Two Left Feet Podcast

Advice and Tips for Going to a Dance Congress/Festival. Before you even go – look at the schedule of events and circle the workshops you want to do, and figure out where the rooms are. Make sure to bring enough clothes, you'll be sweating a lot. Also, make sure your shoes are up to the task, dance heels might be good for a 2-hour party, but not necessarily for a 3-day weekend festival. So bring maybe 2-3 different dance shoes. If this is your first congress - don’t go 100% on the first day, or you may feel burned out by the end of it, Choose your classes wisely, you are not going to have full energy for every single class so if there's a very intense class you want to be able to keep up then consider either taking more relaxed classes prior or skipping a few. Keep in mind that Footwork classes are more intense / more of a workout than partner work classes. Try to be at the front of classes no matter your level. The important thing is to be able to see. Lastly, don't forget to stretch and take some ibuprofen w