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Originally Posted by MartinHarper What bad dancing habits are there that are particularly common amongst MJers? |
1. Bouncing to the beat, either with arms or the whole body: This is probably my number one peeve. It looks really silly, especially if I am dancing smoothly and she is bouncing up and down. I’ve even seen instructors / demonstrators doing this.
2. Back-leading (is that the right terminology) moves, or anticipating / pre-empting moves. I’ve become a bit more tolerant of this, as I just maintain firm movements in my lead, to counteract the back-leading.
3. Poor hand gripping, flat palms, loose fingers, dropping the hand grip at critical moments. This tends to create bad habits of my own, where I start using my thumb at times in order to ensure the hand doesn’t slip away.
4. Constantly moving around in a CW circle. This is ok for a while, but gets tiresome, as I’m constantly having to reposition myself or interject additional moves, in order to be able to make the transition between two moves that would normally fit together. It also makes “double trouble” dancing more challenging. :-)
5. Being unable to spin or at least turn on the spot. Some women seem to travel great distances when turning.