More Positive Feedback on Ballroom Dancing Is Not for Sissies

We were gratified to get an email recently from a dancer who bought Ballroom Dancing Is Not for Sissies at Maryland Dancesport. She wrote:

Both my husband and I read your book, Ballroom Dancing Is Not for Sissies, and loved it! We both could relate to the experiences you shared, and found value in the summaries provided on how to address various challenges of partnering. What I liked most was the emphasis on enjoying the journey and letting go of perfectionism!

Thank you! We are delighted that you found it useful.

Betty and Art

Home at Last

We are home at last, tired but happy. Had a great visit with family in the east after the Bethesda comp.

Great story from a friend we saw at Maryland Dancesport who bought Ballroom Dancing Is Not for Sissies at the Ohio Star Ball but hadn't read it yet. In the meantime, she lent it to her mother. After her mother read it, she returned it with the comment, "It's about relationships!"

Our friend commented, "My mother doesn't do relationships..." I guess she was disappointed...but that's where the challenge of partnered dancing lies.

Happy dancing,
Betty and Art

Had a Great Time at Maryland Dancesport

We had a wonderful time at the Maryland Dancesport Competition hosted in Bethesda by Glenis Dee Creger this past weekend. Thanks to Glenis' reputation as a top judge and coach, there was lots of good dancing--Pro-Am, Pro-Pro, and Amateur-- as well as a wonderful show choreographed by Wendy Johnson at the end of the Pro competition Saturday night.

A highlight for us was that Victor Fung and Anna Mikhed were entered in the International Standard competition. Although there was a very good field of dancers, Victor and Anna are so outstanding that when they are on the floor it is very hard to watch anyone else. They are so beautiful and powerful! Talk about dancing in harmony--wow!

We had brought copies of Ballroom Dancing Is Not for Sissies to sell at the comp and John Depalma was kind enough to announce it from the podium. Thanks, John.

Betty and Art

Happy Groundhog Day!

Groundhog Day is a special anniversary for us. Art had his quadruple coronary bypass surgery 4 years ago today. We are so grateful his coronary blockages were discovered without his having a heart attack. It was all due to ballroom dancing.

You can read about how the quickstep saved Art's life in Chapter 14 of Ballroom Dancing Is Not for Sissies.

It is sunny here today. In Michigan we expect 6 more weeks of winter on Feb 2 regarless of sun or clounds...

Have a happy day.

Betty