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Originally Posted by Rachel I would sooo love to print this out (from Robert) and display on huge posters around our venues:
'Be aware that there is a big jump between the Beginner and Intermediate classes so don't move up too early and be disappointed. Be totally confident that you are a competent and "safe" Beginner dancer before making the next step.
The Intermediate dancers in the class will expect you to be able to:
~ confidently lead or follow
~ have good balance in spins and firm tension
~ demonstrate good safe and secure technique in dips and drops
~ freestyle effortlessly and
~ be totally confident with counting the beat and keeping to the rhythm of the music.'
I'm a bit surprised they teach dips and drops in the beginners, though.
Another bit I found interesting - one of Robert's 3 golden rules for ladies' spins:
'You always spin on the foot you turn towards, ie spin to the Right on the Right foot and vice versa.'
I find this is usually the case with me, and the way we normally teach it, but it's the word 'always' that gets me.
I quite often push off my right foot to spin clockwise on my left - particularly for a Ceroc spin or other moves where spinning on my right will put me far too (dangerously) close to my partner. Wonder if I'm being technically incorrectly here???
Rachel |
Good tips from Robert on the beginners front, the beginner and intermediate classes are of a harder/higher level generally in aussie.
I don't think they do a lot of dips drops in beginners apart from the 1st move safe dip (over both thighs), they do encorage the intro intermediate workshop and have intro intermediate classes though to cover what is needed.
With spinning I always tell the ladies "as a rule whichever shoulder you turn towards, that is the foot you spin on and step back on"
Rules are there to be broken, but are good as initial learning aids for beginners.