In a partner dance, it’s easy to be pulled off time by your partner. The pro dancers, however, have learned to use their bodies to adjust so that their feet can maintain the dance’s rhythm. In this exercise, you’re going to work on maintaining your own foot rhythm while your body reacts to your partner’s … Read more
We usually think that dancing slow is only necessary when we are first learning a pattern. But, dancing slow is also a great way to practice your control. In this drill, we’ll look at how you can use slow dancing to your advantage beyond the initial learning experience. Dance to slow music to develop control … Read more
Once you’ve learned to hear the beat, it can still be challenging to dance on the beat. You need to train yourself to move your body before the beat hits, so that you are in position to land at the same time as the beat. Today’s drill will help to strengthen your timing by pushing … Read more
In a previous post, we introduced the concept of a tolerance window in order to describe how pros dance through the beat in a more precise manner than amateurs. This post will show how you can shrink your tolerance window for your footwork in order to improve your timing, body control, and musicality. The Drill: … 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
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