Sometimes wanting something too much can backfire. And sometimes, choreographers and contestants forget that dancing is not about doing tricks, it’s about design, connection, musicality, fully using the body, and engaging the audience… Continue reading
The semi-finals. Whoot! Whoot! After pulling off all their dances, we know Hope and Maks were voted off this week. Hope consistently gave it her all – and she’s was feisty and remarkable… Continue reading
What wins our hearts? Emotional connection. For me sometimes, it’s seeing someone grow. That’s especially heartening when I didn’t feel much connection with that someone and then I can. Nancy and Tristan were… Continue reading
Costumes and buffoonery. Halloween fun. Werewolves howling into the night. Maidens in distress. Ghosts and goblins, oh my! I love Halloween. I love dressing in costume and the transformation it brings. But who… Continue reading
Broadway Theme Week. The music, the dancing. Musical theater whoop whoop whoop! Chaz went off this week. He worked hard and that showed. His physique inhibited him. That he had mixed feelings about… Continue reading
I don’t know about you but I LOVE Indiana Jones, Jack Sparrow, Toy Story’s cuddlies, and Alfred Hitchcock, so dances to music from those movies made this week on Dancing with the Stars… Continue reading
I ended my analysis of Dancing with the Stars last time by mentioning how this show is a popularity contest and not necessarily about the best dancers. When even the judges influence viewers… Continue reading
The thrilling second week of DWTS. Here’s my analysis. Many times this show is a popularity contest and not necessarily about who the best dancer is. I wish it were not so because… Continue reading
Hi. I’m Melanie A. Stinson, LMT, and I believe in magic. I thrive on the enchantment in this world. I get excited by mystery, by the wondrous, and that’s what I want you… Continue reading
