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Originally posted by DavidB
Earlier this year we were doing a new drop in a routine. After warming up, we spent several minutes in a studio just working out the entry and exit.
Then we worked on how I would support her going down, how low to lower (not 'drop'!) her, how I would be positioned holding the low point, how I would pick her up, which foot I would place her on, and how we should finish.
Then we tried without doing the drop - ie Lily just crouched down instead of the correct position. This was to work on the timing.
Then we made sure we were still stretched out, and tried the drop slowly.
We built up the speed as we were getting happy with it, and eventually (after about an hour) tried it to music.
We didn't try it in the routine until about 3 practice sessions later, when we felt comfortable enough. We were actually pleased that we had managed to do it so quickly. |
Wow, now
that is what I call safe practice. I wish everyone did even half of that before attempting what I consider very dangerous moves...
I like leans / seducers (up to a point), and the odd drop can be fun when warmed up and with a partner whom you know can do the move; even then, while doing a drop kick the other night, I managed to "lower" my partner onto the floor
(Note that I *did* lower her, rather than drop her).
This was particularly unfortunate as a few minutes before I was explaining how I enjoyed doing the drop kick a particular way which felt "scary" but was really quite safe :sorry Famous last words indeed...
Franck.