and Then She Elbowed Me In the Face

Have you ever considered dancing a contact sport? I didn’t until I was elbowed in my right eye by my follower and as the spectrum of colors exploded over my field of vision I was first filled with an understandable amount of rage at my partner. But, as the flood of tears gushed over my eye a sense of personal responsibility also washed over me…

“I am so sorry” she said.

“No, no, I was my fault” It was all I could do to come to terms with the fact that my instructor was right.

“Its almost always the leader’s fault!” she would say and she was so right!

I as a leader did not follow the golden rule of West Coast Swing…Each Partner must have a default setting of “Stretch”.

West Coast Swing as a dance is built on the premiss that when in doubt each partner will default to an away energy. I had gotten off time with my partner and took a step toward her. Had I stepped away I could have eaten the steak instead of having to put it on my eye.

This week we are working on a couple of patterns that involve some serious stretching!

This Friday  (Pizza Party)

$10

Lesson 7:30-8:15 

Dance 8:15-?

DNE School of Dance

78 Princeton St.

Chelmsford, Ma