Rebecca Shepherd

Indianapolis, IN, United States

Commented on Hello everyone!!

Mar 29 at 03:51 PM

Remembering the steps/patterns. And then learning the patterns can change, and how to read the leader to know what you really need to do next instead of just knowing the steps. 

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Mar 09 at 09:18 PM

Here's another issue I have. Most likely because I'm newer and think about the steps too much. I end up breaking proper upper body frame, having shoulders too high, drooping my arm, and putting too much pressure on the leader's arm. I've been given a physical example of using the back muscles instead of the shoulder muscles, but I have to focus on that. So when I get to focusing on learning the footwook, I can't help but to lessen my focus on keeping my arms up. Any advice on that? 

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Mar 07 at 09:34 PM

What are the best videos to work on upper body position/balance during turns/spins? Like keeping your head above a specific foot or keeping upper body neutral (in line?) while doing footwork (I hope that gets the point across). I have a tendency to lean too far back and that's an area I need help with. I'm a beginner but not super new. 

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Mar 05 at 10:19 PM

Hello everyone, my name is Becky. I’m 41 and live in Indy. I loved dancing in my earlier years, but it was always “solo” dancing, mostly hip-hop, because I’m not good with learning steps on the spot and sucked at following. I was in a horrible relationship for 15 years, which sucked the life out of me. A year after recovery from that (2 months ago), I started taking private lessons to keep up with a 73 year old super active and experienced dancer I see every week now at karaoke (mostly country music, slow and fast). I also started watching YouTube videos to speed up my progress. The videos from here are the ones I ended up watching about 80% of the time, so here I am now. Officially a member! Right now, I am trying to focus on Hustle and WCS, but also learning Two Step, Rumba, Cha Cha, ECS, and Waltz.

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