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  • Following - Social Dancing

    How to Test-Drive your Partner (Follow’s Version)

    October 9, 2015 - By Laura Riva

    Follows: what if I told you that you have just as much power to shape your dance as the lead? It’s true – and it starts from the second you begin dancing. Much the same way that a lead can ‘test’ the follow’s abilities before launching into full-on dance mode, we have the ability to ‘test’ the lead’s ability and assess how much we would like to give into the dance.

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    How to Test-Drive your Partner (Lead’s Version)

    October 6, 2015 - By Laura Riva

    So, you’re on the social dance floor. You’ve just asked a partner to dance. This can be someone that you have never danced with, or it can be your first dance of the night with a great friend. Maybe it’s a dancer who you think is really advanced, and you are SUPER excited to go wild! But wait: you haven’t test-driven the dance yet.

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