How to Slow Dance Course
This course is designed to teach you to organically move to the music with your partner. We will teach you to lead & follow and you’ll never sit out on a slow dance again!
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Chapter 1 - The Basics
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How to Hold Your Dance Partner
This is the first step in learning to dance with a partner - how to hold each other!
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How to Connect: Lead & Follow
Here we teach you how to properly connect which will allow you to lead and follow properly. This is how you can dance organically without choreography.
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How to Sway
Seems obvious, however swaying with a partner can look super natural or quite awkward - we’re here to make sure it’s not the latter!
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Chapter 2 - Elevate the Basics
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The Box Step
Here you will learn a universal step in many different kinds of dances - the box step! For this course the rumba and the waltz will work with slow dance music.
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Foxy Basic
Here you will learn the basic to one of the most popular and easiest slow dance styles - the foxy! Adds structure with still keeping it easy and natural.
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How to Turn Your Partner
Turns are a slow dance essential! Here we’ll teach you how to lead and follow right and left turns.
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How to Dip Your Partner
You can’t learn how to slow dance without learning the classic dip! The perfect way to end a dance or add some flash in the middle.
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Chapter 3 - Beyond the Basics
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Cradle Circle
Introducing a new position that is still easy but more advanced leading & following techniques to step up your dancing!
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Hammerlock Circle
Introducing another position that is similar to the cradle circle but changes it up and feels completely different!
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Alternating Turns
This mixes it up for the leader adding a turn for the follower and then the leader!
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Roll Out
This adds a bit more separation and turns for the follower to mix it up!
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Combinations
What you’ll learn
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You’ll start with learning how to connect to your partner. We teach you different exercises and methods to create physical connection to help you lead and follow successfully. Next you will do so through dance frame and position. Then we teach you to move naturally so it doesn’t look awkward!
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Once you’ve established a solid foundation through the basics it’s time to spice it up. We give you a few options to elevate your base dancing and add some twirls and a dip too!
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This chapter is for those who want more of a challenge and really wants to impress! You can stay in Chapters 1-2 forever if you’d like, however this chapter will really mix it up and add another level to your dancing!
Course FAQ
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Yes, Chapters 1-2 are built for beginners and is essential to start there and work through the course. The beginning of the course sets the foundation to become dancers and have success throughout the remainder of the course!
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Of course we recommend completing the entire since it will only help you become more confident. However, you can stick to Chapter 1 if you only want something very simple, but we really recommend at least getting through Chapters 1-2 to get a more complete experience! Chapter 3 is for those wanting to step up their dancing game.
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This course is designed for people wanting to dance with a partner. You could go through the course once on your own to get a feeling for your own part and then we recommend inviting a friend or loved one to join you to get the full experience!