How to Dance with a Partner: The Gentle Method of Unambiguously Communicating Every Step in Every Social Dance
About this ebook
"I just wanted to thank you again for your class tonight. You always get me to dance my best. You have built a simple, logical, understandable system, demonstrably superior to anything that this dancing mouse has seen." ~ Erin King, social dancer
This book solves the biggest problem in social dancing. The problem is how to communicate unambiguously. Dance teachers have an enormous wealth of knowledge. However, when explaining how to communicate, they are surprisingly vague. This vagueness is not the fault of dance teachers. Until now, there was no clearly defined method for communicating. This is the most important advance since men and women started dancing together.
Be the Smartest Dancer in Your Group
"I have been a huge fan of your method. Thanks so much for early access several years ago." ~ Paul Hughes, ballroom dance instructor
Learn the language for partner dancing. This book explains how to communicate every step in every social dance following the three laws of balance, connection, and direction. The method is so simple that the main rules fit on a single sheet of paper which you can learn in an afternoon. You learn to communicate as effortlessly in dancing as you do in speaking. For the first time, you have a clearly defined language so you know what to do without confusion. You only need to learn how to communicate once. You apply the same principles with every person in every dance. You understand more. You learn faster. Your dancing is easier.
Learn To Dance Gently
"We went somewhere else first, but they just tried to teach us a routine. We like what you are doing so much better. You are teaching us how to dance." ~ Tabitha and Don, new dancers
You learn how to dance without the use of force. You learn to dance without pushing and pulling. You learn to dance without the use of tension and pressure. The benefits are transformative. You learn to dance safely. You learn to dance naturally. You learn to dance as one with your partner with more freedom to express yourself. You learn to dance as light as a feather.
About the author
Andrew is an enthusiastic dancer, teacher, and organizer of recreational dancing. He has taught over 5,000 recreational dance classes. He dances everything from Argentine tango to zydeco for fun. He loves teaching beginners. As he says, "You have to sow seeds to grow your community."
Andrew is an ambassador for recreational dancing. He has been invited to programs to get non-dancers dancing, including community programs, folk festivals, club events, social activities, family programs, special-care facilities, religious observances, universities, high schools, and elementary schools. Andrew has been a faithful promoter of dancing in North Florida, publishing two newsletters a week since 2005, one for folk and one for partner dancing. He ran the Gainesville Dance Association, an eclectic hot spot of social dancing with two to three programs daily of a score of different types of social dancing.
Andrew is a software developer. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from the University of Florida. His college fraternity entered him and his fraternity's sweetheart in the university's dance marathon. So he was known as the dance man even back then. He was the high school chess champion in Alachua County. A competitive athlete, he has played in, captained, coached, refereed, taught, ran leagues, and organized sporting programs since he can remember. He played basketball for Gainesville High School. He played in the first Jose Cuervo professional beach volleyball tournament in Florida. He ran the IBM Club sports programs for 3,000 families. He has applied these experiences to dancing.
Andrew is the author of "My Fight With Hospice: A Family Caring for Mom, Witness to the Misuse of Prescription Drugs" - a cautionary tale for anyone caring for family members. "Unique, touching, reflective, homage," Phillip Schwartz.
