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ballroom dance

Fake a ballroom dance with a “basic side step” (video: 2 min., 15 sec.)

February 6, 2010

A basic side step will work with most kinds of dance music, from foxtrot and rumba, to salsa and swing, to unfamiliar music (this video goes with the book so it’s also posted on the Freebie Video page):

Here are two reasons why, if you need a crash course in ballroom dancing, you should learn to [...]

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Survive a ballroom dance with “single rhythm” (video: 2 min., 41 sec.)

January 21, 2010

Single rhythm, one weight change in two beats of music (e.g., a STEP HOLD or a SIDE TOUCH, no weight change on the HOLD or the TOUCH), can be a lifesaver when you’re ballroom dancing (this video goes with the book so it’s also posted on the Freebie Video page):

Doing all single rhythm is the [...]

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Not all music is dance music

April 14, 2008

Not all music is dance music, although most popular music is danceable. Dance music varies in difficulty so some music is better for dancing than other music, which is, in part, a personal preference. But some music is just not danceable. The jazz music of Count Basie, known as swing, is usually good dance music [...]

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Lead and follow: "matching resistance" in closed ballroom position (video: 3 min., 23 sec.)

March 12, 2008

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Elbows down (video: 1 min., 4 sec.)

March 12, 2008

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Move your center first (video: 1 min., 28 sec.)

March 11, 2008

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