May 2016

Part One found here. Exercise 3 If you find it difficult to keep your balance during this exercise, don’t be discouraged—it merely proves that you need the practice. It will come easily after a few tries. This is glamour training—it will develop supple muscles in your diaphragm and waistline. Stand…

At every newsstand you will find books of instructions for playing tennis, golf, swimming, and so on. This information is easy to read and digest—but do you feel that you could perform these muscular activities just by knowing about them? Dancing deals with the muscles, too. You can pick up…

Don’t start off on the wrong foot! The man always starts with his left foot—the girl with her right. Easy? Sure, if you know your left from your right… do you? Don’t, ladies, oh don’t hang your full weight on your partner’s arm… he can’t dance for both of you….

Good balance is the ability to maintain your equilibrium easily, lightly. If you have ever noticed a small child, toddling about, you have seen that it takes times before a steady, upright walk is achieved. We learn to balance our weight through practice. Before we go on, supposing you try…