Full Description
Feel confident on the dance floor—step by step! This third edition of Social Dance: Steps to Success will teach you all the moves for 10 of today's most popular dance styles:
Merengue
Four-count swing and hustle
Waltz
Six-count swing
Foxtrot
Polka
Cha-cha
Rumba
Tango
Salsa and mambo
The first few learning steps in this book introduce you to the foundational skills and concepts you need for success on the dance floor.
Each step you take is a smooth transition from the previous one. As you progress, you learn not only how your posture and footwork affect your balance but also how to connect your footwork with the music, adjust to a partner, make the transition between partner positions, and create sequences from variations of each dance's specific rhythmic step pattern.
Each of the steps also explains why the concept or skill is important, indentifies the keys to correcting technique, helps you avoid common errors, and provides drills to practice at your own pace. The later steps show how to demonstrate dance etiquette, including how to adapt to a crowded social dance floor. Best of all, the enclosed DVD provides you with 93 minutes of video demonstration and a music soundtrack with 19 tracks for practice and demonstrations of key movements, footwork, and the dances themselves.
Written by master teacher and dancer Judy Wright, this special book and DVD package is part of the best-selling Steps to Success activity series, with more than 2 million copies sold worldwide.
Contents
Part I What Every Dancer Needs to Know: Building a Solid Foundation
Step 1 Posture, Frame, and Centering: Looking Like a Dancer
Step 2 Music Structure: Hearing Reliable Cues in the Music
Step 3 Dance Rhythm Strategies: Connecting With the Music
Step 4 Partner Dynamics and Etiquette: Communicating Effectively
Part II 10 Social Dances: Rhythmic Step Patterns, Transitions, and Variations
Step 5 Merengue: Joining the Party
Step 6 Four-Count Swing/Hustle: Keeping the Rhythm
Step 7 Waltz: Moving Stately
Step 8 Six-Count Swing: Looking Jazzy
Step 9 Foxtrot: Dancing Regally
Step 10 Polka: Having Fun
Step 11 Cha-Cha: Being Flirtatious
Step 12 Rumba: Reflecting Romance
Step 13 Tango: Expressing Attitude and Flair
Step 14 Salsa/Mambo: Adding Spice and Flavor
Part III Etiquette On the Dance Floor: Adding the Finishing Touches
Step 15 Dance Floor Etiquette: Moving From Practice to Social Dance Settings
Step 16 Turn Technique, Styling, and Timing Options: Looking Good
