The media spotlight the past few days has been on Eliot Spitzer, the Governor of New York, and his link to the Emperor's Club VIP prostitution ring Whether his damaging behavior is related to an inflated sense of entitlement, the dark side of his self righteous attitude, a feeling that he's above the law, or high testosterone, seeing the anguished look on Silda Spitzer's face and knowing that he has 3 teenage daughters makes you wonder

Since the dawn of time there has been a strange aura over women, that they are these alien creatures who no one truly understands what they want or desire You're about to witness one of the biggest transformations of your life, as you finally understand and realize why women do the crazy things they do, what causes them to love bad boys and treat the nice guys like dirt, and finally you will understand "what women want"

Perhaps today's most popular form of meeting new friends and starting intimate relationships is through the internet, rather it be a dating service or various chat rooms With such a rising popularity in this trend, I feel compelled to tell a short story and provide a few suggestions that may help you protect yourself from some of the evil and insanity lurking in those dark cyber-corners

Share your views and participate in the latest discussions on our Global Dance Forums!  Is there a power struggle at the American Ballroom Company between Arthur Murray and Fred Astaire Dance Studios?  Read what Wayne Eng of the American Ballroom Company and Michael Mead, NCDA Observer, have to say.  Stay tuned next week for a formal statement by John Kimmins, Arthur Murray International.

Read also about Sandy Brittain, who has just been acclaimed as the new President of the Canadian Amateur DanceSport Association (CADA), the first woman to do so in Canadian history.  Best wishes to Sandy, as well as outgoing President Jim Fraser, who will be retiring from the position he has held for over 8 years.

Other late-breaking news include:  ABC Television in the United States Now Finalizing Dancers & Celebrities for "Strictly Come Dancing USA".  National Dance Week Celebrations in New York City.

In Competitive Ballroom Dancing, dance coaches have always been allowed to have a place on the judging panel. In Ice Dancing, or Skating, Competitions, you are either a coach, or a judge, but never both.  Does classifying dance as an art or a sport have any impact on whether amendments should be made to this rule?

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