This text comes from the collection’s version 3.1. The purpose of this book is twofold First it seeks to explain in the simplest possible terms the fundamentals of ballroom dancing Second, it proves that dancing, correctly done is neither vulgar nor immodest, but refined, graceful and modest. Dancing requires flexibility, s rength and endurance The training required to dance well is no less physically strenuous or mentally challenging than the training required for a range of injuries
In 2009, some 160,000 people were treated for d Dancing lightly on the balls of your feet, not back on your heels, is both more balanced and more agile The flexed knees facilitate the bounce of swing, and also contribute to the look of swing. Dancing is, of all the fine arts, that which seems peculiarly devoted to cheerfulness and joy It is the lively expression of these emotions by gestures and attitudes. There is really only one primary source for renaissance country dances and that is the english dancing master (renamed the dancing master after the second edition), by john playford.
Difficult and clumsy when you start, but as you practise you’ll develop a feel for it, and before you know it the movement will become second nature.
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