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technique
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The Unwritten Rule
Barry Gasson provides a valuable study of the unwritten technical details that create beautiful Forward and Backward Walks.
The Absolute Importance of the Right Foot Walk
By Barry Gasson In the world of Ballroom Dancing, there are literally millions of variations, steps, figures, choreographic…
Technique: A practical approach II
By Alexander Hoffmann
It is my deepest conviction that many dancers don’t tap their full potential, and that this is mainly due to monotonous and one-sided training. Many dancers will experience an unbelievable amount of progress if they follow modern and scientifically proven ways of training.
Technique: A Theoretical Approach I
Alexander Hoffmann speaks about how technique is supposed to set the dancer free and why it has the opposite effect at times
The Rhumba walks – American versus International, a brief history
By Frank Regan In recent years (by recent I mean anything from the sixties on) much ado regarding…
What is Volume?
As it happens to all teachers and coaches, sometimes I am asked to help a couple achieve what another teacher or coach had asked of them.
Viennese Waltz – PLEASE use the right music!
(And of course in other dances as well!) By Michael Herdlitzka In all (good) dancing, the character of…
Music, Speed and Story: Paso Doble
By Michael Herdlitzka Quality of movement can be evaluated by the factors “contents” and “form”. Form describes how…
An Analysis of the Centre of Balance
The Footscan can be a useful tool in the enhancement of dance teaching strategies where it can demonstrate the scientific truthfulness of such statements as ‘the weight always remains in the centre during a Rumba basic in place’.
Off Balance?!
For some time now, a strange phenomenon is happening in our dance-world. It seems as if dancers are somehow loosing their compass, their anchor, and are slowly drifting away from the values and qualities that are being cherished the most, by top teachers and judges.