Wonderful :) I'm happy to hear it was helpful!

Sounds great Chris :) Body movement principles are the same no matter what form they're applied to. Wishing you all the best with your archery pursuits!

It concerns me with what I have seen recently in the stance of the lady/follower in standard dance, the over exaggerating of what seems to be leaning backwards and the strain on the neck in particular. I have seen in the past, as it is several years since I went to a competition. But to see ladies rubbing their necks as they were walking off the floor, which had obviously been under strain whilst dancing. These weren't beginners but good amateur dancers in championship finals. What do you feel about the new body forms that seem to be in vogue and backed by professional teachers?

Yes, unfortunately body mechanics are not well understood in ballroom dance, or in any form of dance really. There are very few coaches who are educated in body mechanics. Traditionally dance is taught by getting students to copying an image without an understanding of a healthy physical way of achieving it. Slowly, slowly an understanding of body mechanics is making its way into dance of all forms. Hopefully, it will save the necks (backs, etc) of many female ballroom dancers in the future :)

Hi Susan! I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed the video. I hope it helps with your dancing :)

I hear you!! I've decided it's stress - anxious to cope with steps, to hear the beat and then follow! This was really interesting

Thank you Guy for your kind feedback! If you have any ideas or requests for movement videos for golfers, please email them to [email protected] and I'll see what I can do.

Thank you :) :)

Thank you :) I'm happy you liked it!

Thank you :) Great to hear that it was helpful!

Thank you Roger! I'm glad you liked it :)

That's a great video topic :) Thank you for your suggestion Mafalda!

Fantastic :) Thanks for sharing your feedback!

Thank you for your feedback! I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed the video & found it helpful :)

Fabulous! Thank you for your feedback John :)

Thank you Jonelle for the great feedback and suggestion :) I really appreciate it!

My pleasure :) I'm happy you found it helpful!

Thank you for your feedback :)

Your welcome :) I'm happy to hear that you found it helpful!

Thank you Amanda :) I'm happy to hear that you liked it!

That's great to hear Luisa :) Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for your feedback :)

Fantastic! Have fun with it :)

Thanks Jeffrey! Great to hear that it was helpful :)

I'm happy to hear that it was so helpful, Elleye! Wishing you all the best with your dancing :)

Thank you Dan! Frame is definitely important, especially in quickly communicating the intent/response of your movement to your partner. I'm happy to hear that you found it helpful :)

Thank you Mari! I'm happy you enjoyed it!

Great to hear that you found the video helpful Alexis! All the best with your dancing :)

Thank you Barbara!

Thanks Donna! Great to hear that you enjoyed it :)

You're welcome Elena! Thanks for watching :)

+Donna Yatesadelman Thank you Donna! I'm super happy to hear that you found it helpful.

+barbara day Thank you Barbara :)

+Barbara Jones Galaty Great!

+Francine Girard My pleasure :)

+Ruby Khatcherian Thank you for asking! In the video I'm starting split weight and ending up on the back foot (left foot). To transfer weight onto the front foot, you would extend your left ankle the same way (as opposed to pushing from the ball of foot or toes) and allow the ankle extension to carry your body forward. Doing this will allow you to maintain connection to the floor with both feet. For a full weight transfer forward, you will need to completely extend the left ankle, allowing the toes to peel off the floor until the foot is fully pointed, at which point you will track/collect the left foot underneath the body. Let me know if I can help clarify anything else!

Thank you for the response. It is a new idea for me to move from the ankles. Very interesting point of reference. Although I do not ballroom dance I am a yoga teacher and have had sore Achilles tendons. I am working on extending through the heel more then articulating the foot (not dropping the heel & arches). What is a good way to strengthen the ankles? Seems to be an overlooked area that is very important.

+Ruby Khatcherian To strengthen the ankles, I would focus more on developing clarity of movement over muscle strength. Maybe start by slowly pointing and flexing the foot sitting on the floor with legs extended, using the image that I give in the video of the gates opening and closing. Be aware of where the foot tends to deviate left or right and try to get rid of the deviations. Then I would start to add some resistance with a theraband, focusing again on clarity of the movement, so that the foot doesn't wiggle right and left as you flex and extend the ankle. Then you could move up to standing and rising on the balls of the feet, either together or one foot at a time, again focusing on clarity of the movement and trying to use as little muscular effort as possible, so that you train the muscles to work efficiently and avoid any unnecessary compensations. Hope this helps :)

+Mind-Body Ballroom Thanks, I am paying attention to the gate action :-)

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing your results :)

Fantastic :) I'm happy to hear that it was helpful!

Thank you Andre!

Fantastic!

Merci Francine :)

Thank you Benoit!

Anytime :) Thanks for watching!

Excellent!