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Old 9th-November-2004, 02:56 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Re: Injured by a drop

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Originally Posted by David Franklin
Was wondering, what do you advise women to do with their 'load bearing' arms on drops (e.g. ballroom drop)? For nearly every drop, I find it is much much easier if the woman lets her arms go straight and just trusts the man to keep her off the floor, rather than if she tries to hold herself up. And yet I'm really hesitant to give "trust the man" as general advice...

Dave
Nooooooo
dont agree with this
if the lady straightens her arms and the guy does the same she hits the floor (even with tall men) if she has her head back then she is possibly in a coma!
I teach the ladies keep their arms in at the start of the move and extend them during the move.
Peter
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