Articles on Dancing

• Some readers have put in their two cents about what they want in that perfect dance partner.
• Swingin' for Cash: Making Money Teaching and Dancing!. by Bob Thomas.
• Swingin' in the Dark: Gigs From Hell. by Bob Thomas.
• Aerials in Swing, Jitterbug, and Lindy Hop, by Bob Thomas.
• Bad Joke of the Day (bjod): A lot of people were passing around this BJOD so I'll give it a home before we lose it. Are you a Dance-aholic? Could the original author please contact me, please?
• Dancecraft and Floorcraft: The Intellectual Side of Dance, by Julie Kaufman.
• Frank and Carole in the DC area have compiled a photo essay with Maxie Dorf, a California Swing great from the 30's. The pictures include many of the big names from the era.
  Maxie Dorf passed away December 18, 2000.
• Robert's Swing Page in Indiana has an interesting story on the origins of that swing classic "Mack the Knife.

The Dancing Graces

• The Dancing Graces by DanceNet's First Lady of Dance Ettiquette: Ettiquette 101. (Vol. 1, No. 1)
• The Dancing Graces: Conversations. (Vol. 1, No. 2)
• The Dancing Graces: Potential dance partners. (Vol. 1, No. 3)
• The Dancing Graces: Filling up that dance card. (Vol. 1, No. 4)

Editorials from the DanceNet Editor

• This issue has finally gotten some attention: Guys who grope...and the women who have to dance with them!.
• The Web and Plagarism: Avoid potential problems.
• Some thoughts on buying drinks at dances
• Everyone has their opinions about what to do when going out dancing. Here's is a long-winded example.
• Some readers' comments.
• an article on dance technique (a work in progress).
• There is an archive of opinions expressed in the Webmaster's Soapbox .

Miscellaneous:

• Why DanceNet was created...
• Why do we dance?
• Users' and readers' comments and feedback on DanceNet.

• General Frequently Asked Questions on the administration of DanceNet.
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