US Open 2013 – Update #14 Dancers Behaving Badly
It’s February. Christmas is a dim memory. New Years events come and gone. Budapest, Brasil, Australia, Scotland, ACC, “Shag Keepers” last weekend … Capital next week. Spring is somewhere out […]
It’s February. Christmas is a dim memory. New Years events come and gone. Budapest, Brasil, Australia, Scotland, ACC, “Shag Keepers” last weekend … Capital next week. Spring is somewhere out […]
Fireworks! Explosions! Controversy! Facebook rants! Craaaaazy is in the house, friends and fellow dancers across the world. The Open is here, baby! It is HERE! Two weeks and two days […]
Argentina! Australia! Brasil! Canada! France! Korea! Germany! Israel! Norway! Russia! Singapore! (16 of them! So awesome! Check out the Asia Open coming up in April!) South Africa! Spain! England! And […]
Nine days! Two more flags added! AUGHGHGHGH! Jack and Jill and Strictly registrations piling in! Dudes. Tonight’s the cut-off for Jack and Jills and Strictlys. If you want to dance […]
They have moved into the hotel! And the staging process has begun. Sets are being constructed. Spotlights, footlights, lime lights, dimmers, banks of stage lights rigged from ceilings and towers. […]
Tickets and Jack and Jill/Strictly registrations are now available at the door only. I was one of the frantic last-minute online registrations, in my frenzy mistakenly signing up my husband […]
It’s Wednesday! Slow trickle of early arrivals, dark winter coats, scarves, pillows, tired suitcases – blinking bloodshot eyes at the dazzling Southern California sunshine. Gorgeous shiny blue weather here today! […]
Dancing is WILD! Already! And it’s only 10:30 holy mackerel it’s crazy here already. Where’d all these people suddenly appear from? It was so quiet two hours ago – and […]
It’s gorgeous again today! Sunny blue skies, warm breeze, loverly! In five minutes — Jack and Jill prelims! Jim Tigges’ “Relative Placement” lecture was great! Scorekeeper Lance Shermoen was there […]
JACK AND JILL FINALS JUST POSTED!! Novice JUST started (7:30 pm) – so you can still catch most of it if you’re watching at home …. Here they are: Novice […]
It’s morning here, cold and raining as promised, floor trials have been running since 7am. Jordan and Tatiana, Damon and Lisa, Jessica, and Brent and Kellese all teaching workshops throughout […]
It is sunny here again and STRICTLY FINALS ARE ABOUT TO HAPPEN! Tony Schubert and Larisa Wee Tee Ming and Dalena Shaheed and Kristen Lee and Virginie P PJ and […]
AWARDS! AWARDS! AWARDS! CLASSIC 1ST PLACE Jordan and Tatiana 2nd Gary and Susan 3rd Ben and Jen 4th Ronnie and Brandi 5th Kyle and Sarah 6 Josh and Lindsey 7 […]
Oops I’ve been told I forgot four divisions! NOVICE JACK AND JILL 1ST PLACE Daelus Lu Jiaji and Marjorie Bertrand 2nd Andre Silva and Stepanie Chen 3rd Austin Scharnhorst and […]
US OPEN! 30TH ANNIVERSARY! 30 years of Opens – hard to believe! Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends! We have just wolfed down dinner in the hotel restaurant (quick […]
Some very sad news. David Koppelman was found dead in his home last night. Long-time member of the community, dear friend to many, deejay at most every major event in […]
Seating at the Open is arranged a little differently than at other events. Two rows of chairs along the floor level itself, a row of box-seat tables above these and […]
What a Showcase! People shaking their heads in complete disbelief, tears in their eyes, just stunned. The division ended and the place exploded with people running around everywhere exclaiming how […]
BREAKING NEWS! NASDE rules will be changed for 2013. Member events will double their contribution to the prize fund which will mean $24,000 paid out as the year-end award (or […]
FINALISTS JUST POSTED! Champion Strictly: Sean and Sarah Jordan and Melissa Maxime and Alyssa Michael Kielbasa and Virginie Grondin Robert Royston and Deborah Szekely Benji and Patty Kyle and Tatiana […]
Running down for Young America, Young Adult and Cabaret! Last night’s Classic was OFF. THE. CHAIN. Jordan and Tatiana’s new Tron reflective-tape routine they are SUPER-HUMANS AUGHGHGHGH!! Ronnie and Brandi’s […]
Awards! Classic 1st Place Jordan and Tatiana 2 Ronnie and Brandi 3 Kyle and Sarah 4 Gary and Susan 5 Maxime and Virginie Perga Showcase 1st Place Benji and Torri […]
US Open suitcases still not unpacked! Chico was this past weekend! We heard it was wild and hilarious as always – a December revelry in the ancient Roman/Christian Christmas tradition. […]
We’re at the Open! We’re at the Open we’re at the Open We’re at the Open! AUGHGHGHGH! Wow! So exciting this year! So super EXTREMELY exciting! Routines holy shamoly! I […]
Did I mention that Yvonne Antonacci is competing here at the Open? She did the Golden Ticket last night with David Guido (“Baby G”) and took third place! And Yvonne […]