Listening
Partner dancing invites us into listening. Listening with the body. What does it mean to listen? There are many sounds around all the time,
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Follows need no moves
If you want to advance your dancing as a follow, and indeed pick up any partner dance quickly and easily, your job as a follow is to forget
Flowing as a follow
As a follow, your part in the partner dance is to take the energy/momentum that your partner gives you, carry it through your body and embel
Why knowing yourself is so important
Clarity of understanding yourself will facilitate authentic communication.
What is conscious partner dancing?
Partner dancing with another person is the one of the most joyous things I have experienced.
Micro-dances
I love micro dances – and by micro dances I mean dances which use tiny, intricate movements. I love them because they have given me so much
The invitation
For less pressure on the dance partnership, seeing the act of leading as one of invitation, opens up new possibilities.
Stretch and compression
Compression and stretch, although a term used widely in Lindy Hop, has been the basis for all my leading and following no-matter what style
Trust and confidence in partner dance
The dance partnership doesn't work without a level of trust between partners.
Structure vs improvisation
I love partner dance because it brings a wonderful interplay of steps vs improvisation – structure and chaos.
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