What’s the Most Challenging Dance Move You’ve Mastered, and How Did You Achieve It?
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Forgive if my answer seems ingenuine or contrived, but I believe learning is a life long journey, especially in dance.
I'm not sure I'll ever be confident enough to say I've mastered any dance movements. Some I execute significantly better than others, but even with my personal best there is always room for improvement (optimal balance, fine tuned technique, precise timing).
I enjoy mirroring and side-by-side work but also find them quite challenging. During those rare and magical moments when I can match my partner in the mirror with their curvature of arms, angles, sway, movement, and foot positions, I feel amazing. During this ethereal trance, this newbie may also be known to get overly excited and then trip over her own feet though.
I'll get there though. Practice, practice, practice...
I'm not sure I'll ever be confident enough to say I've mastered any dance movements. Some I execute significantly better than others, but even with my personal best there is always room for improvement (optimal balance, fine tuned technique, precise timing).
I enjoy mirroring and side-by-side work but also find them quite challenging. During those rare and magical moments when I can match my partner in the mirror with their curvature of arms, angles, sway, movement, and foot positions, I feel amazing. During this ethereal trance, this newbie may also be known to get overly excited and then trip over her own feet though.
I'll get there though. Practice, practice, practice...
opendoor
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I had a big problem with enrosques, which are twists where the counter movement is initiated in the waist. The story has a funny ending.
I booked three private lessons to work on enrosques. I was desperate because I was lurching and wobbling around and was always struggling with my balance. That's dangerous because you shouldn't kick your partner off her axis. So I practiced every free minute, but it didn't work. I put myself under a lot of pressure at that time because I had been scheduled for a knee surgery. I knew I would be out of action for several months. So I practiced even more doggedly, to no avail. Frustrated, I went to the hospital without being able to master the move.
When I stepped onto the dance floor after four months for the first time again, I was amazed: I could suddenly do enrosques. My brain had been working in the background, creating new synapses to be able to perform these movements. I always will tell this story when dancers are too impatient with their individual progress.
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tangomaniac
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Samba Roll.
But first, I needed 3 years of embodied yoga to loosen my frame and 6 months of Alexander Technique to improve my posture.
But first, I needed 3 years of embodied yoga to loosen my frame and 6 months of Alexander Technique to improve my posture.
DanceMentor
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I found the bombshell in Waltz quite challenging at the time I learned it. Doing a double spiral is still difficult for me.
OaklandDancer
New Member
Attempting to coordinate the Jack in House Dancing with the footwork. I learned if you can't do this, the dance moves don't come out correctly.
The other winner is attempting a three step move on a two count beat.
I mastered both of these through many hours of practice in front of a mirror.
The other winner is attempting a three step move on a two count beat.
I mastered both of these through many hours of practice in front of a mirror.
That's great! I think, Practice is the key
I Really can't practice in front of the mirror.. I mean, i have tried it multiple times but failed lol
tangomaniac
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PERFECT practice is the key. Practicing the WRONG way isn't going to help.
That's why I took private lessons of ballroom, latin, and swing and 8 years of private lessons of Argentine Tango.
The teachers caught my bad habits before they were cemented into my memory.
When my AT got better, my ballroom and latin exponentially improved.
Video? Just erase them afterwards!
opendoor
Forum Master
This is a sure sign that you need to practice posture, coordination and balance.
I'm working on that hope ill learn it soon
opendoor
Forum Master
Don't put yourself under pressure. Read my post about synapses.
tangomaniac
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Here's a posture exercise. Stand with your back against a wall. The goal is to feel your shoulder blades against the wall. This will indicate that you're standing straight.