Short Form Choreography: What It Is and 5 Videos to Try
Short form choreography is built for quick learning, repeat watching, and sharing. Here is what it means and five embedded dance tutorials to try.
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How to Follow
by Arthur Murray Ten Exercises Which Teach You the Foundation Movements in Ballroom Dancing. These exercises will develop grace, poise, and strength. Early in life, I showed faint signs of having a sense of rhythm, which is quite natural in children, but my mother thought I was a child prodigy and exclaimed, “Ah! He is
How to Dance Tango Without Using Up Your Energy
by Maja Serve This is another topic that is often misunderstood. Most people/students are shocked when I claim that Tango is the softest dance of all of them. It is the dance where we have to be the most relaxed for it to long strong. I am not going to make this information and technique
Common Mistakes Couples Make When Trying to Make Big Shapes
That is a question that has become a big issue in the last decade. There is so much misunderstanding about this subject that the results that the dancers are coming up with, are almost looking comical. There are several pictures that have been appearing on facebook that shows these extreme top-lines and many top coaches
Leading and Following
by Maja Serve I was trained in England by some of the greatest teachers at the time. They all helped me find things of value. I do however feel there were two teachers that had more influence on me then any other teachers. Those two teachers were Benny Tolmeyer and Janet Gleave. The main thing
The Core
by Maria Hansen One of the most popular “buzzword phrases” that I hear today is “You gotta use yourcore!” Everyone knows that “the core” (also known as “the center”) is important indancing, but I find that many people really don’t understand what it means to use “thecore”. Firstly, let’s talk about what “the core” is.
Dance is the Poetry of the Foot by Judi Hatton
Dance is the Poetry of the Foot – John Dryden The above statement/headline was written by English poet John Dryden who lived from 1631-1700, and is as true today as it was centuries ago in Restoration England. Unfortunately many dancers today don’t seem to have received the memo! As I go about my work of coaching
Are you Working Too Hard in your Dancing? by Anna Mikhed
EFFICIENCY IS THE KEY.I heard this phrase from my teachers again and again when I was competing… I realize the importance of this statement as I am teaching my students now.. Not only in dancing but in all areas of our life we long to achieve THE BEST RESULT WITH THE LEAST EFFORT. In a
Your Plan for Success as a Competitive Dance Couple by Glenn Weiss
As a competitive dance couple there are many things of great importance to consider and to work on. In my opinion the place to start is with structure and organization. This covers areas such as timing, posture, body positioning relative to your partner, choreography and probably a great many other things. You must consider that