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Arm styling as a function of your whole body

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on June 8, 2018 by Bette ChamberlinJune 9, 2018

When you are working on arm styling, do you singularly focus on your arms? Although this seems logical, anatomically we move our arms from our back, closer to our spines. Our body architecture defines how we optimally move in space … Continue reading →

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Is google good for our nervous system?

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on May 31, 2018 by Bette ChamberlinJune 2, 2018

Imagine over dinner, you and a friend are trying to remember the name of an unusual  named object and you both know what it is, BUT….., you simply can’t come up with it.  It is on the tip of your tongues. … Continue reading →

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Could un-learning be the best learning?

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on May 10, 2018 by Bette ChamberlinMay 12, 2018

Learn, learn, learn…. It’s a noble process that feeds our soul and ego. Learn a new skill  to improve yourself,  learn French, or add a checkmark to a long delayed To Do list. But what if unlearning makes learning so … Continue reading →

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Can we learn from a weeping willow tree? (But hold the weeping!)

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on April 25, 2018 by Bette ChamberlinApril 25, 2018

My home is located just steps away from what I consider my own park.  It’s small yet private –  me and my neighbors walk – with or without their dogs – bike, run and alas, during the dark hours when … Continue reading →

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Revisiting daily posture to improve your ballroom posture

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on April 15, 2018 by Bette ChamberlinApril 15, 2018

Hi Dancers,  I’ve been thinking about how we move through the day feeds into the time we spend dancing.  And I was going to blog about it but then I realized I already did!   Here’s something from the archives.  Stay … Continue reading →

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The thing about performance and mental pressure

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on March 22, 2018 by Bette ChamberlinMarch 22, 2018

Being a performer for many years and then taking up competitive ballroom dancing at a mature age, I thought that my nerves would be tamped down and chill during comps.  I was wrong.  I wrote about it here. But, I also … Continue reading →

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One tiny tweak that can make your posture stand out and win you competitions

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on March 13, 2018 by Bette ChamberlinMarch 13, 2018

When I started taking Alexander Technique lessons 18 years ago I had little awareness of how subtle this tweak thing was. I spent a lot of time trying to fix myself around the technique but after awhile I understood the … Continue reading →

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Erin Marie Akin and I sat down for a quick interview….

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on March 5, 2018 by Bette ChamberlinMarch 5, 2018

Hey Dancers, My student, (and already beautiful pro smooth dancer), Erin Marie Akin reflected on how  her lessons with me, along with the amazing self care principles of  the Alexander Technique, helped heal her back pain. Click below for the … Continue reading →

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Ballet and Ballroom Structure – it’s surprisingly the same…

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on February 15, 2018 by Bette ChamberlinMarch 13, 2018

Since I work with both ballet and ballroom dancers, I’ve become curious about how the two, quite different forms of movement can call upon the same organizing features of the Alexander Technique’s principles of a good head/neck/spine relationship. Ballet structure … Continue reading →

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Do we need a users manual for our body?

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on January 29, 2018 by Bette ChamberlinJanuary 29, 2018

I bought a new coffee maker last week and with happy expectation began to set the current time.  The time shown would not budge. I read the user instructions over and over, and followed step by step to set the … Continue reading →

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