Tag Archives: dance frame

Karen’s Dance Tip – The Left Side

August 11, 2009 – 3:30 am

In the Ballroom dances we spend a lot of time and energy developing our dance position, especially the leftward poise.  This is an important aspect of the ballroom because it supports what we refer to as the opposition of spines and this helps create better movement and rotation.  What we want to remember about the leftward poise is that [...]

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Cheryl’s Dance Tip – Framed

June 23, 2009 – 11:37 am

We can’t take a single lesson without our teacher addressing our connection and frame.  Is it because they are obsessed or does it really make a difference? Well we all know the answer, our teachers are obsessed. They are healthfully obsessed with improving your dancing!  All flippancy aside, in partner dance it is of course [...]

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Cheryl’s Dance Tip — Don’t Catch Static Over Your Frame

June 9, 2009 – 3:30 am

A fundamental that every dancer must develop is the frame. We can start thinking about frame by talking about the energy in opposition that we need to maintain with respect to our partner, and the tone that we must maintain through our arms. It is important to understand that our dance frame is not static. It’s [...]

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Ask Poppy—I Want to be a Strong Lead

April 30, 2009 – 12:30 am

Ms. Poppy Chiffon — the doyenne of dance, the baroness of ballroom etiquette, the sultana of Southern hospitality — is pleased to answer your dance-related questions. Here are a few queries that Poppy deigned to extract from her mailbag this week. If you have a question that you would like Poppy Chiffon to address, please [...]

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