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Dancing to the beat of the music

Posted by foxtrot147

6/20/2012 6:00:00 PM

Hello.

I have been taking lessons in Ballroom & Latin dancing.
Still have a problem dancing to the beat of the music.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you.

Re: Dancing to the beat of the music

Posted by nloftofan1

6/20/2012 6:05:00 PM

One of our local instructors has students do nothing but listen to music for a few minutes, to become familiar with the rhythm and to learn to recognize the "1" beat (downbeat). If you can get your instructor to do this exercise with you, it may help.

Re: Dancing to the beat of the music

Posted by foxtrot147

6/21/2012 8:36:00 AM

Thanks very much, I will try that.

Re: Dancing to the beat of the music

Posted by ticodance

6/21/2012 9:33:00 AM

You should also try to hear as much music of a specific rhythm as you can.
You should get CD's, mp3's, ... and hear them as much as you can (in the car, ...)

That would make you familiar with the music, even by just listening without worring about counts...
;)

Re: Dancing to the beat of the music

Posted by dancewithu2

6/23/2012 10:32:00 AM

If you're learning Salsa and meringue might want to take a look at:

http://www.salsabeatmachine.org/

Re: Dancing to the beat of the music

Posted by dancewithgus

6/27/2012 8:29:00 AM

Listen to dance music when you are driving, but please still watching the traffic.

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