ASIAN FUSION EDITOR DISCOVERS
THE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE OF DANCESPORT AT THE MAC
Asian Fusion Magazine is the #1 Asian lifestyle magazine in the greater New York City area, celebrating the NY Asian scene and cultures. The editor attending the Manhattan Amateur Classic in January came away in sheer awe of the art, the sport, the exuberance … and even the fashion, after all Asian Fusion is a cultural experience covering music, fashion, entertainment, travel and lifestyle.
A few excerpts from Editor Jim Zhou’s story are below. “Ballroom is a place of joy, like Tiffany’s, nothing bad could happen to you here. Hosted by Greater New York Chapter of USA Dance, the Manhattan Amateur Classic, also known as The MAC, is back for its 24th year and a return to Manhattan Center.” “Dancing gives one a new dimension of feeling connected to yourself and the outside world. It can be as wild as singing in the rain or
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as romantic as the silver linings playbook. Studies show that there are many benefits related to learning to dance and can be a rewarding lifelong activity, whether you dance for competitively or just for joy. It helps one to lose weight, and keep fit.” “It is a great way to release inherent energy and just let the fluidity of motion lead your direction in the space, your brain will think nothing but enjoying the touch from the space. Without a doubt, ballroom dancing can bring people the utter joy and become a happy person. ‘It is evident that dancing teaches people how to concentrate, how to listen to the melody, it makes one aware of one’s own manners when coordinating with the music and your dancing partner. More importantly, boys and girls who are exposed to ballroom dancing early in life find themselves becoming the best they can be as gentleman or a fine lady, after all, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet met in a 19th century English
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Justin Lin & Sasha Dubinsky at The MAC
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Ballroom! Thus, Ballroom dancing brings together people from all cross classes and breaks social rules that govern our society.”
It’s always interesting to know how ballroom and latin dancing impresses people for the first time.