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What is rolling count in west coast swing?
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
Practicing Rounds of Musical Styles
When social dancing, you will usually switch among musical genres every song. Competitive dancers can expect that their songs will also rotate through the various genres—generally blues, then lyrical, then contemporary. Because the musical styles will change every song, it is important to be comfortable switching between genres. A great way to build that comfort … Read more
Practice to a Metronome
When you are working on any technical element of the dance, you want to be able to concentrate on the technique rather than what the music is doing. However, you also need to be able to keep a consistent pace as you develop fluency with the technique. Dancing to a metronome is the perfect solution. … Read more
Dance Faster to Stretch Your Comfort
Most dancers understand that they need to practice slowly in order to develop their control over a movement. Moving slowly gives you time to think about what you are going to do, to find muscles or positions that you aren’t used to using, and to check that your motion produces the result you expect. Dancing … Read more
