Proper Dance Frame for Wedding Dance Couples-- Your Perfect Wedding Dance.com

Proper Dance Frame for Wedding Dance Couples

    Typically for a wedding dance, there is no need to have the proper, yet stiff, ballroom dance frame. Most couples have either never danced ballroom in their life, or have had very little training. In any case, holding that frame and keeping the resistance between both people can get very taxing on your shoulders. As well, after a night of no sleeping, or being too anxious for the wedding, possible having a few cocktails before the dance, can all lead to a poor frame. Thus, I feel it is always best to teach the necessary basics to what a frame should feel like, why those few selected pieces of information are important and train, train, train. 

     The more contact there is between both partners, the better the communication will be. Without the lady leaning all of her body weight onto the mans Right arm, the couple should keep contact throughout Lady's left and Man's right arm.

     Next we look at the connecting hand. Man's left and Lady's right arm is crucial to not collapsing on top of one another and for the man to avoid stepping on his partners feet during the dance. This arm will allow for the leader (man) to signal to the follower (lady) when he is moving forward. He should only give her the pushing sensation when he is moving...not when he is standing still. It is here that most trouble occurs. If the follower collapses her hand, or gives no feedback, usually the leader will either over push with too much strength or not be able to lead his partner into any sequence of steps. 

    Lastly, in order for the leader to signal to his partner when to stop or when to turn, he uses his Right arm on the shoulder blade of his partner. Having the arm down too low on her back/hip, will cause for the lady to respond too late to his leads as the lordotic curve of her spine will slow down her response time.

    Think of this as a 3 points system: The pushing arm- Man's Left to Lady's Right; The supporting arm; The stopping/turning arm.

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