In the world of Ballroom Dancing, there are literally millions of variations, steps, figures, choreographic highlights, trick-steps etc. None...
Technique: A practical approach By Alexander Hoffmann
WDC Education Department, , Education, Mechanics, Alexander Hoffmann, technique, training, 0It is my deepest conviction that many dancers don’t tap their full potential, and that this is mainly due...
Technique: A Theoretical Approach, by Alexander Hoffmann
WDC Education Department, , Education, Mechanics, Alexander Hoffmann, technique, theory, 0In 'target orientated' techniques we see a functional movement with a clearly defined target to perform. Here, it is...
The Rhumba walks – American versus International, a brief history by Frank Regan
WDC Education Department, , Education, Mechanics, American Style, history, International Style, Rhumba, walks, 1In recent years (by recent I mean anything from the sixties on) much ado regarding the difference between the...
From Keith Morris “What is a Slow”
WDC Education Department, , Mechanics, Keith Morris, Music, musicality, Quickstep, Slow Foxtrot, timing, 0Much has been said on these pages and others regarding the timing or the lack of it these days,...
Leading and Following, by Benoit Papineau
WDC Education Department, , Education, Mechanics, Benoit Papineau, leading, partnership, 0Done correctly, leading and following could, like no other, elevate ballroom dancing to the level of an art form. ...
Discussion on Technique, by Ruud Vermeij
WDC Education Department, , Education, Mechanics, discussion, opinion, Ruud Vermeij, technique, 0This discussion on technique was initiated by Ruud Vermeij in March 2011 A group of questions were asked about...
Steve Powell on Quickstep
Steve Powell, , Ballroom, Dances, Education, Mechanics, Quickstep, Steve Powell, technique, 0By Steve Powell Having been fortunate enough to adjudicate the early sessions of the recent British Open Dance Festival,...
Donnie Burns M.B.E on Technique
Donnie Burns, , Education, Latin, Mechanics, Preparation, Walter Laird, 0Brilliance of fundamental principles will only ever allow more power, more speed, more options better balance and a much...
“From bio-mechanics through technique towards style” by Barbara Nagode Ambroz
WDC Education Department, , Education, Mechanics, Barbara Nagode Ambroz, biomechanics, technique, 0By Barbara Nagode Ambroz Technique Dance technique is the correct way of performing the movement individually and with the...
Technique, by Arunas Bizokas
WDC Education Department, , Education, Mechanics, Arunas Bizokas, technique, 0By Arunas Bizokas I would like to comment on the subject of the technique: I like general description of...
Technique: The Common Denominator for All Dance Styles By Anthony Hurley
WDC Education Department, , Mechanics, Anthony Hurley, technique, 0All disciplines must have a basic technique. Apart from giving the dancer a platform to develop from it encourages...