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Originally Posted by Pete However one of them later pointed out to me that I lift my feet a lot when I dance rather than gliding around smoothly.
My problem is that when I am enjoying myself my feet do lift more and my body generally moves more and I guess it doesn't look stylish. |
I think there's a floor craft issue here as well, lifting your foot high off of the floor makes it easier to tread on other dancers.
Also, from a technique point of view, lifting your foot high will tend to tilt your hips which *may* rock your torso -- which may make spinning more difficult, etc. Plus, it may take more energy to dance like that.
I have a suspicion that dance trainers can sometimes "grab at the floor" if they touch -- which can encourage one to pick up one's feet higher to avoid this -- whereas a leather sole may touch the floor, but be more likely to slide.
SpinDr.
P.S. There's nothing wrong with picking your feet up deliberately -- it can be fun to do a stomp, or similar move -- provided you don't tread on anyone
