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| What are the Basics of Ballroom Dancing? |
| by: Shawn Trautman |
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| 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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