There are many ways for dance teachers to easily cut music. There’s really no need to invest in any expensive software for editing music. In fact the easiest and quickest methods are completely free.

If you’re a MacBook/iPhone/iTunes person, you already have everything you need. Just use GarageBand to edit your dance music in minutes. Once you’re happy with your cut, just click on the option to send it to your iTunes as a mp3. You’ll be then able to play it in class from any of your Mac devices. If you need visuals, there’s also a very helpful step by step video put together by TheDanceBuzz, a YouTube user…

Dancers are trained to use the technique called “spotting” when turning. It’s what keeps us from feeling dizzy.

The nytimes.com article here says he died in 1989 at age 58 from blood dyscrasia, a rare disorder that affects the bone marrow and red blood cells.