As dancers, we all know that we need to practice our dancing in order to improve. It\u2019s\u00a0easy to practice during your private lessons or group classes when you have a built in partner\u00a0there, whether it\u2019s your instructor or a fellow student. But it is just as important to practice solo\u00a0outside of those settings. YES, practicing solo will IMPROVE your partner dancing. Sounds\u00a0strange right? Solo practice is actually one of the best things you can do for yourself to improve\u00a0your dancing!<\/p>\n
Practicing solo helps a dancer become stronger, both mentally and physically. As\u00a0ballroom dancers we\u2019re used to holding on to someone, so practicing solo teaches us to\u00a0maintain our own balance without relying on someone else. It also requires us to learn our own\u00a0steps without relying on someone else to be there and help guide us through. By taking the\u00a0time, you\u2019re taking responsibility for your dancing journey and proving that you can do well on\u00a0your own. This all results in more confidence, especially when your instructor or coach takes\u00a0notice and says something. All of these skills help us become a stronger partner when dancing\u00a0with someone.<\/p>\n
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Think back to any of the dance lessons where you\u2019ve forgotten what you learned last\u00a0time. It has happened to everyone at one point or another, it\u2019s natural to forget, especially when\u00a0something is newer. But when we take notes and review at the end of a lesson and then\u00a0practice, not as much time needs to be spent reviewing during the next lesson. Instead, there\u00a0can be specific questions and continue to move on.<\/p>\n
When we\u2019re able to stop worrying about doing something correctly, because let\u2019s be real,\u00a0we all like to do things correctly, we\u2019re able to actually relax and ENJOY our dancing. All of\u00a0these benefits feed into each other, when you don\u2019t feel like you\u2019re \u201cwasting your time\u201d reviewing\u00a0things, you don\u2019t become as frustrated and feel good continuing forward. Feeling stronger and\u00a0more balanced helps provide confidence which then pushes and motivates to work harder and\u00a0become stronger, both physically and mentally. All of this then loops back to you (and your\u00a0instructor) feeling happy.<\/p>\n
Feeling inspired to start practicing solo? Feel free to come in before or stay after your\u00a0private lesson at the studio! The instructors at Ridgefield Fred Astaire Dance Studio love seeing you putting in extra effort and will never\u00a0kick you off!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As dancers, we all know that we need to practice our dancing in order to improve. It\u2019s\u00a0easy to practice during your private lessons or group classes when you have a built in partner\u00a0there, whether it\u2019s your instructor or a fellow student. But it is just as important to practice solo\u00a0outside of those settings. YES, practicing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ridgefield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ridgefield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ridgefield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ridgefield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ridgefield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ridgefield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6995\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ridgefield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ridgefield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ridgefield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}