Great drill I learned from Los Totis. Tap your partner to move him or her in any direction and your partner has to respond by taking a step in that direction. The key thing is your partner must activate just enough core so that the entire body moves as one piece instead of one part […]
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When the pros do it, it’s like the smoothest, quietest, and most powerful free leg drawing a circle. When we (mortals) do it, we shake like a house of cards during an earthquake. Here are four details I’ve found for a more pro-like lapiz:
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There are many kinds of embellishments for leader and follower and it’s hard to know which ones to use and when to use them. For this guide only, I make the distinction between connected vs disconnected.
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In social dancing, we often don’t care how the legs look and we go based only on feeling. This is one way to do it and if you bend or straighten at the right times, it will feel good and also probably look good. But for “performance dancing” or controlling your aesthetic, knowing when to
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Reach your head into the sky as high as you can. Keep it there no matter what the movement. Most dancers’ heads will hunch down when they walk forward and/or do a pivot. Hips over the arch of your feet. Shoulders over your hips, and JUST TO BE SAFE, I recommend slightly in front of
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Apology in advance: I’ve been a male my entire life and have absolutely no idea what it means to be a follower. But I have witnessed first hand and/or heard through second hand experiences. Here are a list of tips and tactics to get followers more dances at the milonga:
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Ground yourself and put your weight either in the middle of two legs, or solidly over one leg. It really doesn’t matter, just make sure your axis is solid and you feel strong. With your left hand, hold her hand firmly. With your right hand, cup her spine/back firmly and either SMOOTHLY or SHARPLY caress
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The Order of the Push The standing leg, the upper body, and the free leg. These 3 are connected. Move them in this order, in this manner:
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It shouldn’t be hard at all. Be a good dancer, look nice, don’t stink and don’t creep. Do I really have to say any more?!
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You’ll notice many dancers have their own interpretation of what “standing straight” is, with varying degrees of hip bend. Some stand super straight with their hips right under. Some are almost straight with a very slight forward lean with the torso, and some practically stick their hips out from behind as their torso leans forward
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