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Welcome to The CBM Files! In our new podcast, delve into the world of Ballroom and Latin dancing. Hosted by Neil, a dance coach with over 25 years of coaching experience and 40 years of dancing experience, with many championship titles under his belt, along with his student Hannah, a Ukrainian with a multicultural perspective and a curious mind. We will cover everything from the benefits of dancing to costume design to why Ballroom and Latin dancing is still not an Olympic sport. Prepare for amazing revelations, drama, and hilarious anecdotes. Get ready for a real shake-up!
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With this episode we are starting a new series where we focus on one of the ten Ballroom and Latin dances to take a closer look. We start with Cha cha - its origins, first things to think about when you start learning and how it might evolve over time.As always, these are only our personal opinions shared for educational and entertainment purposes.
Today we're talking about a recent trend that we've observed in the dance world - stripping back the dance routines. It coincided with some of the work we were doing in our school anyway, so it was a great time to dive deeper into why and when it could be an idea to come back to more basic actions.As always these are our opinions only , expressed for entertainment and educational purposes.
In our special Halloween episode we're talking about a few jump scares we've encountered at our recent competitions before covering some stories of hauntings in the famous dance halls.
In this episode, after a long rebound weather, we discuss misconceptions about dancing that exist specifically among boys and men. What might stop them from dancing and what are the case studies of those barriers being broken.
Today we're talking about leading and following in dancing. Why it matters, how it should feel and why the dance industry seem to be moving away from it even though it's an essential skill. Also, making Hannah cry.As always these are just our opinions shared for entertainment and educational purposes.
Today we're talking about the Internet and how it influences how we learn, who we learn from and how we perceive dancing. As always these are our opinions only shared for entertainment and educational purposes.
Today we're continuing the topic of accessibility covering age, race and gender among other issues. As always the train of thought takes us to weird and wonderful places like governments, apocalypse and Yellowstone. These are our only our opinions expressed for entertainment and educational purposes.
In this episode we're focusing on accessibility. We start with how affordable dancing is and how it positions itself as a sport. We also touch on how accessible the information and coaching directions are in dancing, is it seen as easy to learn. We will follow up with the part 2, where we will continue discussing accessibility for different cultures, ages and backgrounds.As always these are our opinions only expressed for education and entertainment purposes.
Today we're talking about different kinds of toxicity that can be encountered in the dance industry. Between a coach and a student, between students in one school, between competitors and even towards yourself. We're discussing how it can be recognised, what's the best mindset to approach it with and how to be less toxic yourself.There are only our opinions shared for educational and entertainment purposes.
In this episode we're talking about all kinds of wedding dances. What's the process for Neil as a coach and what to consider for you as a couple. Different kinds and themes of wedding dances that Neil's choreographed and, of course, some funny stories about naked people.These are only our opinions shared for education and entertainment purposes.
Today we're talking about what technique in Ballroom and Latin dancing is and what's the correct way to approach it, especially if you're a beginner. We also discuss how social media approaches it and what dance students should be aware of while watching those videos.These are only our opinions shared for education and entertainment purposes.
In this episode, we're discussing one of our recent competitions. We're sharing our observations and talking about judging, support from the school and coaches at competitions and how that affects other schools and the industry as a whole.As always, these are just our opinions shared for entertainment and educational purposes.
Today, we're answering some of the questions from our community. Expect to hear about the most gruesome accidents, famous people and dance trauma: spicy topics and funny stories across the board.
Today we're talking about medal tests: what they are, why they are and what to expect when you're taking one. Neil is sharing his experience as a coach in organising and preparing his students, Hannah is asking lots of questions and, of course, there is a funny story about an examiner. As always, these are just our opinions shared for educational and entertainment purposes.
In this episode we're introducing a new section - The New News. We're talking about some recent drama in the dance world and news from Blackpool. In the second half, we're discussing some misconceptions and expectations that people have when it comes to dancing and arguing about what's the best apocalypse to have.As always these are just our opinions, expressed for educational and entertainment purposes.
In this episode we’re talking about where beginner dancers can start when they’re looking for places and resources to learn dancing. Neil is explaining his approach to his own beginner program and gets animated about people teaching dancing online. As always these are our opinions only and serve educational and entertainment purposes.
Today we are talking about judges and their process. You will find out what the requirements are, how they think, what they do and what they look at. As always there will be some controversy but you might need to listen till the end.As always these are only our opinions that serve entertainment and educational purposes only.
The final part of our Blackpool saga. We’re back and it’s time to analyse how we did. Were our hopes and dreams realised? What are our impressions about the weekend? Neil is sharing his thoughts as a coach about our performance and shares some observations about differences in mindset that can help any competitor in the future.These are our opinions only expressed for education and entertainment purposes only.
Today we are chatting to our entire team of competitors about their thoughts, feelings and preparation for the main competition of the year. Live from Blackpool, we are sharing our expectations and hopes as well as answering some of Neil’s hardest questions.As always we’re only sharing our opinions for educational and entertainment purposes.
Today we’re talking about an upcoming competition in Blackpool that we will be taking part in. This more conventional episode will cover the structure of the competition, how it’s different from others and our personal feelings about it.As always these are only our opinions and serve educational and entertainment purposes.
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