This posture will be difficult to maintain if the lead has habitually poor posture. When swing dancers say "use your core" this is what they mean. He might also feel how that posture gently reminds him to maintain slight tension in the muscles in the front of his abdomen. The lead should feel how proper sternum posture requires him to pull down with his lower trapezius muscles in the lower half of his back. A silly image that it might be helpful to imagine somehow lifting the nipples up and back to wrap them over your ears like putting on glasses. Do not puff the sternum forward, which causes the shoulder blades to pinch together. This will cause the shoulder blades to rotate and tilt backwards. Unfortunately, he probably spends too many hours at a desk or computer and needs some correction. The next step is for the lead to fix his posture. Do not knock over the follow! Simply pay attention to how frame is working. The lead then gently and slowly leans forward and back, or pivots his torso.
If the follow is willing to risk getting her clothes rumpled, the lead and follow should kneel, facing each other. Notice that this arm posture involves a complimentary combination of boundaries and communication that swing dancers call frame. This will be very useful later in the transition from open stance to closed stance. By rotating very slightly, the lead can start the follow rotating. The forearm remaining forward means the follow feels when the lead is pulling or pushing at an angle to rotate her. If either lead or follow had a fully extended arm then the only option would be to pull. This elbow position means the lead always has option (by stepping forward or backwards) to pull the follow straight towards him or push the follow straight away from him. The arm is neither rigid nor inflexible, but there is slight tension to maintain this posture. The forearm remains extended forward at the side of the torso, never twisting out to the side. The elbow is bent and does not move too far in front of or behind the torso. When swing dancing, both the lead's left arm and the follow's right arm are nicknamed Barbie arms.
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How to Lead when Swing Dancing Lesson One: Frame Barbie Arms But for the sake of simple grammar I will write as if "the lead" is male and "the follow" is female. I also know that both men and women lead when swing dancing, especially in a college town. I warmly acknowledge that being able to understand and draw upon appropriate masculinity can be beneficial to both men and women. Perhaps other people will also benefit from what I sahre. I hope to some day teach it to my two boys.Īs a prudent parent, I am writing this essay in case I tragically never get that chance to pass along this information in person. My wife and I enjoy swing dancing immensely.
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