by Jada de Goey Teatini-Climaco | Apr 5, 2019 | Community, Everything Else, Feature Stories
Starters: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 8 This Student Supporter has been twinkled (once again) by (another) Latin dance starter class. Partly, by the Brazilian magic of the instructor (Tarcisio), but mostly, (this time) by all...
by Jada de Goey Teatini-Climaco | Mar 31, 2019 | Community, Everything Else, Feature Stories
Tricks: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 7 I’ve got a bag of SSP tricks. But that’s not unusual. Most of Rio Rhythmics’ thirty or so Student Supporters have bags they’ve filled with dance-magic, over time. Some SSPs like to keep...
by Jada de Goey Teatini-Climaco | Mar 23, 2019 | Community, Everything Else, Feature Stories
The leader: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 6 “D’you like leading?” We’re dancing forro, the starters are just about to finish an eight-week intro course, and we’re short on leaders. I’m a Student Supporter, so I step up....
by Jada de Goey Teatini-Climaco | Mar 16, 2019 | Community, Everything Else, Feature Stories
The pivot: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 5 There’s something about wearing a uniform that gives you a buzz, makes you think you know things, makes you cooler and calmer about going places than you’d ever be if you were wearing...
by Jada de Goey Teatini-Climaco | Mar 14, 2019 | Community, Everything Else, Feature Stories
Heart to heart: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 4 It’s the t-shirts. Rio Rhythmics’ Student Supporter tees are magic. Like the wardrobe-portal in the C.S Lewis novel (the one with the lion and the witch), Student Supporter tees...
by Jada de Goey Teatini-Climaco | Mar 7, 2019 | Community, Everything Else, Feature Stories
The news was not good. The shy dancer had lost her dance partner to the rushing tide of life. Before being pulled-away-by-other-things, Mary-the-Magnificent had boosted the shy dancer’s confidence by inviting her into a zouk choreography. “You want to lead ME?” the...
