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Lawrence’s Dance Tip – Triangulation

April 27, 2010 – 11:41 am

Triangulation not strangulation. The first is an important idea as we explore our relationship with the floor, the other – well you know the other. For all dances it is of the greatest importance to understand your relationship with the floor. Hopefully this relationship doesn’t include kissing the floor, but understanding how to use the [...]

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Lawrence’s Dance Tip – To Turn Everything

April 20, 2010 – 10:31 am

There is a season to turn everything, but it is not now. Comfortable and efficient execution of turn is something that can really set your dancing apart. It is also however, one of the things that can significantly limit our dancing experience. If we can execute turns with ease, we can be balanced and in [...]

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Lawrence’s Dance Tip – Freestyle Fun

March 30, 2010 – 12:19 pm

What does it mean when we use the term freestyle in Ballroom and Latin dancing? Freestyle typically refers to a type competition event where dancers are demonstrating a particular style of dance at a particular level to a piece of music they did not hear in advance. The idea is to judge a dancer’s ability [...]

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Lawrence’s Dance Tip-Put Your Back Into It

March 2, 2010 – 3:22 am

In our dancing we spend a great deal of time working on and talking about the activity of the body. We refer to holding tone, energy in opposition and maintaining our frame. And then we say relax. This seemingly contradictory approach reveals the importance of understanding the way in which we must be active rather [...]

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Lawrence’s Dance Tip – Silly Syllabus

February 2, 2010 – 3:30 am

The conversation around dance syllabus can vary from an emphasis of its importance to its irrelevance in a single breathe. So what is dance syllabus and how can we use it as a tool in developing our dancing. First thing to understand is what is the dance syllabus. It is nothing more than a list [...]

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Lawrence’s Dance Tip – Connection is King

January 26, 2010 – 3:49 am

Understanding how we relate to another body as we dance is not just important, it is our dancing. There is much overlap of the skills and techniques that you develop in any of the movement arts. You develop muscle control and strength, flexibility, core strength and even rhythm. While these are all very important skills [...]

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Lawrence’s Dance Tip – Practice Pieces

January 19, 2010 – 3:24 am

Dance practice is such an important part of our dance training. If you want your dance skills to progress more quickly, spend a bit of time on reviewing specific aspects of your dancing. With our upcoming showcase one very good aspect to develop is expression. Expression in your dancing can take many forms. We talk [...]