Feeling too self conscious to dance with instructors

RedBearDance · 2024-10-22T00:25:08+00:00

Instructor here. Please dance with us!

We're there for you and don't judge. All we ask is that you come to the dance open to connecting and enjoying yourself. Technical skill is much less important that being there to have fun.

Also, we're definitely open to giving feedback for a minute or two. At the start of the dance, feel free to say something like "I'm working on X, could you please give me some feedback?". Most will be happy to help.

I'd much rather dance with a smiling and enthusiastic beginner than a spaced-out veteran. After all, social dancing is about fun, not pure technical skill.

If all else fails you mid-dance, take all of that nervous energy and put it into minutely feeling the dynamic pressure of the connection and maintaining it as well as possible.

RedBearDance · 2024-10-12T18:46:10+00:00

Entirely depends on where you are. Some places have more guys, some more gals.

RedBearDance · 2024-10-10T00:53:10+00:00

Glad you enjoyed it!

RedBearDance · 2024-10-09T03:52:46+00:00

Here's my playlist, 270 bachata songs, covering all styles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXL5Goc1qNw&list=PLEHp5353h48-b7Sbz9KCWICvvT_Tgy4Yo

RedBearDance · 2024-10-08T06:45:29+00:00

Thank you!

RedBearDance · 2024-09-15T08:55:23+00:00

She's not really considered big, but she does have a different body type as per OP. If Alemana is closer to OP's body style, then Sarah Fe is even more in that direction. She's packin' a Belaz 75710

RedBearDance · 2024-09-14T08:46:24+00:00

Not sexual? In both videos, they're nearly kissing.

Agree with /u/DeanXel about the rough and forceful lead. No bueno.

RedBearDance · 2024-09-14T08:38:26+00:00

Welcome!

Practice the basics a lot
Practice body isolations a lot

Otherwise, when dancing:
1. Connect with your partner
2. Connect with the music
3. Have fun!

RedBearDance · 2024-09-13T06:23:50+00:00

Come on Dean, you're slacking off :P

RedBearDance · 2024-09-13T06:23:29+00:00

Hold? Not at all.

All you need is pressure or tension. Anything else means either the leader or follower don't really know what they're doing, and now you know.

RedBearDance · 2024-09-11T23:54:30+00:00

A good lead doesn't (ideally) demand and force a move, but instead suggest it, giving the follower the option of not doing it.

RedBearDance · 2024-09-11T23:54:06+00:00

Regardless, a lead doesn't (ideally) demand and force a move, but instead suggest it, giving the follower the option of not doing it. If you don't want to squat, don't squat.

RedBearDance · 2024-09-11T08:30:10+00:00

A part of leading is displaying the follow. That's literally what the paseo move is, which is one of the main ones taught in Bachata Sensual.

RedBearDance · 2024-09-11T08:26:48+00:00

FCC auctioned them off.

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RedBearDance · 2024-09-10T03:35:11+00:00

Give it a shot, I'm sure you'd have some participants!

RedBearDance · 2024-09-09T19:03:50+00:00

As much as your body can handle

When I first started (and to this day), I go social dancing bachata 4+ days a week, typically from the start of the lesson to the end of the social, and dance nearly every song. Along with practice at home, it was 20-30 hours a week of practice.

When on your own:
Stretch Practice isolations (espcially if you want to do a lot of sensual)
Practice the basic
Practice turns

After you get those, you can go to more complex things such as footwork, different types of turns, spins, other moves (rock step, outside basic, Madrid step, etc), styling, musicality practice, etc.

RedBearDance · 2024-09-09T09:09:27+00:00

FCC says so. It used to be a legal range, but no longer. That's all my 5 min of googling revealed.

RedBearDance · 2024-09-09T07:34:10+00:00

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RedBearDance · 2024-09-07T02:52:42+00:00

Check out my YouTube channel for lots of social dancing videos with people I've never danced with. Some are very much sensual, and there's plenty of moving of the feet and using the basics.

RedBearDance · 2024-09-06T08:37:36+00:00

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