Social Dance: Steps to Success (book)
DESCRIPTION Social Dance: Steps to Success gives students simple step-by-step instructions for learning five popular social dance styles: * Swing * Cha-Cha * Fox-Trot * Polka * Waltz Written by master teacher and dancer Judy Patterson Wright, this beginning-level dance book is part of the Steps to Success Activity Series--the most extensively researched and carefully developed set of sport skills instruction books ever published. What makes this book unique is the step-by-step progression that teaches students simple skills, then builds on those skills to develop creative dance routines. As students progress, they will learn how to * execute basic steps, * communicate both verbally and nonverbally with their partner, * lead and follow, * move from one dance position to another, * combine dance variations into sequences, * adapt their sequences to avoid colliding with other couples, and * create their own dance sequences. Special soundsheet included A special feature of Social Dance: Steps to Success is the soundsheet, bound right into the book. Play it on a turntable, and you have 18 minutes of music that complements the lessons and drills in the book. The music includes examples of different time signatures, dance styles, and tempos. It helps students learn how to match footwork to the music they hear. Five cassette tapes are also available--one for each dance style--that provide more music for students to practice with. Each has 30 minutes of instrumental music composed specifically for social dancing. These cassettes give you music is ideally suited for practice, with the proper time signature and speed for each of the five social dance steps. AUDIENCE Step by step instructions for teachers and dancers of all levels CONTENTS 12 Steps to Social Dance Success Step 1. Body Alignment and Carriage Step 2. Understanding Musical Structure Step 3. Connecting Footwork With the Music Step 4. Uneven-Rhythm Dance Basics Strategy 1. Combine Two Locomotor Movements Strategy 2. Alter the Timing Step 5. Even-Rhythm Dance Basics Strategy 3. Match an Action With Each Count Step 6. Communicating With Your Partner Step 7. Swing Variations and Combination Options Step 8. Cha-Cha Variations and Combination Options Step 9. Fox-Trot Variations and Combination Options Step 10. Polka Variations and Combination Options Step 11. Waltz Variations and Combination Options Step 12. Expanding Your Danc