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Dance New England
78 Princeton St, Chelmsford, Ma
Ballroom Cafe
Our new Lesson Plan Allows You to Take the Patterns You Already Know and Level Up Through New Footwork.
To bounce or not to bounce that is the question!
As a kid growing up what was more fun than bouncing on your parent's bed? I felt like my brother and I could have bounced for hours and hours but it was inevitable that one of us would fall off, get hurt, and with the involvement of parents comes the restriction of fun.
Knowing that if my mom caught us we would have to stop, it became vey important to me to figure out what caused one to fall off the bed so I could avoid it and be able to play longer. My brother being younger was interested in only one thing...the ever elusive backflip!
Yes he was the one that fell off the most, yes the emergency room nurses and doctors knew him by site and first name, and no he did not become a gymnast. No matter how hard he tried to throw his backflip he could not manage to keep himself on the bed because he never took the time to break things down and learn the basics. Eventually my parents got a waterbed and the party was over.
In taking my time to figure out what it took to stay on the bed I was able to play longer, learn better balance, and I not only got the backflip but I eventually became a gymnast and I still coach to this day...True story... (follow this link to see some of my students doing there thinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj-SitP1QEY&feature=endscreen&NR=1) I do not posses any extra talents or gifts over my brother, in fact he is 10 times the athlete. I just really liked to bounce on my parent's bed.
How does this relate to our dancing?
There is a big difference between knowing what a sugar push is, doing a sugar push, and being able to use your sugar push as a tool to tell the song's story. This Friday is going to be another combo class where we learn some more advanced footwork in our basic patterns. Just before I go over the advanced foot work I will be demonstrating the basics. This weeks challenge is to look long and hard at your footwork and see if it matches up.
The gymnastics world lost out big time on my brother because instead of focusing on what would keep him on the bed he chose to focus only on the big tricks...Is the swing world going to lose out on you for the same reason?
I am the dj so you know you can always come up and ask for your favorite song and i will gladly put it on for you :-)
We play mostly soul driven west coast swing music, but we also mix it up by request with two-step, cha-cha, waltz, rumba, nightclub 2-step, east coast swing, lindy-hop, and any other dance that anyone requests!
Its Bring a Friend Week
(Anyone that does bring a friend you both get free water all night You must mention this posting to be eligible)
$10
Pizza Party 7:00
Lesson 7:30 - 8:15
Dance Groove 8:15 - 10:30 or later
