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February Artists of the Week As part of our Island of Dance we feature a musical artist for each week of the year. This month we’ll cover weeks 21 through 24 and our four artists for February are The British Invasion, Aretha Franklin, Walt Disney, The Marley Family, and a bonus artist ranking for Sweethearts and Valentines. Again, our intention with the Artists of the Week is to give you a little background in music, along with how that background integrates with dancing. We hope you find them enlightening, and entertaining! And hopefully you find some new favorite dance songs! Now, let’s di ..read more

December Artists of the Week As part of our Island of Dance we feature a musical artist for each week of the year. Our four artists of the week for December are Willie Nelson, Ken Burns, Arthur Murray, Stevie Wonder, with a bonus theme celebrating Christmahanukwanzakah. So, lets dive in! Willie Nelson For our first December Artist of the Week, we feature Willie Nelson. Willie is an American guitarist, born in Abbot, TX, in 1937. You can hear his work often on Willie’s Roadhouse channel 59 if you are a listener of Sirius Radio. Some of the songs from Willie that we love to dance to are:   ..read more

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January Artists of the Week It’s time again to share this month’s Artists of the Week! For January, our four artists are: Celia Cruz, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, and Hank Williams… All three Hank Williams! These musicians are just a few of our favorites. If you haven’t already heard, you can find even more information on them in our 90 Days to Dance program. Or check out November and December’s AOW’s in our previous blog posts. So, let’s dive in!   17. Celia Cruz For our first January Artist of the Week, we feature Celia Cruz. Celia is a Cuban vocalist, born in Havana, in 1925. Some o ..read more

Social Dancing is a skill that has been passed down fro generation-to-generation. Dancing socially is an activity that one can enjoy for a lifetime. There is no age requirement to enjoy dancing and you will see people of all ages on the dance floor. While there are countless dance steps, patterns and styles, there are a few dance floor “rules” that have developed over the decades. These are classified as dance floor etiquette and they will make any dance experience more enjoyable. Tradition holds that the man (leader) asks the lady (follower) to dance. However, social dancing has kept p ..read more