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Gary · 14th-December-2002, 02:42 AM

I'm at a frustrating stage where I'm trying to time the end of some nifty move to a dramatic hit that I know is coming up in the music, but I'm mostly hitting the end of the move a beat or so too early or too late. Is anyone else stuck at this stage, (or better, found any good tricks for getting past it)?

Some tricks that kind of work are to hit the breaks with moves that don't take many beats to complete (so I don't have to plan ahead), or that I can "hold" for a beat or two before finishing them (so it's not such a drama if I start too early). There are a bunch of moves where those tricks won't work, or don't look good, though.

Are there some techniques/exercises to get me better at this stuff? Or should I not even be trying in case it sucks the spontaneity out of the dancing?

14th-December-2002, 02:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gary Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia. A _long_ way from Scotland. Posts: 337 Rep Power: 3 Reputation Total: 54	t-t-timing I'm at a frustrating stage where I'm trying to time the end of some nifty move to a dramatic hit that I know is coming up in the music, but I'm mostly hitting the end of the move a beat or so too early or too late. Is anyone else stuck at this stage, (or better, found any good tricks for getting past it)? Some tricks that kind of work are to hit the breaks with moves that don't take many beats to complete (so I don't have to plan ahead), or that I can "hold" for a beat or two before finishing them (so it's not such a drama if I start too early). There are a bunch of moves where those tricks won't work, or don't look good, though. Are there some techniques/exercises to get me better at this stuff? Or should I not even be trying in case it sucks the spontaneity out of the dancing?