Going Solo?
OK, so I'm starting to feel comfortable dancing with a partnerand I'm alright bouncing along in a big crowd at a nightclub
, but I see the really smooth dancers often separate from their partners and strut their stuff for a few seconds on their own, before joining up again.
The question is, is it just down to confidence?
or is it something you can learn?
If so, where do you go to learn it?
TIA.
I do this occasionally – but it's usually only the result of error!
That said, recently I'm finding it easier to cope "going it alone" without panicking and rushing back into the comforting arms of my partner.
I think it's both confidence, and having a clue what you can do "solo".
As for learning – simply watch what other people do.
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
Originally Posted by ducasi
.............As for learning – simply watch what other people do.I learn lots and lots watching others
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Watch and learn, then try and do.
Don't matter cos nothing's "wrong". Dancing and interpretation is a personal thing and because of such, can only be "right".
Ah, good in theory, but from what I've seen already one person's "right" looks good while anothers could looks pants.
Watch and learn, then try and do.
Don't matter cos nothing's "wrong". Dancing and interpretation is a personal thing and because of such, can only be "right".
Hear what you re saying.
Don't think it really matters what it looks like to others unless you're at competition level....are you making a connection with your dance partner or are you wanting to please the other punters who happen to be at the side of the floor near to where you are dancing?
IMHO as a watcher it's just as enthralling to see 2 ordinary people making a connection, playing with the music and having great big grins in their faces in the process! Who cares if they executed the moves with expert precision and looked fabulous doing so?If that's the case , then I better take up knitting again
Defining good and bad ...tough one! It's emotive, it's provocative, it's subjective and it's individual and for one thing I'm no expert to be attempting to define anything...I'm just a humble punter. Exactly where I want to be
When you do get it clarified...let me know!
Mostly something to learn. You should pick up the necessary confidence during the learning process. I recommend going to a weekender or twenty and doing lots of the solo dancing workshops. I also recommend going to a nightclub or twenty to practice and observe.
There are some regular classes in solo dancing around the place, if you look hard enough. Some style of partner dancing (Salsa, Lindy, no doubt more) include solo work on a semi-regular basis.
The funky chicken move you do looks really naff tho
Sorry but I just had to say, When I first read the title I thought this thread should be upstairs, and it got my interest.
Sorry but I just had to say, When I first read the title I thought this thread should be upstairs, and it got my interest.
WHAT do you mean Witty??
WHAT do you mean Witty??*gags self and returns to cupboard*
Ok I can't resist I thought Gav had maybe decided to use his other hand
Nope...still don't know what ya mean
Leading-with-his-other-hand-kind-of-thing??
I didn't actually know you could do this until I got taught it on the wednesday before Southport June 06.. I'll have been jiving 3 months by then and I was like.. it's alright for a laugh, but now I do it usually when a really good piece of music comes on, but only with followers who have a clue of what we're doing lol.. I find it fun, but yes, it's a mixture of confidence and knowing what to do.. As others said, watch other people, if u like it.. copy it. Imitation is the most sincerest form of flattery.
That's where the confidence thing comes in – it only looks pants if you are doing it self-consciously and not giving yourself to the music.
Wish I could do that all the time.
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
Ooh, I'd love to see some of these really smooth movers.OK, so I'm starting to feel comfortable dancing with a partner
I keep on hearing about them, but I never see them
OK, slightly more seriously... IMO, MJ is not a "separate out" kind of dance, unlike lindy (or salsa where "shines" are permitted). I think that any separation patterns are probably best done if you know your partner, or with a regular dance partner.
That's not to say that separation patterns are inherently bad - but it's tricky, especially in a social dance pattern, and it can leave the other partner feeling like a lemon. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it can be seen as a little selfish.
Large brown and beige checked tank-top please.Hear what you re saying.
I better take up knitting again
That one's my favourite, along with the mashed potato!The funky chicken move you do looks really naff tho
Yes, there's not much else that get's your interest is there?Sorry but I just had to say, When I first read the title I thought this thread should be upstairs, and it got my interest.
Believe me there's plenty that get's my interest palYes, there's not much else that get's your interest is there?
Confidence? that has a lot to do with it, but that can be said for any form of dancing.
Can you learn it? Of course - how do you think those who do it learned?
Where? other dance forms (hip-hop, jazz, ...) or any workshops you see that are billed as "Funky"Or just go out to a night club and see what they are doing.
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