Are you wondering what is rolling count in west coast swing? Rolling Count, turns out to be NOT a new concept. lt is simply an identification of a skill that has long been known, but not identified. Most top professional dancers eventually dance Rolling Count as a natural progression – that is simply identified as … Read more
Great dancers have the ability to move between the beats—they keep their body moving from point A through to point B, instead of hitting A and then suddenly arriving at B. One way to cultivate the skill of dancing through the beat is to imagine that you are dancing through water. When you move through … Read more
Do you think that you can dance on the beat? There’s a secret element of timing that pros have mastered and amateur dancers haven’t. If you want to look as clean and exact as the pros with any element of your dancing—footwork, styling, or musicality—then you need to learn to master the art of precision. … Read more
Have you ever had a teacher tell you to “dance through the beat” or “dance between the beats”? Dancing through the beat is the difference between the smooth, controlled look of a professional and the jerky, stumbling motion of a beginner. But what does that mean? Instead of dancing, let’s draw a curve. We can … Read more
In west coast swing, there are three common ways to count music: straight count, rolling count, and swung count. This post will discuss straight vs. rolling counts; a follow-up post will take up the differences between rolling and swung counts. Let’s break them down… At a basic level, music is divided into beats. If you … Read more