<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135068620602039390</id><updated>2011-04-21T20:48:28.182-07:00</updated><category term='dance event'/><category term='west coast swing'/><category term='swing dance'/><category term='wcs'/><category term='convention'/><title type='text'>Dance and Then Some</title><subtitle type='html'>An exploration of west-coast swing dance and the ongoing search for the perfect dance.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://krisoconnor.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3135068620602039390/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://krisoconnor.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Kris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15869439952748214293</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135068620602039390.post-1654225722641348863</id><published>2008-06-16T20:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-16T21:15:53.109-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='convention'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dance event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='west coast swing'/><title type='text'>Too Soon?</title><summary type='text'>There are those that think that dancers need to be at a certain "level" before embarking on a weekend dance event. Fair enough... My first convention was Summer Dance Camp in Palm Springs (my mom talked me into it and I reluctantly combined a work trip in Riverside with the travel to the desert). I sort of knew how to do a side pass, a push break, and could BARELY do a whip. (And I might add that</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://krisoconnor.blogspot.com/feeds/1654225722641348863/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3135068620602039390&amp;postID=1654225722641348863' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3135068620602039390/posts/default/1654225722641348863'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3135068620602039390/posts/default/1654225722641348863'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://krisoconnor.blogspot.com/2008/06/too-soon.html' title='Too Soon?'/><author><name>Kris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15869439952748214293</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135068620602039390.post-4265987128294287646</id><published>2008-06-08T16:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-08T22:46:55.149-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wcs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='west coast swing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='swing dance'/><title type='text'>Growing Our Dance Community</title><summary type='text'>I just returned from the Bay Area, where we celebrated Michael's birthday at 2 Left Feet and the Alegra Ballroom for the Next Gen monthly dance. Granted, it's the big city. But I have to admit, I very much admire the enthusiasm and diversity of the dance community.We enjoyed dancing with all levels of dancers - and a variety of music. We played, we led, we followed, we goofed off, we learned (yes</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://krisoconnor.blogspot.com/feeds/4265987128294287646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3135068620602039390&amp;postID=4265987128294287646' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3135068620602039390/posts/default/4265987128294287646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3135068620602039390/posts/default/4265987128294287646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://krisoconnor.blogspot.com/2008/06/building-dance-community.html' title='Growing Our Dance Community'/><author><name>Kris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15869439952748214293</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry></feed>
