How important is Dance Frame and Posture?
A good dance frame along with good posture will improve the looks of any dancer. How good is your posture and frame? If you are brave, set up a video camera and tape yourself dancing. If you haven’t done this before it may be an eye opener. Most of us imagine ourselves as better looking dancers than what we see on video but fortunately our fellow dancers are usually less critical. A few tips to improve our frame and posture are listed below: • Keep your shoulders relaxed. • For the most part keep your elbows lower. • Keep you head further back, more over your spine rather than your chest. • Keep you and your partner’s combined frame balanced. When in closed dance frame your combined frame should look balanced from right side to left. • For the most part keep your feet under your body when moving across the floor. • Smaller clean, controlled steps are better than large awkward ones. • Learn to use your body position and movements to reflect the character of each dance. Think of acting o
