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		<title>YES.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video is one of the most inspiring and beautiful performances I have ever heard. Evelyn Glennie shows how to listen: http://www.ted.com/talks/evelyn_glennie_shows_how_to_listen.html<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=784&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Machine or Human? You choose.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dance Epiphanies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was reminded of something so true today when the instructor for my Hair Styling course was asked by a student if we what she did was right as she was trying to exactly copy his demo. His reply was: &#8220;People are NOT machines!&#8221; I couldn&#8217;t agree more. Many times I have fallen into the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=767&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Modern Follower Video Index of the Ages!</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/11/05/modern-follower-video-index-of-the-ages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dance Epiphanies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Event Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Everyone! I need your help with a project &#8211; I want to make a (cue dramatic music) &#8220;Modern Follower Video Index of the Ages!&#8221; When I started dancing, I had to watch a lot of single time east coast swing videos, trying to find the really great lindy hop videos. Hopefully this will help. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=509&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Ignoring Your Partner?</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/are-you-ignoring-your-partner-please-dont/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dance Epiphanies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I know the kitties are cute, but let&#8217;s not get distracted&#8230;it&#8217;s Story Time! I&#8217;m reading Louis Armstrong&#8217;s biography, Pops, and something he said really struck me. Joe Oliver was his idol, and he got to play in his band. However, as Louis grew as a Trumpet player, he realized that he could out-play Joe. &#8220;Knowin&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=595&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Makeup, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/makeup-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Randomness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[into the gloss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[links]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[makeup alley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pixiwoo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks ladies for the helpful comments! In my search for more information on makeup stuff, here are some really helpful links/youtubes/blogs I found! (please feel free to add more links in the comments if you have found any additional resources that are useful!) Pixiwoo is my number one find! They have a Blog, and two [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=597&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Herrang Highlights 2011</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/herrang-highlights-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/herrang-highlights-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Event Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sweden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oh my goodness&#8230;.what an amazing experience.  I should have kept a journal or written down all of the fun/funny/awesome things that happened, but I was too busy having fun! Week 3 &#8211; I arrived to Arlanda and was quickly picked up by Herrang transport and had the pleasure of riding with Alice. As I pointed to the sign [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=593&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ILHC Highlights!</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/ilhc-highlights/</link>
		<comments>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/ilhc-highlights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Event Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Champions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ILHC was epic. But, how could it not be? Tena, Sylvia, and Nina put on such a wonderful event each year! This event pulls together so many wonderful people and dancers from all over the world. Amazing. Everyone worked so hard, and their hard work paid off in oodles of completely inspiring moments. I&#8217;ll give [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=586&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Makeup is like Dancing&#8230;.say whaaaa?</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/makeup-is-like-dancing-say-whaaaa/</link>
		<comments>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/makeup-is-like-dancing-say-whaaaa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Randomness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[makeup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Problem: Hi. My name is Mary and I am (was?) Makeup challenged. The Background Story: At Camp Jitterbug this year, all the ladies were in the bathroom getting ready for the show and doing their makeup, and I had no idea what to do! Thankfully, two makeup experts on my team (Thank you Nikki [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=569&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks Leads!</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/thanks-leads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you leads! You&#8217;re job is a hard one, and I (and I think I can say this on behalf of other follows) really appreciate you! Whenever I lead, I am reminded of just how much effort it really is. 1) Competitions: Ever lead a competition? I have and it is super tiring, much more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=561&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Competition Philosophy&#8230;and Camp Jitterbug 2011</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/competition-philosophy-and-camp-jitterbug/</link>
		<comments>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/competition-philosophy-and-camp-jitterbug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Event Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I heard someone describe the strictly competition this last weekend at Camp Jitterbug like the above picture. Two couples shouting at the Judge in the middle for attention. Another person analogized the competition to a chewing gum contest, where the competitors would run up and blow the biggest bubble they could, and fast as they could, and then it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=535&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Event Review: Camp Jitterbug!</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/event-review-camp-jitterbug/</link>
		<comments>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/event-review-camp-jitterbug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Event Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Event Highlights: This year was so much fun! Here is the run down by day&#8230; Thursday: Dance at the Russian Center to Glenn and his Syncopators. Super fun, great band, lots of fun dancers - definitely worth getting in a day early if you can! Friday: Slept in and then went to the rehearsals for the Jump Session Show. Running [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=531&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Event Highlights: Midwest Lindyfest 2011</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/event-highlights-midwest-lindyfest-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/event-highlights-midwest-lindyfest-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Event Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This was my first year attending MWLF, and it definitely won&#8217;t be my last. What a great event! I had so much fun The Show: (Videos will be linked once they come out!) MWLF brought together such a great collection of people who came together and really performed a great show. I was very excited [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=519&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Creative Gap</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/the-creative-gap/</link>
		<comments>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/the-creative-gap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are my cliff notes on a talk that was given by Nick Campbell of  Greyscale Gorilla. The talk was titled &#8220;The Creative Gap: Becoming Better Than Most.&#8221;  I enjoyed watching it, and thought he had some good observations and advice from his experience as a animator and designer that could apply to us dancers When you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=511&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Less Thinking&#8230;.More Feeling!!</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/less-thinking-more-feeling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi. My name is Mary Freitag, and I am a Thinker&#8230;.who is trying to Feel! I am super logical and good with details, but when you ask me to stop thinking and feel while dancing, I struggle! This has been, and will probably be my biggest area of growth as a dancer. It is hard [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=497&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Event Highlights: Atomic&#8217;s 1st Ever Follower Styling Workshop!</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/event-highlights-atomics-1st-ever-follower-styling-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bam! I had such a blast teaching this workshop, and special thanks to Andrew Hsi for helping me!! Here is the cliff notes version of what I taught Class 1 &#8211; Swivels - As you swivel, make sure you are ready to move and not leaning back (sit in chair drill/touch the ground) - Open [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=484&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Ready&#8221; Position</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/the-ready-position/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you ready to be moved as a follow? If you&#8230; &#8230;are leaning back from your shoulders (instead of keeping you chest over the balls of you feet) you are going to feel off balance, and be hard to move. (what can also cause this is putting/placing your feet in front of you instead of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=479&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Event Highlights: Le Hot Sauce</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/event-highlights-le-hot-sauce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I am only beginning to comprehend how much fun I had this weekend.&#8221; Devlin commented as a bunch of us were driving back down from  Le Hot Sauce today, and we all agreed. Seriously, such a phenomenal weekend. Carla did some really really cool stuff at this event! Performances Teacher Jam Skye and Frida (taught this routine [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=472&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Event Highlights: LindyFest 2011</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/event-highlights-lindyfest-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had such an unbelievably good time at LindyFest this year! My goodness, nothing beat a weekend of great friends, wonderfully inspiring instructors, and lots of social dancing. Here were some of the highlights for me: Classes (My favorite words of wisdom from some of the fabulous instructors) Skye and  Frida - Words of Wisdom gathered [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=457&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Event Highlights: Lone Star Championships 2011</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/event-review-lone-star-championships-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry I&#8217;ve been absent so long, but my schedule recently has been really busy with lots of fun dancing! (The best kind of busy Here are some of the highlights from Lone Star! So much fun, and lots of awesome inspirational dancing!! Performances This was one the the busiest weekends I have ever had &#8211; which also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=428&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Traveling!</title>
		<link>http://artanddancing.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/a-beginners-guide-to-traveling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Freitag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know to start traveling to dance in the US! (If you have additional advice, please leave a comment and help out those wanting/interested in starting to travel Why? Because it&#8217;s awesome! Traveling for dance has been one of best things I did, and has helped me to grow as a dancer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artanddancing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9269752&amp;post=430&amp;subd=artanddancing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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