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Zena Rommett Floor Barre® Class Online every Thursday at 5 pm (EDT)

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on May 26, 2020 by Bette ChamberlinJuly 24, 2020

  Learn the technique that will give you those long lines and pointed feet on the dance floor. Great for flexibility and core strength. Now is the time to add Floor Barre® to your ballroom arsenal! Classes on Zoom every … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays! Resolve to care for your body in 2020!

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on December 2, 2019 by Bette ChamberlinDecember 2, 2019

Discover the amazing benefits of working out on the floor. Created for dancers by Zena Rommett over 50 years ago, floor barre is a proven system of exercises, done with your back on the floor with knees bent,  sitting up,  … Continue reading →

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Your Feet!

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on November 15, 2019 by Bette ChamberlinNovember 15, 2019

3 Tips to flexible, strong ankles and beautiful feet. In every style of  dance, feet are both the extension of the leg line and an important articulator of rhythm and modulator of both speed and stillness.  In Latin and Rhythm, … Continue reading →

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A New ‘Twist’ on Alignment

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on September 17, 2019 by Bette ChamberlinSeptember 20, 2019

Many years ago, as a professional ballet dancer, I loved moving in a big, round, spacious manner.  For the most part, this worked for me.  But it was that other part that, at times, stymied my movements.  I often lost … Continue reading →

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Our own climate change

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on July 29, 2019 by Bette ChamberlinJuly 31, 2019

Hi Everyone – After a break, I’ve resurfaced!  My back injury is healing slowly and I am excited to resume writing!  Hope you are all having a great hot summer.  Stay tuned for my next blog,  “Your Feet” It is a … Continue reading →

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Student Reflections

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on April 24, 2019 by Bette ChamberlinApril 24, 2019

Check out what my dancers, singers, musicians and yoga practitioners are saying about our work together!   This is the only thing that I have done for body awareness, health and efficiency that I could call upon without having to go … Continue reading →

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Think, Do not Try

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on March 24, 2019 by Bette ChamberlinMarch 25, 2019

What happens if you want to break a habit that you know is not working for you anymore. For example, if you want to modify your posture, do you try to change it? If you are trying, how are you … Continue reading →

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Before, During, and After

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on March 3, 2019 by Bette ChamberlinMarch 3, 2019

  Full disclosure……I’m injured. Over the last month I’ve reflected on how this happened before, during and now after the injury has subsided. It is common knowledge that often those who can direct others to do the thoughtful, the efficient,  … Continue reading →

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What is Occam’s razor? How can embracing it help our dancing?

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on February 4, 2019 by Bette ChamberlinFebruary 4, 2019

Whenever I hear ‘keep it simple’, I know that IT feels complicated, hence the reason for stripping away the extraneous stuff that is contributing to the complication, overwhelm, distraction, frustration, whatever you want to call it. I have some feedback … Continue reading →

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Free Taster Lessons at the Team Match this Saturday!

Better Ballroom with Bette Posted on January 21, 2019 by Bette ChamberlinJanuary 21, 2019

I’m so excited to send you news of my new presence at FADS NJ.  In addition to dancing, I will have a table for my business Better Ballroom with Bette along with all the other vendors. On Saturday January 26th, I’m … Continue reading →

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  • Zena Rommett Floor Barre® Class Online every Thursday at 5 pm (EDT)
  • Happy Holidays! Resolve to care for your body in 2020!
  • Your Feet!
  • A New ‘Twist’ on Alignment
  • Our own climate change
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