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Originally Posted by Whitebeard What am I missing here? For me the moves are sequential and mostly delineated by the return and step back. Will I get to the stage where I can improvise and throw in a few wobblies? Or, miss out the return as I was reading on another thread. |
"what to do in-between moves" - Moves should flow between points A-B-C-D...arriving and departing from each point on a beat or half beat. When you change the direction of flow, you are no longer moving
through the beat, but stopping
on it and going in a different direction. This is what I refer to as "in-between the moves" - you will see stylish ladies take advantage of these points with their spare arm while dancing.
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Not so sure. There's a lovely 'bounce' there when it goes right, which must add to the style of the dance, and a nice flourish to send the lady spinning.
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Just recently I found another "style" point that I put into the cattapult; when the lady is being drawn to my side to exit, my feet are together, parralel (I use the 'step forward' method). Now, while I draw the lady infront (before the spin) I side-step into the path she has just come from, finishing my movement as the hand extends infront of me again to spin her. This results in a smoother exit for the lady because she does not have to travel infront of me before rotating - she simply steps forward and spins.
Now, technicaly, I am not doing the move "right", but as long as I don't get the timing wrong and stick my foot out into the lady's path {
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asn't really thinking of embellishment - just doing the moves with some grace and style.
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"Grace" I think comes from smoothness, for ladies it also comes from moving
with a move and takeing that movement out to the tips of their fingers.
"Style" I think comes from timeing. Just knowing exactly where and when to catch that hand. Using a "natural" movement to intercept and divert at
just the right time. Hitting the music just right. Matching the moves to the coincide with elements of the track being played. Style
Both I think are skills that can be learned. (well, I hope they are...
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