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Freestyle

Fast solo dance to high-energy pop, built on jazz technique and carrying kicks, spins, leaps and gymnastic tricks. Also called freestyle disco.

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Within This Branch

  • Rock 'n Roll 3 entries

    Bouncing dance to fifties rock worked on a kick-step, danced alone or with a partner who is thrown and caught.

  • Slow Dance 2 entries

    Solo dance to a ballad, holding extended lines and slow balances where the fast form throws tricks.

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How Dancers Actually Learn: The Practice Methods That Work, and the Ones That Do Not

What the science of motor learning says about dance practice: what holds up, what is only studio folklore, and what to change in your next class.

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