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Chef · 5th-September-2007, 03:29 PM

If You know your follower well enough you can start in a side to side position with your right arm around her waist and your right hand on her right hip. Walk with her onto the dance floor in this side by side position (just like the open position of a first move) and when you are ready to start use your right hand on her hip to move her weight onto her left foot and then as your body moves backwards for you to do a rockstep then your hand (moving backwards with your body) will cause her to do a rockstep. Finish the move off as you would do for a first move.

I feel that this would offer the following

1) When you walk onto the floor both of you are walking forwards and so you are less likely to bump into people on the floor

2) It is something different to standing opposite each other and doing the semi circle

3) It doesn't give your follower the opportunity to start the dance by completely ignoring your lead and twisting from side to side (which presumably you are not leading).

4) You can get a feel for the beat of the music by gently pulsing up and down in time with the music and you can feel if your partner is in time with you and the music before you lead the rockstep.

There are many ways of skinning a cat so I just offer the above as an option that you may like to consider.

5th-September-2007, 03:29 PM	#19 (permalink)
Chef Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mayfield, East Sussex Posts: 919 Status: No Status Rep Power: 2 Rep.: 1209	Re: Beginning the dance smoothly techniques? If You know your follower well enough you can start in a side to side position with your right arm around her waist and your right hand on her right hip. Walk with her onto the dance floor in this side by side position (just like the open position of a first move) and when you are ready to start use your right hand on her hip to move her weight onto her left foot and then as your body moves backwards for you to do a rockstep then your hand (moving backwards with your body) will cause her to do a rockstep. Finish the move off as you would do for a first move. I feel that this would offer the following 1) When you walk onto the floor both of you are walking forwards and so you are less likely to bump into people on the floor 2) It is something different to standing opposite each other and doing the semi circle 3) It doesn't give your follower the opportunity to start the dance by completely ignoring your lead and twisting from side to side (which presumably you are not leading). 4) You can get a feel for the beat of the music by gently pulsing up and down in time with the music and you can feel if your partner is in time with you and the music before you lead the rockstep. There are many ways of skinning a cat so I just offer the above as an option that you may like to consider.