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Originally posted by DavidB
Over the years I've heard about a lot of different exercises to improve particular things in my dancing. I've forgotten most of them - these are the few I can remember |
Brilliant tips there David!
I use quite a few of these in workshops, and they do make a difference!
My favourite is the 'air dancing' one. Not only does is make the man think more about his leading and forcing him to be clearer without using physical strength, but it also helps the women to relax and to use their own balance / momentum instead of relying on the man to pull / push them in place. Great for lady beginners who need to relax their arm!
Dancing blind is also very useful, most men, when they start, have no idea how much they have to communicate to their partner when leading.
I like to describe it as not so much moving your partner where you want her to be, but closing all other options, leaving a very clear path for her to follow.
I was discussing new workshop ideas with Lisa and Lorna yesterday in Aberdeen (great music by the way Curtain
), and while there are a lot of tips / tricks to improve leading, there are very few to improve musical interpretation and improvisation!
I was thinking it would be interesting to dance the same track over and over, concentrating on different instruments in the track: ie follow the main drum beat first, then the bass line, then the actual melody / words, etc...
Would be interested in more thoughts / suggestions.
Franck.