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Two Step Tidewater Sunday Dance News  

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  (01/16/2009 wh)

Dance with your body, not your feet

When we learn to dance we think of our feet as the most important ingredient but the body plays a bigger role.

Although we must move our feet in order to move around the floor we should be thinking of moving our bodies instead and letting our feet keep up.

An example of not using your feet to dance is the slow beat in basic Salsa or 4-1 beat in Mambo. Our feet are not moving but our body is. We are changing weight during these two counts of music. If we stood still and changed weight to music would we still be dancing? Remember, with our frame we can move our partner.

Our body IS what we should think about when moving around the dance floor, but our feet are connected to the body and need to be trained also. Just don't think that the steps you learn will make you a better dancer. Everything must be in balance.

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