Dance Practice tip: TAPE
Masking tape has many different uses, and one of them is helping you to perfect your dance skills!
I like to place a strip of tape in a line to keep me tracking straight in a smooth dance, or make a box or "tetris shape" to be sure I'm landing a precise Rumba Box or Cha Cha basic. I have also used tape to guide footwork in East Coast Swing underarm turn practice.
Masking tape can also be used to keep your finger together. Or to keep your partner's mouth shut!
I know you must be asking yourself, "why masking tape?" Masking tape comes off the floor easily. Plain and Simple. No gunk left behind.
Go ahead! Give it a try. Tape can be a boon to your routine as well.
How else can you use masking tape in your own practice?
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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To me dancing has always been more than just a fun hobby. It has been a passion; an avenue of self expression; a framework of confidence that I needed to build my self-esteem. It is an endless journey, stretching and molding me into a higher quality person, more self-assured and personable.
Even better- Dancing is something I can learn AND ACTUALLY USE frequently. Before dancing, I had studied martial arts. Martial arts afford many a level of self-confidence by instilling discipline and dedication to learn to protect oneself against an attacker. It's a great feeling to know that I could protect myself if the need ever arose. HOWEVER, I have never been in a fight, and I rarely have the opportunity to get into a fight.
Personally, I want to dedicate my time and energy into something that applies directly to my day-to-day interactions with others: Dancing.
To me dancing has always been more than just a fun hobby. It has been a passion; an avenue of self expression; a framework of confidence that I needed to build my self-esteem. It is an endless journey, stretching and molding me into a higher quality person, more self-assured and personable.
Even better- Dancing is something I can learn AND ACTUALLY USE frequently. Before dancing, I had studied martial arts. Martial arts afford many a level of self-confidence by instilling discipline and dedication to learn to protect oneself against an attacker. It's a great feeling to know that I could protect myself if the need ever arose. HOWEVER, I have never been in a fight, and I rarely have the opportunity to get into a fight.
Personally, I want to dedicate my time and energy into something that applies directly to my day-to-day interactions with others: Dancing.
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