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I dance! I also sometimes teach dance. Some important tips for people who think they can't dance: 1. 70% of your bad dancing is probably mental hangups and subconscious fear about looking stupid. Your learning will go way faster when you're not afraid. 2. Get in touch with your -

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Aella

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Jan 8, 2020

body in general. There's lots of muscles that are hard to access with your mind. Any exercises that get you finding and moving rare muscles in unusual ways are great 3. DEVELOP CORE STRENGTH 4. we all have conceptions about 'what dancing is supposed to look like'. Undo this -

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Any specific routine you would recommend for core strength? I’ve been getting into yoga and weightlifting but still feel like I haven’t made much progress in this area.

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If you can manage it, staying mindful of your core when you walk will help a lot - keep it tensed, with your pelvis pulled upwards. One I like is grabbing a bar or doorframe or something horizontal, tensing your core, and applying pressure. If you do it right, the pressure-

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should translate through your core and into your legs, and your foot should shift backwards. Or to clarify: If you push with your right hand, your right leg should slide backwards. Then just alternate pushing and pulling with your hands.

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...to clarify even more: imagine grabbing a horizontal dance pole, while standing on slippery ground. Your body is stiff. You push with your right hand. Your body wants to turn right, but you let the force translate to your right foot sliding back instead.

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You then pull with your right hand; your body wants to turn inwards, but instead you let the force translate into your right leg, which slides back into the original place. Then repeat with left, and slowly increase speed. Your upper body should not rotate.

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MORE EXERCISE: Stand with your feet very close together, touching. Slowly rise up onto your toes, as high up as you can go. Balance like this, with your core strong. Once ready, put your arms out like holding a big ball and rotate your upper body in a circular fashion.

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but ONLY your upper body, keep your pelvis stable. Another exercise: Stand with feet shoulder length apart, arms sticking straight out at shoulder height, and 'lock' your arms so that they don't move. Slide your upper body to the right, then left. Do this while keeping your

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