Dancer Fuel: Dancing Ox Coffee Roasters Review

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Dancing Ox Coffee Roasters

Review by Lainey Silver

YUM!

I love coffee. No morning is complete without a cup of black coffee. That’s right. Black coffee. No sugar, no cream. Give it to me straight.

Dancing takes lots of energy and coffee gives me caffeinated goodness. It’s a great match. I recently sampled some of Dancing Ox Coffee Roasters beans and WOW.

Here are two reasons why I love this coffee:

  1. It’s super fresh (they roast each bag just days before shipping)

  2. It’s dance inspired (so you can start your day with a spring in your step)

This coffee is incredibly fresh. I received my beans on July 28th and both packages of beans were roasted on July 24th! When I opened the bags, I was engulfed in coffee aromas. I ground my fragrant whole beans and enjoyed the brew to the bottom of the pot.

The other reason I love this coffee, is obviously because each roast is named after a specific dance style. Who wouldn’t love that?!

Lauren and JP founded Dancing Ox Coffee Roasters in North Carolina. They are recently retired professional competitive ballroom dancers. They use their dance background to inspire their new coffee company.

I tried Charleston (Ethiopia) and The Shag (Colombia & Brazil).

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The Shag


Origins: Blend of Colombia and Brazil
Process: Washed and Natural 
Tasting Notes: Apple, Nutmeg, Dark Chocolate
Roast Level: Medium Dark 

The Shag is a Dancing Ox Coffee best seller. It’s smooth like Carolina Shag and the rich and nutty flavors make this an easy drinking and tasty coffee.

Lauren says, “Just recently, we discovered Shag and we were blown away with how cool it is. Our company is inspiring us to learn about so many dances and genres we haven't heard of. On the site we shared a video of Carolina Shag, but they are all amazing.”

There are at least 3 different types of shag. The three most well known are Collegiate Shag, St. Louis Shag, and Carolina Shag.

Charleston


Coffee: Ethiopia Natural Yirgacheffe Grade 3 WORKA -FAIR TRADE (GP)
Origin: Yirgacheffe-Gedeb, Ethiopia
Variety: Ethiopia Heirloom
Process: Natural 
Elevation: 1850 Meters
Tasting Notes: Dark Chocolate, Strawberry, Grape
Roast Level: Medium 

“CHARLESTON is a great way to represent uninhibited enthusiasm!” …and this coffee delivers on the energetic flavor. It’s complex with fruit, acidity, and tannins. This coffee wows the palate and wakes up the whole body.

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Join their mission to combine coffee and dance.

Try out Dancing Ox Coffee. Use the code "Silverbeans" at checkout for a 10% discount.

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Events and Traveling: Taking Care of Your Body for Lindy Hoppers (part 2)

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It’s the time of year when dancers take flight and escape their normal lives to attend numerous events.  It’s really easy to run ourselves ragged over a long weekend and stumble into work feeling seriously swungover.  Like clockwork, I used to get a very bad cold either at an event or in the days afterward.  In last half year, I’ve been making lifestyle changes to better take care of myself and prevent future injuries. In addition, I've significantly decreased the amount of times I've been sick (fingers crossed).  I wanted to share some of the things that I’ve done that have helped prevent sickness, increased my energy, and helped my body run at maximum efficiency during a long dance week or weekend.