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Starting Latin DanceSport as an adult: A guide to your first competition
How to start Latin DanceSport as an adult and prepare for your first competition, from classes and rules to costumes, rounds and what to bring.
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“Training for the ballet, Potter?” — Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Making my marks in a year of Latin dance competitions (2025–2026)
A year of Latin dance competitions and lessons from 2025 to 2026, from making the cut to working on technique, performance and confidence.
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Glints of the sea and starlight
Performance done, preparing for my next Latin dance competition, and unexpectedly discovering Yokohama Mary on a zen Sunday.
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Dance update: "Have a little practice"
Update on my 2026 dance roadmap, from Latin ballroom and ballet training to completing my first STOTT Pilates required course.
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Just practise more and dance better
The difference between being handed a purpose and having one. Be joyful in adversity.
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How I used AI to study my dancing
I used screenshots, video review and ChatGPT to understand corrections, identify movement problems and build focused training plans.
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Dance stocktake: What I'll start, stop, and continue five months into 2026
Five months into 2026, I reflect on competitions, recovery, ballet and ballroom, what I've learned and let go of, and the priorities emerging for the months ahead.
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Noticing the water: A season in dance
Paying attention to a season in Latin ballroom, from technical gaps and competition results to what actually improved, what didn’t, and what I’ll do next.
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Stumbling back into the studio: What dance practice taught me
A reflection on learning dance, and how training, volume, and intention shape the gradual progress from movement to dance.
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Why I dance
On my personal purpose in dance, as of 2026.
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A révérence to dance teachers
Before writing about dance, I wanted to begin with a small act of reverence for all the teachers who make progress possible.