Recent content by dTas

that's only if you have an i-pod.

i like this thread. i agree that all music can be danced to and its nice to see that the creative spirit is alive and well. :D

its a very skilled foxtrot. listen to the "whole song", all the instruments used, the theme behind the melody, the way lyrics are grouped. the feeling is slow and flowly with a few variations in rhythm to give it some pop... slows and quicks or better yet quicks and "and"s, just like in...

everyone has their own definition of flowy... the point being that women should look feminine and men should look masculine. (or how ever else you would like to define the two roles of dancing; lead vs follow) even in Latin/rhythm there is a vision of the lead initiating and taking command...

i would like to agree with you Peaches... but not so much from watching someone dance "improperly" as much as to their attitude towards the dance, knowing the dance, or learning the dance. i think it can be disrespectful to the dance if a student believes that just because they went to a...

i think both genders need to continually work on their strength and flexibility. just to stay in good shape to dance effectively. but... i don't think that men need to work more on flexibility and women work more on strength. both need to be done by both sexes and let the individual sex...

on thing i think you should look at are the roles that men and women have in dancing. as we all know, women follow and men lead. it takes a different mindset to do either roll. i guess what i'm trying to say is that dancing is not the same for the men as it is for the women and that should be...

whenever i hear someone mention that their back is hurting the first question that comes to my mind is "are you supporting your back with your abs/core?" the further you extend you body away from your center the stronger you have to hold your core to stabilize the body. an easy example of...

i think a slow salsa or slow samba works well for this song. especially a slow salsa for beginning students. the dance matches the lightness and playfullness of the song.

definitely listening to WCS music over and over helps. one thing that i found very helpfull was to simply count to the music. i remember taking a trip to a dance convention and the whole time while traveling there i listened to WCS music and counted several different rhythms: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

i've been on NCCL and Carnival and had no trouble finding places to do all sorts of dancing from swing (east/west) to smooth (fox,waltz and even tango) to latin (cha, salsa, rumba) but don't expect there to be any formal "ballroom" places. on NCCL we were lucky to find a quartette string...

consider two things: landing on your foot and moving to your foot. 1) landing on your foot: you can really understand this by sticking your foot out infront of you and have it about 5 inches off the ground. then simply fall forward and land on your foot. "thud" 2) moving to your foot: stick...

i think a better understanding of what it means to be grounded would help. it sounds like you're trying to pound the ground in order to get grounded. as a result you're pounding your posture into the ground as well. use the ground to stabilize you and help you move. try this... take a step...

think of moving on the beat, not landing on the beat. instead of making your foot "thud" on the ground when you hear the beat, try to move your body when you hear the beat. that will make you initiate the movement at the "right time" instead of moving too soon in order to land your foot at...

you should ask some competing professionals how old they were when they started dancing... i know several professional competition finalists who did not START dancing until they were in their 20's. it's all dependant upon you and your determination. but i wouldn't sacrifice the opportunity...