Here is a guest post from Diana Turetsky (my own sister!) from beehappy blog. Enjoy!
There are many reasons to dance. Exercise, better coordination, the excitement of competition, challenging oneself, socializing, romance, looking good for your first wedding dance and so on and so forth. The important thing is to recognize why you want to learn to dance because that will help you find the environment that is right for you. READ ON (CLICK HERE)
Every dancer needs to make it their quest to master the basic dance steps. It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner, or have some experience with partner dancing, the following partner dance moves will teach you very simple basic dance steps that you can do in any occasion.
Today I want to teach you how to do simple couples dance moves in: Cha Cha, Salsa and Rumba. These are just a few of the Ballroom dance steps that we teach here on our website.
Click here to learn the basic steps
Here is a great clip taking you behind the scenes with one of the top dance couples in the world right now.
Anton Belyayev and Antoaneta Popova are the Canadian champions in 3 styles: Latin, Standard and 10-dance. They were also 3rd in 10-dance world championships last year! Watch this video to see how this top ranked couple deals with one another, stress, injuries, life and more.
Come on, can I REALLY learn dancing online?
So you are eager to learn how to dance and you come across a great website (like passion4dancing.com!) that promises to teach you dancing online.
This website seems to have all the right resources to teach you how to dance. They have online dance lessons, articles, video podcasts and more.
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We rarely share our own dancing here on passion4dancing.com. But here is Kim and I doing our competition Cha Cha routine at our last Dance studio party.
Learn East Coast Swing dance moves with our detailed video below. We will show you how to do 2 of the most basic east coast swing dance steps. The basic step consists of a rock step and then 2 triple steps for both men and women.
The best thing about east coast swing is that how many songs it can fit. It’s 4/4 musical structure makes it fit almost any genre!
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Rock step – Step back with left and replace on right.
Triple step to left – Side, close, side (left, right, left)
Trip step to right – Side, close, side (right, left, right)
Starting with right foot
Rock step – Step back with right and replace on left.
Triple step to right – Side, close, side (right, left, right)
Triple step to left – Side, close, side (left, right, left)
You want to keep the knees working throughout the dance by bending and straightening them. At the end of every triple step you should arrive on a bend leg, with a pendulum action of the hip, and then as you straighten your knee, you prepare yourself to triple step to the other direction.
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How To Cha Cha Dance
How To Rumba Dance
How To Waltz Dance
Salsa Basic Steps
How To Dance Bachata
How To Dance At A Wedding
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So you want to find a dance partner to practice with?
With a partner you will be able to get extra practice outside your dance lessons to review and perfect your moves.
But where do you start? And how do you make sure that you find the right partner? These are some of the questions we will be answering through out this article. CONTINUE READING