Jive weekends v Weekly dance venues

[MartinHarper]

Regards stamina, I also get the impression that better dancers can perform the same movements while using less energy. Is that true, or is it just a side effect of the illusion of effortlessness?

[ChrisA]

Regards stamina, I also get the impression that better dancers can perform the same movements while using less energy. Is that true, or is it just a side effect of the illusion of effortlessness?

I'm sure it's true, and not just in dancing.

I've always been a completely crap swimmer, but at the moment I'm teaching myself the front crawl, with proper breathing and stuff. Until today I couldn't do more than half a dozen strokes without feeling completely knackered, and having to stop, gasping for breath

It's not a fitness thing particularly - I can run three or four miles without any difficulty, and I'm not suddenly miles fitter this week than I was last.

But today something clicked a bit, and I managed two lengths before I was completely knackered - and it felt a lot easier. I guess I was feeling more relaxed (ie not about to drown ), and was moving more efficiently.

I don't get as hot and sweaty these days when dancing, either. But that's probably just because the weather's colder

Chris

[Gadget]

Regards stamina, I also get the impression that better dancers can perform the same movements while using less energy. Is that true, or is it just a side effect of the illusion of effortlessness?

I would say it's true: get the technique right and the rest seems to fall into place with lots less effort - whether this is mental or physical effort I don't know.