Congrats to Kaelyn Gray’s Code Name Vivaldi tap routine!
Renowned tap choreographer extraordinaire Kaelyn Gray recently had her Code Name Vivaldi tap routine win StarSystems’ 2016 Louisville Regional’s best…
Put a button on it
Definition of Button, from a Broadway Glossary: Button: The payoff moment in a song; the moment when the song is…
Retaining song structure in music editing & remixing
If you edit, cut or remix music for dance, gymnastics, figure skaters, vocalists or any other purpose, this is perhaps…
Video Tutorial: How to Avoid Awkward Fade-outs (Part 1)
In this two-part video, I explain both WHY you should avoid awkward fade-outs whenever possible, and HOW to do it….
You Should Be Dancing (and not fading out)
Earlier today, a new reader of this site posed an excellent question in a comment on my post about the…
What exactly is good music editing for dance routines?
With the proliferation of free and cheap audio editing software, many dance studios have taken it upon themselves to handle…
How to avoid awkward fade-outs
Earlier this week, I wrote about the Top 5 music editing mistakes heard in dance competitions, and promised you additional…
Top 5 song editing mistakes
I just got back from a spectacular regional dance competition, where my original remix Pixie Hollow premiered. The dancers were…
Stick the landing!
Here’s another audio editing tip for dance routines: how you finish the routine is the impression you leave the judges…
Basics of music editing
We understand that not every dance routine needs to have the song professionally edited. Personal computers have put audio editing…