Hi, They are open naturals into a continuous hover cross to PP Beats 123 are the open natural from PP Followed immediately by 45678 which is hover...
Dear All, Quickstep figures can generally be classed as: 1) Step-Swing figures e.g. Natural Turn, Running Right Turn, Tipple chasse 2)...
Ah, apologies, I realise I had mis-remembered/confused you with "dancepro" - has been a while since I've been on DF. Hopefully she might comment on...
Which are you referring to when you say head position is not optional for one of fallaway or promenade. I think I've picked up that you're a...
Hi, I don't agree with all of what you've said Chris, but anyway, to be expected. However, I was exactly thinking about leading & following closed...
I would say he/she is completely correct. A strong, forward presented *left* side is much more important than the right side. The right side...
Fuller description: A back wing in standard ballroom with a aerial ronde otherwise known as a leg hook. I can do the back wing with ronde on the...
Hi, Any tips on how to do an ariel leg hook (backwards) as man? :-) Thanks
Hi, When going backwards in most standard dances it is a common error that the heel of the moving foot is dragged/scraped along the floor all the...
Hi, The Spanish Gypsy dance phrasing is: 8 8 8 8 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 ! 1 8 10 8 6 8 8 8 8 5 ! 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 8 ! where ! is a highlight...
I should have said "partially resist" sorry, as I had discussed in previous posts. The timing of this resistance is also critical to ensure that the...
definitely the lead's hands "move" with the follow but at the same time resist this movement in order to indicate the new direction of movement as I...
F=ma Chris. The force one feels in a hand bears only a partial relationship to the weight of the object as far as I understand... anyway, I think...
oh and thanks Josh for the compliment. I hope I'm not too loud mouthed :-)
Yes, I agree with that way of thinking of it, in that when the couple is in motion and dynamic changes are occurring in the frame and body the...
bizzare. You talk about the frame doing things because of the hands but then despite being a scientist, you use flowery meaningless language to...
Chris said: "Sounds to me like you've been using force rather than accuracy to make these figures work." Sorry can't figure out how to use quoting...
hey samina - yes I mean pre-champ and champ. I thought in the US they were called pre-am/am, so was trying to co-ordinate. Here in the UK they're...
Chris - thinking of your example of taking up hold. Consider it in another way. We (I'm a lead, but for these purposes will accept you making me a...
awesome, I've got a fellow supporter in wooh by the sounds of things... :-)
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