Emily (community manager)

07 Sep 13:34

Vicki Carrington - Iā€™ll try to go back and find the video for youā€¦thanks for your patience!

Great question Melinda !!!

For all of our turns you want to be over the ball of the foot, and definitely not the heel. If you start to turn on your heels, your weight will not be balanced and youā€™ll feel very off balanced. The further your heel is off the ground, the less grounded you are.

The further you take the heel off the ground, the more room to fall there is. Iā€™d recommend hovering or staying close to the floor with the rest of your foot.

If the pros are lifting their heel, most likely theyā€™ve had ballet training and are very comfy turning on their own or know how to shift their weight to adjust.

Hope that helps!!

Check out this video below to see if these tips help šŸ©¶

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How to Master Spins & Turns...

29 Aug 12:24

Melinda - A think we figured out what happened!!!

I had 2 email addresses to log in and we deleted one of them (to be less confusing) in the processā€¦any of the comments from that email address disappeared šŸ˜©

Iā€™m working to go back through and commenting on everything again. Sorry for the confusion and inconvenience!

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27 Aug 14:44

Hey Ryan!!

So sorry for the delay!! Thatā€™s so awesome! Glad you found a dancing group to be a part of! This is a blog that we recommend a few country boot options! https://www.countrydanceonline.com/what-shoes-should-i-wear-for-country-dancing/

Let us know if you have any questions!

26 Aug 22:47

Hey Lucie Arsenault !!

Thanks for subscribing to the site! We currently donā€™t have Merengue, but we do have some other popular club Latin dances like Bachata and Salsa. We also have Mambo, Samba and Cha cha! Have you tried Bachata?! Itā€™s one of our favorites ā£ļøWell see what we can do about adding some Merengue

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Basic - Bachata

26 Aug 14:19

Hey there!Ā I believe the one you're talking about is the Decap whip (decapative whip) with a pop out! Pretty fun, huh?!Ā šŸ˜œ

Hey there Charles!Video seems to be working for me...so sorry you're having trouble watching it. Here's the YT link for it, just in case this one doesn't work for you -Ā https://www.youtube.com/live/FCTQu9SgJZo?si=6my1KDZ84xKMd0sB

26 Aug 14:03

Hey there @Christopher Bridges - thanks!! We work hard to make it clear for you all to do it too! The traveling box is a fun one! Let us know if you have any questions about this move (or any others)Ā šŸ˜€

26 Aug 14:01

Hey there Christopher! We'll see what we can do in our next few video shoots! Thanks for writing in :-)

Hey there Tony!! We'll see what we can doĀ šŸ˜€