http://ihatetodance.com/2008/03/11/move-your-center-first-video-1-min-28-sec/ The guerrilla manual for survival on the dance floor - "Every Man's Survival Guide to Ballroom Dancing: Ace Your Wedding Dance and Keep Cool on a Cruise, at a Formal, and in Dance Classes." Learn ballroom dance, formal dance, slow dance, survival dance, how to hear the beat in music, ballroom music phrasing like 32-beat music. Prepare for dance lessons. Intro to foxtrot, swing, salsa, rumba, tango, waltz. Free dance instruction video clips. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:24:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://ihatetodance.com/2008/03/11/move-your-center-first-video-1-min-28-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-643 James Joseph Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:57:57 +0000 http://ihatetodance.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-643 Eric, movement of the center (solar plexus) doesn't vary with music styles. In rolling count (<strong>&a1</strong>), your center always starts moving on the <strong>& count</strong>. As Skippy Blair says, your center belongs to the <strong>& count</strong>. The thing that you might be observing is a “movement unit,” which is an up and down movement of your center. If a movement unit is present, it’s part of the style and essence of that particular dance. East Coast swing and samba are examples of dances with an up and down movement. Eric, movement of the center (solar plexus) doesn’t vary with music styles. In rolling count (&a1), your center always starts moving on the & count. As Skippy Blair says, your center belongs to the & count. The thing that you might be observing is a “movement unit,” which is an up and down movement of your center. If a movement unit is present, it’s part of the style and essence of that particular dance. East Coast swing and samba are examples of dances with an up and down movement.

]]> http://ihatetodance.com/2008/03/11/move-your-center-first-video-1-min-28-sec/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Eric Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:57:17 +0000 http://ihatetodance.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-503 Thanks for picking out this video on moving. Skippy makes the point as does your writing about the center. Judith Wright's book has several drills as well. Is moving the center different for different styles of music (waltz, swing), or is the slight variations in center first movement more of styling element? Thanks for picking out this video on moving. Skippy makes the point as does your writing about the center. Judith Wright’s book has several drills as well. Is moving the center different for different styles of music (waltz, swing), or is the slight variations in center first movement more of styling element?

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