Episodes
Dekatra Lapaeva, a professional Latin-American dancer, teaches her students not only to be amazing dancers but to be great people, who dance from a truly genuine and authentic place. She writes, creates, and innovates all the time. Topics discussed: The condition and meaning of an artist; What it takes to have a great partnership; Discussing the balance between performance and technique; What are the elements that can help you improve your dancing; The books that belong on every dancer's...
Published 11/16/17
Even though he was a force in the professional dancer's community, Pierre Dulaine had a bigger call for teaching. His teaching method combines the love for humankind with the love for dance to give birth to a wonderful synergy between the two in projects such as Dancing Classrooms. Topics discussed: His life story; Explaining the Dulaine Teaching Method and the need for it; What are the things that ballroom dancing builds in people; His mission for the years to come.
Published 11/08/17
Aleksander Makarov became an iconic figure in dancesport, teaching champions like Madis Abel and Aleksandra Galkina. Though he decided to stop dancing at a young age, he wanted to prove everyone that he still wanted to achieve great things as a teacher, not only as a dancer. Topics: How important are the basics and technique in ballroom dancing at the beginning, going through tough times as a team and how important is to have the teacher’s support and how does he improve to become the best.
Published 10/19/17
Former professional ballroom dancer, fashion model, now author, dance sport teacher and choreographer - Dirk Heidemann is the personification of Latin dancing: colorful, passionate and raw. After more than 30 years of training and preparing 40 champions of Germany, Europe, World Champions, Blackpool and German Open, he is considered one of the best ballroom dance coaches in the world.
Published 09/30/17