| Re: Style
Your own personal style is something that develops over time. The form that it takes can be influenced by many factors, but as a newcomer to MJ, the most notable influences are, IMHO, firstly if you have any prior dance experience, such as Ballroom. Latin, Salsa, Ballet, then this will show through immediately in your first steps into the world of MJ. If you are completely new to dancing, then your next biggest influence will be that of your teacher.
As beginners learn, they inevitable pick up and copy the style used by their teacher(s) - such is the nature of the demonstrate and copy method of teaching used in dancing. As they venture further afield and travel to more venues, experience more teachers, attend specific style workshops, and even just watching and being inspired by more advanced dancers, that style will develop and evolve, become more polished and unique as you incorporate elements from various places, sometimes changing into something completely different from where you started.
From a beginners perspective, I really don't think it is the right place to start worrying newcomers to dancing with extra information about how to make the moves look better. It is far more important to ensure that they learn, understand and put into practise the basics of dancing, that being the lead & follow techniques and the basic moves which are building blocks which can then be expanded on in intermediate classes/workshops without first having to un-learn bad habits picked up as a beginner. |