The ultimate in partner dancing is to connect and flow with your partner as you dance and express your self with the music without interrupting the flow of movement that you have established with your partner
Very insightful for me would be tip number 8 "tracing". This has not been explained to me by anyone, but it does makes sense. You can stay close to each other and you always know where the other is.
I love her hair and her outfit. :) Great video too. The only thing I learned differently is that if a lead is turning you, as follow you don't just turn automatically when he cues you with the prep, but you wait for him to start doing that circular motion. My teacher actually tests his students. He will do a J prep for a right turn and then wait to see if the follow turns herself, which she shouldn't. Different styles.
Yea absolutely. That last thing you want to do as a follow is go into auto-pilot and guess what the lead wants you to do. It's important to wait and react. -robin
Great advice, lately I’ve been paying attention to always trace and I think another benefit is that the partner has a greater sense of security. It’s a small thing that makes huge difference
The “suave” cross body lead looks pretty cool. I think that not having to turn my partner all the way is a bit of an eye opener. I probably put too much force in it. I’ll keep cause & effect in mind more.
I love the sauve, there's so many variations too. Implementing cause and effect and understanding it was a game-changer for me, so I hope it helps you! -Robin
When I dance with the same level partner, I can be relaxed with smiles, however, when dancing with a superior level partner, I start feel a bit nervous and my smiles disappear very easily because of my fear of failing, making some mistakes. I am wondering if the only way I can resolve this issue is to dance as many times as possible with such a partner in order to get used to that kind of circumstance. And in Salsa I need to learn that tracing technique which is much easier in Bachata because the overall movements are slower. I am sure that helps me increase each figure's variations. Thanks for your usual precious advice, Robin!
it's a bit of both. mentally you have to be ok with not being able to impress someone. instead of trying to prove yourself just think about enjoying yourself. that's worked really well for me. -Robin
@@thedancedojo Ok Robin, I'll try to focus more on enjoying it instead of thinking only about technical aspects. Maybe this way my whole body will move much more smoothly. Many thanks!
@Tetsuro Aoi you are putting pressure on your self for no reason. Notice you mentioned fear and there is no such thing because FEAR is basically False Evidence Appearing Real .. so just relax, smile, and enjoy 😉 the dance, no matter who you are dancing 💃🏽 🕺 with ... and this will become a good habit to have. It’s what I do all the time. 😎
@@thedancedojo i will write down the list so that i have a good overview for my students in my school. The first tips was such an obvious one no one really talks about.
Oh well this tracing is something that should be more emphasized in courses. Definitely will try it next time, can't wait to apply it in practice. And the tension tip iss also useful. Hmm in fact all the tips are :D
Glad the tips helped Gabor! Yeah tracing is super helpful to maintain that sense of connection with your partner, and also practically so you can transition to the next move seamlessly. Thanks for watching :) -Robin
Hi Robben, thank you very much for the explanation. Fully understandable. The assumption is that you speak the same language right? Meaning that both have the knowledge about what is happening if there is cause and effect. I could imagine that a beginner would not understand everything only by starting an impulse for a turn or a cbl. Would appreciate your feedback
a beginner will understand if the principles are explained to them but, of course, if they're unaware of the principles then their reaction will likely be not ideal. So yes, in a partner dance your success will be limited by the knowledge you jointly understand. As a student you want to seek good teachers and as a teacher you have to seek better knowledge. -robin
For me I don't like the way jou hold your right hand in the close position jou do. For me holding behind her shoulderblade is the best way. To bring her everywere jou want with a nice connection.
Julia a little tip ... sometimes is better not to say anything, especially if you don’t have anything nice to say. Find it in your heart to always look for the good in others.
