Your beloved is secure in your arms and your slow dance movements
are coming naturally, almost as second nature. The music is
soft. The lights are low. You and your partner move as one,
perfectly melding together during a romantic ballad.
The pinnacle of a slow dance arrives when you’ve internalized
the steps and can fully enjoy the closeness of the moment.
When you understand the basics of how to dance to the music
while mimicking your partner’s body movements, it’s easy to
focus all your attention on your partner. For students of
Shawn
Trautman’s DVD instruction, this dance of love is one
they‘ll enjoy for the rest of their life.
- The first tenet of slow dance to remember is to relax.
Slow dance offers a perfect opportunity to spend quality
time with your partner and stiffly turning or dipping them
will only make them scared of being dropped. Practice in
private with a Shawn Trautman DVD like Slow
Dancing for Beginners Volume 1 before you set foot on
a public dance floor.
- Don’t limit your locations. Slow dance is a stationary discipline.
It doesn’t demand much space. Dance when the spirit moves
you, whether it’s in your living room, at a wedding or after
eating tiramisu at a romantic Italian restaurant.
- Build upon your basic skills. Once you’re comfortable
with the slow dance, add new dimensions to the lead. Momentum
turns, arches, dips and leans will come easily once you
go through Slow
Dancing for Beginners Volume 2.
- Focus on spending time with your partner. After all, that’s
what the slow dance is all about!
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