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    Why Don't WCS Dancers Use Basic Steps?

    Very true! I also know an AMAZING lead (he won the Master's division at the US Open in 2010), who pretty much only leads basics, but he takes...
    Post by: megeliz, Apr 14, 2012 in forum: Swing Discussion Boards
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    Step to turn on during pass

    Erik and Anna Novoa out of Stamford, CT have a great series of "WCS 101" youtube videos on their website. I found it invaluable when I was learning...
    Post by: megeliz, Jan 26, 2012 in forum: Swing Discussion Boards
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    Should Lindy use a points system like WCS does?

    The WSDC points system has zero to do with what happened at ULHS/ALHC nor Tampa Bay Classic. The points system is solely for determining what J&J...
    Post by: megeliz, Nov 16, 2011 in forum: Swing Discussion Boards
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    Followers making adjustments when dancing?

    I often find myself in the opposite situation, where my shirt has fallen off my shoulder, and I don't adjust it, and then I've got my partner saying...
    Post by: megeliz, Oct 17, 2011 in forum: General Dance Discussion
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    Can someone define this?

    ESPECIALLY Tessa!! She makes it known that she truly DOES love dancing with beginners!
    Post by: megeliz, Sep 26, 2011 in forum: Swing Discussion Boards
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    Question: Any way to rein in a hazardous leader?

    My question would be...how many times did you bump into other couples? If you didn't more than once or twice, then I'd say he's not a hazardous...
    Post by: megeliz, Jun 28, 2011 in forum: General Dance Discussion
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    Contemplating Entering Jack and Jill

    good. solid. basics. in newcomer/novice, that's ALL we pray for in a lead.
    Post by: megeliz, Jun 10, 2011 in forum: General Dance Discussion
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    I want a cheap dance floor at home

    If you had a contact with one of the companies that do the portable dance floors for dance events, they sometimes have old floor that they're willing...
    Post by: megeliz, Jun 6, 2011 in forum: General Dance Discussion
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    Are the "swing wars" over?

    I don't find this to be true about Boston. I know of quite a few of us Westies that have stuck our toes at least a little bit in the Lindy world...
    Post by: megeliz, Apr 20, 2011 in forum: Swing Discussion Boards
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    Birthday Dance

    We do this at WCS dances. In the Connecticut venues I go to, it's always the same song - Solomon Burke's "Today is your Birthday," whereas in Boston,...
    Post by: megeliz, Apr 19, 2011 in forum: General Dance Discussion
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    Frustrated learning to dance

    This. This is some of the best advice in the thread. Don't worry about moves, learn your basics so well that you can do them on autopilot in...
    Post by: megeliz, Apr 10, 2011 in forum: Swing Discussion Boards
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    Ball of foot pain

    If you're not already, maybe wearing practice heels? As a westie, practice sandals are our footwear of choice, and for good reason - at our dance...
    Post by: megeliz, Apr 8, 2011 in forum: General Dance Discussion
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    Frustrated learning to dance

    So what motivates you to dance? If you want to continue in the dance, you need to find what motivates you to slog through the frustration. I've...
    Post by: megeliz, Apr 7, 2011 in forum: Swing Discussion Boards
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    Why are some people so cheap about dance lessons?

    I think I disagree. I don't think it has to do with people being averse to taking time to acquire a skill. I volunteer at an inner city youth...
    Post by: megeliz, Apr 7, 2011 in forum: General Dance Discussion
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    Frustrated learning to dance

    I would spend more time listening to music, counting along with it - one, two, three and FOUR, five and SIX...and working to hear the space between...
    Post by: megeliz, Apr 7, 2011 in forum: Swing Discussion Boards
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    Okay to attend a lindy exchange without knowing lindy hop?

    Agreed. I'm glad that more of the New England WCS events are offering beginner tracks now. And I definitely think it would be beneficial to the...
    Post by: megeliz, Apr 5, 2011 in forum: Swing Discussion Boards
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    best style of shoes for dancing and doing aerobics

    Sorry, but this just seems far-fetched and ludicrous to me. If there's anywhere you can go barefoot, it should be your home. If you're going to...
    Post by: megeliz, Mar 29, 2011 in forum: General Dance Discussion
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    best style of shoes for dancing and doing aerobics

    Honestly, I don't think one pair of shoes would really meet your needs in those specific conditions. For dancing in your house, you don't even *need*...
    Post by: megeliz, Mar 29, 2011 in forum: General Dance Discussion
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    Managing the costs of a dance lifestyle

    Yes! Definitely my fastest route to improvement has been (cringing) watching myself dance!
    Post by: megeliz, Mar 9, 2011 in forum: General Dance Discussion
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    Managing the costs of a dance lifestyle

    Hm, that's honestly something that never even crossed my mind! Living out in the middle of nowhere, such things as taxis and public...
    Post by: megeliz, Mar 9, 2011 in forum: General Dance Discussion
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