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Body Isolation Exercises

We all know body isolation, especially upper body isolation, is very important for good Latin dancing; however, it doesn’t come easy, and it doesn’t come naturally for sure. You need to work on it. I exercise and practice dancing almost every day. I do stretches at least twice a day and can see/feel the difference [...]

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Stretching/Conditioning/Exercises for Better Dancing

I exercise regularly for my general health and better dancing but sometimes I feel a need to expand my exercise routine. While browsing through exercise books, I’ve found 2 excellent books that were eye-opening for me. Both books are based on ballet principles but anyone, dancers or not, can benefit from them. New York City [...]

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How to Improve Your Balance (One-legged Dance)

Have you ever felt that there is no way for you to do a certain move?  I have. Any turns and spins (including spirals) were something I thought I would never able to do well.  I tried to practice, but it didn’t do me any good because of a bad practice pattern I’d developed.  See, [...]

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Developing Flexibility

Along with strength and endurance, flexibility is very important for dancers.  My body used to be very inflexible.  Now I can feel it is getting more flexible after 3 years of more or less regular stretching exercises.  I don’t think I will be as flexible as Oksana Lebedewa (now dancing with Franco Formica) but I [...]

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