The secret of musical dancers

Author: Philip
December 30, 2019

Do you know these ingeniously musical ones? Dancers you can't take your eyes off of? Who appear to be translating the music into motion at the same time? Who are overflowing with creativity? How do you manage that all movements are so perfect in every moment Hto arm?

The secret behind it lies wheredifferent than most think. So just turn it over few Leaders and even fewer followers.

Helps, but is not the key: the toolbox

When we start dancing, our main goal is one repertoire to build on figures and movements. It's fun, especially when you notice that the repertoire is actually getting bigger. I always call it that Toolbox. Has a filled toolbox valuable Advantages: On the one hand, it enables more varied dancing (for yourself and for your partner) and, on the other hand, tools (figures & movements) can be selected that are just for the challenge (of the music). Well fit.

The toolbox of ingenious dancers is mostly good filled. BUT - that's not their secret!

The key is not just dancing the repertoiren, whow you learned it. Rather, esdarum to understand how one figure is working and how to get them adapts and varies.

Dancing with a filter

Genius Dancers know how to change a figure and Which ,ideas' fit into the dance at the moment.

This ideas determine how movements are carried out. One can look at this ideas like one Instagram-Filter imagine: there is different controlsthat determine whether movements are small or large, slow or fast, flowing or jerky. Extra movements (styling) can also be inserted and lead to a changed overall picture.

When adjusting figures, it is important that some corner points rare relevant for leading and following. If you leave them out, the communication in the dance couple no longer works so well. Around to find outn, whe cornerstones helps Try out (omitting vertices) and asking professionals.

Which musical filter is the right one?

Ingenious dancers know this ideas after all, not only and can they vary, but they also know Which ideas just fit. They are based on the following conditions:

Energy / dynamics of the song: low - medium - high.

Place on the dance floor: hardly - normal - much

Musical aspects: Rhythm - melody - harmony

Instead of So to always dance with the standard settings, brilliant dancers put one filter on their figures and movements, that goes with the music. You don't need a large repertoire for this. Rather, it is importantg, sto understand and adapt an existing repertoire. To practice you can do that mainly by (led) Try out. Workshops and courses on Figure are particularly suitable for thisn, dwhich are already part of your repertoire. If you want to learn more about how you can improve yourself in this regard, read the article "The 4 levels of learning dance steps" further.