Dancing Tips – Posture

so I’m going to talk to you about basic

so I’m going to talk to you about basic techniques in Latin dance that all

techniques in Latin dance that all

techniques in Latin dance that all dancers need to know not just beginners

dancers need to know not just beginners

dancers need to know not just beginners but intermediate and advanced dancers as

but intermediate and advanced dancers as

but intermediate and advanced dancers as well we’re going to talk about posture

well we’re going to talk about posture

well we’re going to talk about posture foot positioning arms knees and eye

foot positioning arms knees and eye

foot positioning arms knees and eye contact posture is one of the most

contact posture is one of the most

contact posture is one of the most important things in dancing we all have

important things in dancing we all have

important things in dancing we all have very bad habits in our everyday life on

very bad habits in our everyday life on

very bad habits in our everyday life on how we carry our body a lot of us have a

how we carry our body a lot of us have a

how we carry our body a lot of us have a tendency to stick our neck forward too

tendency to stick our neck forward too

tendency to stick our neck forward too much or head forward or we throw out our

much or head forward or we throw out our

much or head forward or we throw out our back and arch our back a little bit too

back and arch our back a little bit too

back and arch our back a little bit too much and we hunched our shoulders the

much and we hunched our shoulders the

much and we hunched our shoulders the minute that we step onto the dance floor

minute that we step onto the dance floor

minute that we step onto the dance floor we have to pay attention to how we

we have to pay attention to how we

we have to pay attention to how we realign our body so the first thing we

realign our body so the first thing we

realign our body so the first thing we want to do is stand taller straight

want to do is stand taller straight

want to do is stand taller straight through the head so we stand completely

through the head so we stand completely

through the head so we stand completely as if there’s a rod going through our

as if there’s a rod going through our

as if there’s a rod going through our the center of our our body the second

the center of our our body the second

the center of our our body the second thing we want to think about is our back

thing we want to think about is our back

thing we want to think about is our back a lot of us have a tendency to throw out

a lot of us have a tendency to throw out

a lot of us have a tendency to throw out our back like this so what we want to do

our back like this so what we want to do

our back like this so what we want to do is tuck it in and bring in our pelvis

is tuck it in and bring in our pelvis

is tuck it in and bring in our pelvis which creates a better alignment then

which creates a better alignment then

which creates a better alignment then the third thing we want to do is stand a

the third thing we want to do is stand a

the third thing we want to do is stand a little bit taller in our chest here

little bit taller in our chest here

little bit taller in our chest here sometimes we have a tendency to hunch

sometimes we have a tendency to hunch

sometimes we have a tendency to hunch like this but what we want to do is roll

like this but what we want to do is roll

like this but what we want to do is roll our shoulders back and stand proud this

our shoulders back and stand proud this

our shoulders back and stand proud this is a good way to begin