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Thank you so much for your kind words, I loved this dance from beginning to end. Hopefully we can dance again soon! ❤️❤️

Well said!

Not a stupid question at all :) We're playing with tempo in this, so we do switch the tempo during the dance to highlight the music we hear. There are parts where the timing gets a little disconnected, which would be due to the freestyle nature of the dance where it's all improvised and we're using our connection to lead/follow and influence. I hope that makes sense :)

@@SteveFitz It does, thank you!

Thank you! Cheers!

@GFSwinger1693 they are Adidas Tae Kwon Do shoes which are called Adi-Kick 2. I use Soles2Dance suede and stick that on the shoes. They're not a wide fit, but I do have a wide foot and because they're designed for Tae kwon do they mould nicely to my feet. Hope that helps :)

For me finding the feeling helped me quickly establish a frame. Once I felt it, I was able to engage it much more regularly to where now it's automatic.

It can be for sure! There are a few things that will help develop that skill and that is to spend some time as a leader focusing on feeling the followers body weight and moving them into different positions in closed hold. I share that in an earlier video; kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmK8iqKkgq6Didksi=ddRNYHeXCPeqez_T Then work on shaping the follower into the over-rotation using the second hand connection on the elbow/forearm. PS: It also helps if your followers know about over rotating :)

You're welcome, I hope it helps!

Each DanceLib library is for the whole style and includes all the teachers. So for me, I only use the 1 Dancelib style which is WCS, and get access to everything taught under WCS. Hope that helps!

Thank you Filipe, I really enjoy the videos you share too and often get inspired with what you're doing ❤❤

@@SteveFitz Ah that’s lovely to hear! Thank you Steve 😊

🤣🤣🤣 me too!!!

Thank you Filipe :)

Hi Gary, Jesse isn't currently there - I'm unsure of the plans of when they will add new Pro's - though I'm aware some have been invited.

Thanks 😁

DanceLib would be my go-to app if I was teaching regularly. There's so much content available it would make everything fresh all the time.

I hope they help :)

You're welcome :)

I'm finding this a great exercise to reset and recalibrate my attention when I intentionally decide to evenly distribute my attention in a dance. Would love to hear how you go :)

I hope you find DanceLib as helpful as we do! All the best and thanks for leaving a comment :)

Cheers Craig - I think it would be an excellent resource for teaching too. And thanks for the suggestion for the link, I'll add that now :)

Hmm interesting. I might look into that too.

Hi William, I created an earlier video breaking down the Pipes, Slides and Ocean techniques that JEM teach here; kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4C0k5ecZ66enposi=VlahxMo-5_jjK0cu - hope that helps clarify it for you! Thanks for watching :)

You can find the original unedited version of the routine on their social media channels. This was purely for a bit of fun working on it with Raushaniya. The links to their social channels is in the description. Thanks for watching!

Yeah that's a great suggestion, thanks. I have other footwork drills and concepts I'm working on so I might add those too.

Thank you ❤️

Thank you 🤗

I'll keep it in mind and see what I can video over the coming weeks. Glad to hear you're keen to train more solo! Keep it up :)

Welcome to the world of WCS - sounds like you caught the bug just like I did :) I appreciate your feedback too, my goal is to inspire others so it's really nice to hear your thoughts. Hopefully we'll bump into each other near a dance floor one day!

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Yep, it's a fantastic resource. Full review of DanceLib coming very soon!

J'Em use the analogy of water moving through a Pipe, down a Slide or having the ultimate freedom of he Ocean and they use that analogy with the way you connect physically with each other (primarily hand holds, but could also be hip, back etc...). A Pipe directs water where it wants it to go and the water must follow the pipe. A slide has an open top where the water can move around within the slide, up and down the sides etc... and may change direction how it feels while still travelling down the slide. Ocean is where the water can do whatever it likes and move however it likes and has total freedom. In Australia, we use the terminology; 'Active connection' - which would be Pipe - where the connection is stronger and the leader keeps an active connection all the way through a pattern which gives little opportunity for a follower to change something. 'Passive connection' - which would be Ocean - where the connection is extremely light so a follower may do anything they like. For a lot of dancers, they use Active on the anchor, then once the movement is initiated they switch to Passive (on the 3&4) then back to Active on the anchor again. Slides, is similar, but the follower would then communicate a change on the 3&4 where they may signal a change in the connection where they are changing something... then once they complete the change, they signal a change again to passive and the leader may become active and initiate/redirect then switch to passive and the follower might then go active and change something (rinse and repeat). Essentially, that's how J'Em get creative in their partnership where each of them allows the other to move and they play off each other over and over. I hope that makes sense :)

Amanda is amazing

Totally agree, MacKenzie and Raushaniya are both incredible dancers (and they're both really nice people too!)

Thank you ❤

This would be worth asking a local teacher who is a follower, but my answer till then would be yes. It's not a strong squeeze, but it gives some resistance to movement which gives greater control for a lead and is especially helpful in preps/rides etc. But definitely ask a local follower who teaches for clarification :)

Great perspective. I forgot to add that this training is specific for competitions where too many 'basics' can penalise me. In saying that, I also don't want to go for chocolate all the time as it can be overwhelming for the follower. Striking a balance is important which I think is what you're saying - and I totally agree with you. As a side note: When I dance socially, basics are great :)

You're very kind, thank you! :)

He's awesome - and a top bloke too! I danced with him about a month ago (Zac followed) and he's unreal. PS: So is Raushaniya (and Maddy, Zacs soon-to-be wife).

It was a joy to watch. Lucky you 🥰 xx