This is a video recording of Jonathan Wilkins lecture performed live for the audience in Japan.
Using Waltz and Foxtrot as demonstration dances Jonathan develops the following topics:
- Centering - what is it?
- Connection of the man and lady's weight
- Variations of the above connection
- Softening the connection by using the standing leg as a cushion
- Man's right arm: Should it hold the lady or give her freedom to move?
- Big movement and shape vs. staying together. What is more important?
- Two pendulums: Under the hips line and above the hips line
- Making it easy for the lady to follow by applying pendulum actions
- Making your dancing more expressive by applying shaping actions
- Being like a tree - what does it mean?
- Foxtrot Change of direction: Dancing it with and without pendulum actions
- Three fallaways: applying pendulums and shaping actions
- Applying pendulum and shaping actions in various other steps
Running time: 1hr 26 min
Ref: HW094 Price £29.95
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