How to Master Simple Ballroom Dancing
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- Like these Ballroom Dance Lessons !!! Check out the official app http://apple.co/1KeNNLGWatch more Ballroom Dancing 101 videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/25175-How-to-Master-Simple-Ballroom-DancingThe pumpkin just turned into a carriage, your glass slippers look fantastic, and the Prince is on his way, but — dammit — you still need to learn how to ballroom dance.Step 1: Get a partnerWhile belly dancing and ballet can be done solo, ballroom dancing is always done in pairs. Ask a friend to help you out. Step 2: Perfect your posturePerfect your posture. Unlike casual dancing, a ballroom dancer doesn’t slouch or lean on their partner. Both the man and the woman must elongate their neck and body. Practice correct posture by standing straight against a wall.Step 3: Position the headLook over each other’s right shoulder. Now imagine you’re the most beautiful person on earth who has just met the other most beautiful person on earth. What’s that feel like? Exactly. Keep that expression throughout the dance.Step 4: Adjust your hand positionHold hands correctly. This means the man’s raised left hand holds the woman’s right hand, palms facing each other. The man’s right hand connects with the woman’s shoulder blade. His hand should be cupped, fingers together. The woman’s left hand should be on the man’s right shoulder, her fingers at the seam of his sleeve.Step 5: Position your bodyHaving the perfect 'closed dance hold' means the woman is just slightly to the right of the man. This way the legs move between each other and the knees don’t hit.TipWhen the couple is a man and a woman, the man generally takes the lead. In couples with just one sex, a decision will have to be made.Step 6: Draw a square on the floorNow that you have the basic positioning, learn the basic waltz box step, the most common step in ballroom dances like the rumba, waltz, or foxtrot. Start by taping out a small box on the floor. Step 7: Practice countingPractice counting one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three. This will be the essential timing, and the sooner it feels natural, the better.Step 8: Make a box with your feetPractice alone making a box with your feet. To make the first half of the box, step forward with your left foot — which is 'one' — and slide your right foot to meet it and then step to the right (two). Your weight now shifts to the right foot so your left slides to meet it (three). Step 9: Finish the boxNow finish the box. Step back with your right foot (one) and slide your left to meet it and then to the left (two). Your weight now shifts to the left foot so your right slides to meet it (three).TipIf you’re in the women’s role, you will step backward to start.Step 10: Practice counting to musicNow put it together, doing the box step by yourself in time to your one-two-three counting. Step 11: Practice with a partnerNow practice with a partner. Count off five, six, seven, eight before you begin so you’ll both be prepared to start together on one.TipDancing is a close contact sport. Make sure your breath is okay before you start. Use a breath freshener.Step 12: Move around the floorAfter you feel comfortable with the box step, forget confining yourself strictly to the box, and let yourself move more naturally around the floor.Step 13: Start to turnOnce you’re able to loosen up while keeping time with the beat, try turning. Turn slightly to the right as you step on one and two; you’ll begin traveling in a circle as you keep your basic box pattern.Step 14: Remember to maintain postureRemember to maintain your posture at all times, keeping your connection points. Stand up straight, Quasimodo! Good ballroom dancers never slouch or disconnect.Step 15: Practice every chance you getNow that you know how to do a basic waltz box step, practice every chance you get. This is just the beginning. Get out there and dance, dance, dance!Did You Know?'Waltz' comes from the German word 'walzen,' which means to turn or roll.
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