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Originally posted by DavidB
Then when you are comfortable with freestyle, you can think about the music. I just don't think now is the right time.
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I agree with this too.
My mistake was in mentioning interpretation at all, when I said
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Originally posted by ChrisA
Freestyle is not about memorising a 26 move routine. It's about dancing with your partner, and choosing moves in real time that suit her and the music. Learn to vary them and change their timing to suit the phrases and accents in the music.
No disrespect (and I sure as heck didn't know 26 moves after 7 months), but one of the things that happens when progressing beyond beginner level, is being able to dance without memorising a routine.
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My intention was to emphasise the freestyling, not the interpretation.
However, in my defense, he did answer "yes" on another thread when I asked him:
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Originally posted by ChrisA
- Do you dance them in time with the music 100% of the time?
- Do you lead them accurately, adapting your lead to your partners' ability to follow, with no excessive force at any time?
- Can you abort one of the 26 and turn it into something simpler instantly if the lady is a beginner and fails to follow?
- Do you listen to the music, and start and finish moves at the start and end of phrases respectively?
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Chris