Finding your connection starts with great contact with the floor. It then comes from good central movement from both partners. Once contact is made, connection happens only when both parties are in complete opposition to each other.
The video above is a great illustration of what we drilled this last Thursday. Watch how Melissa keeps turning (about 30 seconds in) as she is searching for Ben’s connection. She makes no assumptions about what he may be leading. She simply (not saying its easy) goes from point A to point B and from connection to connection. She sits in the “pocket” of Ben’s lead for what seams like an eternity yet they are never off time or out of sync.
We are starting our second Finding Your Connection class this Thursday and then continuing the concept the very next day at the Roma. These classes will not be “stacked” meaning you do not have to go to one to understand what is going on in the second. If you go to both you will just have more information and practice with the connection drills.
We are back at it at the Sweeny Post this Sunday with Master instructor Ray Huard teaching you how to take your Foxtrot from boring to bad ass
Sunday, January 14th
Sweeny Post
for our California Mix at
Sweeny Post #2
251 Maple St, Manchester, NH 03103
Lesson 6-7 Foxtrot Patterns W/Ray Huard
Dancing 7-9 (Julie Lutter DJ)
Cost: $20
January 18th is our next Thursday night Class
Here are the details for our next Thursday class:
The Thursdays Class, January 4th
6:30 lesson (WCS)
7:30ish There will be a guided dance practice time that follows and I am available for dances and questions with plans to wrap the night up by 8:30.
The cost of the night is $20
Its held at 304 S. Broadway in Salem, NH
Its Two Guys Smoke Shop across from T-Bones on Route 28
You are welcome to park anywhere in the lot including the spots out front labeled for 20 minutes. We are using the door closest to the giant sign which will be marked with a sign.
Up Coming Events:
January 19th
Roma Restaurant
29 Middlesex St.,Haverhill, MA
(Some GPS units may have this listed as Bradford, Ma)
7:30pm Lesson WCS
8:30-10:30pm WCS Dancing
Cost is $20
This is a restaurant with a full menu downstairs. My Friend Brett just bought it and has been making some serious improvements on the menu. If you like Italian style food you can certainly go a little early and have a meal making for a great date night. The thing to get on the new menu is the fresh pasta…it’s spectacular! Also if you are hungry after dancing they are open till midnight.
I reserved a special room for anyone looking to dine simple say you are with Mr. Jonathan and they will walk you to the private room.
The dance will be held on the second floor in the function room. This may be a beginner crowd and has potential to draw a younger audience so I am coming in with the plan being no plan. I must be ready to teach to what ever level of dancer shows up and if it goes well we may have a new spot to dance on the 3rd Friday of every month. The dance floor is hardwood and is spectacular!
January 28th
Sweeny Post
for our California Mix at
Sweeny Post #2
251 Maple St, Manchester, NH 03103
Lesson 6-7 Night Club 2 W/Mr. Jonathan
Dancing 7-9 (Mr. Jonathan DJ)
Cost: $20
Sunday, March 31
Authur Murray Dance Studio
10 MA-27
Natick, Ma 01760
$20 WCS Lesson (w/Mr. J) and Dance
$15 Dance only (DJ Mr. J)
Lesson 5:30pm
Dance 6:30-9:30
California mix of WCS, Ballroom, Country