Dance musicality in modern jive
Dance musicality is often a concern when dancers want to improve. Modern jive is no difference to any other dance. Read tips for learning musicality
Technique and tips
Handy tips on how to dance with more control
While dancing with abandon is a great way to feel free and release any angst, when partner dancing, even socially, there needs to be some semblance of control from each person. It can be interesting to watch people who dance with no worries in a loose and relaxed way, and we may want to be…
How to learn from dance compliments
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….
How to be a good follower in social dancing
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…
Super spinning tips and how to turn better in 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…
How to be a good leader in social dancing
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…
How to be a good dance partner
If you partner dance, you should aspire to be a good dance partner. After all, you can’t have an enjoyable dance at any level unless both people play their part. However, partner dancing is also challenging. It’s not something most people have done (except maybe country dancing at school – I don’t know if they…
