Posture and frame are only the opening subjects in this nine-topic American Smooth technique programme. Marzena Stachura and Slawek Sochacki continue into foot pressure, swing and sway, rotation and isolations, and rise and fall before addressing positions, turns and lead and follow. The scope makes Volume 1 useful when a dancer wants to connect several aspects of technique within one study resource.
The sequence moves from the dancer's basic organization toward movement and partnership. Promenade, counter promenade and fallaway are explicitly named, providing a positional focus within the broader technical work. Solo and underarm turns add another concrete area for review, while the closing lead-and-follow topic brings the two dancers' roles into the programme. These subjects give teachers and students specific points to revisit as difficulties emerge in their existing choreography.
Bronze is the principal level, and the programme is also recommended to Smooth dancers at other levels. The four-time US National American Smooth Champions present a foundation-oriented collection that can serve as a later technical reference. A dancer working on promenade or underarm turns, for example, can return to that particular subject while also reviewing how posture, frame and foot pressure support the wider study.
Course Contents
- 1. Posture
- 2. Frame
- 3. Foot Pressure
- 4. Swing & Sway
- 5. Rotation & Isolations
- 6. Rise & Fall
- 7. Promenade, Counter Promenade & Fallaway Positions
- 8. Solo & Underarm Turns
- 9. Lead & Follow
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