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Old 4th-April-2005, 01:13 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Dancing by numbers....

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Originally Posted by azande
If you listen carefully, the key words the teacher uses (especially in a beginner class) are "Beat words", ie they indicate on what beat you should be and in which position.
ok .. possibly.. but it's a bit like this....

"On beat one you step back pushing gently against the lady's hand. On beat two you pull her towards you, raising your hand to your left shoulder and then as you push her out on beat three, the lady pivots on her left foot....."

OK I'm exaggerating cos that's my job but you can see how the beat thing gets lost ???

With
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

it gets lost less...

And I promise to listen more carefully although Edinburgh is quite a long way away

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