by Data Manager | Nov 4, 2019 | Newsletter
All Ways Dance! …monthly musings of a convert to the ministry of dance Autumnal greetings one and all! I know everyone has been waiting with eager anticipation for the next installment of Dance Etiquette but I’m going to take a quick diversion to discuss the biggest...
by Data Manager | Nov 3, 2019 | Newsletter
New Mexico Dance Fiesta 2019 We had a great time celebrating our 30th Anniversary of New Mexico Dance Fiesta! Albuquerque provided us with beautiful weather and an abundance of local dance community support this year! Ronnie DeBenedetta kicked off the...
by Data Manager | Aug 11, 2019 | Newsletter
That hat you wear on the dance floor? You know that doesn’t make you a Cowboy—right? UCWDC rules require men to wear a traditional Cowboy hat, but traditional Cowboys would give us the side eye over the way we treat a tool of their trade. Cowboy hats easily come in at...
by Data Manager | Aug 11, 2019 | Newsletter
New Motions are coming! This year we introduced Samba as our newest motion and it has been well received by the dancers! As our competition Line Dancesport has evolved from country to social to a Dancesport form, so must we evolve and offer new motions....
by Data Manager | Aug 11, 2019 | Dance Education, Newsletter
“It’s all started with the success of the movie Urban Cowboy in 1980” remembers Kelly Gellette, NTA’s current President. At the same time, C.W. Parker put the National Teacher Association together, as a nonprofit organization which promotes Country Western dancing....
by Data Manager | Aug 11, 2019 | Newsletter
AN EPIC EVENT TO REMEMBER – FREZNO DANCE CLASSIC – 1985 TO 2019 FreZno 35 is in the books – right along-side 34 other very memorable years. 842 dancers attended the Grand Finale – each contributing to the unique flavor, the spirit and...
by Data Manager | Aug 11, 2019 | Newsletter
HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY BIG APPLE! The Big Apple Country Dance Festival is officially 25 years young! Dancers from all over converged in July just outside New York City at the beautiful Hilton Doubletree Newark Airport for a memorable weekend of dance. It’s hard...
by Data Manager | Aug 11, 2019 | Newsletter
The City of Light – Thank you for your support for two decades! Started in July 1999, the City of Light – the French Country Western Dance Championship – and its organization team has been happy and honored to welcome all of you for twenty years. The idea...