Inspiration: Philippa at Caravanseray Vienna 2016
Philippa is an amazing ATS® teachers, one of the few with Advanced Teacher Status in the UK, and with excellent tips. I’ve never attended a workshop of hers where I didn’t come out with...
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Crafting a Set Coda: Makeup and Hair
Just as I was finishing the Costuming section, I realised I had forgotten about the make up and hair. I’m of the school that believes that unless you have a severe allergy or skin...
Inspiration: Tessera Dance at ATS® Reunion 2020
Tessera Dance is always fantastic for innovative dialect that remains true to the aesthetics of FCBD® Style. Or, in other words, I really enjoyed watching this set, the formation changes for the trio were...
Crafting a Set 4: my Costume Selection Process
I have talked about how I approach a gig, select my music, create my dance, consider my moves. Hopefully by now you have an idea of what parts of my process resonate with you...
Inspiration: FCBD Alumni at Reunion 2020
This is a wonderful clip featuring Kathy Stahlman, Wendy Allen, Sandi Ball, Jessie Loring and Colette Todorov. Lovely Old School ATS® with old school costuming. Which was your favourite set from Reunion? Let me...
Crafting a Set 3: Dancing
In the last few posts I’ve written about how I put together a set, what I think about before I start, how I select my music. I mentioned that the next step was creating...