Lead & Follow in Partner Dancing. Whose job is it anyway? What an amazing feeling! To glide across the floor with grace and fluidity with your partner as one, seamlessly moving to the beautiful dance music, feeling like there’s truly no one else there but you. One of the greatest pleasures of partner dancing is being able to connect with your partner, taking your dance experience from just fun to simply amazing. Sometimes you hit the sweet spot, sometimes you don’t. That’s wh

Here's the new vocabulary that's trending for Christmas gift giving this season - Less stuff. Conscious giving. Zero waste. Wellness and experiences. There's a fresh new take on gift giving and it's just as delightful as brown paper packages tied up with string. With the rapidly growing movement towards sustainability and reducing the amount of waste we put into this world,If you're looking for experience gifts and zero waste gifts, there are abundant choices that make givi

Colourful! Vibrant! Alive! Spain has not only given us the iconic dances of the Flamenco, the Fandango and the Bolero but also the colourful exploits of Don Quixote, the stirring music of Spanish guitar and the romance of gypsy adventures. And of course, Barcelona. Quintessential Sensations Barcelona is not just a city. It's a vibe. It’s is not a place as much as it is an attitude. A vibrant diversity of colour, taste, art and dance form. It has been the inspiration for archi

Photograph by Shawna Rooke Left brain, right brain. "Creative people, artists and dancers have seldom been accused of having strong right brains, so to be nominated for Business of the Year, Ward 1 Mississauga Community Excellence Awards 2019 was quite the honour" says Caroline Augustin, founder of Blueheel Dance Studios. "It's only just started to sink in, the distinction of being one of three businesses to be nominated for Business of the Year 2019. When Bee Songvilay and I

Awards Night at Blueheel Dance Studio was a red carpet evening with students being recognized for their dance achievements, participation an

Kids usually show a strong sense of rhythm while they are still quite young. “People come into the world with brains that are wired-up to detect patterns” says Dr Susan Denham of Plymouth University, UK who conducted a three-year European project with The Hungarian Academy of Sciences on how the brain processes music and other sounds. Dr Denham is among a growing group of researchers who are providing compulsive evidence that developing that sense of rhythm though music and d

Article reproduced with permission from Mom Loves Best Being footloose can work to your child’s benefit and here’s how. Have you ever noticed that children love to dance? Creativity and self-expression are vital to your child’s well-being, and dancing is a fun way to get your child to be active. Dancing has so many pros, from physical fitness to boosting confidence and creativity. But how do you encourage it? Your child doesn’t have to become a master dancer, but there are to

SUMMER DIPS. Mention summer dips and what comes to mind is a jump into the cool lake or a new watermelon raspberry summer dip. We're talking a different kind of dip - the one you can try on the beach, poolside, patio or dance floor. The move that brings out a smile or even a giggle from your partner, the move that gets you off the hook and out of the dance doghouse even when you've forgotten all your moves and managed to step on her toes. It can be charming, romantic, sexy, s

Learn to use the non verbal cues to communicate in dance. Improve your lead and follow techniques for Latin & Ballroom Dance. You’ve heard it said that human communication is 20% verbal and 80% non-verbal. If you are saying something to a person but your body language says the opposite then you're not getting your message across. Imagine the challenge then, to be able to communicate without the verbal element and to rely 100% on non-verbal cues – all this while trying to move

The city that never sleeps is known for many things: its people, its buildings, its entertainment and its indomitable New York attitude. It's that NY attitude that inspired jazz and broadway, SOHO and Seinfeld. And with that rich inspiration to draw from, Blueheel Dance Studio is theming its January 2019 Dance Showcase, New York. NEW YORK SHOWCASE SUNDAY, JAN 27, 2019 | 4:00PM Inhouse Blueheel Dance Studio 34 Lakeshore Rd E Road, Mississauga So get pumped, get ready. You have

The power and phenomena of dance. Blueheel Dance Studio 2018 Showcase held June 24th, 2018 at the Waterside Inn, Port Credit