This Saturday’s WC Swing Dance Party will be featuring Samantha Buckwalter teaching a WC Swing workshop with 2 rooms of dancing pleasure and with 2 DJ’s Jack Smith and Martin Parker. Don’t miss out on this exciting and fun dance party. Workshop starts at 7pm and party starts 8pm until – Midnight or longer in some cases. for more detail see this link http://danscene.com/?page_id=100
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DanScene will has update it’s class schedule and will be adding new dance classes next month. Subscribe to our email list where you can receive Special Discounts by only email. Check the website for other discounts as well, either on the class schedule http://danscene.com/?page_id=607 or under promotions http://danscene.com/?page_id=138. Check upcoming workshops The Night Club 2 Step under the class schedule link http://danscene.com/?page_id=165
What is Stretch?
Stretch will enhance your timing, improve action reaction and develop better communication and response time. Stretch in WCS is to produce the kinetic energy between two dancers. Example (a basic six count pattern)The proper time to create stretch with your partner is on counts (4 5&6 &) during a break ending in open position. Stretch should complete on the & count between the last and first count of your patterns; e.g. 6&1 (AKA 6 &a 1)
While some people mistake release of the arm or tension in the arm as connection or stretch; it is the body from the core that stretches away from the connecting point while compressing on the heel of the foot. Stretch is expanding the distance from one another to create a kinetic energy into the next transition.
The leader must offer a connecting point and the follower must establish the connection. One partner cannot achieve this alone. As stretch happens through the body as it continues through the arm an fingers. If you stretch by expanding then you must allow the stretch to return to it’s normal state as you commence count one. On a basic pattern, you should not feel resistance by the end of count 1 through 2 3&, that is considered tension.
There is a fine line between what is known as a spaghetti arm and resistance.
The spaghetti arm has a good ingredient, it is relaxed, but also collapsed. You want to keep the arms relaxed to relieve tension, but not collapsed. Collapsed causes slack which creates disconnect. You want to keep the arms parallel to the floor while connecting and stretching. Resistance stays relaxed while stretching; otherwise you’ll have tension.
Once again; I thank you all, for your friendship and continued support
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