Maybe figure fours, toe-ball-heel, spins, slides, grapevine?
On the West Coast, Berkeley, Stanford, UCSD, and the Claremont Colleges, which are actually five affiliated schools, all have strong teams. Both UCSD...
In social dance etiquette it's considered rude to reject a dance unless you make a polite but valid excuse, like you're tired or are going to the...
You shouldn't anticipate anything in West Coast swing except to move along the slot past your leader until he stops you or changes direction. When...
There absolutely is lead-follow in International style, and it's important to be able to lead and follow in order to compete well. Lead-follow in...
Batacadas in International samba are a cool move, but I don't get the body or hip action. Anyone here have tips? I found a clip on Youtube that...
The Caltech Ballroom Dance Club is offering a series of ballroom workshops this summer. The next one is Paso Doble this Sunday, taught by...
I think learning any new style of dance or way of movement will be good for understanding your own body better, even if there is no direct...
I do both West Coast swing and ballroom, and I find that most ballroom leaders who try to do West Coast swing without instruction have a lead...
My ballroom experience is almost entirely in International style, but I have had good social dances with American-style leaders, especially in waltz....
1. Do you dance, Latin or Ballroom or Both? Both. I also do West Coast swing and a couple of other partner dances. 2. Do you compete? If yes, in...
I do both dance and tai chi, and instructors of both like to use imagery to illustrate how the body should move. Some people really find this to be...
Actually, it was neither a question nor an answer, just a statement of my own observations about the subject. When I started expanding through my...
I've been told that I need to push out more with my right hand because my shoulder blade isn't filling my partner's hand, and he can't feel a good...
I don't consider myself active in lindy hop, but I've taken two quarters of beginner lindy classes and sometimes attend lindy hop dances. I'm active...
I'm the captain of a college team, and I'm past college age. I got on the team because I'm an alum and a current staff member. Since I graduated...
I've considered it, but ballet, jazz, tap, and belly dance don't appeal me to me that much. Hip hop, maybe. My education in it consists of watching...
I kind of drifted into dance and kept doing it because I like learning different ways to move, and it's a more fun form of exercise than other...
I've been dancing salsa and ballroom (International style standard and Latin) for one and a half years. I've competed in ballroom once. I wouldn't...
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