Moving up to improvers line dance class
How it went trying a new venue and moving up to an improvers line dance class compared with beginners lessons
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Bad habits to break to improve your dancing
A previous post shared thoughts on dance etiquette while at freestyles and class, but now I’m turning to bad dance habits. Dancers may think it’s beginners with bad habits but that’s not always the case. Lots of people complain about certain bad habits when they dance with people who’ve been dancing a while. If you’ve…
How much can you really learn in one modern jive class
One of the big selling points of modern jive is that anyone can learn it, and that after only one beginner’s class, even a non-dancer can be up and dancing by the end of the night. It’s unlikely they’ll be amazing, but they’ll have 3-4 basic moves, hopefully an understanding of the beat and rhythm…
The fear of social dancing improvisation – tips on keeping up
One of the hardest things in social dancing, for leaders in particular, is knowing what you’re going to lead. As a beginner it’s probably the hardest thing to get past. I call it the improvisation block, and is something we need to get over. Even as someone coming to modern jive and leading from another…
Do you need to know lots of modern jive moves
Dance moves. The stumbling block for so many dancers. Or so they think. Are a repertoire of lots of fancy modern jive moves really needed to be a good social dancer? One of the worries that beginner and improver dancers often have, is that they can’t remember or don’t know enough moves. I’m talking leaders…