1.1 Dance Basics

LESSON OVERVIEW

  • What we will do
  • Dance Moves Alphabet  
  • Leaders and Followers concept
  • Dance Moves exercise

DANCE BASICS

KEY POINTS

* Leader start with Left, Follower with Right
* Transfer 100% of your weight when doing first 3 elements
* We use Tap when we need to use the same foot after. Most of the time so we can change directions 
* Finish Rock where you started 
* Followers “Mirror” leaders steps

WHAT TO PRACTICE

  • Practice dance elements on your own.
  • Practice dance elements combination on your own :
    4 march steps + 4 walks forward + 4 march steps +  4 walks back+  4 march steps + 4 side-tap steps
  • Practice dance elements combination  with the partner in front of each other, but without frame (* Followers will first go Back instead of Forward)
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