Emily (community manager)

11 Jun 11:04

Hey Bill D - Are you talking about the twinkle and weave? I know the video below is Waltz, but is that kind of what you're talking about?

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Twinkle & Weave - Waltz

08 Jun 13:10

rso4321@gmail.com that's an interesting observation. We teach the Sugar push with one hand and with both hands. In beginner class we start with two hands, but after moving beyond the beginner patterns we don't always keep the second hand, so it opens up this styling option a little bit more. Just another option to spice up your sugar push 😀

08 Jun 13:06

Ole Andreas Bull glad it was helpful!

08 Jun 13:06

mg0815 Brian didn't invent this move, but it's a fun one! I've seen it taught many places (but that doesn't mean that everyone knows it). That's cool that it works for Rumba too! 😀

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01 Jun 14:14

Caleb McAdams great question! Before the bota fogos, as the leader there is a compression that happens to send the partner away more so than the voltas. Voltas have continuous energy down the line and the bota fogos use the compression in and the away connection to go in and out while switching sides. Hope that helps!

19 May 12:14

Hey kaliha - this is why I/we think WCS is one of the hardest (but awesome) dance style to learn. Once you get the patterns down in your muscle memory the next layer is putting it to music. One of the things that I found helpful is to do a series of my patterns, perhaps a sugar push, side pass, inside turn and whip and then put on a slow song and try to do them all to music over and over. The more comfortable you get with those basic steps , the easier it is to add other moves or dance with a partner. Try this video below to help!

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WCS Musicality & Timing - C...

19 May 11:16

Hello Andrew Ernst - we do not have any International styles on the site unfortuately, but we do have lots of American Smooth Foxtrot! 😀

Replied on Natural Pivots

15 May 11:06

Christopher Bridges to keep you around for a while! 😉 Haha...just kidding! She knew that you could do them!! It might be challenging now, but once you get them, they're so fun!!

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Replied on Natural Pivots

14 May 10:24

Christopher Bridges glad you found it helpful!! Pivots are hard!

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12 May 11:40

Hey kaliha - great point! We've seen it taught that way too, and it's not wrong. Both ways work, but from teaching for awhile and being around tons of different groups, our 'getting skinny' method of rotating a little sooner makes it more comfortable for both the leader and the follower. 😀