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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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Sets of 8, heavy measure, light measure (video: 1 min. 15 sec.)

March 3, 2008

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Hearing the beat of the music by counting "sets of 8" (audio: 30 sec.)

March 3, 2008

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3 Steps to Fred Astairedom

February 7, 2008

Instead of stumbling through seven years of beginner’s classes, if only I had stumbled upon a teacher who could relate to me, a guy with no talent in music or dance. If only this teacher had said to me, “Listen, man, there are things you can do before you step into your first dance class [...]

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