Dancer in the Dark

With unintentionally perfect timing, we discuss the reveal of the DDR Universal cabs, as well as the financial reports from D&B and Round 1

In this episode, I review my 2025 goals and the news that had occurred during the guest episodes, and talk about the how and why for my 2026 goals!

In our second part of the holiday guest marathon, we have Jorts on. We discuss the history of his music and how he goes about the creative process, as well as acclimation into the rhythm gaming community on the whole!

In our first of two holiday season guest episodes, we have Dunc on to discuss perseverance, Team Heron, the mentality going into folder lamps. And of course the cookie segment returns once more!

Ok, it's time.

In this episode, we look at the handful of 18s that Konami just dropped, and give a surprising update on the D&B situation!

In this episode, we catch up on news, and try to extract some lessons out of the process I went through to PFC my latest 18

In this episode, I take a deeper dive of the new Cirno 17, and give some thoughts on the results of the ITG community survey!

In this episode, inspired by a post about D&B's falling stock prices, we look at the arcade experience in 2025 and contemplate how D&B could make a comeback.

In this episode, I have imposter syndrome about having imposter syndrome, and discuss the new galaxy brave songs.

In this episode, I celebrate Christmas early and look at some of the new content, and have a quick discussion on things to do in the downtime between songs (and start of your sessions)!

We bring DANH, a prolific DDR competitor and athlete, to talk about competitive mindset, DDR tourney prep, and how to use other physical activities to improve your dance gaming!

In this episode, I take a long overdue look at what I'm working on in the 18 folder and discuss why I keep my expectations of myself tempered.

In this episode, I get very very distracted by the new 18, talk about tournament curation, and catch up on some post-MotL news

Mistake on the Lake was this weekend - here's some of my thoughts from helping volunteer TO! And of course, the fun twist epilogue of how I lost and found my shoes.

In this episode, I catch up on several weeks of news and prep for Mistake on the Lake!

In this special guest episode, Sveta's here to talk about improvement strategies, the value of small groups, and flexibility training! Check out Sveta's flexibility guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E9C98whEMpJxOWBjRkv8fQNat-pWTgZD/view

In this very special guest episode, Dalton, of The Arrow Panel and The Dance Pad, joins me to talk charting and to do some major yapping - including some fun retro surprises! Check out his merch shop at https://www.suddenplus.com/

No sequels to Remain this week, let's run through some smaller topics - this episode will cover: - Chart design for a competitive setting - Why I don't post a lot of scores - Foot parity

I pfced a new 18! It's a perfect week to talk about stamina management given that's a big portion of it - also, because last week just wasn't enough, a review on the GP uppers

In this episode, some near misses of my own inspired me to talk about when to run them back (or not) - and of course, discussion on Konami's new masterpiece...

A 2-parter! I talk about my experiences with being in a dance game bubble and a counterargument to the idea of smart goals. Also some stuff I've been cooking!

In this episode, I discuss strengths and weaknesses of difficult sections being in different areas of a chart and tie back to the new content being added. Also includes anime club discussion and a bunch of news catchup!

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, I brainstorm a bit on how I try to find out when I'm having a late burst of energy, and go through some recent stories from the mall my Round 1 is in.

In this episode, I discuss with how to power through physical setbacks you might encounter (my lack of sleep, for example), as well as finish up the Triple Tribe uppers chart analyses and give an update on the 18 grinds!