Good musicality brings out unique elements of songs. At a very high level, the dancers can actually cause you to hear things in the song that you weren’t aware of before. This ability rests on two primary skills: knowledge of music, and especially unique features about the particular song, on the one hand, and the … 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
by Brian B at west coast swing online
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