1. Practice west coast swing blindfolded Everyone agrees that a great connection makes the dance better. But, it’s hard to get good feedback on your connection as a beginner because we don’t always listen to the physical connection. It’s easy to respond to what you see from a person and assume that the connection is … Read more
Most of us think about practice as something we do in order to get good. We want to get good at west coast swing fast. We practice skills that we don’t have, with the end goal of being able to perform the skill. The truth is, this is only half of the value of practice. … Read more
Are you looking to get good at west coast swing? It is no accident that expert performers spend hours practicing the fundamentals of their craft. Every day, NBA players shoot free throws, instrumentalists play their scales, and MLB players take batting practice. In this post we are going to help you find what to focus … Read more
Have you ever wondered why practice works? For complex skills like hitting a baseball, analyzing a chess board, or dancing, your brain needs to coordinate a lot of activity between the areas of the brain involved in the skill. In physical terms, there are a lot of neural pathways that need to be activated at … Read more
There’s a famous business adage that says, “what gets measured, gets managed.” If you really want to take your practice to the next level, keeping a log of what you did will help you make your sessions more effective and will help you remember more. Although it may sound boring, there are a lot of … Read more
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