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My Son Can Dance

One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

Time to Tell Me What You Like…and What You Want

January 13, 2013 by Nina 18 Comments

It’s that time of year again…time for the Dance Advantage Top Dance Blog contest. However, I simply don’t have the time or the desire to do a ton of promotion–basically asking over and over again–to get tons of comments here on the blog and then votes over at the Dance Advantage site during later rounds […]

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A Dance I Can’t Do Alone: Winning the Top Dance Blogs Contest

December 7, 2011 by Nina 55 Comments

It’s difficult for most of us to talk about ourselves. Yet, sometimes it’s necessary–like when we want to win a contest. Some of us also find it difficult to ask for help–or for partners. But there are times when we just can’t do the dance without someone there to do it with us. That’s the […]

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Filed Under: Supporting this blog Tagged With: Best Dance Blog, blog contest, Dance Advantage, vote for this blog

Will You Show Your Support for My Son Can Dance?

December 21, 2010 by Nina Leave a Comment

On December 22, Nichelle at Dance Advantage will tally up the comments on all the participating dance blogs in her Best Dance Blog of 2010 competition. My Son Can Dance lies low in the ranking, I’m very sorry to say. I am putting out one last call to my readers: If you have found this […]

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Vote My Son Can Dance the BEST DANCE BLOG of 2010

December 10, 2010 by Nina 26 Comments

Okay, I know I just told you this blog won an award for being a great dance blog. As Nichelle at Dance Advantage points out, however, all the lists of best dance blogs to date have been compiled by organizations outside the dance community. (This was the case with the award mentioned in my last […]

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Filed Under: competitions Tagged With: Best Dance Blog, blogging, Dance Advantage, writing about dance

Dance Advantage Interviews Garret Smith of Houston Ballet II

May 18, 2009 by ninaamir 1 Comment

While you are waiting for my next post, here’s a great one to read by Nichelle Strzepek at Dance Advantage. She interviewed 20-year-old Garrett Smith, a recent graduate of Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy, who already is an accomplished performer and choreographer as well as a member of Houston Ballet II, Houston Ballet’s pre-professional company. He’s also signed a contract […]

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Make Choreography Your Own (Take 2) and Social Networking for Dancers

April 17, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

My fellow blogger, or Nichelle  Strzepek, has posted a superb response to my post, and the ensuing comments, about when and how to make choreography your own. It’s well worth a read. You can find it here: http://danceadvantage.net/2009/04/16/make-it-your-own/ You also might want to go check out her website, Dance Advantage. It’s a great resource. Dance […]

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Filed Under: auditions, choreography, Resources Tagged With: Dance Advantage, dance bloggers, Dance Register, dance registries, Dance Stage, making choreography your own, social networking for dancers

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