Dance Adventure Updates And Twitter

I have to apologize for not blogging in a while, but my reasons are good.  I've taken and tested my dance moves all over North America - from the hottest nightclubs in Las Vegas to the more laid back venues in Waikiki, Hawaii to the friendly country clubs in the eastern Maritime provinces of Canada.  Of course, all the while I've thrown in some of my favorite hobbies - surfing, rock climbing, and random travel adventures - for good measure.

Now that I'm back in Toronto, I can reflect on my experiences and report the good news.  If you're just looking to get comfortable, then for sure, the basic moves covered in my Beginner's Level 1 DVD will work. Sometimes, I show up at a club winded or get tired quickly if it's packed and stuffy.  During those times, I'll switch to those basic moves to keep moving to the rhythm or to build my state back up.

Of course, it's also my job to step it up a notch, so during my travels abroad, I've visited classy nightclubs, tourist hot spots, smaller venues for locals, salsa scenes, clique Asian parties, reggae beach parties, dances in public squares, street dancing at festivals, wedding crashing, impromptu dancing on the subway, you name it.  The moves I have planned for the Level 2 and Level 3 series work great, while I've also acquired a few extra moves I plan on developing.  In general, no matter where I am, people are generally out to have a good time and dancing is definitely a unifying activity.

I've filmed much of the material for the Level 2 series, which covers more styling moves and ways to lead a girl, and given the good response I've had for it, it looks like I might become a hermit for a short period while I do some serious editing to bring it out.  The good news is that for any of you who have Twitter, I've just joined it so you can follow me and get any tips that come to mind in real-time.  If you dont have it, I put a Twitter feed badge on the pickupdance.com website so you can visit the site and see my Twitter updates (tweets).  Click here to see and follow my tweets.

Note that I'm also a personal development enthusiast, so you'll also get a slice of wisdom with an adventurous touch on the side (I loosely keep another blog at www.risingbean.com).  But hey, after all, isn't learning how to dance personal development?