To be a great
leader, you must become obsessed with using the correct technique to execute the
pattern or amalgamation of figures with the necessary control to confidently maneuver
yourself and your partner around the floor.
Exact foot
placement and correct footwork, posture and poise all serve a leader well; however, thorough knowledge of a figure is
paramount to great floor craft.
When dancing
socially, leaders, you must choreograph as you go, orchestrating the moves
congruent with the style and rhythm of the music you are dancing to. It is like a chess match, planning the next
step and deciding what amount of turn to maneuver through and around the other
couples. Leaders be vigilant, always
aware of alignment and other dancers you are sharing the floor with.
With comfort
and confidence, you must know all the variations of a dance figure and what can
follow it, along with the ways you can change end alignment in reaction to what
is happening on the dance floor in real time around you.
Guys, next
time you are in a dance class learning a figure, be mindful and have intention! Don’t just learn the steps; get to know the technique
intimately so that the woman you are dancing with can trust you wholeheartedly
within your dance frame.
Where you
lead, she will follow.
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