Book about dance and health

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dancepro

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Dear Dance Friends,

I am writing a book and am in the finishing touches. The book is about ballroom dancing and health. I have included some explanation on basic dance techniques and principles. I would like to include answers to questions that are being asked. If you or anybody you know has a question or a subject that they would like to be included in my book respond to this thread.

Dancepro
 
Congrats on your new book and welcome to DF...

Dance Forums pretty much exists for questions and answers, so if you want some good questions look back through old posts and you should find more than you could ever dream of using.
 
I have looked over many of the entries, that is why I am asking for more. I have included many of the topics that are posted on the forum. I was just wondering if anyone had questions of a world finalist that they would like answered. Some of the topics that I go into are the schools of thought, how the mind work, principles of body action and many more things that students have asked over the years. The training I got in England did include a lot of information that are not often talked about.

I would like to create a book that can be used by every level. There are some very difficult ideas included, but they are explained very simple. Please help.
 
By the way, I also write about Lead and Follow, although in the school that I was trained, we were not allowed to use those terms.
 
dancepro, perhaps if we knew a little bit more about what specifically your book is trying to address it might help. Dance and health is a very general subject. Are we talking about adults using ballroom dancing to stay in shape/good health? Are we talking about social dancing only or are you also addressing competitive dancesport? What style/genre of ballroom are we talking here?

I would expect that it might be very difficult to write a book that could be used by every level. The difference in the level of detail required to make something useful to say a beginner vs. a more advanced dancer would be quite vast. So since you are keeping it simple, I assume you are targeting more of the entry level than the advanced?
 
I hope this is an answer!

I have tried to include things and information that can be used at every level of dancing and in all kinds of dancing. the subject in the book are
finding a teacher/coach/mentor
finding a partner
different schools of thought
using the mind
understanding the physical body
basic and advanced technical pointers and insides
male verses female
taking group classes verses private classes
teaching methods
music
grooming
benefits of ballroom dancing
My teachers always told me that at a high level everything becomes very simple and I am trying to get that information out. Many of the question that I see posted has very simple answer to them. Many students just makes it much more difficult then it need to be. I am willing to answer to questions and give out insides that are normally not talked about. So give me a challenge! I do have to cover some of answers as to not offend the anybody.

I hope this get you all going. The book does go back to the publisher in the beginning of June 2008.

Thank you for all you help

Happy life and dancing :D
 
Thank you:D. I had one person contact me in a private e-mail, asking for advice on how to get the most out of practice. I will write a section on how to have a constructive and a efficient practice. Once again thank you for contacting me!:D

Happy life and dancing
 
dancepro said:
By the way, I also write about Lead and Follow, although in the school that I was trained, we were not allowed to use those terms.
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Welcome to Dance Forums dancepro

Can you give us a preview - maybe it will help prompt discussion . . .
 
all right I will explain a little more

In the body school each person has 4 jobs. Each person focuses on their own jobs and responds to the other persons jobs. The man has the first action and the lady responds to that action. The lady then does her action and the man responds to the action. I have gone more into detail of this in the book.

Students of mine have asked me for years to write down the system that was given to me in England and that I teach. This book is an answer to some of all the questions I have been asked by my students. I am looking for subjects that dancers feel that are not being answered or that they have problems with. I have look over many of the subjects that are posted and given the answers to many of them in the book. I was just wondering if somebody had a burning question and wanted it answered. This is a change to get answers. It will be a while before I will have time to write another book as I have one very big project that are taking up a lot time that I need to finish next. :D

Happy life and dancing
 
Hi tangotime

I would not be surprised if much of the information has connections to Len Scrivener. My teacher was one of Len Scrivener's many students.
After I retired I asked him if he would teach me some of what he knew. He agreed to help me on my quest at becoming a better then average teacher. I spend everyday, when we were both in London, in the studio. I was studying what and how he would teach. He was very willing to answer all my questions and I was not shy about asking. He would often stay after his lessons had finished explaining what he had been teaching the students and why. I did have to promise that I would spread the information to as many people as possible. He didn't want the information to disappear.

I do know you have a lot of dance historic information. Maybe you should write it in a book. I am sure a lot of dancers all over the world would love a book like that. I think there is very little information out there to help the dancers understand were and how everything started. I am afraid that if nobody starts writing the information down now then it will disappear forever and that would be a shame. We just lost one more of the greats in February (Bill). We need to get this down as soon as possible for the future generations to feel and understand, they have a heritage.
I hope you will consider this request!

Happy life and dancing
 
Hi Tangotime,

I have an idea. I am here in Blackpool for the British Open. I could talk to Pam (Eggleton) and ask her to ask Peter (Eggleton) (Peter is judging this week) if he would be interested in sitting down with you and put notes together for a book. As the two of you know each other that should be easy to work something out. I am sure everybody would just love to hear and read the history and other golden word that would come out of that union. Peter sometimes told me a little history and I know he has so much more great stuff that should be shared with the world. I can ask Pam tomorrow night.

What do you think :rolleyes:

Happy life and dancing
 
Larinda McRaven said:
Very true! We have the books that dictate "what to do" but they don't exlain how, or more importantly ... from where, or why.
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The book I am writing is more a book on how to use dancing to get healthy. I have included some advise that I got from my teachers. So my book will not go into detail on the history and other information like that. I will however ask around tomorrow (here in Blackpool) and see if I can get somebody interested in do some kind of book/notes about the history.

Happy dancing
 
Certainly not to take away from the value and contribution's to be provided by dancepro's own book, but Brigitt Mayer's forthcoming book, Ballroom Icons, will be a welcome contribution to capturing the passing history in question.

Indeed, in many ways Brigitt's project was of great interest to me in the course of my own research, but I did not have the long-term familiarity and rapport with all of the people in question whereas Brigitt did/does. So, in short, I'm very interested in reading Brigitt's book myself and think it will represent an important contribution to preserving part of a passing history.
 
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