7 Exercises for Rotation & Sway in Ballroom Dancing 

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+Robert Wiegman thanks for comment. I'm not sure that I understood your question correctly. But if you asking about rotation in different ballroom figures then I think generally - where is more turn is less rotation.

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Hi, Ramnarine! Straight, to Right, to Right. And: Straight, to Left, to Left. Hope it helps.

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Bernard, thanks for your question. Generally I would say that neck position depends from spine. Neck is extention of spine and reflects how energy goes from spine upwards. Thanks for idea, I will think about video in future. Egils

Thanks Jonathon for your interesting and important questions. I agree that because of "trend" doing big shapes in competitions dancers strive to do shapes often biger that theit ability allows. I would encorage produce shapes that are done with good personal balance and create heathy movements, understanding own physical abilities. Idea, I believe, is not to lean back, but to stay in balance so that your body center goes forward, but head weight stays over your foot. Degree of this shape depends on each dancer, but balance line should remain vertical. So it looks like leaning away with head from centre of couple, but actually its strong "leaning" with body centre towards centre of coulpe, even go over balance forward towards partner and create pushing feeling in right rib or right hip. About sway (side inclination). There are different kinds of sway, but most basic is for example in Waltz Natural Turn. It is reaction to swing action. In standard technique sway is towards centre of rotation. Example: Man 123 of Natural Turn in Waltz: Straight, to Right, to Right. Today dancers often delay rotation and sway so that it becomes: Left, Straight, Right. But as I said before I would encourage to develop such shapes that are compatible with dancers physical abilities and allows to stay flexible, but not stiff.

Thank you Egils. I like "[the idea] is not to lean back, but to stay in balance so that your body center goes forward, but head weight stays over your foot. ... So it looks like leaning away with head from centre of couple, but actually its strong "leaning" with body centre towards centre of coulpe, even go over balance forward towards partner and create pushing feeling in right rib or right hip." You also wrote: "In standard technique sway is towards centre of rotation." Compared to a motorcyclist, both lean into the centre of rotation, but for the ballroom dancer, that is true only for the lower "half". Is that correct? While in the swing of a waltz natural turn, am I right that we could get more precise than saying the head weight stays over the foot, vertically? While in the swing of a waltz natural turn, the head weight isn't vertical over the foot relative to the environment (the room / floor), it is vertical over the foot relative to the body, which at this moment is leaning into the centre of rotation. Even if the body centre is leaning most torwards the centre, the torso and head are more towards the centre (to counteract angular momentum) than if they were standing on the spot with the same amount of "banana curve". I'm sure that could be stated better, but does this sound right to you? Thanks

Yes, I think youre right that in swing and rotation movement balance for dancer is more towards centre of rotation, compared to static "banana" shape. Otherwise there will be no positive body contact in couple. This is why there should be enought space between partners toes.

Hi, Lana, thanks for interesting question! Foxtrot Three Step. Mans starts with Left Foot Forward and dances timing SQQ. In this case sway acording Guy Howard's Book is SLL for Man (SRR for Lady). Left sway means that Head weight is moved leftwards, Right Sway means Head weight is moving rightwards. In ISTD book Three Step starts for Man with Right Foot and timing is QQS. First step in ISTD book coresponds to second step in Howard's book. Therefore sway which is basically same as in Howard's book but acording described steps in ISTD book is LLS for Man and RRS for Lady. Hope it helps. Egils

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