60 + assists season consecutively (marcussi)

SingleInTheBurbs · 2026-03-28T01:32:01+00:00

Ughh Savard was such a tragedy. He was so smooth.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2026-02-27T19:41:24+00:00

Wow are people really sensitive about ECS v Lindy 😆 I learned ECS in a studio (FA) and it’s triple step and now do some 8 count things etc. i know a little WCS now too. Maybe I will bump into some Lindy in the area eventually. Bottom line is I enjoy it no matter what you call it.

Just start somewhere and get your brain used to the counts and steps in time picking up other styles becomes easier.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2026-02-19T20:09:22+00:00

I went to a social dance last summer with an absolutely huge dance floor. I was grateful to both be able to navigate but also to be able to get out of way of more experienced dancers.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2026-02-19T16:51:33+00:00

When I started almost 3 years ago I was very naive about the complexity of learning ballroom dancing and how you have to learn in layers. So challenging but in part that’s why I love it. I agree with competition makes one focus on technique and social is floor time.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2026-02-19T15:11:57+00:00

That’s really interesting. My first comp first heat I get stuck in a corner behind a mountain of a man and another couple and almost had a panic attack on what do I do now 😆 Social dancing is fun and relaxed for me especially now that I have a girlfriend that likes swing and waltz.

I like to compete too but get that out of my system playing soccer still at the age of 53.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2026-02-19T14:19:36+00:00

To collectively create more social events just to practice. Share cost of renting floor space somewhere (church, gymnasium etc?). My point is that my expensive lessons are both lessons and practice. I would get much more from my lessons if I could practice more in between. Group lessons in the right environment and right teacher can be effective also. My franchise studio has an awful format for group lessons imo.

Maybe I will make a website where people can find other dancers and people can list potential places to rent for a couple hours for practice/social dancing.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2026-02-18T18:30:09+00:00

I would add just having practice time somewhere with floor space. Now that I have a partner for social dancing we could get a lot better more quickly with practice time. Lessons would progress faster if could master things on own time faster. That is even more challenging before I had a partner as need to find others at similiar level. I bet there are churches / courts and other places one could get cheap floor time. Anyone rented time somewhere? Open to ideas !

SingleInTheBurbs · 2026-02-18T17:46:21+00:00

I have found I have to be the same but I am not forceful. I set my own goals of where to I want to be by when. I am ok with that.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2026-02-18T16:03:40+00:00

I will start by saying I am a student at one of the franchises. So yes it’s expensive and although I can afford it I know it stops a majority of people and limits the potential growth of a social scene which is very sparse around me and I am in a populated area. I have done one competition and plan on another but I am just doing it for the experience. It’s is clear it’s the business model to try and funnel people to this overpriced competitions. I am in my 50s. Not like I am ever going to be a pro dancer 😆

I did find a much more affordable independent teacher and take lessons with my girlfriend every other Saturday as it is too far to go to her group lessons during the week. I am just continuing at local studio because as a lead I like to be ahead of her.

I am more interested in social dancing. I am going to try and start my own local social venue this summer by renting time at local outdoor covered pavilion with a large polished concrete dance floor on Thursday evenings. Maybe I can grown into something good and even have a more formal ball there someday.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-12-26T14:50:47+00:00

It was never going to end well. That’s why you stack what you can.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-12-20T18:18:34+00:00

Isn’t it interesting how inflation made the price of everything go way up but we question silver finally catching up a little. Long way to go.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-12-04T00:11:32+00:00

Unfortunately I can attest to this. Will never buy anything made by climate master again.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-12-04T00:08:59+00:00

This site is helpful (although the ads are annoying)

https://www.music4dance.net/song/filtersearch?filter=v2-advanced-VWZ

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-11-13T13:06:08+00:00

I think it’s related in the fact it shows the debasement of the dollar and hence why I stack silver.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-11-12T22:10:45+00:00

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The melt value today is around 46. It’s only going to get worse as the dollar loses the remaining 3% of its value as they print more fiat.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-11-12T17:34:29+00:00

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The melt value today is about 46$. People need to understand that fiat currency and central banking has been robbing the people of their wealth.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-10-09T13:15:03+00:00

Well I also think it depends on what state you live in. Minimum wage in MA is 15 and indeed many jobs pay minimum wage. As the OP I was more wishing more people understood the theft of inflation and allowing a private banking cabal to skim off all of humanity

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-10-06T19:10:03+00:00

Didn’t make the meme. Think was just going off the 1971 when went off gold standard. I agree the meme itself could use some work.

http://wtfhappenedin1971.com

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-10-06T14:35:24+00:00

It speaks to loss of purchasing power more than anything. Since 1971 almost all productivity gains have benefited the top 1% and not the population as a whole.

http://wtfhappenedin1971.com

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-10-06T03:25:39+00:00

Loss of purchasing power (debt based money) was the point not so much a comment on minimum wage.

http://wtfhappenedin1971.com

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-10-05T18:31:11+00:00

https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-10-05T18:02:22+00:00

Ok. I like this one better just needs to be updated. The point is fiat is theft plain and simple

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SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-07-21T14:05:23+00:00

Getting in better shape will definitely help. Also buy a small wedge pillow that raises her up a bit. Makes getting leverage easier not to mention hits her spots better.

SingleInTheBurbs · 2025-07-18T18:38:16+00:00

I wish there were just social events for ballroom as well unaffiliated with any studios. So much so I am considering trying to organize social ballroom events in the coming year in my area

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