Tips for leaders with mediocre dissociation?

[Angel HI]

No, you were clear, and I still think my suggestion will work, but I'll talk to my partner about it. She provides the impetus to make the 2 of you go around based on the fact that you led it with your body. She is providing energy to accomplish the move you indicated should be done because you can't really provide it if you are just pivoting.

If you change your upper body, she should back off on her energy because she feels a different lead for a different move to be done. Her momentum is in her lower body taking the steps. Her upper body responding to yours tells her what steps to take. Even while providing the energy, she shouldn't be ignoring your indications (leads) given by your body.

Good post.

 

[Angel HI]

Oh, and has anyone else worked on "pivoting in place" by first turning your torso, then rotating you hips past where your torso moved to, then again rotating the torso past the hips, etc, all in the same direction to complete a turn in place without "stepping"?

This is a very good point. Yet, it should be mentioned that the probable reason Zoops and others might have had difficulty w/ it is b/c the hips/lower half do not really catch up to the torso; they only catch up to the center of balance, which is a wee behind where the torso has rotated. This is the missing element that makes this movement work, and very well actually.