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<title><![CDATA[ Coming Next - ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Sorry - the next issue will be delayed well into July.
Bend it - backwards! Muscles for Dancers: Training the back. 
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<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu/html/Ballroom_en_00.html</link>
<pubDate>06 Jul 2011 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Muscles for the Ballroom - Fitness Training for Dancesport: Suck it in! 
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<description><![CDATA[ Characteristic for the ballroom dancer is the straight, upright body - and a flat stomach.
But instead of looking fit and competent and improving the dancing skills the dancer fights a hollow back and a bulging belly.
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<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20110531_01/html/Ballroom_en_20110531_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>13 Jun 2011 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ 	Muscles for the Ballroom - Fitness Training for Dancesport: Footwork. 
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<description><![CDATA[ The feet are the dancer&rsquo;s main tool.
Specific fitness training can prevent pain and injuries and provide muscles which are strong and mobile enough 
for precise, explosive and fast footwork. 
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<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20110430_01/html/Ballroom_en_20110430_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>01 May 2011 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ 	Muscles for the Ballroom - Fitness Training for Dancesport: The Thigh. 
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<description><![CDATA[ 2 minutes of slow walz at competition tempo, 2 minutes of natural turn, change, reverse turn&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;that means about 60 times 
lowering and raising the body, or in other words: about 30 knee bends on each leg. 
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<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20110331_01/html/Ballroom_en_20110331_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>31 Mar 2011 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ 	Muscles for the Ballroom - Fitness Training for Dancesport: The Chest. 
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<description><![CDATA[ The chest, pointing forward, is essential for an optimal body shape.
Expanding the chest also involves the chest muscles - they have to give, as much as possible!
But very often they simply don't - making the dancer look like a looser, complete with with sagging shoulders, slouching and miserable.
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<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20101227_01/html/Ballroom_en_20101227_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>01 Jan 2011 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ 	Muscles for the Ballroom - Fitness Training for Dancesport: Shoulders and Arms. 
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<description><![CDATA[ The seemingly effortless way of ballroom dancers to move to the music is a result of considerable fitness. 
But dancing alone is not enough to improve strength and mobility.
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<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20101129_01/html/Ballroom_en_20101129_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>03 Dec 2010 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Shoot the Dancer - Photography and Dancesport: Group Shots.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ The good news for the photographer: Group shots are static, there is no movement to cope with.
The bad news: there are some very challenging issues to consider.
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<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20101025_01/html/Ballroom_en_20101025_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>25 Oct 2010 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Shoot the Dancer - Photography and Dancesport: Bouncing The Flash.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ The pictures taken with bouncing look definitely better - so much better that bouncing seems to be a foolproof
way to great shots. 
But it is far from foolproof. In fact it is quite difficult to handle. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20100831_01/html/Ballroom_en_20100831_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>02 Sep 2010 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Shoot the Dancer - Photography and Dancesport: Deep Focus.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Cameras pointed at dancers, flashes going off: a common thing accompanying even the smallest dancesport event.
And everyone pointing a camera wants pictures of the best quality acchievable - simply because each event is unique, 
never to be repeated. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20100614_01/html/Ballroom_en_20100614_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>14 Jun 2010 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Physics In Ballroom Dancing: Balance and Stability, Part 2.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ To feel the body's position, understand the information which joints and muscles send to the brain 
and to be able to react accordingly is one of the dancer's basic skills. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20100503_01/html/Ballroom_en_20100503_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>03 May 2010 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Physics In Ballroom Dancing: Balance and Stability.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ To dance means to move. 
But it is also true that dancing is about how to stand correctly: 
balance and stability are extremely important for a dancer. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20100405_01/html/Ballroom_en_20100405_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>07 Apr 2010 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Physics In Ballroom Dancing: Energy And Motion.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ The term energy in physics means something different from the energies which we feel, which flow through our bodies. 
 It's a quantity which can be objectively measured in watt per second or kilowatt per hour.
Guest Writer Prof. Dr. Dierck-Ekkehard Liebscher on physics in dancesport .]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20100222_01/html/Ballroom_en_20100222_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>27 Feb 2010 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Improve Your Dancing: Cool Down, Warm Up - How To Control Your Body Temperature.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Aspects of nutriton, the body's chemistry as well as the laws of physics decide whether the athlete suffers from cramps, 
pain and other problems with muscles, tendons and ligaments.
Guest writer Dr. Erik Wischnewski on diet and other aspects in competition dancing.	]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20100118_01/html/Ballroom_en_20100118_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>21 Jan 2010 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Improve Your Dancing With Yoga: Utthita Parshvakonasana - The Extended Side Angle Pose. ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ A dancer who makes that yoga posture part of the warming-up is able to make an impression on the floor and to demonstrate confidence
and mental power.	
Guest writer Lubosch Bublák on Ashtanga-Yoga in competition dancing.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20091109_01/html/Ballroom_en_20091109_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>11 Nov 2009 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Optimal Diet for Dancesport: Dancer's Menu. ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ A hungry dancer is not able to concentrate. But also a full stomach doesn't help: a well fed dancer is slow and sluggish.
Fighting hunger with small meals - how does that work?
Guest writer Dr. Erik Wischnewski on diet in competition dancing.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20091012_01/html/Ballroom_en_20091012_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>12 Oct 2009 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Optimal Diet for Dancesport: Water Supply. ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Already a loss of water equivalent to 10% of the body weight is dangerous ...
Guest writer Dr. Erik Wischnewski on diet in competition dancing.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20090831_01/html/Ballroom_en_20090831_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>01 Sep 2009 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Improve Your Dancing With Yoga: Vrikshasana - The Tree Pose. ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Why It Makes Sense For Dancers To Climb Trees.
Guest writer Lubosch Bublák on Ashtanga-Yoga in competition dancing.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20090803_01/html/Ballroom_en_20090803_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>03 Aug 2009 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Milonga: A Closer Look At Tango. ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Tango Argentino: A code of conduct for real men, a concertina made in Germany, 
and a couple of dancing steps - this can't be all, can it? ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20090706_01/html/Ballroom_en_20090706_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>07 Jul 2009 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Improve Your Dancing With Yoga: Uttanasana - Forward Bend. 
The Yogi's 'Throwaway Oversway'. ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ "Ouch!" is what the beginner achieves when trying the Forward Bend for the first time ...
Guest writer Lubosch Bublák on Ashtanga-Yoga in competition dancing. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20090525_01/html/Ballroom_en_20090525_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>26 May 2009 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Improve Your Dancing With Yoga: Warming Up - The Indian Way.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Adho Mukha Svanasana ...
Adho - what? Ok, simply call the pose "Downward Facing Dog"
Guest writer Lubosch Bublák on Ashtanga-Yoga in competition dancing. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20090427_01/html/Ballroom_en_20090427_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>27 Apr 2009 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Meet The Legend: Werner Führer.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ "It is important to master the basics. They account for 50 percent of the success." 
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<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20090330_01/html/Ballroom_en_20090330_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>30 Mar 2009 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Equilibrium: Improve Your Dancing With Yoga.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Without a center of stability the dancer's body is like a portion of jelly. 
To move across the floor in a flowing motion is the result of a firmly controlled body.
Guest writer Lubosch Bublák on Ashtanga-Yoga in competition dancing.
 ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20090302_01/html/Ballroom_en_20090302_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>02 Mar 2009 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ The True Grip: How To Keep The Feet On The Ground.
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<description><![CDATA[ The gentleman's tailcoat is always accompanied by patent leather shoes.
High Heels and straps: Latin shoes are the racing cars of the ladies' dancing shoes. 
About dancing shoes - and how to buy dancing shoes on Reeperbahn in Hamburg ...
 ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20090202_01/html/Ballroom_en_20090202_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>02 Feb 2009 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Ice Skating, Ocean Liners And A Girl From London: Maisie Tyler About Professional Dancing In The Forties And Fifties ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ "I simply didn't spent much thought about what could go wrong.  
So I went to Paris, on my own, to meet my dancing partner. I didn't speak a word of French ..." 
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<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu//20090112_01/html/Ballroom_en_20090112_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>12 Jan 2009 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Coaching The Best: Talking To Asis Khadjeh-Nouri. ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ "Thinking outside the box is a must if a dancer plans a dancesport career. The dance floor is
international, if not global."<br>
Asis Khadjeh-Nouri's dancefloor is about the size of Europe and beyond... 
 ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu/20081124_01/html/Ballroom_en_20081124_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>24 Nov 2008 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ The English Style: Seagulls, Surf, And Three Step - Visit To An Atlantic Ballroom. ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Every Monday St. Columb Minor Church Hall turns into a ballroom - one of the smallest I ever saw, even the car park is larger. <br>
But it is the most romantic of all the ballrooms I know... 
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<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu/20081110_01/html/Ballroom_en_20081110_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>10 Nov 2008 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ A Second Skin: Claudia Dunker On Ladies' Gowns, Lycra, And Sequins. ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ It is all about personality, the dancer's term is ‘expression’, 
and the lady's dress is definitely part of it: 
“Before making a dress for a friend I try to catch what's special about her, what matches her style, 
try to find the individual color pattern.” 
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<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu/20081027_01/html/Ballroom_en_20081027_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>27 Oct 2008 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Competing With The Best:  Cathrin Hissnauer On Top Performance. ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ “To really relax I go to my parents' place in Glinde. 
Whenever possible I come to the family home to find peace and to rest.”
There is only one thing in Cathrin's life: Dancing. Which leaves no other option than to aim at becoming a professional. 
 ]]></description>
<link>http://www.kgl-hga.eu/20081010_01/html/Ballroom_en_20081010_01_01.html</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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