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Re: Walter Laird's Technique of Latin Dancing
Posted by Telemark
9/22/2014  1:20:00 AM
If you are beginning in dance, find a good teacher.

Your teacher will benefit from a formal study of the standard technique and will doubtless have acquired a copy of the IDTA's new edition, but the green book is of historical interest, and offers little of use to the novice.
Re: Walter Laird's Technique of Latin Dancing
Posted by O.K.
9/24/2014  3:26:00 PM
Nobody will ever learn arm styling from a book.
Re: Walter Laird's Technique of Latin Dancing
Posted by Voco
9/26/2014  12:38:00 AM
I agree with OK who said that Nobody will ever learn arm-styling from a book. All dancers know that dancing is 4 dimensional; in the sense that time is the 4th dimension. To reduce that to paper is a nearly impossible task. Furthermore, in the past five decades the Latin style has changed. Every Latin dancer knows that as well.

Get a good teacher whose style appeals to you. By the way many teachers regard arm-styling as secondary, because without the correct foot and body work and lead & follow, arm styling is meaningless, at least in my opinion.
Re: Walter Laird's Technique of Latin Dancing
Posted by Save
12/19/2014  12:18:00 PM
It's strange but I took my bronze and silver latin test in 1958 in Hendon London . The Cha cha was part of the syiibus, in fact I was taught the same steps as are being taught today in all of 4 Latin dances.
Re: Walter Laird's Technique of Latin Dancing
Posted by terence2
12/21/2014  3:29:00 AM


With whom ? ( the test,that is) and who was your teacher ?. The Cha first appeared in around 1953/4, with many dissenters ( as per usual !! ) they did the same thing with Mambo, and only recently took on-board Salsa
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