Advice need for DD - beginner grade -- For the love of the dance

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Date Posted: Thu, Mar 22 2007, 10:49:24
Author: Claire
Subject: Advice need for DD - beginner grade

Hi my DD has been dancing for the last 12 months and really enjoys it. The only thing is she is finding it very difficult to keep her shoulders back and straight. Does any body have any tips or advice we could use?

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[> is she looking at the floor while she dances? looking down, even with just your eyes not even your whole head, can throw a dancer off kilt and make them hunch.... my neice also had similar problem as she was not kkeping her arms straight... seemed to follow through to her shoulders.... hope that helps. -- Lee in Darwin, Thu, Mar 22 2007, 15:19:30 [1]

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It's early days yet. When my dd started she was concertrating so much on the steps her carriage wnet. When she mastered that something else went. Let her just take it one bit at a time and before you know it you'll be asking what feis should she doe next. Good Luck -- parent, Thu, Mar 22 2007, 22:02:00 [1]

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[> my dd often seems to move her head to the side, specially when she is doing cuts, i assume she gets marked down for this when she competes, i tell her to think like the string is going through the top of her head and pulling her up tall, any hints? -- tips are good, Sat, Mar 24 2007, 14:12:47 [1]

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[> The easiest way to stop this is practice in front of a mirror - we bought a cheap mirror on a stand & dd put it in what ever room she was dancing in - she could look in the mirror & see her mistakes without looking down, took a month to stop the looking down without the mirror - she now teaches little ones & tells them to practice at home in front of a mirror. Know several big schools that have dance classes in mirrored rooms for same reason -- It works really well & quickly, Mon, Apr 02 2007, 21:08:57 [1]

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[> she may not even realise that she does it... we video our dancers 'trying their best' then play it back to them so they can see what we see. .. then they try it again conscious of the fact that they have to address XX issue... has helped so far, and the little ones just love to see themselves on film..lol.. personally not a fan of mirrors in the studio - little ones tend to be distracted by their own reflection and seem to'go off with the fairies'.. without mirrors they focus more.... mirrors tend to work better for home practices... but thats just been our experiences. -- Lee in Darwin, Tue, Apr 03 2007, 1:16:58 [1]

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