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No partner, no worries
Many partner dance skills are personal. The ability to connect, improve and expand your awareness in your partner dancing experience is in
Getting out of a dancing rut
Once our bodies have learned to do a move and we've repeated the same thing for years and years our movements fall from our conscious awaren
Beat is the heart of the dance
The beat of the music, that's what is at the heart of the partner dance. Both partners are separate dancers dancing to the one beat togethe
Micro-dances
I love micro dances – and by micro dances I mean dances which use tiny, intricate movements. I love them because they have given me so much
You can dance
It is my suspicion that dance is inherently easy. Far easier than we give it credit for, and that actually moving is innate within everyone
Moving from your centre
Moving from your centre is important for leading. If you want to move your partner, clarity comes from moving your centre, not your extremi
Stretch and compression
Compression and stretch, although a term used widely in Lindy Hop, has been the basis for all my leading and following no-matter what style
Trust and confidence in partner dance
The dance partnership doesn't work without a level of trust between partners.
The quality of your steps
I love every single one of my steps when I dance. The quality of my steps is why I enjoy my dancing.
The key to smooth and creative leading
So, I'm about to give away the number one secret to leading in a way that flows effortlessly from one move to the other, and it's to use the
The art of following
As a follow, you follow the energy that your lead is giving you. The lead initiates a movement, and to make this a partner dance, the energ
Structure vs improvisation
I love partner dance because it brings a wonderful interplay of steps vs improvisation – structure and chaos.
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