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I am, too. My Pro is pretty social and enjoys catching up with many of the other Pros (many of which he's known since childhood). I enjoy meeting the other Ams (and Pros) and chatting when I'm getting my hair done or "shopping" or at meals. Once I'm in the ballroom though, dressed, I'm all...

Been doing a lot more hour+ long solo practices than I usually do, and in a full studio (not just my living room or a side room at the gym). Mostly mambo for a specific showcase, but also some days of waltz and tango. In Mambo, I focus a lot on weight changes, since some of the combinations...

I'd agree that the idea and the use of phrasing has been around. Maybe I've just recently been focusing on the slight footwork/body flight difference, but it seems like it's being used or emphasized more to produce this. It definitely could be it's always been around but it's just got more...

I think Valerio Colantoni and Anna Demidova do this. I'll try to find a good example in one of their waltzes. It's not that the landing foot isn't on the floor - it is. But the weight isn't yet fully shifted. Maybe in I think you can see it a bit around 36 seconds in. (It's a little hard...

The trends I'm seeing or hearing locally are: * For W, VW and FT - Having your weight between your feet on the count - not landing (or starting to land) on the count. I like this trend since the weight in transition makes the dance more "flowy" to me. * Use of steps from one style (eg W) in...

@Cal - You could also try googling DJ ICE, who has some lists on youtube. (eg DJ ICE slow waltz you tube). I find these helpful when I'm musically "stuck". I feel the Standard selections are better than Latin. Not sure if this is really what you are looking for, but could help you in the...

I just want to add that I will miss you and your updates! I was glad to hear that you will continue dancing. I love dancing, the act of dancing, working together with another person to share an experience, and working alone to get a better sense of myself. As you have, I have found some...

The past couple of weeks have been a focus on Latin rather than Standard. We're going through each dance style, working on technique and then using that to revisit existing choreography. In some cases, the improved technique has helped fix areas that have been challenging for years, but in...

Telemark is currently my nemesis. My head weight is off - too sharp or too soon or too slow. And not consistently any of them either. We've been working on it very slowly in lessons. Now to practice (and practice and practice).

Standard coaching. A lot of focus on sway and on frame in promenade. In Latin, working on timing of shifting the weight. In a few spots, I consistently shift late. I like these types of very focused and detailed lessons.

PT working enough to get back to lessons! Yesterday we worked on Foxtrot. Lots of focus on feather finish and heel turns, both of which help to test how much PT is helping, and it's better than expected. Ya to be back!

I know many of you can empathize with this. First couple lessons after a long, unplanned and physically stressful enforced break. Doing normal day-to-day activities, I could tell my health had taken a toll, so I was very nervous about returning to any lessons. I decided not to try any group...

Not sure if this is helpful, but my Pro is unapologetically a WDSF fan and not WDC. And he's Italian style, at that. We were working on Tango just today, and my Pro's lead is exactly what Warren described above. There is no yanking around by the arms; movement is led through the body...

To me, then that's not a wobble. As follow I need to be able to recognize the difference between an intentional change and a wobble. Wobbles happen, even to the best. As Cal suggests, I want to "ignore" wobbles and maintain the figure, frame, and timing if at all possible. Especially with my...

Only focusing on Standard lately (partly due to vacations, etc, limiting lessons). I mentioned before that about a month ago I suddenly had been able to get frame, timing, and sway (and a little shaping) to work together. That's held. We're now adding in more shaping, as well as using the...

After a long draught with no lessons or lessons where we just worked (and worked and worked) on weaknesses, I had two hugely satisfactory lessons in a row in Standard. A lot of the items we worked on clicked and held together at the same time - so improvements in frame, rolling through the...

I also cannot use it when my body "cha chas" inside my Waltz frame.......

I compete in both Standard and Latin. I enjoy having the different styes. They do have different techniques and they do use muscles differently (also, I think there is variety among the Latin dances as well). Like Fiesta, at times I have had issues keeping the techniques straight. I, too have...

Standard lessons have continued to focus mostly on Viennese Waltz, which continues to be wonderfully fun to work on. I'm working on being consistent for longer stretches of time. I can do pretty well for short periods (20-30 seconds), but I start to tire and/or lose focus over longer periods...

Yes, but I am more comfortable following Standard with a good lead, and I know I get a lot of input from all the points of contact. In Latin, I do use more cues (especially visual cues) than I do in Standard, although as I noted, I use non-feeling cues even in Standard. But I've also found...