By Jim Cane, Retired Dance Instructor, Pupukea
You sit and wonder why you don't have the extra oomph in your dancing. You observe dancers floating through space and time and they stand out like a sore thumb on the dance floor. It is not their collection of step variations. These skilled dancers appear to be floating, by moving their bodies first, in advance of their feet movement. Floating the body is what dancing is all about not the steps. Move your body easily without bumps before your feet move.
"Social dancers think that some days they have to create their own sunshine.
You must involve your torso, knees and feet. From a standing position allow your knees to sway forward (whether moving forward or backward) then let your body move, then your legs join the action. Repeat from the next leg etc. Flexing the knees contribute to a softer action. Try it! When moving backward you must keep your body up toward the person moving forward and as you feel the light pressure of the forward movement, travel back with it.
Don't put your body away or don't resist so much that you feel like a brick wall. If the backward travel was expected correctly, the body should travel vertically from the original position and will again be settled comfortably over the feet without any strain or contortion of the body in transition. Applying these techniques, not hard study, just having fun doing it over and over again, You will come to understand the basics of all movement and become a smoother dancer, a real social dancer.
You sit and wonder why you don't have the extra oomph in your dancing. You observe dancers floating through space and time and they stand out like a sore thumb on the dance floor. It is not their collection of step variations. These skilled dancers appear to be floating, by moving their bodies first, in advance of their feet movement. Floating the body is what dancing is all about not the steps. Move your body easily without bumps before your feet move.
"Social dancers think that some days they have to create their own sunshine.
When the need is something to believe in, start with yourself."
You must involve your torso, knees and feet. From a standing position allow your knees to sway forward (whether moving forward or backward) then let your body move, then your legs join the action. Repeat from the next leg etc. Flexing the knees contribute to a softer action. Try it! When moving backward you must keep your body up toward the person moving forward and as you feel the light pressure of the forward movement, travel back with it.
"Molokai Waltz" by Amy Hanaialii
Don't put your body away or don't resist so much that you feel like a brick wall. If the backward travel was expected correctly, the body should travel vertically from the original position and will again be settled comfortably over the feet without any strain or contortion of the body in transition. Applying these techniques, not hard study, just having fun doing it over and over again, You will come to understand the basics of all movement and become a smoother dancer, a real social dancer.
Q: What goes in Dry, Pink & Hard and comes out Wet, Pink and Soft?
A: Gotcha, -- Bubble Gum.
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