on Saturday.
And when I said "us" in this episode, I…
Why: Tanning for Ballroom Dance Competitions
This episode is based on the blog post from April 18, 2019.
The articles I mention from SK Dancesport are here: pros and cons of fake tanning products
And here: the perfect tan
GUYS. ALL MY FAVORITE TAN…
Measuring the Immeasurables
How do you go to a competition or prepare for an event and feel great about it? SET GOALS. WORK ON GOALS. I will elaborate on those ideas.
This episode is based on the blog from September 13, 2013.
…
After Competition Rituals
Here's the link to the original post : click here
Things You Can Control at a Ballroom Dance Competition
For the original blog post from March 2, 2018, click here.
To see a tour of my house where we used to do Smooth rounds, head over to my Instagram after Friday, July 9, 2021.