How to dance to fast music better
Tips on how to dance to fast music better, stay on the beat and with your partner, and be a more versatile dancer
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Line dancing guide and resources
If you’re starting out your line dancing journey, this line dancing guide and list of resources will provide all you need to know
Dancing at home with online dance classes
After nearly 2 years away from dancing, I’d hoped that 2020 would be my year of returning to dance classes. Unfortunately the Covid-19 pandemic got in the way of that plan, so I was expecting to have to wait until normal was back again. I was going to be dancing around my kitchen for a…
How to improve your dance style without trying too hard
Many modern jive dancers just want to be able to get on the dance floor and aren’t bothered about progressing their dancing further. They’re happy to plod on, happy to just dance with their friends. Or they might think they can’t progress because they don’t aren’t capable. For the rest we want to improve and…
The closeness of dance and dancing with a partner
Before starting dance classes most people’s experience of partner dancing is limited to dancing at home with a parent, country dancing at school, or a slow shuffle round the dance floor at teenage school discos. So starting social dancing and dancing with a partner isn’t always easy. You need to get fairly close (and yes,…
Partner dancing – dubious leading habits
Leading is one of the hardest things about partner dancing. Yes you need to know the moves, but you also need to think ahead, think of your follower, have good spatial awareness and be able to think on your feet. No pun intended. But some leaders develop bad habits, in particular how they lead. Some…
How to look good on the dance floor (it’s not just about clothes)
When you’re watching someone on the dance floor what are your thoughts? Assuming they’re not falling over or making huge over the top movement that you can’t fail to see. Mostly you watch people dance because they’ve got a spark, something that makes you notice them. It could be what they’re wearing. It could be…
