by Victor A. James Sr. | Nov 28, 2018 | Blog, Chicago 2 step, Couple's Dancing, Entertainment, exercise, Fitness, healthy living, Lifestyle, Smooth Jazz & R&B, Smooth Steppin, Smooth Steppin, Steppin Dance, Swing with Soul, Uncategorized, Urban Dance
At one point in my tenure as an urban dancer, I almost lost myself. I almost lost the friendship of those who really cared about me and I almost walked away from dancing completely. It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago and the experience is still fresh in my...
by Victor A. James Sr. | Apr 20, 2018 | Blog, Chicago 2 step, Couple's Dancing, Entertainment, exercise, Fitness, healthy living, Lifestyle, Smooth Jazz & R&B, Smooth Steppin, Smooth Steppin, Steppin Dance, Swing with Soul, Urban Dance
Steppin’ Ambassador: How Do You Represent The Dance? An ambassador is defined as “a person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity”. A diplomat is “a person who can deal with people in a sensitive and effective way”. There are inherent...
by Victor A. James Sr. | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog, Chicago 2 step, Couple's Dancing, Entertainment, exercise, Fitness, healthy living, Lifestyle, Smooth Jazz & R&B, Smooth Steppin, Smooth Steppin, Steppin Dance, Swing with Soul, Uncategorized, Urban Dance
This blog post is motivated by a recent encounter during a private lesson with one of my students. I was covering the basic fundamentals moves that I taught in my public class for years. I’ve been working with this student for about three weeks now, emphasizing the...
by Victor A. James Sr. | Jan 9, 2018 | Blog, Chicago 2 step, Couple's Dancing, Entertainment, exercise, Fitness, healthy living, Lifestyle, Smooth Jazz & R&B, Smooth Steppin, Smooth Steppin, Steppin Dance, Swing with Soul, Uncategorized, Urban Dance
A couple of weeks ago, practically out of the blue, I received a text message from one of my former gentlemen out-of-town students. In the message he gave me New Year’s greetings and expressed “how it’s such an honor to know you as a brother, teacher and friend”. He...