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You CAN dance!

Learn social dancing patterns and concepts as well as information to begin round dancing!
Partnership Dancing
 

Aspects of Partnership Dancing (interrelationship of social, ballroom, and round dancing)
Social dance floor etiquette Select > "Dance Floor Rules" and > "10 Commandments of Dance Floor Etiquette"

Social Dance Lessons
 

Check understanding of terms and concepts by selecting vocabulary list
Lesson 1 Social Foxtrot rhythm, SSQQ; 2 two patterns; vocabulary
Lesson 2 Social Foxtrot - 3 new patterns; a new position; vocabulary
Lesson 3 Social Foxtrot - Components (Twirl, Rock, Side-Close); 4 new patterns; vocabulary
• Lesson 4 Single Swing rhythm, SSQQ; new position; vocabulary
• Lesson 5
• Lesson 6
• Lesson 7
• Lesson 8
• Lesson 9
• Lesson 10

Improving Dance Knowledge
 

Understanding Timing Dancing Is Visually Depicting Music
Round Dance Rhythms with links to supplemental notes

Why dance?
 

Benefits of Partnership Dancing
Promise of Arts Education, especially Dance
Dance Quotes to Get Your Body Moving 140 itemized quotes

Round Dance information and resources
 

30-second video explaining round dancing A longer video and printed version also at cuedballroomdance.com
Round dancing in action, showing dancers enjoying the activity as well as instructors from three continents (promo video for a past convention)
The Rhythms of Cued Ballroom introduction to numerous round dancing rhythms
Video Library hundreds of dances on YouTube (select name of dance to view video; many rhythms plus "non-dance" info available at bottom of spreadsheet)
Index of Rounds searchable data base of thousands of round dances with links to downloadable cue sheets
Cue Sheet Writing Guidelines how to write or read them!
International Choreographed Ballroom Dancers Association (ICBDA) for all dancer members with helpful resources (how to dance, where to dance, what to dance, how to join, upcoming events, plus much more)
Roundalab (RAL) round dance teachers' organization has subscriptions for written and video resources, info for those aspiring to teach, a list of instructors, a list of upcoming events, and more
Weekly Schedule for Mesa/Phoenix area events (also has maps, flyers, programs or dance lists with linked cue sheets, and videos)
• Mesa Arizona (Round Dance Capital of the World) Season Brochure
• Bootcamps, teaching subscriptions, & online clinics offered by Curt & Tammy Worlock

Resources to promote dancing
 

Teaching Sequence (Larry Caves' Walk In Dance Out program)
Resources & Opportunities - modify for your area (note on-line round dance resources)
Sample Flyer - include your own details
Sample psa send to your local media outlets (radio, TV, and newspapers)

 

June 28, 2024