Helpful Tips to Achieve Perfect Ballroom Competition Hair!
There are three key components that make up a dance competition; the dancing, the audience, and the dancers themselves. Can you guess what the first thing is that the audience notices? That’s right, the dancer’s appearance – their costume, hair, and makeup to be specific. A dancers outfit, hair, and makeup play a big part...
FAWC Results Are In! Congratulations to Team Tarrytown!
No one could be prouder than we are after the recent Fred Astaire World Championships in Las Vegas. Two students represented our studio – Larry Markowitz in American Smooth and Rhythm styles and Linda Accocella in International Latin. Both entered in multiple categories and danced in a lot of finals as well as placed first...
Feel Your Best With These Stretching Tips
Dancing is expressive and fun, but it’s also exercise and a great way to work your body. And, as with any type of exercise, stretching keeps joints loose, muscles supple and helps banish any aches and pains. There are many different types of stretches. They can almost be a workout by themselves, but they are...
Metropolitan Dancesport Championships 2016
Competitions are a regular part of the vast majority of Fred Astaire Dance Studios yearly calendars and we are no different. At National or Regional Competitions, students meet, mingle and compete with other student dancers in order to take home a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award. Our Regional Competition coming up: It’s the Metropolitan Dancesport...
Our Studio Heads to the World Championships!
The Fred Astaire World Championships are just about the most prestigious event we compete in and we’ve got a large contingent heading off to Las Vegas for this big event. The FAWC takes place from July 14-18 at the Mirage Hotel and Casino. One of our students and four of our professionals will be taking...