Bolero: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 11

Bolero: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 11 Ah, Bolero. You played a trick on me, and it was magnificent… It was a large dance class. Some forty-or-so people. We’d changed partners (and changed partners, and changed partners again). We’d learned new steps (perfect for navigating a crowded dance floor). We’d…

April 28, 2019

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Etiquette: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 10

Etiquette: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 10 All the little gallantries! Student Supporters in Rio Rhythmics’ Latin dance classes see chivalry everywhere. Instructor Chris treats followers he’s borrowed for demonstrations the way an old-fashioned gentleman might. When the dance is done he takes their hand, folds it under-and-up-and-over his forearm,…

April 19, 2019

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Fergus: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 9

Fergus: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 9 Let’s call him Fergus (not his real name.) Fergus is a man who leads very nicely. On the dance floor, he likes to wear an expression that says, “I’m thinking important things.” Sometimes, he looks amused. A royal kind of Fergus-amusement at nothing-in-particular.…

April 13, 2019

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Starters: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 8

Starters: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 8 This Student Supporter has been twinkled (once again) by (another) Latin dance starter class. Partly, by the Brazilian magic of the instructor (Tarcisio), but mostly, (this time) by all the brave-and-beautiful, just-starting-out dancers. You: listened to the music + stepped to the music…

April 5, 2019

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