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The closeness of dance and dancing with a partner

23rd September 2018

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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,…

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The anatomy of a dance from start to finish

5th July 2018

Anatomy of a dance - What about dance

When we social dance, we give ourselves over to the dance. Sometimes to the partner as well.  But to the music, the space, the feel of the dance.  It can feel like a dream.  But even if it’s not that perfect dance, the dance can often be broken down in a similar way. It feels…

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Tagged: partner dancing, science of dance, social dance

Partner dancing – dubious leading habits

6th June 2018

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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…

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Tagged: bad habits, leading, partner dance

When is a dance freestyle not just a freestyle

22nd May 2018

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When I first started social dancing, salsa in my case, I was oblivious to the idea of a dance freestyle night. I went along for a class night which was held in a dance studio and when the two classes beginner and intermediate finished there was no dancing afterwards. Everyone just headed off to the…

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Tagged: commentary, events, freestyles

How dances change with the same people

9th May 2018

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Dance is about movement. For modern jive like any partner dance, that movement is of individuals in a partnership, and hopefully a great connection with our partner. But even outside the movement of the dancers, the experience of dance isn’t static. The dance experience changes every time we dance and that makes it more exciting…

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Modern jive dancewear options and key watch outs

26th April 2018

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One of the great things about modern jive is that it’s easily accessible. There’s no modern jive dress code, no requirement to wear a specific style of outfit. You can just turn up in what you fancy. Jeans are popular, with leggings now popular for girls, dresses for those who like to dress up a…

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Broadening musical tastes in modern jive

18th April 2018

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One of the great things about modern jive is the music. Because it can be danced to any music – from golden oldie to contemporary pop, from dance to latin. While main room music tends to stick to a similar 4 count beat, within a tempo range, more and more modern jive organisations offer specialist…

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Tagged: blues, music, SILC

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