KNIGHTtime, autor Stephen Knight, FADSi asepresident ja tegevtantsujuht
As we gear up for our first National Dance Competition of 2020, I want to take this opportunity to wish all our competitors, both amateur and professional – Good Luck! Even though it’s called a ‘competition’, I encourage you to always try and think of it more as an experience. There are no losers at one of our Fred Astaire Dance Studios National events, only winners… if you have the right mindset.
I want you to remember why you started dance lessons in the first place. It wasn’t to be a competitor, it was for all the benefits that dancing can bring to your life. And as we all know, those benefits follow us off the dance floor and into our everyday lives as well:
• Dancing and competing can transform you into someone who can handle themselves in any situation with ease and with any partner.
• Partner dancing teaches you communication (both verbal and non-verbal) as you lead with, or follow cues from, your dance partner. Dancing also creates a sense of partnership, teamwork and shared goals.
• Competing with dancers of the same skills level as you will help advance your dance skills and give you an amazing sense of pride and confidence.
• Dancing helps you achieve your health goals – from weight loss & stress relief to cardio fitness.
• You get a chance to socialize with old friends, and make new friends from all over the country.
• You’ll have time to experience exciting destinations around the country, and make these dance events true vacation getaways!
• Friends and family are welcome to share the experience with you, and cheer you on as you compete. Guests may purchase Spectator tickets for specific Day or Evening sessions in advance at your studio or at the door.
• And my all-time favorite thing about FADS Nationals is the glamour! There is no other event that allows us to dress up in our finest and enjoy a hobby that is a culmination of art, sport, and science – while doing what we all love most, and that is DANCING!!!
So, enjoy the ride and come away all the benefits that FADS National Dance Competitions offer, and you will indeed be a winner!
Stephen Knight on Fred Astaire Dance Studiosi asepresident ja tegevtantsujuht. Ta on ka FADS Wisconsini piirkonna tantsutreener ja piirkondlik frantsiisidirektor. Oma võistlusaastatel rahvusliku tšempionina on Stephen kõige tuntum oma koreograafia ja suure osa Fred Astaire'i tantsustuudio hõbedase õppekava loomise eest. Fred Astaire Dance Studios rahvusvahelise tantsunõukogu liikmete kohta lisateabe saamiseks võtke meiega ühendust. Ja OMA tantsuteekonna alustamiseks võtke juba täna ühendust Fred Astaire'i tantsustuudioga.