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Why social dancers should learn choreographed routines

12th August 2017

why social dancers should learn choreographed routines - What about dance

Apart from as a child and teen, being in my dance school annual shows, I’ve never done choreographed dances.. Certainly not within a partner dance context. But this weekend I went to the local west coast swing flash mob workshop. I probably can’t make the actual flash mob in September, but I thought it would…

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Tagged: choreography, competition, flashmob, wcs, workshop

9 things I didn’t know before Ceroc

12th June 2017

9 things i didn't know before ceroc - What about dance

When you first start a dance class, if it’s a new style to you, you’re never sure what it’s going to be like.  I was 2 years into salsa before someone there tried to get me to a modern jive class.  I went along thinking it might be fun, but really didn’t enjoy it. My…

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Tagged: beginners, ceroc, dance class, modern jive

How to learn from dance compliments

2nd June 2017

How to learn from dance compliments - What about dance

With social dancing like modern jive you’re there to enjoy the dance and maybe meet some new like minded friends. Plus hopefully experience a great connection and have a mind-blowing dance where you come off the dance floor feeling a bit wobbly like you do after a rollercoaster or fairground ride. Dance compliments aren’t expected….

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Tagged: dance psychology, dance tips, modern jive, partner dance

The A-Z of modern jive dance – an introduction

27th April 2017

The A-Z of modern jive dance - What about dance

For those new to modern jive, here’s a simple A-Z of modern jive. Hopefully it’ll provide a guide and glossary on what to expect once you start to dance. Arm-ography – with modern jive being a fusion of many dance styles, and being a partner dance, connection through the arms tends to be the main method…

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Tagged: beginners, ceroc, modern jive

How to be a good follower in social dancing

18th April 2017

How to be a good follower in partner dancing - What about dance

We all have views on what makes a good dance partner.  I’ve shared my thoughts previously, and this post follows the same structure as my how to be a good leader post.  This post covers in more detail the how to be a good follower.  You’ll see that many of the points are similar to…

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Tagged: dance technique, following, hints and tips, social dancing, technique

Super spinning tips and how to turn better in dance

10th April 2017

Spinning and turning tips in dance - What about dance

Lots of teachers (and other advanced dancers) get annoyed by non-teachers trying to teach people how to dance.  I’m not going to do this, because if you want to dance well and improve it’s about getting good basic dance lessons, and practice. But so many people struggle to spin and haven’t ever been taught. Here…

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Tagged: advice, dance technique, dance tips, spinning

How to be a good leader in social dancing

28th March 2017

how to be a good leader in social dancing - What about dance

I wrote previously about my thoughts on how to be a good dance partner.  This post covers in more detail the how to be a good leader, focusing on modern jive, but easily transferable to other social dances like salsa, west coast swing and others. While some might say, pah she follows, what would she…

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Tagged: hints and tips, leading, partner dancing, technique

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