Ballroom Dancing

Real Ballroom Dancing for Regular People

Janet Carlson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


Janet Carlson

It's hard for a novice to step into the ballroom studio -- those suave, glamorous, sexy, elegant pros in the studios and on TV these days can be so intimidating

Popular Mechanics: A Modern Woman's Heartthrob

Janet Carlson | Posted 03.14.2009 | Style


Janet Carlson

Being a self-reliant woman surely doesn't mean I have to get good at everything. That would be no fun at all.

Dancing With the Stars Finale: Audiences Value Good Solid Dance Skill Over Fame and Big Personality

Tonya Plank | Posted 12.26.2008 | Entertainment


Tonya Plank

Personally, I love that Brooke Burke won. Overall she had by far the best technique of all of the contestants, yet she has no known movement background.

Poor Rocco DiSpirito: Food and Dance Just Don't Mix

Tonya Plank | Posted 11.08.2008 | Entertainment


Tonya Plank

It's so true though: the lives of food gourmet and dancer are just diametrically opposed; they're two different pleasures that don't go together.

So You Think You Can Dance Final Four

Tonya Plank | Posted 08.09.2008 | Entertainment


Tonya Plank

This show really outdoes itself each week. I think this week was the best ever choreographically.

So You Think You Can Dance Top Eight, and Desmond Richardson!

Tonya Plank | Posted 07.27.2008 | Entertainment


Tonya Plank

This show outdoes itself each week. I was in a blissful state of shock Wednesday to see the breathtaking Desmond Richardson helping to choreograph.

So You Think You Can Dance Top 10, Alvin Ailey, and Bollywood

Tonya Plank | Posted 07.19.2008 | Entertainment


Tonya Plank

Wow, what a week -- I agree with Nigel: "brilliant job."

Green Nightclubs Harness Sustainable Power Of Dance

Treehugger | Bonnie Alter | Posted 06.28.2008 | Green


Are you ready for it--the first eco-nightclub in the UK is about to hit town. While the idea of clubbing may seem alien to some, doing it environ...

Though it's Hard to See Her as the Underdog Breaking a Curse, Kristi Yamaguchi Justly Won Dancing With the Stars

Tonya Plank | Posted 05.29.2008 | Entertainment


Tonya Plank

I said at the beginning of the season that Kristi Yamaguchi was the best contestant ever to be on the Dancing With the Stars, and last night she rightly won.