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Dance Basics

 
What are the Basics of Ballroom Dancing?
by: Shawn Trautman
 
Picture yourself stepping confidently onto the dance floor, cocking your head to the side to listen to the music for a moment, and then transitioning smoothly into the line of dance—on beat, with the right foot, and matching your partner perfectly. If you are having difficulty picturing this as your reality, read on through this article and the rest of my articles that augment Shawn Trautman’s Dance Collection. You will learn the three rules by which to live and learn, four connection points, and five foot positions. You will then build your knowledge base by adding the six basic dance positions, seven essential steps, and eight directional possibilities. Once you have mastered those nuts and bolts, you will learn the essentials of leading and following—the principles that are universal to all of the social dances—and get warmed up and ready to dive in and learn your first social dance. From the how-to’s of dancing with a partner to mastering such concepts as perception-motor match, this chapter will start you out on the proverbial “right foot.”
 
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