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Motion Study: The Dancer’s Tune-Up and the KEY to “Whole Body Dancing”

• Social and competitive dancers across the nation are experiencing a rapid elevation in skill level by adding this one study to their regularly scheduled dance classes!
• Elements of movement and timing are broken down piece by piece, practiced individually and then incorporated into a jazz-like routine.
• Motion Study classes are designed to improve all social and competitive dances, including Ballroom, Swing, Latin, Night Club Two Step and Hustle.
• Motion Study classes are one of the most efficient and effective ways to improve balance, control, turning, and timing… and to put a feeling of “magic” into your dancing.
• The Motion Study class, more than anything else, will help your dancing, balance, musical interpretation and control.
• The purpose of the class is to work on isolating areas and elements that enhance your individual dancing. It frees the dancer to discover their creativity without the pressure of worrying about a partner.
• Once you begin to discipline and realize your own dance potential, it is easier to build a successful dance relationship with a partner.
• For advanced dancers and beginners alike, it is a foundation for all syncopations, for styling, and body control in any type of dance.
• Teaches you to dance with your whole body, not just your feet.
• Teaches you to connect your dancing with the music—like the professionals!
• Converts the technique you learn in class into a habit so that you can take it out on the dance floor.
• Is also great exercise for strengthening your waist, torso, hips, and thighs!

Motion Study is great for dancers of all levels as it:

• Eliminates that beginner look, imparts style, and elevates the overall dancing level of experienced dancers who desire to be more dynamic and graceful on the dance floor.
• Saves you a lot of agonizing time and money later on when you want to unlearn bad habits.
• Makes you a more dynamic dancer in all of your dances.
• Makes the difference between amateur dancing and champion dancing!

Source: Kate Ford, 1997 U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships Showcase Division winner, and Golden State Dance Teachers Association Master Instructor, has been dancing and teaching for over 25 years.

Who developed Motion Study?

• Motion Study was originally developed for professional dancers by internationally renowned Skippy Blair, “the Teachers’ Teacher.”
www.swingworld.com

Clips

Debra Lynn – Motion Study 2-Hour Workshop Review 1

Debra Lynn – Motion Study 2-Hour Workshop Review 2

Debra Lynn – Motion Study 2-Hour Workshop Review 3

Where can I learn?

Classes starting in Dublin (City Centre) & Wexford in January
Contact: alan@danceclub.ie for more information

What is Niteclub Foxtrot (GSDTA Curriculum)?

Niteclub Foxtrot (often referred to as Ballad) is a slow, romantic, sensual dance, where you sway to the music and glide around the dance floor. Niteclub Foxtrot is one of the few dances for those slower songs 60-80 beats per minute.

Niteclub Foxtrot is a social dance that has been danced in every era and in every country but is seldom given a name.

No matter which dance someone wants to learn, most people progress faster if they master the simple basics of Social Dance by learning Niteclub Foxtrot first.

This dance only uses 2 Basic Dance Rhythms and 3 Foot Positions. It is like learning one syllable words before introducing two & three syllable words.

It’s a great dance for developing good timing; the student starts to hear the phrasing in the music and starts to experience a FEELING for musical interpretation.

Nightclub Foxtrot, which is essentially a compact hybrid of American style Foxtrot and basic nightclub slow dancing.

The “nightclub” version of the ballroom dance, the Niteclub Foxtrot is danced to slow music in a 4/4 time meter.

Source: www.swingworld.com

Wedding Dance & Slow Night Club Dancing

This dance is very easy and a perfect dance for weddings or slow night club dancing. Learning this dance will not only add a little flair to your “regular” slow dance, it will also teach the basics of lead and follow in a closed dance position. Knowing this dance will also help when learning the more advanced ballroom dances.

Because the mood of these songs is usually dreamy and romantic, slow dances are very popular nightclub and wedding dance selections.

Yes you really can dance to those ultra slow ballads and you can still do spins and dips! Sadly many people assume that they can only do the “Bear Hug Sway” to really slow music.

Music

Examples include:
“Unforgettable” by Natalie Cole
“Strangers in the Night” by Frank Sinatra
“At Last” by Etta James
“A Kiss to Build a Dream on” by Louis Armstrong
“Kissing a Fool” by Michael Buble.

Where can I learn?

Classes starting in Dublin (City Centre) & Wexford in January
Contact: alan@danceclub.ie for more information