Okay, thanks. I think the earlier list was framed as a “progress chart” organized by difficulty/skill level. Still a useful tool, I should think, depending on one’s learning style.
I'm aware of the Pattern Tree, but is there also a printable list of videos organized by level available on the website? (Seems to me there used to be.)
I've been involved with the social dance community in Hattiesburg, Mississippi for close to a decade at this point. We have a local chapter of USA chapter of USA Dance, and we're fortunate to have a few fine professional instructors in the area. My greatest personal challenge is retaining intermediate/more advanced patterns/moves learned in classes (or gleaned from instructional video like yours!). Of course, practice/repetition of new material is key, but do you find that crafting patterns into routine-like sequences is helpful to retention? Some instructors seem reluctant to teach routines for fear it will make students dependent on a particular (restrictive) sequence of steps, inhibiting the flexible floor-craft needed for social dancing.
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06 Sep 13:24
Okay, thanks. I think the earlier list was framed as a “progress chart” organized by difficulty/skill level. Still a useful tool, I should think, depending on one’s learning style.