Practice with no music

Dancing can be defined as movement to music. West coast swing is famous as a dance in part because of the variety of music that works for the dance. It’s so obvious that dance and music belong together that it can be bizarre to think about dancing without music. Today, we’re going to be bizarre. … Read more

Failing at west coast swing?

In a novella by Nobel Prize-winning author Samuel Beckett, one of the characters shares a thought on failure: Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Failing at west coast swing? Fail better! When we practice, it is tempting to see failure as, well, a failure. But, truly exceptional performers know that failure is an essential part … Read more

Why practice your basics for west coast swing

Why practice your basics for west coast swing you might ask? 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. Science provides an explanation for why experts continue to drill their basics, … Read more

Learning by Overcorrection

Most skills require balancing between two extremes. A proper anchor involves keeping your unit foot behind the other foot without placing the unit foot way behind your body, body rolls require some movement but look sloppy if they are too big, and so forth. In these examples, you are trying to hit a fairly narrow … Read more

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