Show Notes
Teacher Richard Chatland, who knows 14 dance styles, tells us his story of how he first got into ballroom and latin dancing, with its serious competitions, before he moved into modern jive and Ceroc. Try out his Change Dance freestyles, held in Nottingham, which caters for lots of different styles.
Chapters:
How did Richard first start dancing? [0:47] Richard as a child use to do ballroom and latin competitions [4:34] Find out how Richard got started in modern jive [8:16] Richard cheats when trying to remember women's names [14:00] Why does it seem like people don't move to ballroom and latin dances? [19:27] Some thoughts on slotted versus rotational dances [28:54] Richard runs Change Dance events, with a fusion of ballroom and latin dances [33:00] Summary [34:58] Up next [36:09]
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