Forgive me for not knowing the technical terms but can you explain how in detail when you spin the girl multiple times and both your hands are above her head as she spins at the beginning of this video. Thank you!
Hi there... we don't have a video that specifically teaches partner pivots... but there are a few that have one in the pattern. We typically teach each element along the way (including a partner pivot when included in the pattern). Here's one: ua-cam.com/video/DjHfRENtdHY/v-deo.html
Hello! I like how you respond to ALL the comments. Advice for me as a girl to make my spins less choppy/forced and more feminine and glidey like Rose and this girl. How much of it has to do with the dance floor and boots? Do I need to maybe keep my feet together more? Where is their momentum coming from? New to country swing here and learning on a dirt floor in rubber sole boots. TIA
Thank you for being here! To answer your question, having the right shoes and dance floor won't make your turns perfect but having the wrong ones could certainly make it harder. A dirt floor with rubber soles sounds ... scary. There are several videos here on our channel top help with turns. Look through the "Country Dance Tips" Playlist :-)
Thank you for watching and your input. I'm sure that various forms of dance use different terminology. It seems you may be of a jazz or ballet background? Country dance is different. Partner dancing in general is just different. There are 3 types of turns shown in this video, but none of them are soutenu turns. Soutenu turns (as well as Soutenu Pique) are generally not used in county dancing. In fact, most turns used in non partner dancing aren't recommended in country dance. The turn you are referring to is, in fact, a chaine turn in country dance. As a helpful tip (as we have taught many dancers from ballet, jazz, modern, etc backgrounds ... When dancing with a partner, the energy needed to create motion doesn't come from "self". It generally begins with a lead from a partner. Therefore, unlike the solo styles of dance, turns are not generally recommended in releve (solo dancing may require that partially to create energy that is not required in partner dance). They are much more grounded. Also, don't let misunderstood words confuse you as many times the words we use mean quite different things in other forms of dance :-)
Beautiful explanation! You guys r AMAZING! U have such finesse with your dance...
That's so nice of you to say that! Thank you so much for joining us here and for supporting the channel :-)
Forgive me for not knowing the technical terms but can you explain how in detail when you spin the girl multiple times and both your hands are above her head as she spins at the beginning of this video. Thank you!
Absolutely! And funny you should ask about that one ;-) here’s a breakdown:
ua-cam.com/video/FkZ0SdKWbUk/v-deo.html
Do any of your videos teach how to do a couole pivot, where both people are turning/spinning together as one unit?
Hi there... we don't have a video that specifically teaches partner pivots... but there are a few that have one in the pattern. We typically teach each element along the way (including a partner pivot when included in the pattern). Here's one: ua-cam.com/video/DjHfRENtdHY/v-deo.html
Thank you. Great instruction. I don't subscibe to but a couple channels... I'm gonna like AND subscribe to yours. 😊🕺
Hello! I like how you respond to ALL the comments. Advice for me as a girl to make my spins less choppy/forced and more feminine and glidey like Rose and this girl. How much of it has to do with the dance floor and boots? Do I need to maybe keep my feet together more? Where is their momentum coming from? New to country swing here and learning on a dirt floor in rubber sole boots. TIA
Thank you for being here! To answer your question, having the right shoes and dance floor won't make your turns perfect but having the wrong ones could certainly make it harder. A dirt floor with rubber soles sounds ... scary.
There are several videos here on our channel top help with turns. Look through the "Country Dance Tips" Playlist :-)
FYI Lovely class and explanations of mechanics--only you are describing the mechanics of a soutenu turn not a c hainee turn.
Thank you for watching and your input. I'm sure that various forms of dance use different terminology. It seems you may be of a jazz or ballet background? Country dance is different. Partner dancing in general is just different.
There are 3 types of turns shown in this video, but none of them are soutenu turns. Soutenu turns (as well as Soutenu Pique) are generally not used in county dancing. In fact, most turns used in non partner dancing aren't recommended in country dance. The turn you are referring to is, in fact, a chaine turn in country dance.
As a helpful tip (as we have taught many dancers from ballet, jazz, modern, etc backgrounds ... When dancing with a partner, the energy needed to create motion doesn't come from "self". It generally begins with a lead from a partner. Therefore, unlike the solo styles of dance, turns are not generally recommended in releve (solo dancing may require that partially to create energy that is not required in partner dance). They are much more grounded. Also, don't let misunderstood words confuse you as many times the words we use mean quite different things in other forms of dance :-)
Please have your camera person have view of full bodies and not just feet and not just heads. Thank you! Great instructions!
Thank you for the input! That’s how we know how to do it better :-)
Thanks for watching